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Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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Saturday, July 10, 2010 to Sunday, July 18, 2010
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ITINERARY - 9 DAYS / 8 NIGHTS
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Mission Code: HO10-07IDV
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Join Orphan Outreach on this trip for individuals that want to serve orphans and at risk children living in poverty in Honduras. Trip members will be involved in hands on ministry with Orphan Outreach partner school serving children who work in the city dump- AFE. This is the perfect trip for someone who wants to build relationships with the precious children we serve.
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About Honduras
Honduras is one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the children face many hardships. There are approximately 300 children working at the dump in Tegucigalpa – some as young as 5 and 6 years of age. They collect trash to sell and make less than a dollar a day. They face the challenges of disease, forced child prostitution, and death – a life with little hope. That is the reality that Jeony Ordonez saw when he brought his 5 year old daughter to the dump to dispose of some trash. His little girl begged him to help the children and that is how AFE was started. The ministry started addressing the educational and spiritual needs of the children on the dump site and then across the street next to a soccer field under a tree for several years. A mission group built two buildings where they were meeting under the trees and the government gave them the right to the land. Two more buildings are being built, a kitchen/cafeteria and a high school building. God is blessing Jeony’s faithfulness and his daughter’s compassion. The school has classes from Kindergarten to high school and serves approximately 120 students. Many of the children still are forced to work at the dump but are in classes at least half a day. Orphan Outreach is working with Jeony to support the school and on Social Justice ministry to advocate to chance the laws so no more children will be able to work in the dump.
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Team Leader
Bob Beams, Volunteer Trip Leader, will lead the team in Honduras. Bob serves on the leadership team at 121 Community Church and is a faithful volunteer and supporter of Orphan Outreach. He is the president of Beams Land Investments in Fort Worth, Texas. After studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Masters degree in social work from University of Texas at Arlington, Bob worked as a social worker for eight years. His work for the State of Texas focused on child protective services and family support programs. In 1975, he began a career in real estate development with a specialty in rural subdivisions. Throughout his career, Bob has served as a volunteer in family service programs in the community. Several times each year, since 1990, Bob has led mission trips to Mexico and Central America with his church and has been involved with Orphan Outreach in its work in Honduras since it began in 2007.
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Accommodations
The team will stay in a hotel close to the ministry site. We will have double-occupancy rooms with bathrooms.
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Apply online for this trip where you will not only experience the rich and diverse culture of Honduras, but you will also see firsthand God's work in the lives of children who live in this beautiful country.
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This trip also includes:
• Visits to AFE school
• Sightseeing in Tegucigalpa including the beautiful, historic town of Valle de Angeles
• Expert English-speaking translators
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| TRIP ITINERARY |
An itinerary will be available soon.
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| TRIP COST |
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Total includes land cost of $1250 plus approximately $800 for international airfare between the USA and Honduras.
Land cost of $1250 is all-inclusive: all meals, lodging, in-country transportation, insurance, interpreters, bottled water, sightseeing, etc.
*Orphan Outreach arranges all air travel. Costs confirmed at time of booking. |
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| DEADLINES |
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TRIP APPLICATIONS DUE (Apply Online)
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$250 non-refundable deposit due upon acceptance (deposit is applied to cost of the trip)
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AIRFARE DUE
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BALANCE DUE
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