Serve overseas.
Haven of Hope leads short-term mission trips to Zambia and Uganda twice a year. These trips focus on ministering to the students in our partner schools and may include opportunities to take part in pastoral training or community service. They are also an opportunity to build relationships with the children and adults in the communities we serve, encouraging and loving them in Jesus's name. In this way, trips are as much about "being" as "doing." Through relationship, we seek to demonstrate and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Trips are open to everyone, whether you are an individual, family, or group. Do you sponsor a child or a teacher? Join a trip to their country and meet them in person. Are you a pastor with a heart to train church leaders, or do you have another talent or skill that you'd like to use to bless others? Please contact us. We plan trip activities not only around the needs of those we serve, but also around the knowledge, talents, and resources of our team members. Go—and expect to be blessed, challenged, and changed. We believe that every trip is an opportunity for God to work in us, as well as through us. We seek to serve with open minds and hearts, ready to learn from those around us and listen and respond to the voice of the Holy Spirit. Please take some time to ask the Lord whether He is leading you to join our next trip. We would love to have you with us! |
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Coming Up!
Uganda, January 14–25, 2019 | July 15–26, 2019
Zambia, June 11–21, 2019
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About the Trips
Destination: Uganda
Dates: January 14–25, 2019
Our team will celebrate Christmas with the Haven of Hope students in Uganda, deliver letters and Christmas gifts from their sponsors, visit their community, and work on a service project to support their school or community members. If you sponsor a child in Uganda, you will be able to spend time with your child and visit their home. Pastors traveling with us will offer pastoral training for local church leaders. Our team will also have the opportunity to worship with a local church, and we will end the trip with an excursion to Sipi Falls.
Total cost: $2,300, all-inclusive. See below for more details.
Payment deadlines:
$350 deposit due ASAP
$1,150 (first payment), along with scans of your passport and yellow fever card, due by October 15, 2018
$800 (second payment) due by December 15, 2018
Dates: January 14–25, 2019
Our team will celebrate Christmas with the Haven of Hope students in Uganda, deliver letters and Christmas gifts from their sponsors, visit their community, and work on a service project to support their school or community members. If you sponsor a child in Uganda, you will be able to spend time with your child and visit their home. Pastors traveling with us will offer pastoral training for local church leaders. Our team will also have the opportunity to worship with a local church, and we will end the trip with an excursion to Sipi Falls.
Total cost: $2,300, all-inclusive. See below for more details.
Payment deadlines:
$350 deposit due ASAP
$1,150 (first payment), along with scans of your passport and yellow fever card, due by October 15, 2018
$800 (second payment) due by December 15, 2018
Destination: Zambia
Dates: June 11–21, 2019
Our team will minister to the Haven of Hope students in Zambia through VBS activities, deliver letters from their sponsors, visit their communities, support the Ndola students in a community soccer tournament, and possibly work on a service project at the Ndola school. If you sponsor a child in Zambia, you will be able to spend time with your child and visit their home. Pastors traveling with us will offer pastoral training for local church leaders. Our team will also have the opportunity to worship with a local church, and we will end the trip with an excursion to Nsobe Game Park.
Total cost: $3,300, all-inclusive. See below for more details.
Payment deadlines:
$350 deposit due by February 1, 2019
$1,550 (first payment) and a photocopy of your passport due by March 10, 2019
$1,400 (second payment) due by May 10, 2019
Dates: June 11–21, 2019
Our team will minister to the Haven of Hope students in Zambia through VBS activities, deliver letters from their sponsors, visit their communities, support the Ndola students in a community soccer tournament, and possibly work on a service project at the Ndola school. If you sponsor a child in Zambia, you will be able to spend time with your child and visit their home. Pastors traveling with us will offer pastoral training for local church leaders. Our team will also have the opportunity to worship with a local church, and we will end the trip with an excursion to Nsobe Game Park.
Total cost: $3,300, all-inclusive. See below for more details.
Payment deadlines:
$350 deposit due by February 1, 2019
$1,550 (first payment) and a photocopy of your passport due by March 10, 2019
$1,400 (second payment) due by May 10, 2019
Destination: Uganda
Dates: July 15–26, 2019
Our team will minister to the Haven of Hope students in Uganda through VBS activities, deliver letters from their sponsors, visit their community, and work on a service project to support their school or community members. If you sponsor a child in Uganda, you will be able to spend time with your child and visit their home. Our team will also have the opportunity to worship with a local church, and we will end the trip with an excursion to Sipi Falls.
Total cost: $2,800, all-inclusive. See below for more details.
Payment deadlines:
$350 deposit due by March 1, 2019
$1,250 (first payment), along with scans of your passport and yellow fever card, due by April 15, 2019
$1,200 (second payment) due by June 15, 2019
Dates: July 15–26, 2019
Our team will minister to the Haven of Hope students in Uganda through VBS activities, deliver letters from their sponsors, visit their community, and work on a service project to support their school or community members. If you sponsor a child in Uganda, you will be able to spend time with your child and visit their home. Our team will also have the opportunity to worship with a local church, and we will end the trip with an excursion to Sipi Falls.
Total cost: $2,800, all-inclusive. See below for more details.
Payment deadlines:
$350 deposit due by March 1, 2019
$1,250 (first payment), along with scans of your passport and yellow fever card, due by April 15, 2019
$1,200 (second payment) due by June 15, 2019
Additional Trip Information
These trips are appropriate for individuals, families, and groups—those who are traveling overseas for the first time and those who have traveled on mission trips in the past. Be mindful that we will be active, especially as we play with the students. Please let us know if you plan to travel with minors.
We will require you to submit the following:
Criminal record check and child abuse clearance forms
Signed information and consent form
Signed code of conduct agreement
Two personal references
Photocopy or scan of your passport (you must have a valid passport, good for 6 months past the dates of travel)
Scan of your yellow fever card (if traveling to Uganda)
Health considerations:
We recommend that team members undergo a physical before traveling. Your doctor should write you a prescription for medication to prevent malaria and advise you on vaccinations necessary for the trip. Team members can also find health advisories and vaccination recommendations and requirements on the CDC website (www.cdc.gov). The yellow fever vaccination is required for travel to Uganda.
Included in the trip cost:
Round-trip international airfare from Washington Dulles International Airport, as well as baggage and transportation to/from Washington DC. If you are traveling from across the United States and require a domestic connecting flight, your trip cost will likely increase. Please contact us for more information.
All accommodations, usually in rooms shared with other team members
All meals throughout our travel
In-country transportation
Travel insurance
Visa fee
Excursion costs
Trained team leader
Not included: Fee for obtaining a passport; the cost of a doctor's office visit, vaccinations, or medications needed for travel; personal shopping money; and any donations, such as balls or books, that you wish to bring for the children (please discuss any such items with us first).
Please note that the cost of the trip is subject to change if there is any drastic fluctuation in airfare or other significant unforeseen expense.
Team members are encouraged to raise support for their trip. We are happy to provide fundraising tips!
We will require you to submit the following:
Criminal record check and child abuse clearance forms
Signed information and consent form
Signed code of conduct agreement
Two personal references
Photocopy or scan of your passport (you must have a valid passport, good for 6 months past the dates of travel)
Scan of your yellow fever card (if traveling to Uganda)
Health considerations:
We recommend that team members undergo a physical before traveling. Your doctor should write you a prescription for medication to prevent malaria and advise you on vaccinations necessary for the trip. Team members can also find health advisories and vaccination recommendations and requirements on the CDC website (www.cdc.gov). The yellow fever vaccination is required for travel to Uganda.
Included in the trip cost:
Round-trip international airfare from Washington Dulles International Airport, as well as baggage and transportation to/from Washington DC. If you are traveling from across the United States and require a domestic connecting flight, your trip cost will likely increase. Please contact us for more information.
All accommodations, usually in rooms shared with other team members
All meals throughout our travel
In-country transportation
Travel insurance
Visa fee
Excursion costs
Trained team leader
Not included: Fee for obtaining a passport; the cost of a doctor's office visit, vaccinations, or medications needed for travel; personal shopping money; and any donations, such as balls or books, that you wish to bring for the children (please discuss any such items with us first).
Please note that the cost of the trip is subject to change if there is any drastic fluctuation in airfare or other significant unforeseen expense.
Team members are encouraged to raise support for their trip. We are happy to provide fundraising tips!