Honduras (2025) 3/1/25

Students travel to Honduras with our partnering organization Footsteps Missions to work with the children of the Garden of Love and Hope. The Garden is an economic orphanage that provides supplementary education, bible classes, meals, mentoring, Godly examples of leadership, and love to support and sustain impoverished children in the beautiful mountain town of Santa Barbara. Our team will help with additional skills and business training at the new community center that features a coffee shop, pizza cafe, and beauty salon. Physical labor may be needed to complete new properties now owned and managed by the Garden. They may also organize a VBS style camp, including music ministry, art ministry, and other creative ministries. Footsteps has also just completed a new Sports Ministry site that will be a great place to teach and interact with kids to learn basketball, volleyball, pickleball, and more. Students will have the opportunity to interact with children as well as encourage and support the staff.

General Requirements:

• For trips outside the USA, you must have/apply for a U.S. Passport that is valid at least 6 months AFTER the last day of the trip.
• Physically capable of carrying all personal bags/luggage and participating in all activities. Make leaders aware of any limitations you may have. Some locations cannot accomodate dietary restrictions. 
• Clear all screening: Academic, Student Accounts, ResLife, Chapel, Student Development
• ALL Ministry Trip Students must attend ALL dates starting :
  • Information Meeting: October 16th, 4:30 and 5:30pm, Wisner room 137
  • Applications due: October 22 at midnight 
  • Getting Started Session:  November 9th at 10am (Perry Center)
  • Training sessions: February 1 and February 15 9am-12pm
  • Commision Night: Friday February 21 6pm (Spring Break)
  • Commision Night: Friday, April 25 6 pm (Summer Break)

Social/Emotional Requirements:

• Commit to and cooperate within a diverse team of peers, leaders and local community.
• Be respectful and be willing to follow the instructions of all authority: team leaders, site hosts, staff, etc.
• Emotionally stable, ability to handle stress appropriately. 
• Be very flexible.  Plans are subject to change daily for a variety of reasons.
• Be respectful and adaptable to the unique culture, whether domestic or international.   

Financial Requirements:

• A non-refundable deposit (approximately 10% of the total cost) is required to secure a spot on the team upon acceptance. 
• Trip cost includes all expenses EXCEPT passport fees, visa fees, immunizations, and souvenirs. 
• The entire cost of the trip will be paid in full before departure, no exceptions.