May 19 – June 3, 2012
Where – Suva, Fiji in the South Pacific (just above New Zealand on the map)
Cost – $2500 per person
Includes air travel to/from Fiji (from LAX), all ground transportation in Fiji, all meals and lodging for 15 days, training supplies, and a team shirt.
Areas of Ministry – We will be spending 2 weeks at Homes of Hope in a rain forest just outside of Suva. Homes of Hope is an amazing ministry that works with 27 young moms (mostly aged 15-19 years old) and their children. Many of them have been rescued out of the sex trade industry. To see more about this amazing ministry, you can visit hopefiji.org. While there, we will assist them in teaching at the school on site, working in the nursery, helping in the kitchen, working in the gardens, helping with bead work, teaching classes to the moms, and doing some construction work. We could also use a nurse.
Team – 15 adults and youth with a desire to serve God.
Miscellaneous information -
- 10 ½ hour flight (LAX to Nadi, Fiji)
- 19 hour time change (ahead of us)
- Need a passport (Must have receipt of application or photocopy by Feb 4. Passport must be good through Dec 2012)
- Fiji’s weather is tropical – temperatures are in the mid to upper 80’s.
- Languages spoken, Fijian, Hindi, and English
- Currency – Fijian dollar (1 Fiji dollar = 50 cents US currently)
Requirements -
- Application with a $900 deposit (non-refundable once team is selected) due by January 22.
- Attend scheduled team meetings (pending location of applicant)
- Complete assigned reading and journals
- Have a growing relationship with God & be open to His leading
Tentative Meeting Schedule -
- Feb 4 - meeting/training *$800 due
- Mar 17 – meeting/training *$800 due
- April 21 – meeting/training
Team meetings in general will be 2 hours, (Sat afternoon), and will include worship, sharing from our journals how God is working in our lives, cultural training, & a team building activity. (It is possible that the later two meetings may be combined to one).
*Please be aware that fees must be paid on time. Failure to pay in a timely fashion could result in being dropped from the team. (Please communicate ahead of time if there is an issue.)