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A couple notes:
- Various spots on each trip will be reserved specifically for men and women, as well as some reserved for 20 year olds who can drive rental vehicles. Those categories will be noted on the Trip Availability sheet for sign up day, and anyone can sign up for the "Any" spots!
- These trips are designed for young adults ages 18-24 at GV and the surrounding area.
- We intentionally design a variety of trip options because we know our community has a variety of skills, passions, and needs. If you have a special circumstance or disability that you need accommodations for, we would love to talk to you about which trip could be the right fit for you or anything else you may need. Just contact us below and we can talk it through - and we are more than happy to keep it confidential.
One more note: It can be easy to look at the prices on these trips and say "I can't afford that." But REMEMBER! We serve a God who provides!! If you find yourself in a tough financial spot, please don't let that be the reason you choose not to go on one of these trips. Check out the Fundraising Resources below and/or contact us - we'd love to talk to you about your options!!
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Dominican Republic
When you think of the Dominican Republic, you might initially remember a trip your family took to an All-Inclusive, but on this trip, you'll learn a whole lot more about the day to day life of the people who live there year round. Stay at and serve with a Young Life Camp called "Pico Escondido" in the town of Jarabacoa. You'll learn about, serve, and interact with the many 'vidas jovenes' the ministry serves in the beautiful mountains of the Dominican Republic! You can expect your work to be both hands on tasks at camp, and more relational tasks in town!
(Spanish-speaking not required, but extremely helpful. Passport required.)
(Spanish-speaking not required, but extremely helpful. Passport required.)
trip details
Type of trip: ✈️
COST: $1895
Team Size: 15
Dates: Fri Night 3.6-3.14
Floyd COunty, KY
For this trip, you'll spend your week in the beautiful, serene mountains of eastern Kentucky! You'll be partnering with World Renew Disaster Relief to restore homes damaged in severe floods the last few years. On your free day, you'll enjoy a hike or two in the mountains and maybe even enjoy some authentic Kentucky fried chicken!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team size: 14
Dates: 3.7-3.14
chimalenango, Guatemala
Guatemala, located in the heart of Central America, is home to ancient Mayan ruins, beautiful scenery, and more than 50% of its nation living below the poverty line. This is a great opportunity to be immersed in a culture very different from America. You will help run a soccer program for kids, tutor classes in English, and support local ministries and orphanages. Your free day will include seeing the beautiful sites of Guatemala, visiting the local market, and you may even get a good hike on a volcano in. You will fly with a team of 15.
(Spanish-speaking not required, but extremely helpful. Passport required.)
(Spanish-speaking not required, but extremely helpful. Passport required.)
trip details
Type of trip: ✈️
COST: $1895
Team Size: 15
Dates: 3.7-3.14
Jamaica
For decades, Caribbean Christian Center for the Deaf has done what no one else has done in Jamaica before --provide language and education to the deaf community. Come serve on their Knockpatrick campus this spring break!
With Hurricane Melissa last week, we truthfully do not know what this trip will look like. It is likely that we will end up doing a lot more disaster relief work than originally planned, as the campus we are scheduled to go to suffered severe flooding last week. The right person for this team is flexible and ready to do whatever is needed at the time of our trip!
(Passport is required for this trip. Should CCCD no longer be able to host us, we will re-route the team to one of our other international locations.)
With Hurricane Melissa last week, we truthfully do not know what this trip will look like. It is likely that we will end up doing a lot more disaster relief work than originally planned, as the campus we are scheduled to go to suffered severe flooding last week. The right person for this team is flexible and ready to do whatever is needed at the time of our trip!
(Passport is required for this trip. Should CCCD no longer be able to host us, we will re-route the team to one of our other international locations.)
trip details
Type of trip: ✈️
COST: $1895
Team size: 15
Dates: 3.7-3.14
JOnesville, Virginia
If you are looking for a break from the hustle and bustle of crazy college life, Jonesville is the place for you! Located in the beautiful, peaceful, Appalachian Mountains, the sunrises and sunsets are unbeatable. Join forces with the team at Covenant Mountain Mission Bible Camp to remove old things, construct new things, and get the camp ready for another year of serving students! This is a returning trip by popular demand, and the source of a lasting partnership with CMMBC!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team size: 14
Dates: 3.7-3.14
laurel, ms
M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I! Laurel, Mississippi is a charming southern town to visit. Your will partner with The Glory House to serve their neighbors in need all while sharing the love of Christ to their community by loving God and loving people. You will have the opportunity to sort, stock, fill and distribute food bags to hungry neighbors through their Bread of Life Food Pantry, assist in planning and preparing for their Kids Club Spring Break Camp, visiting, praying for and providing needed assistance to widows in their community, and help organize for a rummage sale that funds many of these initiatives!
Note: this trip will consist of two teams of 14 students, still both serving and staying at the same location!
Note: this trip will consist of two teams of 14 students, still both serving and staying at the same location!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team size: 28
Dates: 3.7-3.14
mystery, usa
Can’t decide where to go?! Let us decide for you! Embrace the adventure of the unknown by joining 13 other students and traveling to an unknown destination. Where will you be going? You’ll find out! What will you be doing? You’ll find out! You will travel and share accommodations with your group of 14 while serving for the week!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team size: 14
Dates: 3.7-3.14
new bern, nc
New Bern, North Carolina is located just upriver from the Atlantic Ocean, and home to a Volunteer Village program in Craven County. They work very closely with volunteer teams and the local Long Term Recovery Organization that is still working very hard to put homes that were damaged by Hurricane Florence in 2018 back together. Partnering with experienced volunteer couples stationed down there long-term, your team will take on the work that needs to be done, working right alongside a local disaster recovery team, and be able to also support them in a variety of ways as the week unfolds.
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team Size: 14
Dates: 3.7-3.14
Newark, New Jersey
Often thought of as New York's lesser known cousin, New Jersey really does have a lot to offer. From the boardwalk along the Jersey Shore, bagels and Italian food like no where else, and no-nonsense people who love really hard, it truly is a lovely and dynamic place to visit. On this trip, you'll serve with The Bessie Green community in Newark, New Jersey. They love their neighbor really, really well through their four major initiatives-- a soup kitchen, food pantry, thrift store, and community enrichment classes. During spring break, you'll get to jump in and serve in all of these programs! On your free day, you'll take the train into Manhattan for the quintessential NYC experience!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team size: 14
Dates: 3.7-3.14
Nicaragua
If college-aged Christians love anything (besides Jesus), it's coffee. Spend your spring break with us in Nicaragua serving with Young Life, or Vida Joven, at their hybrid camp and coffee farm in the town of Jinotega. Every pound of coffee grown on La Finca serves the additional purpose of helping raise the necessary funds to send Nicaraguan young people to camp--and you get to be a part of that process! Spend spring break splitting your time between hands on service projects on the farm/camp and more relational projects in the community.
(Spanish-speaking not required, but extremely helpful. Passport required.)
(Spanish-speaking not required, but extremely helpful. Passport required.)
trip details
Type of trip: ✈️
COST: $1895
Team size: 15
Dates: 3.8-3.15
Pinellas County, Florida
Last September, Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on southwest Florida, and they're working to rebuild. That's where you come in! You'll fly into Tampa and spend your week staying very close to the beach, working on house construction and projects during the day and winding down in the sand at night!
trip details
Type of trip: ✈️
COST: $995
Team Size: 14
Dates: 3.7-3.14
SpringHill Camps, Evart, Michigan
Campus Ministry LOVES Springhill Camps! For years and years, many CM students have worked as summer staff for Springhill, and this year, they have some pretty significant maintenance needs, and they need our help! On your free day, you will ski (cost included) and in your downtime, you'll get to enjoy the tubing hill and other fun elements of cozy camp in the winter time!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $300
Team size: 14
Dates: 3.8-3.13
St. Thomas, USVI
Sitting in the Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico, this small tropical island is home to just over 50,000 people. On this trip you will interact with members of the community in a variety of service connections like the Humane Society, a community center called My Brother's Workshop, and The Salvation Army. As for free time, enjoy the beautiful U.S. Virgin Island by exploring the beautiful coasts and walking around downtown. You will fly directly to the island with a team of 15. (Passport not required.)
trip details
Type of trip: ✈️
COST: $1895
Team size: 15
Dates: 3.7-3.14
Staten Island, New YOrk
New York City isn't all Broadway and Lady Liberty! There are five distinct boroughs that all host a variety of different characteristics and subsequent needs! On this trip, you'll spend your week serving with Project Hospitality, the largest non-profit on Staten Island. They are a huge operation that have locations all over the island such as soup kitchens, thrift stores, homeless shelters, food pantries, and immigration help centers. As you become real city dwellers, you'll get the opportunity to take the train over to Manhattan!
Note: If you speak ANY language than English, this might be the trip for you! Our host says that they could use translator volunteers for EVERY language and would be blessed greatly if we could bring a few people!
Note: this trip will consist of two teams of 14 students, still both serving and staying at the same location!
Note: If you speak ANY language than English, this might be the trip for you! Our host says that they could use translator volunteers for EVERY language and would be blessed greatly if we could bring a few people!
Note: this trip will consist of two teams of 14 students, still both serving and staying at the same location!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team size: 28
Dates: 3.7-3.14
Windsor, NC
Windsor, North Carolina is a quaint town an hour from the Outer Banks and two hours from the mountains. Hurricanes have hit Windsor in the last few years but because so much of the population lives under the poverty line, they are unable to complete the necessary repairs on their homes. You will partner with Carolina Rebuilding Ministries and World Renew Disaster Relief to step into that need. You may paint, drywall, clean, install insulation, or anything in between--the possibilities are endless!
Note: this trip will consist of two teams of 14 students, still both serving and staying at the same location!
Note: this trip will consist of two teams of 14 students, still both serving and staying at the same location!
trip details
Type of trip: 🚐
COST: $700
Team size: 28
Dates: 3.7-3.14
FAQ
1. Does my $150 deposit go towards my trip?
Yes! Consider it like a "down payment" you would do on a purchase. For example, if your trip costs $700, after the $150 deposit is submitted, you will only owe $550 more.
2. How do I see how many spots each trip has left for guys/girls, 20+ students, etc.?
After sign ups on Wednesday, there will be a trip availability document available.
3. What is included in the cost of the trip?
The cost listed on this website covers travel, housing, meals, and everything you need for the week! (The exception to this is travel day meals & optional spending money for souvenirs or extra purchases.)
4. Who is in charge of my trip?
Each trip is led by two Campus Ministry student leaders (a guy & a girl), and most trips also have an adult staff member on them in case of emergency. If your trip doesn't have an adult staff member, one of the nearby trips will! Also, each site we work with is an established local organization in the city you will be in.
5. Where will be be staying?
The answer to this question varies per trip! What you need to know, though, is that safety is a primary value of you as GVSU students & Campus Ministry students. Each of the sites we work with has a safe & secure facility where you will be sleeping & operating primarily out of.
Yes! Consider it like a "down payment" you would do on a purchase. For example, if your trip costs $700, after the $150 deposit is submitted, you will only owe $550 more.
2. How do I see how many spots each trip has left for guys/girls, 20+ students, etc.?
After sign ups on Wednesday, there will be a trip availability document available.
3. What is included in the cost of the trip?
The cost listed on this website covers travel, housing, meals, and everything you need for the week! (The exception to this is travel day meals & optional spending money for souvenirs or extra purchases.)
4. Who is in charge of my trip?
Each trip is led by two Campus Ministry student leaders (a guy & a girl), and most trips also have an adult staff member on them in case of emergency. If your trip doesn't have an adult staff member, one of the nearby trips will! Also, each site we work with is an established local organization in the city you will be in.
5. Where will be be staying?
The answer to this question varies per trip! What you need to know, though, is that safety is a primary value of you as GVSU students & Campus Ministry students. Each of the sites we work with has a safe & secure facility where you will be sleeping & operating primarily out of.