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This year we are jumping on a plane to head to the US territory of PUERTO RICO to serve the community there in a more manual labor based mission trip the week of June 20-27th, 2026! We are excited to see how God works through our students and leaders on this trip!
All current 8th-12th grade students are invited to participate and can find out more information about the trip below. You will also be able to click the link below to register your student for the trip! |
MORE INFORMATION
WHO IS INVITED | All current 8th-12th grade students are invited to participate and can find out more information about the trip below. We also encourage students to bring friends! It's such a fun week and our philosophy is always- the more, the merrier!
COST | I do not yet have a cost, because it depends on how many students go, but it's looking like with increased costs for everything, we're looking at closer to $1500 for the week depending on our numbers. HOWEVER, this should not prohibit you from registering your student for the mission trip, most of our students are able to fundraise the entire cost of their trip... we offer ways to fundraise the money so that you, hopefully, pay NOTHING outside of the $350 deposit- that's always our goal and we work with you to make that happen.
SERVING IN PUERTO RICO | We will (most likely) be serving with ADVENTURES IN MISSION, and are hoping to focus on more manual labor work this year to help with what the community needs. We could be helping local churches or families with cleaning, landscaping, painting, or other light manual labor. There is a wide range of economic status in PR- and we could be working with any of them. Depending on manual labor projects, there is a chance we might have some relational opportunities sprinkled in of a Sports/VBS camp, or serving in a food pantry. We never can guarantee which opportunities we will have, so we always keep an open mind and remain flexible to where we are needed and are mentally prepared that we may be asked to do other things than what we expect. :)
TO ENSURE YOUR STUDENT'S SPOT | We will need your $350 non-refundable deposit by FEBRUARY 25, 2025. Unfortunately, if your student decides to cancel their spot on the trip after this date, they will still be responsible for the full financial balance of the trip (unless another student can be found to take the spot). Sign ups are allowed up until May 1st, but there is no guarantee that there will be space available at the site and your fundraising opportunities will be limited.
MISSION TRIP HANG OUT(s) | The best way to get to know your fellow mission trippers (and possibly life long friends) is to attend our Sunday youth group. However, we know that isn't always possible. There will be a mission trip final meeting in the week(s) leading up to the trip that we hope everyone will attend. In the event that you are not able to attend, we can ensure that our mission trips foster an inviting and inclusive atmosphere where once you step into the van- you're going to feel like you've known everyone for your entire life (for better or for worse! ha!)
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES | For fundraising this year, we will have:
+PAMCAKE COOKIES (December)
+MARCH MADNESS (Feb/March)
+KIDS NIGHT OUT (Jan/Feb/March//May)
+SUPPORT LETTERS TO MAIL OUT (see example HERE)
I'm praying for each of your students that God might work through them and move them to participate in this trip. I have yet to speak to a student that ever regrets going on mission trip. Sometimes it's scary to think about spending a week away from home, and with some strangers (or upperclassman) but I can assure that we will be working all week to help everyone feel included (and our students are rockstars at that!) We also will have a couple of mandatory meetings once the weather is nicer where we can get to know one another!
If you have any questions, please contact Ashley at [email protected]
COST | I do not yet have a cost, because it depends on how many students go, but it's looking like with increased costs for everything, we're looking at closer to $1500 for the week depending on our numbers. HOWEVER, this should not prohibit you from registering your student for the mission trip, most of our students are able to fundraise the entire cost of their trip... we offer ways to fundraise the money so that you, hopefully, pay NOTHING outside of the $350 deposit- that's always our goal and we work with you to make that happen.
SERVING IN PUERTO RICO | We will (most likely) be serving with ADVENTURES IN MISSION, and are hoping to focus on more manual labor work this year to help with what the community needs. We could be helping local churches or families with cleaning, landscaping, painting, or other light manual labor. There is a wide range of economic status in PR- and we could be working with any of them. Depending on manual labor projects, there is a chance we might have some relational opportunities sprinkled in of a Sports/VBS camp, or serving in a food pantry. We never can guarantee which opportunities we will have, so we always keep an open mind and remain flexible to where we are needed and are mentally prepared that we may be asked to do other things than what we expect. :)
TO ENSURE YOUR STUDENT'S SPOT | We will need your $350 non-refundable deposit by FEBRUARY 25, 2025. Unfortunately, if your student decides to cancel their spot on the trip after this date, they will still be responsible for the full financial balance of the trip (unless another student can be found to take the spot). Sign ups are allowed up until May 1st, but there is no guarantee that there will be space available at the site and your fundraising opportunities will be limited.
MISSION TRIP HANG OUT(s) | The best way to get to know your fellow mission trippers (and possibly life long friends) is to attend our Sunday youth group. However, we know that isn't always possible. There will be a mission trip final meeting in the week(s) leading up to the trip that we hope everyone will attend. In the event that you are not able to attend, we can ensure that our mission trips foster an inviting and inclusive atmosphere where once you step into the van- you're going to feel like you've known everyone for your entire life (for better or for worse! ha!)
FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES | For fundraising this year, we will have:
+PAMCAKE COOKIES (December)
+MARCH MADNESS (Feb/March)
+KIDS NIGHT OUT (Jan/Feb/March//May)
+SUPPORT LETTERS TO MAIL OUT (see example HERE)
I'm praying for each of your students that God might work through them and move them to participate in this trip. I have yet to speak to a student that ever regrets going on mission trip. Sometimes it's scary to think about spending a week away from home, and with some strangers (or upperclassman) but I can assure that we will be working all week to help everyone feel included (and our students are rockstars at that!) We also will have a couple of mandatory meetings once the weather is nicer where we can get to know one another!
If you have any questions, please contact Ashley at [email protected]
