Group Mission Trips 2023 Catalog

www.GroupMissionTrips.com

2023 2023 2023

Catalog Home Repair & Community Service Mission Trips

Table of Table of Table of Table of Contents Letter

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Our Values

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Your Partner in Ministry

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Program

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Choose Your Best Mission Experience

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Dates and Locations

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Location Map

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Workcamps

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Week of Hope

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International

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Join Our Team

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Payment Policy

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Letter from

Group Mission Trips I sometimes wonder what it was like for the early settlers of the

than the students who came before them. They have learned how

western United States. Can you imagine getting to what is now the

to be flexible; they have learned that institutions sometimes fall, and

state line of Colorado, and looking west and off into the distance you

the only true and lasting thing is the love of God. He will never leave

see a tiny little rise in the landscape. Each passing day that tiny rise

them nor forsake. Now they are prepared for the next hill in front of

gets bigger and bigger, yet I doubt many thought much about it until

them. No one would have asked for all that has happened since the

they were at the base of the foothills. Unfortunately, they weren’t

start of 2020, but it has taught us some valuable lessons.

prepared at all for what lay ahead over the next hill.

Here at Group Mission Trips, we work hard to create an experience

The students in our youth groups grew up in a relatively quiet, low-

that helps people learn that they can make a difference. They are

key world. The economy was strong, with low interest rates, low

strong enough, God is big enough, and they can play an important

inflation, and low unemployment. What conflict there was took place

role in making this world a better place. A mission trip is a small

far away and wasn’t that big of a concern. I’m sure if any of them

microcosm of the real world. Things don’t always go as planned.

took the time to think ahead (which teenagers normally don’t), they

You work with a lot of different people, often in unfamiliar places,

may have seen or heard some things that looked like a little rise or

doing unfamiliar things. It’s a great place to start building spiritual

disturbance off in their distance future. Unfortunately, they were not

muscle and understanding what you really believe. In that process,

prepared for what lay ahead.

God whispers in your ear that you are enough — just as you are. We

The world around them changed quickly, with racial strife that hadn’t

may not know what is over the next hill, but we are better prepared.

been seen so dramatically in 60 years. Their government, which was

Come join us this summer and experience the transformation for

a beacon of democracy and peace in the world almost collapsed

yourself. We are already praying for you and creating an environment

because of riots at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Their peaceful

for you to grow closer to Jesus and each other while serving those

junior and senior high school years were derailed by a global

in need.

pandemic, and in early 2022 Russia invaded Ukraine and the threat of World War III was plastered all over the news, shaking their sense

See you soon!

of safety.

Romans

5:3-4

says

suffering

produces

perseverance,

and

perseverance produces character, and character builds hope. Your

Tim Gilmour,

students may be better prepared to live an authentic Christian life

President of Group Cares

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Our Our Our

Our Values SPIRITUAL GROWTH

AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS

Nothing is more important than an individual’s personal relationship

As Christians, we are strengthened through unified relationships.

with God. We are all designed to grow in our faith and understanding

One of the greatest opportunities of a mission trip is the chance to

of who God is and who we’re created to be. We are passionate about

meet new people while serving together. Participants build authentic

creating an environment for youth to connect their faith with service.

relationships with the people they serve and those they serve with.

We want teenagers to return home with a profound love for Jesus

Strangers become family. Crew members become best friends.

and new eyes to see how God is at work in their every day. We

Differences begin to disappear as individuals come together to serve

provide intentional times to connect through Scripture, worship, and

with a shared purpose. It’s amazing to see the depth of relationships

devotions to promote spiritual growth. Our mission trip experiences

that form when participants are united in a common mission and

are also designed to encourage the organic moments that happen

share in the celebration of transformed lives and communities.

outside of programmed times: the conversations that happen around the dinner table, the relationships formed at project sites, the stories that connect participants and encourage them in their faith.

INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION

SUSTAINABILITY & LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS

We believe the next generation is made up of influencers, difference-

We partner with local organizations and ministries to provide

makers, and powerful leaders, and there’s no better time than NOW

meaningful support for their year-round sustainable programs,

to invest in our youth. Our mission trip experiences are intentionally

ensuring our efforts have lasting impact in the communities we

designed to develop teenagers into young leaders by teaching

serve. We believe the best way to serve is through the partnerships

leadership skills, positive character traits, compassion for others, and

we establish in each community. We have a local mission to address

practical life skills that will help our participants grow into the leaders

the specific needs in each community with a global vision to advance

of tomorrow. Through Scripture, service projects, and an opportunity

the kingdom of God through service. We believe sustainable change

to step outside their own worlds, we believe youth will be inspired

is possible when we come alongside the good work of those already

and encouraged to follow Jesus in their school, community, church,

embedded in each community and offer resources, help, and teams

and world.

where they’re needed most.

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Chat with a trip advisor and learn more at GroupMissionTrips.com

Sculpting the future of tomorrow

Spiritual Growth

The leaders of tomorrow are in your youth group today. Great leaders are not born; they are sculpted by their parents, youth leaders, teachers, coaches, and life experiences. The foundation of our mission trips is built on teaching and training your teens the most important skills they will need as they continue toward adulthood. These principles are practiced during each mission trip experience and will help S.C.U.L.P.T. your teens into people who can face the challenges they encounter each day with confidence and peace.

Your teens will attend morning and evening interactive programs that will strengthen their faith in Jesus and demonstrate that he is always present and more powerful than whatever challenges they are facing.

There will also be lunch devotions and opportunities each evening for your youth group to process and bond over all that happens each day.

Confidence

By design our mission trips teach teenagers to work with many different people to serve and accomplish huge tasks on their own. They leave knowing they can do more than they thought possible. They learn to lean on their faith, team members, and leaders. They grow in confidence and self-esteem as they tackle new challenges and realize they can positively influence and change the lives of the people around them.

Understanding

Your teens will learn and practice valuable skills in communication, empathy, delegation, and responsibility as they work together with many different people in an unfamiliar environment. These skills will serve them well and prepare them for the rest of their lives as they move into college, careers, and their life ahead.

Leadership

Your teen will serve in one of six different roles on a crew, typically made up of five teenagers and one adult. The adult will intentionally not assume the role of the crew leader. In each role, they will learn how to listen and understand the rest of the team’s needs, delegate to share the responsibilities among team members, and appreciate how each role plays an essential part in achieving the desired outcome.

Problem Solving

During a mission trip, participants face many challenges. Your teens are taught to become resourceful and creatively rise to work as a team to solve the problem. We’ve seen it hundreds of times! The first reaction is “We can’t”, but by the end of camp, they leave with a big smile knowing they met the challenges, solved the problems, and grew up just a little more.

Teamwork

Teenagers will engage with their youth group, residents, adult volunteers, and other youth groups. As they embrace a mission trip’s challenges, they will learn the value of being a part of a team serving someone in need. Learning to focus on others is a life lesson that will help your young people know they are part of a team, a family, a youth group, and a society made up of others who are not exactly like them.

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Your Your Your Partner in Ministry Why Group Mission Trips?

ORGANIZATION Our team organizes your service projects and the details of your experience so you don’t have to. Stress-free and hassle-free is the way it should be.

SAFETY At Group Mission Trips, our team consists of experienced mission trip and program developers who have worked closely with communities to develop high-quality, well-organized service project experiences since 1990. We’ve built partnerships in each mission trip location to provide meaningful service opportunities that have sustainable, long-term impact in the communities we serve.

Our ultimate goal is to partner with you and equip you with the resources and support necessary to reach your ministry goals.

Safety is our number-one priority, as we’re sure it is yours. Every staff member, volunteer, and adult participant is background-checked before attending our mission trips. We require crews to stay together and check in at the lodging facility at the end of each day. No one is ever left alone.

SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS We partner with seasoned local ministries, missionaries, and organizations in each location. We come alongside their ministries and provide support for their sustainable year-round programs.

STAFF When you serve with Group Mission Trips, you have staff on-site to coordinate projects and logistics while you’re serving. You’re not alone!

PERSONALIZED SUPPORT You’re not alone in the planning process either. In fact, our all-star mission trip advisors will help you the entire way, providing personalized communication and details specific to your mission trip.

YEAR-ROUND RESOURCES Whether you’re a parent, youth leader, teenager, or college student, you are influencers invested in others’ lives. Here at Group Mission Trips, we are all about mission and ministry year-round. We are committed to come alongside you and equip you with resources and encouragement during seasons of change, growth, and all the in-betweens.

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Numbers of Impact Since Our Beginning In

1990

499,554

14,480,020

Participants

Service Hours

56,853 Residents Served Through Home Repair Projects

4,568 Organizations Served Through Community Service Projects

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Our Program Every year, the Group Mission Trips team dedicates extensive time to create a new program experience through morning and evening programs, lunch devotions, and youth group devotions. We are passionate about creating an environment for youth to connect their faith with service. Mission trips are about more than the projects. We believe mission trips create an environment to encourage people to go beyond their comfort zones and grow in their faith. We want teenagers to return home with a profound love for Jesus and new eyes to see how God is at work in their every day.

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2023 Program Theme We all know the destruction and pain that fire can bring, but throughout Scripture God also presents fire as purifying and refining. So why would God choose fire to refine us? It separates the impurities and leaves what is valuable. Friend, when God brings or allows the fiery furnace of discomfort in our lives, it does not burn indiscriminately. It burns intentionally to make us more like him. We can trust that it is always for our refinement and never for our destruction.

Each day we’ll explore how God forges our faith. Through each powerful, transformational mission trip experience, your group will see how God wants us to know we’re justified through faith and given access to his perfect peace and grace (Romans 5:1-4). Join us this summer as we explore how we’re all FORGED by faith!

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Choose your best mission experience

Overview

Trip Length

Camp Size

Ages

How You’ll Serve

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Home repair projects for disabled, veteran, low-income, and elderly residents

Meaningful community service projects alongside strong local ministries and nonprofits

A combination of community service projects and cultural exploration alongside our ministry partners

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6

7+

Up to

Up to

days

days

days

400

100

Varies

Entering 6th grade & up

Entering 6th grade & up

All ages

Volunteer at food kitchen, assisted living, children’s programs, nonprofits, and community centers

Minor home repairs, teach English, volunteer at orphanage, homeless outreach, and more

Separate Sr High camps (14+)

Home repairs, wheelchair ramp construction, porch and deck repairs, painting

2023 Dates & Locations

$286 per person JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH CAMPS

$486 per person SENIOR HIGH CAMPS Dinwiddie, VA

June 25 - July 1

East Bank, WV

APPALACHIAN

June 25 - July 1

Grand Rapids, MI

July 9-15

Hazlet, NJ

July 9-15

Huntington, WV

APPALACHIAN

Imperial, PA

1-6

Charleston, SC

1-6

Indianapolis, IN

1-6

Kenosha, WI

1-7

Loveland, CO

1-7

Nashville, TN

1-7

Pittsburgh, PA

1-6

Available weeks: 1

June 18-23

2

June 25-30

3

July 2-7

4

July 9-14

5

July 16-21

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July 23-28

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July 30 - August 4

July 23-29 June 18-24

Mescalero, NM

NATIVE AMERICAN

Millersville, MD Mission, SD

Austin, TX

NATIVE AMERICAN

Scranton, PA

July 2-8 July 9-15 July 2-8

Wausau, WI

July 23-29

Westfield, IN

June 18-24

Wrightsville, PA

June 25 - July 1

Woonsocket, RI

July 16-22

JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH CAMPS Chattanooga, TN Erie, PA

Starting at $699

July 16-22

July 2-8 July 9-15

Hamilton, OH

June 18-24

Parsons, KS

July 23-29

Springfield, OH

June 25 - July 1

Winchester, KY

July 16-22

ALL AGES Our international trips are available year-round and can be customized specifically to your group’s needs.

Alaska | Fairbanks

$799

Costa Rica | San José

$999

Cuba | Matanzas

$999

Dominican Republic | Pimentel

$899

Ensenada | Mexico

$899

Ireland | Dublin

$1,499

Leogane | Haiti

$899

Mexico | Pescadero Baja

$799

Montego Bay | Jamaica

$895

Peru | Cusco Puerto Rico | Multiple cities

$1,399 $699

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MISSION, SD

LOVELAND, CO

LAS ANIMAS, CO

MESCALERO, NM

WORKCAMPS WEEK OF HOPE

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LOCATION MAP

WOONSOCKET, RI GRAND RAPIDS, MI

WAUSAU, WI

SCRANTON, PA ERIE, PA

KENOSHA, WI

HAZLET, NJ

IMPERIAL, PA

WRIGHTSVILLE, PA

SPRINGFIELD, OH WESTFIELD, IN

MILLERSVILLE, MD

PITTSBURGH, PA

INDIANAPOLIS, IN

EAST BANK, WV

HAMILTON, OH WINCHESTER, KY

HUNTINGTON, WV

DINWIDDIE, VA

NASHVILLE, TN PARSONS, KS CHATTANOOGA, TN

CHARLESTON, SC

IN, TX

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TYPICAL DAY

Group Workcamps are summer camps with up to 400 teenage participants that focus specifically on residential home repair for elderly, disabled, low-income famillies, and veteran residents. You and your group will step into a resident’s story and transform their home while deepening your faith and building new relationships.

Home repair projects range from painting to constructing porches, steps, and wheelchair ramps, and other general home repairs.

6:45 AM

Rise and shine

7:00 AM

Hot breakfast

8:00 AM

Morning Program

8:30 AM

Depart for projects

12:00 PM

On-site lunch & devotions

When you arrive at each resident’s home, you bring far more than loaded tool belts and construction materials. Beyond the physical

3:30 PM

Return to lodging

5:00 PM

Dinner

7:30 PM

Evening Program

8:30 PM

Youth group devotions

9:30 PM

Free time

11:00 PM

Lights out

transformation that happens in communities, you’ll bring the hope and light of Jesus to the residents you serve.

You will stay at a local school in the community you’re serving. The lodging facility is filled with fun and energy throughout the week as you engage in indoor and outdoor games, share meals together, and participate in worship and Scripture-based teaching in morning and evening programs led by our staff. You’ll be amazed at how quickly strangers become family and differences begin to disappear as you come together to serve with a shared purpose.

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HOW YOU’LL SERVE

BEFORE

Porch construction/repair Wheelchair ramp construction Indoor and outdoor painting General home repairs

WHAT’S INCLUDED

AFTER

Lodging All meals, except dinner on your free night On-site staff All project materials for each work site Comprehensive safety training Community Service certificate Professional work-site advisors Project site coordination Morning & evening programs with Scripture-based teaching & youth group devotions

BEFORE

Lunchtime devotions with crews Participant T-shirt Participant devotional for the week at camp Unlimited customer support from your personal Mission Trip Advisor

AFTER

“I grew in my faith this week because I realized that God can forgive me for whatever I do, which helped me to accept him into my life.”

– AUDREY

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TYPICAL DAY At Week of Hope, you and your group will come alongside seasoned local ministries and nonprofits to make a lasting difference through meaningful community service projects. Teenagers will learn Christlike empathy and compassion for others as you meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of disadvantaged children, youth, and adults.

6:45 AM

Rise and shine

7:00 AM

Hot breakfast

8:00 AM

Morning Program

8:30 AM

Depart for projects

Our community service mission trips are smaller-sized gatherings (fewer than 100 participants). Whether you’re out serving, enjoying

12:00 PM

On-site lunch & devotions

a family-style meal, or wrapping up the day at evening chapel, the intimate environment at each Week of Hope location allows you to

3:30 PM

Return to lodging

5:00 PM

Dinner

7:30 PM

Evening Program

8:30 PM

Youth group devotions

9:30 PM

Free time

11:00 PM

Lights out

build strong relationships that last beyond your week at camp.

Each service project is the result of a partnership we build with organizations, ministries, and individuals who live, work, and serve in each community. Projects might include providing meals to the homeless, tutoring struggling children from low-income families, helping to lead a day camp for kids, working with disabled children, or sharing stories with a lonely elderly person in an assisted-living facility. Our hope is that you walk away knowing more about what our partners do year-round—and your role in the big picture.

The fun continues back at the local church you’ll be staying at, with themed days, movie nights, lip-sync battles, bedtime stories, group games, and much more!

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HOW YOU’LL SERVE

Assist in a local food kitchen Help residents in assisted living General yard work and light home repairs Volunteer with local nonprofits and community centers Tutor children in after-school programs

WHAT’S INCLUDED Lodging All meals, except dinner on your free night On-site staff Community Service certificate Project site coordination Morning & evening programs with Scripture-based teaching & youth group devotions Lunchtime devotions with crews Participant T-shirt Participant devotional for the week at camp Unlimited customer support from your personal Mission Trip Advisor

“Before the trip, I really questioned God’s existence. Through the work I did to serve and the programs, I started believing in God again and I will go to church more.”

– TOM

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An international mission trip is an incredible faith-building adventure where your youth can discover the value of service, leadership, teamwork, and personal and spiritual growth.

International trips are available year-round through our trusted partner organizations* that we’ve worked closely with over the years.

We partner with long-term ministries rooted in the countries we serve. Our partners are hard at work meeting spiritual and physical needs year-round. When you arrive, you’ll come alongside their ongoing efforts and provide support and encouragement through meaningful service.

As you disconnect from everyday pressures, you’ll establish a familial community as you encounter new experiences together with your group. You’ll find a willingness to be present and engaged as you work hard and develop relationships with residents, community partners, and teammates.

As God’s children, he invites us to partner with what he is already doing. There is so much life to experience, joy to be found, and lifechanging transformation when you travel beyond your borders. Are you ready? *Group Mission Trips does not operate international mission trips. We refer those who would like to serve internationally to trusted partner organizations that can safely and effectively run those trips.

WHAT’S INCLUDED Lodging Most meals On-site staff Organized service projects All project materials for each work site* *Additional fees required for project expenses in Belize

CUSTOMIZE YOUR INTERNATIONAL MISSION TRIP No matter the ages or size of your group, there’s an opportunity for everyone to serve internationally! Our trip advisor can help you customize an international mission trip with any size group, family, or friends. We’ve customized international mission trips for individuals, families, school groups, sports teams, dance teams, companies, youth groups, and more.

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TYPICAL WEEK SATURDAY

Travel to your destination city and transfer to your lodging for the first night

SUNDAY

Experience worship in a different culture and get to know the ministry partner

MONDAY

Begin service projects

TUESDAY

Continue to serve

WEDNESDAY

Free day to explore the local area

THURSDAY

Continue to serve

FRIDAY

Complete your project

SATURDAY

Journey home

Starting at $699 ALL AGES Our international trips are available year-round and can be customized specifically to your group’s needs.

Alaska | Fairbanks

$799

Costa Rica | San José

$999

Cuba | Matanzas

$999

Dominican Republic | Pimentel

$899

Ensenada | Mexico

$899

Ireland | Dublin

$1,499

Leogane | Haiti

$899

Mexico | Pescadero Baja

$799

Montego Bay | Jamaica

$895

Peru | Cusco Puerto Rico | Multiple cities

$1,399 $699

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Join Our Join Our Join Our Team Your Best Summer Ever.

SERVE GOD. TRAVEL THE USA. GET PAID. Each year, we hire the greatest college-age young adults and students from across the country to facilitate the details of our Workcamps and Week of Hope mission trips. You and 2-3 other summer staff travel from training in Colorado to mission trip locations across the USA in a Group Mission Trips vehicle.

At each location, you’ll help create a mission trip experience for up to 400 participants who come to serve a community in need.

You’ll make lifelong friends, gain hands-on work experience, grow in leadership, create a memorable experience for first-time and returning participants, and, most importantly, show the love and light of Jesus!

SUMMER STAFF

When and where We serve in Austin, Nashville, and San Diego, to name a few.

Whichever experience you choose to serve with will allow you to experience some of the coolest cities across the country. Week of Hope locations serve mostly in cities, while Workcamp crews travel the country to multiple locations during the summer.

Begins Memorial Day and ends early-to mid-August Your summer starts by flying to beautiful Colorado, where you’ll train for two immersive weeks with other college-aged students from all over the country. Following pre-season training, you and your crew will travel the country to your designated locations, serving until around August, based on your placements.

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Earn competitive pay. Make up to $5,000!

Transportation, lodging, and most meals paid for!

Travel to new places and help those in need.

Must be at least one year out of high school.

Use your passions to launch you into further leadership, career, service, or ministry opportunities.

Volunteer

What is a Red Shirt?

Looking for a way to volunteer with family, friends, your church group,

At Group Mission Trips, our staff are the backbone

or individually over the summer? When you volunteer at a Week of

of our ministry. They make our mission of creating

Hope or Workcamp location, you’ll use your individual gifts to serve

experiences where people encounter Jesus come alive.

God and others together as a team. Serving will be full of fun and

Each year, our team consists of 75 summer staff, 50

long-lasting in impact!

leaders, and nearly 450 volunteers. They come from

Is your youth group attending camp? As a volunteer, you receive a free registration and can travel to and from camp with your youth group!

around the country to organize the details and logistics of our mission trips. The “Red Shirt” has become iconic and carries with it the weight of expectation, joy, and relationship. When you put on your red shirt, you’re

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

not just abiding by a dress code; you’re stepping into a family and an unmatched legacy of service. Joining our

Cafeteria Host

Program Team Member

Office Team Member

Hospitality Team Member

and interests and help make our mission a reality.

Worship Leader

Site Coach

Applications for all Red Shirt positions open in the fall. To learn more, visit:

Facility Team Member

Materials Team Member

GROUPMISSIONTRIPS.COM/JOIN-OUR-TEAM

Red Shirt family means you’ll share your skills, passions,

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Payment Payment Payment Policy Workcamps & Week of Hope Register at any time. No payment due until October 31, 2022.

REGISTER JUNE 2022 - OCTOBER 2022 Pay the $50 deposit per person by October 31, 2022.

REGISTER NOVEMBER 2022 - MARCH 14, 2023 Pay the $50 deposit per person upon registration.

REGISTER MARCH 15, 2023 - MAY 14, 2023 Pay the $50 deposit per person plus 50% of your group’s balance upon registration.

REGISTER AFTER MAY 15, 2023 Your full final balance is due. *Deposits are non-refundable. All payments are due and become non-refundable on May 15, 2023. Registration fees are in U.S. dollars and can be paid by check, money order, or credit card.

Payments can be made online, by phone, or by mail. Please call us or chat with us online if you have any questions about the payment schedule.

International

Stay Connected

Group Mission Trips does not operate international mission trips.

We refer those who would like to serve internationally to trusted partner organizations that can safely and effectively run those trips. Please refer to the specific partner organization for specific payment policy for dues and fees. @Group Mission Trips

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Still not convinced?

Here are some of the top reasons youth workers tell us they keep bringing their teens back on a Group Mission Trip.

Teens begin to understand their true value.

Teens learn compassion for others.

Many teenagers are glued to their phones, craving attention or

One of the best parts of these trips is seeing young people grow in

admiration through likes and views. They have created online

compassion and understanding for others from the beginning to the

personas that might not reflect who they are in real life. Their real

end of the week. These days, the world is full of different opinions

version might be depressed, broken, or have a complicated family

and not much understanding for each other. Through the service they

life. They may be bullied or be the bully. They may be masking

perform, teens see the compassion Christ taught and demonstrated in

struggles behind the scenes. We allow them to know they are

the Bible. Not just for those he was serving, but for his friends, family,

loved for the real person they are. We give them face-to-face,

and those around him. When Jesus saw Lazarus’ friends weeping, he

meaningful opportunities to engage with others through service

wept alongside them (John 11:33-35). He knew he would conquer death

and see their true worth and value beyond likes and views on a

and bring Lazarus back to life, but he still wept with his friends. Jesus

screen.

commanded us to “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34), and he continuously demonstrated it. One of his most significant acts of compassion was at the cross, when he asked for the crowd to be

Teens find a place to belong.

forgiven. We want participants to grow spiritually and experience Jesus in ways they haven’t before through our mission trips. Opening their eyes to others’ struggles or learning to forgive themselves for things

Young people these days have a deep need to belong and know

they didn’t want to let go of is part of growing in their faith in Christ.

their place in the world. They want a community that loves and accepts them. Our mission trips give them a place to share an experience with others, grow together, and bond with their group and people from across the country. The relationships that form during a mission trip aren’t something teens experience elsewhere. Not just with people but their relationship with

Teens learn that they can make a difference.

Christ. Our trips allow them to search their hearts, find their worth, and know they are loved beyond measure. Many of them are so inward-focused that taking them out of their comfort zone opens their eyes to a lot of life they had been missing.

Many people give up because they don’t think one person can make a difference. It’s the “Why bother, it won’t matter” mentality. Our mission trips show kids that they can make a difference. Each person is a vital part of a team that comes together to do huge things in Jesus’ name.

When we think about all the people in this world who need help or don’t know Christ’s love, it seems daunting. How could we reach them all? If we can change one life, it matters. If it is a teenager, a resident, a senior citizen, or a leader, each person is impacted somehow.

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