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2014
Yoth ission tipsmaking jesus real every summer
jesus-centered service
experiences for teenagers
Inspiring Community Service Trips
Powerful Home Repair Trips
Life-Shaping International Trips
w w w . g r o u p m i s s i o n t r i p s . c o m
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WHAT’S INSIDE
Choose Your Trip 4
Explore the Map 6
Expect Jesus 8
2014 Theme 9
Hear From Youth Leaders 10
The Top 3 Reasons to Do a Youth Mission Trip
Getting Approval From the People Who Matter Most
Why Partner With Group Mission Trips?
Community Service Mission Trips 12
Home Repair Mission Trips 20
International Mission Trips 28
Book Your Trip 35
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Bud meaningfl relationships
Yu yuh w enconte jess
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HERE IS WHAT YOu GET:
• Easy pre-planning and an organized experience. We
sweat every detail so you can spend quality time with
your teenagers.
• Spirital growth. Last year a whopping 94% of
students said they grew closer to God through their
experience with Group Mission Trips.
• More fn than yo’ve ever expected. You and your
group will have a great time as you travel, hang out,
work, worship, and meet new friends.
• unmatched inter-denominational Christian worship
programming, pre-tested with youth and leaders to
help your students grow closer to Jesus and to each
other.
• Team-bilding opportnity, so your youth group
members can draw closer to one another in a unique
ministry setting.
• Leadeshp by matue, taned sta you can trust.
Our leaders are the best of the best: trained, thoroughly
screened, and passionate about helping youth grow in
their faith.
At Group Mission Trips, our priority is
making your mission trip powerful and
life-changing for your students, and
seamless and easy for you. We work
hard to cover all the bases for you,
so you can maximize time with your
group.
Plan now to give yor stdents a
powerfl spirital growth
experience next smmer!
Call o gop
mission tips
advisos at
800-385-4545
or visit
GopmissionTips.co
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Community
Servicemission trips
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At Week of Hope, your students learn
Christ-like empathy and compassion
for others while preparing meals at a
homeless shelter, serving disadvantaged
children, visiting with lonely elderly
residents, and more.
choose fo
3jess-centeed
sevice options
fo teenages!
Take Me Ot to the Ball Game
Parents, volunteers, and youth can work concession
stands at local stadiums. Companies like Aramark Inc.
pay nonprot organizations 10% of the inventory
that is sold at each game. Find a local event center,
get a crew of people, and raise some money. A youthgroup in Houston, TX, raised $43,000 during the
course of one Houston Astros season.
fndaising idea
Starting at only $299
C H O O S E F R O M O V E R
120 trips
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Fort Collins
Austin
San Diego
WHErE DO
YOu WANT TOCHANGE LIVES?
Albany, NY
Brighton, TN
Bualo, NY
Burlington, NJ
Centralia, IL
Chandler, OK
Cumberland, MDDanville, IL
Dinwiddie, VA
Evansville, IN
Glenwood, MN
Guilderland Center, NY
Hamilton, OH
Hammond, IN
Imperial, PA
Kanawha County, WV
Kittery, ME
Maysville, KY
Mescalero, NM
Midland, MI
Alaska
Canada
Costa Rica
Haiti
Honduras
Peru
Puerto Rico
Miffl intown, PA
Milford Center, OH
Monument Valley, UT
Oak Grove, MO
Okanogan, WA
Parsons, KS
Pensacola, FLPhilipsburg, PA
Pocahontas, VA
Port Huron, MI
Racine, WI
Red Lake, MN
Rochester, NY
Scranton, PA
Shamokin, PA
Spring Grove, PA
Tioga Center, NY
Valdosta, GA
Virginia Beach, VA
Waterloo, IA
Austin, TX
Charleston, SC
Cincinnati, OH
Fort Collins, CO
Grand Rapids, MI
Indianapolis, IN
Kenosha, WI
Manassas, VA
Minneapolis, MN
Nashville, TN
Newark, NY
Orlando, FL
Pittsburgh, PA
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO
York, PA
Community Service Youth Mission Trips
Home Repair Youth Mission Trips
International Mission Trips
Monument Valley
Okanogan
Mescalero
Chandler
Parsons
Glenwood
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Spiital Toch-Point 2
Crew Devotions
During the day, crews take a break at their worksites to
sit, enjoy a quick bottle of cold water, and dig into what
the Bible says about the daily theme.
The Jesus-centered questions asked during Crew
Devotions do more than just challenge teenagers to grow
in their faith. They also transform serving a handicapped
child or painting a porch from work into worship.
Yor teenagers will spend time with Jess like
never before. And they won’t dread that time,
becase it’s woven into the entire day throgh
for spirital toch-points that occr natrally,
as if Jess were simply a natral part of the day
(which he is!)
when Will My teenagers
Connect With Jess at
a Group Mission Trip?
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Spiital Toch-Point 1
The Morning Programs
These brief, wake-you-up gatherings focus students on
God—and set expectations for the day: that God will be
there...that they’ll serve him...and that great things will
happen—expectations that God is delighted to meet,
day after day.Spiital Toch-Point 4
Yoth Grop Devotions
Each evening, just before lights out, you’ll meet with
your kids to talk through the day. To debrief what
they’ve experienced...what it taught them...and what it
means in their walk with Jesus.
Your team members will come to these devotions
bursting with stories they can’t wait to share. They’ll
tell you how they’ve seen God at work, explain what
they’ve learned about Jesus, and quietly share what
they’ve discovered about themselves.
And you’ll have stories from your own day to share,
too, because on a Group Mission Trip you’re an active
participant—not an observer who’s busy organizing
the next meal or scrambling for supplies.
Spiital Toch-Point 3
The Evening Programs
The Evening Program is an interactive worship
experience that is carefully crafted—and eld-
tested—to ensure that your youth come face-to-face
with Jesus. Through singing, dramas, compelling video,
and guided activities, students make connections that
prompt deep, lasting growth—growth they’ll take with
them to live out back home.
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2014thee
Jesus is always on the job. He never stops repairing us, never
tires of transforming us into the people he wants us to be-
come. And he’s always eager to work through us, transforming
those whose lives we touch.
This summer, your youth group will experience “Repair” in un-
forgettable ways. We’ll look at stories of transformation. Some
of these stories come right from the pages of the Gospels. Noone who encountered Jesus came away unchanged. That was
true then—and it’s true now. You’ll see your kids welcome the
Jesus who wades into pain and fear to bring healing and hope.
You’ll see them open themselves in new ways to Jesus’ desire
to repair what’s broken as only he can.
Another story your youth will dig into is their own. Each of us
is right in the middle of our own story with Jesus. During this
incredible week of service and spiritual growth, students will
experience Jesus at work in their own lives—repairing them,
right now.
Your teenagers will also become stories of transformation, as
they literally change the lives of those around you. As they
repair the tired, weather-worn home of a thankful resident,
they’ll discover that Jesus is repairing them…drawing them
closer to him…healing what’s broken…opening their eyes to
see him as never before.
Through fast-paced evening programs and depth-inspiring
devotions, your group will encounter Jesus. The real Jesus.
The blood-and-bone carpenter King who understood how to
repair a fractured table leg—and a shattered life. And who was
willing to do both.
You’ll leave your Group Mission Trip with a new story to share.
A story of repairs made where you needed them most—whereyou might not have known you needed them at all.
And you’ll never be the same.
Give one week to a Group Mission Trip and see what Jesus can
do in—and through—you and your group. Watch him swing
the hammer and obliterate walls, clear out what’s broken, re-
build what was once fresh and new.
Be a story of transformation.
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Yor stdents will experience life-changingspirital growth.“My kids—both the youth group and my biological kids—have experienced
amazing spiritual growth on mission trips,” says Gregg McCaslin, a veteran min-
ister of youth and discipleship. “We think we’re going to do good things for oth-
ers, but the entire time God works on us, too.”
TOP
3reasonsto do ayouth
missiontrip
But unless your church leaders, adult volunteers, parents, and stu-
dents agree, it ’s going to be one empty church bus sputtering o on
a mission trip next summer.
Here’s what veteran youth leaders have discovered about getting all
those people excited about a Group Mission Trip…
Chrch Leaders
She knows it sounds too good to be true, but youth Pastor Jill Wen-
ker had zero problems getting her pastor and church leaders on
board with a Workcamp mission trip.
“I showed them the Workcamps video from Group Mission Trips—
and that won them over,” she says. “I stressed that safety is Group’s
priority, that adult volunteers have to pass background checks, and
that experts go from site to site to make sure things are going well.
That’s all it took.”
We’ve found that’s all it usually takes—and we’re happy to send you
the same video that warmed the heart of Jill’s church leaders.
Getting AppovalFrom The People Who Matter Most
You’ve seen the light! You’re all-in for taking your teenagers on a youth mission trip.
Yo’ll sper-size relational time with yorgrop.Much of the “ministry” time we usually spend with teenagers is actually struc-
tured programming. That’s ne, but not typically where the good stu hap-
pens—where kids open up about their lives.
A mission trip builds in long stretches of relational time—and when you let a
mission trip organizer handle the details, you’ll experience the trip alongside
your kids.
“All the organization is done,” says youth pastor Jill Wenker of her mission trip
experiences with Group Workcamps. “I can go through the week with my kids
rather than leading the camp.”
McCaslin points to the road trip as another benet of mission trips.
“Youth groups can do things in their own neighborhoods—and should,” he says.
“But there’s bonding that happens on a mission trip. The road trip to and from
the workcamp is great for our kids.”
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3Yo’ll shift to a servant-focsed ministry.“We rst went on a mission trip in 2001 because I had a small, oundering youth
ministry,” says Wenker. “A youth ministry friend told me, ‘You’ve got to go to a
Workcamp. It’ll transform your group’—and it did.”
Wenker says many of her students grew up in the church and “inherited” their
faith from parents and Sunday school teachers. “When they go to a Workcamp,my kids’ faith becomes their own,” she says. “Kids get the message Jesus died for
them, that God loves them, and that they can share God’s love with the world.”
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Adlt Volnteers
“Their big question was about construction skills,” says associate
pastor Adam Just. “Once they understand there are experts to help
supervise repairs and that their role is to be with the kids, they’re
OK.”
The good news: We’ll help you reassure your adult volunteers by pro-
viding clear, detailed job descriptions so they know what to expect…
and just how rewarding their week at a Workcamp will be.
Parents
“Workcamps promotes the fact that worksite safety is a top priority,”
says volunteer youth leader Dan Hemberger. “And it’s true—Group
backs it up.” The training and safeguards provided on a Group Mis-
sion Trip go a long way toward reassuring parents.
A parents’ meeting about a month before the mission trip can also be
a great forum for addressing parental concerns.
“They care about safety—and where their kids are staying,” says
Adam, who has that information in hand courtesy of the materials
provided by Group.
Stdents
This one is easy: simply ask.
Share the materials we’ll give you with your youth. Let them see how
they’ll change lives, serve God, and make a dierence in the lives of
specic people in specic ways.
Then ask your youth group which Group Mission Trip location looks
like a winner and stand back—you won’t believe how fast they catch
the vision.
And then watch what happens as God works in and through them.
We’re happy to send you the tools you’ll need to cast the vision in
your church. Call us today at 800-385-4545.
WhyPartner With Group Mission Trips?
Nobody has done yoth missions longer.We’ve learned a thing or two during our 37 years of organizing youth
mission trips—and it shows.
“Everything is thought out from start to nish,” says associate pastor
Adam Just.
That means from the moment you decide to pitch the idea of a mission
trip to your students—and your church board—Group’s experienced
sta is there for you with the tools you need to cast vision, buildenthusiasm, and raise funds. They will also walk you through our
online resources for planning and registration, and set you up with
mission trip-focused devotionals that will prepare your teenagers for
their experience.
Nbdy s bette at keepn stthns st.Mission trips aren’t about xing houses. Or cleaning alleys. Or hugging
orphan kids.
All that happens, but more important is the spiritual growth of everyone involved—and Group Mission Trips goes the extra mile to
encourage that growth by building in compelling morning devotions,
worksite devotions, and powerful evening experiences. Plus, you
go home with ready-to-use sessions to debrief what your group
experienced.
Nobody gives yo more foryor money.“I’ve talked with youth ministers who use cheaper providers,”
says Gregg McCaslin, a veteran minister of youth and discipleship.
“All they get for their money is someone lining up places to work.
Group provides it all—support, planning, programming, leadership,
volunteers, and lining up all the details. It’s all done and it’s done
well.”
Yu’ll be satsed, t. Let us pve t t yu.Contact Grop Mission trips by visitingGropMissionTrips.com or by calling
800-385-4545.
With dozens of organizations lined up to help you organize a youth mission trip, why pick
Group Mission Trips? Try these three reasons on for size…
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50,000 students.1 ission.
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Five days of service. A lifetime of rewards.
Week of Hope is an aordable summer mission trip packedwith practical acts of love and service. Your students
will build meaningful connections as they serve people
through local ministries and nonprot organizations.
Teenagers will learn Christ-like empathy and compassion
for others as they meet the spiritual, physical, and
emotional needs of disadvantaged children, youth, and
adults. As students serve in the name of Jesus, they’ll
develop friendships with the people being served, with
teenagers on other teams, with members of their own youth
group, and, most importantly, with Jesus. Denominational
dierences disappear as like-minded youth work together
for a common purpose. It’s awesome to watch!
Week of Hope meets the needs of all age groups—
wherever those needs exist. Projects might include:
• Providing meals to the homeless
• Tutoring poor or struggling children
• Helping to lead a day camp for kids
• Organizing a home or sprucing up a dilapidated home
• Painting a room or deep-cleaning a home
• Working with disabled children
• Sharing stories with a lonely elderly person in an
assisted-living facility
Your team’s acts of kindness will mean the world to the
people you serve. But the impact on your students will go
even deeper. Spiritual growth is a top priority at all of our
camps, and through meaningful worship and devotions, the
lessons learned will take root in the hearts of your youth.
Each day, students will enjoy meaningful, thematic
worship and devotion times, plus opportunities for
devotions. They’ll spend time together and connect more
deeply in their Christian faith. Programs are led by a
well-trained sta—but you and your youth will have the
chance to serve by leading parts of each worship program,
including worship music. (Feel free to bring guitars, drums,
harmonicas, banjos, and great voices!)
Turn the page and take a closer look at this year’s Week
of Hope mission trips. Your group will be immersed in the
experience of being “others-directed” instead of self-
directed, and challenged to live as Jesus did—in authentic,
sacricial relationships.
Week ofh ope c omm unity servi cetrip s
Conity sevicemission trips
Bri,Group Mission TripsAdvisor
Learn more by calling Bri at 800-385-4545
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Week ofh ope c om
m unity servi cetrip s
”Grop Mission Trips are by far the best way to go for a yoth mission trip!The work is so organized that yo only have to think abot getting the work
done and bilding relationships with yor crew and the resident. Worship is
otstanding every night! For or yoth grop there is no other way to go!”
SCARLETT DOWDY, YOUTH WORKER IN MOUNT AIRY, NC .
fndaising idea
All-u-Can-Eat-Spaghetti Dinner
The key to an All-U-Can-Eat Spaghetti Dinner is opening
your church doors to the public—more people means
more nancial support. Ask local businesses to donate
any needed supplies—sauce, meatballs, noodles, bread,
dessert, and/or paper products. The youth and volun-
teers serve, and some can play music or perform skits.It’s customary to ask for a $10 minimum donation per
person, and $5 per child under 12. But make sure to
price things to ensure you make money.
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At Week of Hope, campers provide helping hands to local nonprot ministries. Your group
may serve meals to the homeless, work with disabled children, or share stories with alonely elderly person. Whatever role your students ll, their service will be felt in the
community and will be a shining example of God’s love.
seving acommunity community service youth mission trips
day cap pogas
Play games with children, and send the armingmessage that they matter.
nsing hoes
Serve the forgotten in long-term nursing carefacilities.
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hoeless sheltes
Serve hundreds of hungry homeless folks.
ecovey pogas
Serve nonprot agencies that couldn’toperate without your help.
ASSISTED-LIVINGFACILITIES
Give attention and love todisabled children.
Week ofh ope c omm unity servi ce
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What’s inclded in the registration fee?
We want your trip to be as easy on you as possible. That’s
why we provide the following so you don’t have to:
• Ldn dun the week
• All meals, except f dnne n yu fee nht
• All supples and pject mateals f each wkste
• Themed T-sht f each patcpant• Develpment f Bble-based, thematc, fun, fath-
bilding programs
• Devtns t ead befe, dun, and afte yu tp
• Hhly taned, mssn-mnded sta
• Cmpehensve nlne Plannn Cente and pject
preparation materials
• Fundasn deas and suppt
• Ste selectn and anzatn
• Unlmted custme suppt fm pfessnal and cuteus sta
• Mssn tp handbk f each patcpant (a pesnal
devotion book and gide for the week)
Who can participate?We oer trips for preteen, junior high, and senior high stu-
dents. Participants must be at least 10 years old or entering
the fth grade in the fall of 2014.
How many adlts shold we bring?
Adults (age 21 and above) are a critical part of the experi-ence because they help provide safety, relationships, spiri-
tual guidance, and discipline. Please bring a minimum of
one adult for every ve youth.
How are crews organized?A typical “crew” is a group of ve young people and one
adult. Each crew usually includes participants from a vari-
ety of churches so students can meet new people. Call us
and we’ll gladly accommodate your request.
What abot transportation?
You need to provide transportation for your group to and
from your mission trip. And during the week, the vehicles
you bring will be used to provide daily transport to and
from project sites.
Where do we stay?Most lodging is in local churches or schools. Accommoda-
tions will include areas for groups to room together by gen-
der, a common eating area, and a program area.
What happens if the trip I want is fll?All trips are lled on a rst-come, rst-served basis, so reg-
ister early. However, if you register for a trip that ’s full, we’ll
give you a choice: Join the waiting list for your rst choice,
or register for your second-choice location. Call us. We’re
eager to help!
When do I have to pay?
Fundraising takes time, and sometimes more than one ef-
fort, so we’ve broken your trip costs into three convenient
payments:
EArLYBirD rEgiSTrATioN:• This special oer lets you hold your spot and pay no de-
posit until September 30th, 2013.
REGISTRATION AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
• A nonrefundable deposit of $50 per person is required at
the time of registration to reserve space on your trip.
PAYMENT #2 MArCH 15, 2014
• 50% of your group’s remaining balance is due.
PAYMENT #3 MAY 15, 2014
• Your remaining balance is due.
Can Grop Mission Trips provide references?Absolutely! Give us a call (800-385-4545 option 2) andwe’d be happy to connect you with other youth leaders who
have taken teenagers on a Week of Hope mission trip!
community service youth mission trips
whatto know
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A TYPICAL
WEEK OF HOPE
DAY6:45 am Rise and shine
7:00 am Hot breakfast
8:00 am Morning program
8:30 am Depat f pjects
3:30 pm Retrn to camp
5:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Evening worship program
8:45 pm Yoth grop devotions
9:30 pm Free time
11:00 pm Lights ot
Week ofh ope
c omm unity servi ce
let’s chat!Give yor stdents a powerfl
spirital growth experience
next smmer!
give joy a call
800-385-4545
or visit
GopmissionTips.co
Week ofh ope
c omm uni ty servi cetri p s
Jory,Group Mission Trips
Advisor
”Last year at Week of
Hpe, i seved at PjectC.u.R.E. and it was an
amazing experience.
This warehose shipped
medical items across the
lbe. Nt just new tems
that were donated, bt
discarded items that we
recycled and also pieced
back together. Week of
Hpe makes a deence.”
RICH HOuSE, .YOUTH WORKER IN CINCINNATI, OH .
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Workcamps are weeklong mission trips where your youth
group will work hard repairing homes for people in need,
while experiencing the amazing power of community to
accomplish God’s work.
Workcamps are high-energy and action-packed, yet powerful
and life-changing. The camps are big: Sometimes upwards of
450 youth participate, creating lots of energy and excitement
throughout the entire week.
At Workcamps, teenagers come together to serve individuals
and communities while building strong, long-lasting
relationships with their friends and youth leaders. In six
short days, hundreds of students from youth groups across
the country repair and transform homes—and strengthen
and transform their own faith.
One way their faith gets built is through daily challenges to do
something they may not have done before: painting a house,
using a chop saw or drill, or doing some other task that can
make students feel a little uncomfortable and vulnerable—
exactly where God can speak to them.
Workcamps began in 1977 as a home repair project in
Loveland, Colorado, in response to the tragic flood of the Big
Thompson River the previous year. In July 1976, more than
12 inches of rain fell within three hours near Estes Park,
overflowing and flooding the river. Ultimately, the river
became a raging wall of water that destroyed hundreds of
houses, washed away miles of roads, and killed more than
140 people—the worst natural disaster in Colorado history.
After that flood, Thom Schultz, founder of Group Publishing,
asked church youth groups from across the country to come to
Colorado and help rebuild the homes and lives of the flood’s
victims. Over 300 youth and their adult leaders responded,
working on more than 50 home repair projects.
And so the rst Workcamps experience was born. Thom saw
a dramatic change in the hearts of youth and adults serving
the flood’s victims, and realized that the challenge of helping
others in need could ignite and strengthen the Christ ian faith
of teenagers and adults.
Since then, about 300,000 people have participated in
a Group Mission Trips experience—logging more than 6
million volunteer hours. These participants have gained
a new understanding and deeper faith in Jesus by serving
others.
The mission opportunities keep growing, and the same
passion that prompted Thom Schultz to launch the rst
Workcamps continues to help teenagers from all dierent
Christian denominations grow closer to God and take on the
challenge of service by helping people in need.
Turn the page to see more than 40 Workcamp locations where
your youth can serve next summer—and give your teenagers
a God-centered summer experience they’ll never forget!
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hoe epaimission trips
Brent,Group Mission Trips
Advisor
w ork camp sh omerepai rmi s si on s
Learn more by calling Brent at 800-385-4545
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Maysville, KY Jne 22 - 28 $449
Kanawha Conty, WV Jne 29 - Jly 5 $449
Pocahontas, VA Jly 20 - 26 $449
appalachia
Pensacola, FL Jne 15 - 21 $429
Valdosta, GA Jly 6 - 12 $429
Brighton, TN Jly 6 - 12 $439
Virginia Beach, VA Jly 13 - 19 $449
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Monment Valley, uT Jne 22 - 28 $429
Mescalero, NM Jly 6 - 12 $399
Parsons, KS Jly 20 - 26 $439
WEST
Hamilton, OH Jne 15 - 21 $449
Hammond, IN Jne 22 - 28 $439
Racine, WI Jne 22 - 28 $449
Milford Center, OH Jly 6 - 12 $449
Oak Grove, MO Jly 6 - 12 $449
Waterloo, IA Jly 13 - 19 $449Midland, MI Jly 13 - 19 $449
Glenwood, MN Jly 13 - 19 $439
Red Lake, MN Jly 20 - 26 $439
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Okanogan, WA Jne 22- 28 $399
Chandler, OK Jly 13 - 19 $449
Evansville, IN Jne 15 - 21 $439Danville, IL Jly 6 - 12 $439
Centralia, IL Jly 20 - 26 $439
Port Hron, MI Jly 20 - 26 $449
Dinwiddie, VA Jly 27 - Agst 2 $449
Albany, NY Jne 29 - Jly 5 $459
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Yoth for Hire
Advertise for odd jobs like yard work, house cleaning, or painting within your church. Begin accepting and coor-
dinating jobs, times, and crews to complete each project. TIP: Asking for donations will oftentimes net you more
money than a set price.
Cmberland, MD Jne 15 - 21 $459
Spring Grove, PA Jne 15 - 21 $459
Imperial, PA Jne 22 - 28 $459Mffl ntwn, PA June 22 - 28 $459
Brlington, NJ Jne 29 - Jly 5 $459
Rochester, NY Jne 29 - Jly 5 $459
Bual, NY July 6 - 12 $459
Gilderland Center, NY Jly 6 - 12 $459
Tioga Center, NY Jly 20 - 26 $459
Shamokin, PA Jly 20 - 26 $459
Kittery, ME Jly 27 - Agst 2 $469
Philipsbrg, PA Jly 27 - Agst 2 $459
Scranton, PA Jly 27 - Agst 2 $469
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Fresh paint keeps houses from rotting and becoming unsafe.
Workcamps give youth groups a chance to serve people in need through home repair,basic construction, and painting—but students also build strong relationships with their
friends and youth leaders. Sometimes more than 450 teenagers participate in a camp,which fuels the enthusiasm and excitement throughout the entire week!
tansfo homes & lives
Before
After
fesh coats of paint
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Dangerous steps are transformed into a safe
patio for families.
A safer wheelchair ramp gives a disabled person the
freedom to live life.
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whatto know
What’s inclded in the registration fee? We want your trip to be as easy on you as possible. That’s
why we provide the following so you don’t have to:
• Ldn dun the week
• All meals, except f dnne n yu fee nht
• All supples and pject mateals f each wkste
• Themed T-sht f each patcpant
• Develpment f Bble-based, thematc, fun, fath-
bilding programs
• Devtns t ead befe, dun, and afte yu tp
• Hhly taned, mssn-mnded sta
• Cmpehensve nlne Plannn Cente and pject
preparation materials
• Fundasn deas and suppt
• Ste selectn and anzatn
• Unlmted custme suppt fm pfessnal andcuteus sta
• Mssn tp handbk f each patcpant (a pesnal
devotion book and gide for the week)
• Cmpehensve safety tann at the bennn f the
week
Who can participate?We oer trips for both junior high and senior high students.
No special skills are required.
How many adlts shold we bring?Adults (age 21 and above) are a critical part of the experi-
ence because they help provide safety, relationships, spiri-
tual guidance, and discipline. Please bring a minimum of
one adult for every ve youth.
How are crews organized?A typical “crew” is a group of ve young people and one
adult. Each crew usually includes participants from a vari-
ety of churches so that they can meet new people.
What abot transportation?You need to provide transportation for your group to and
from your mission trip. And during your mission trip, the
vehicles you bring will be used to provide daily transport
to and from project sites. If you intend to bring a large bus,
check with your trip advisor to be sure your trip location
can accommodate it.
Where do we stay?
Most lodging is in local schools or churches. Accommo-dations will include areas for groups to room together by
gender, a common eating area, and a program area.
What happens if the trip I want is fll?All trips are lled on a rst-come, rst-served basis, so
register early. However, if you register for a trip that’s full,
we’ll give you a choice: Join the waiting list for your rst
choice, or register for your second-choice location. Call us.
We’re eager to help!
When do I have to pay?Fundraising takes time, and sometimes more than one ef-
fort, so we’ve broken your trip costs into three convenient
payments:
EArLYBirD rEgiSTrATioN:
• This special oer lets you hold your spot and pay no de -
posit until September 30th, 2013
REGISTRATION AFTER SEPTEMBER 30, 2013
• A nonrefundable deposit of $50 per person is required at
the time of registration to reserve space on your trip.
PAYMENT #2 MArCH 15, 2014
• 50% of your group’s remaining balance is due.
PAYMENT #3 MAY 15, 2014
• Your remaining balance is due.
Can Grop Mission Trips provide references?Absolutely! Give us a call (800-385-4545 option 2) and
we’d be happy to connect you with other youth leaders
who have taken teenagers on a Workcamps mission trip.
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A TYPICAL
WOrKCAmPS DAY
6:45 am Rise and shine
7:00 am Hot breakfast
8:00 am Morning program
8:30 am Depat f pjects
3:30 pm Retrn to camp
5:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Evening worship program
8:45 pm Yoth grop devotions
9:30 pm Free time
11:00 pm Lights ot
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Pack yor passport and broaden yor horizons! Joingrops from other chrches to live ot God’s love
internationally as yo and yor stdents minister to
those in need.
You and your youth will make an eternal difference in
the lives of people you serve. You may build a church,
play games with needy children, help feed entire
neighborhoods, or teach good hygiene to people who
want to learn.
You’ll encounter poverty firsthand. You’ll see the pain
that true need brings. And you’ll better understand the
daily struggles facing much of the world’s population.
As your teenagers engage with people in need, they ’ll
develop a heart for service—and a deeper desire to
pursue God.
At Lifetree Adventures, we’ll help you plan the most
meaningful short-term mission trip your youth group
has seen, all with relative ease on your part. We’ll
provide you with everything from itinerary planning
to specific service-project plans once you’re there.You’ll get great fundraising ideas and secrets, all the
marketing materials you’ll need to recruit for your trip,
and even tips on what to pack and what to leave athome.
Whether you’re traveling to earthquake-stricken Haiti
or the rainforests of Peru, we’ll be wi th you every step
of the way to provide meaningful service in the name
of Christ. You’re a busy leader, so it’s our goal to lift
some of the weight from your shoulders when it comes
to planning an international short-term mission trip.
You’re probably not an expert in the country where
you’ll serve, but we are experts in the locale where
you’ll be serving. We’ll book you and your group to
stay in safe, quality accommodations. We’ll have
translators to help you communicate with the local
people. We know the transportation system and we
understand the local culture and customs. And one of
our personal trip leaders will accompany you and your
group every step of the way.
You and your students will be supported by our well-
trained staff as you enjoy faith-building programs
that help your teenagers translate their internationalservice adventure into life-changing spiritual growth.
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Per 2014$1,199 per person
(price does not include airfare)
Dec. 28, 2013 – Jan. 4, 2014 Jly 5-11
Jne 7-13 Jly 19-25
Jne 21-27 Agst 16-22
Are you ready to sail into the Amazon rainforest to build a
church for a Shipibo tribe? Join Lifetree Adventures as we
partner with a local congregation in Peru whose ministry is to
bring the Gospel to these remote areas of the jungle. You can
be part of a team that makes a dry church building possible
for these new Christians. You’ll have the opportunity to meet
and work alongside these villagers and play games with their
children. No special skills are required—just bring a willing
heart and a desire to serve these amazing people. You’ll enjoy
delicious and safely prepared food as you stay onboard an air-
conditioned riverboat for your journey up the Ucayali River.
You’ll grow closer to Christ as you and your friends discover
the joy of ministry service at the “ends of the earth.”
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Perto Rico 2014$599 per person
(price does not include airfare)
March 8-15 Jly 5-12
March 15-22 Jly 12-19
Jne 14-21 Agst 2-9Jne 21-28
Although Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since 1898,
if you serve on one of Lifetree Adventure’s 2014 mission
trips to Caguas Puerto Rico, you’ll feel you’ve ventured
into a whole new culture. Your impression of Puerto Rico
might be of the beautiful port city of San Juan or the lush
white beaches, and these impressions are true. What’s also
true is that tremendous need exists for the people living
20 miles away from the thriving tourist capital of the Carib-
bean. You’re invited to serve with other youth groups as we
extend the love of Jesus to the people of Puerto Rico. Your
labor of love to repair homes, beautify parks, or serve kids
with disabilities will leave an eternal impact on the people
of Puerto Rico. No passport or special construction skills
are required...just a heart of love and hands of service.
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Haiti 2014$699 per person
(price does not include airfare)
March 8-15 Jne 14 - 21
March 22-29 Jne 21-28
Jne 7-14 Jly 5-12
Haiti still needs your help. Come serve with Lifetree Ad-ventures as we partner with an outstanding ministry that
provides critical services for Haitians. Our ministry partner
runs vocational training as well as pre-natal, delivery, and
post-natal care for Haitian women. They need help cleaning,
maintaining, and building facilities that will allow them to
deliver this life-saving and eternity-changing care for their
neighbors. We’re looking for youth groups with a desire to
serve the tangible facility needs of our partner so they can
continue to reach out in the name of Christ to provide servic-
es that matter for Haitians. You’ll be inspired by the stories
of women who were able to deliver a healthy baby in a clean
facility without cost. You and your team will grow closer to-
gether as well as closer to God while you meet the urgent
needs of our partner.
Hondras 2014$799 per person
(price does not include airfare)
March 15-22 Jne 21-28
Rural Honduras is a place of great beauty as well as signicant
poverty. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch devastated the community
of Choluteca, in southern Honduras. The city has been in re-
covery mode ever since, and our friends in ministry have been
a vital part of the rebuilding eort. They are looking for youth
groups to help further many aspects of their ministry, includ-
ing construction of homes and orphanage buildings, as well
as constructing beds for children that do not have one. After a
short bus ride, you and your team will spend a week living in
quality dorm-style accommodations and extending the love
of Christ to the families of Choluteca. Please come with a ex-
ible spirit, a willing heart, and eager hands to extend the love
of Christ to the beautiful people of Honduras you’ll meet. You
will experience a great sense of accomplishment as you com-
plete a construction project that will safely house a family for
years to come.
Costa Rica 2014$799 per person
(price does not include airfare)
Jne 14 – 21 Jly 12 - 19
Costa Rica is both one of the premier tourist destinations of Central America as well as a country wracked with challenging poverty.
Many families struggle as they live in shacks in the hillside surrounding the capital. You and your team are invited to serve with
one of our ministry partners who are extending love in tangible ways to their neighbors. Your group might build homes in a hillside
neighborhood or help in a community co-op organization that provides services for their neighbors as well as translates Scripture
into their native tongue. You’ll be inspired by the jaw-dropping beauty of the rain forest, but you’ll be even more moved with love and
compassion as you get to know the beautiful Costa Rican people and experience pure life, or as they say in Costa Rica, “Pura Vida.”
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Alaska 2014$799 per person
(price does not include airfare)
Date to Be Determined
Alaska has both breathtaking scenery for tourists and hope-
draining challenges for some of its elderly year-round resi-
dents. Your youth group is needed to bring hope in the form
of landscaping and home-repair projects for older families
who are no longer able either physically or nancially to
care for their own property. You’ll build a strong sense of
community with your team while you tackle these meaning-
ful service projects. By the end of the week you’ll be receiv-
ing as much blessing as you’re giving while you serve in the
name of Christ. Please come both to give your heart awayand to have your breath taken away by the amazing beauty
of both the land and the people of Alaska.
Canada 2014$599 per person
(price does not include airfare)
Date to Be Determined
Native Americans have a proud heritage, and yet many of our Canadian Native American friends struggle with the basic necessities of
life. Join our Lifetree Adventures spring break team as we provide important home repair and maintenance for our neighbors across the
border to our north. We’ll partner with an agency that meets the basic housing needs of Native American residents and provide a fresh
coat of paint as well as a big boost of hope to families that often nd it hard to hang on. Your team will develop stronger relationships with
Christ as well as each other as you serve and share your hope with your new Canadian friends.
SAmPLE ITINErArY
Satrday: Travel to your destination city and
transfer to your lodging for the first night
Snday: Experience worship in a differentculture and get to know the ministry partner
Monday: Begin service projects
Tesday: Continue to serve
Wednesday: Serve some more
Thrsday: Keep serving
Friday: Complete your project and have
some fun in the afternoon
Satrday: Journey home
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STATEmENT OF FAITHWe believe the Bible is the inspired, authoritat ive Word of God. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in his virgin birth, in his sinless life, in his death on the cross, in his bodily
resurrection, in his ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in his personal return. We believe people receive forgiveness of sin
and eternal life through a relationship with Jesus.
First and foremost, our mission trips are about spiritual growth.
Something exciting happens in these unique environments.
Your students will step out of their comfort zones and into a
place where—alongside their peers—they put their faith into
practical action! They’ll also experience powerful, innovative
evening programs. We never take shortcuts that would jeop-
ardize the spiritual impact on your youth. Year after year, our
programs consistently challenge and inspire young people to
grow in their faith with Jesus Christ.
In 1976, Colorado sustained a catastrophic ood. The follow-
ing year, Thom Schultz, founder of Group Publishing, orga-
nized church youth groups from across the countr y to come to
Colorado and help rebuild the homes and lives of the ood’s
victims. More than 300 teenagers and their youth leaders, just
like you, arrived in Colorado and worked on over 50 repair proj-
ects. That same year, Group Cares (formerly Group Workcamps
Foundation) was established as the nonprot division of Group
Publishing. Since then, 300,000 mission trip participants have
racked up more than 6 million volunteer hours serving people
in need.
Since that rst event, one thing remains true: We strongly be-
lieve in providing opportunities for teenagers to grow closer to
Christ through serving others either in their own backyard or
halfway across the globe.
Today, Group Mission Trips has grown and oers several unique
multi-day mission trip experiences that take place in the
spring, summer, or fall:
Week of HopeFocuses on providing trips that build f riendships and mean-
ingful connections while caring for children and the elderly.
Through heartfelt experiences and acts of kindness, youth will
share the love of Jesus and bring hope to the lives they touch.
WorkcampsWeek-long, home-repair mission trips where youth work hard
repairing homes for people in need, while building strong rela-
tionships with friends and youth leaders.
Lifetree AdventresTravel to Peru, Haiti, Puerto Rico, or one of several other amaz-
ing destinations—and share the love of Jesus globally!
Grop Mission Trips is the Leading Provider of Christian Yoth Mission Trips.We leverage 37 years of expertise to garantee well-planned, stress-free mission trips for yo. Grop Mission Trips are designed
to give yo an opportnity to spend yor time in ministry—not administrative details! Or experience in mission trips helps s
ene the pcess and elmnate the hassles f tp plannn. We take cae f the detals s yu can fcus n what mattes mst:
the spirital growth of yor stdents before, dring, and after the trip.
why we exist
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rEGISTEr NOW!Here are your three easy options for registering:
Call 800.385.4545
Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
(Mountain Time)
Register with your credit card
on: GroupMissionTrips.comFill out the registration form and
mail with a deposit check to:
Group Cares
1515 Cascade Avenue
Loveland, CO 80538
Starting September 30, 2013, a $50 nonrefundable deposit is required from each participant. Deposits are not transferrable to camp balances. Please only register the number
of participants you intend to bring. However, you can add more participants until the camp reaches its capacity by calling your Registration Team 1-800-385-4545, option 3.
Upon registration you’ll be asked to sign our Terms and Conditions to complete the registration process.
CHOOSE A GROuP MISSION TRIP[ ] Workcamps [ ] Week of Hope [ ] Lifetree Adventures
SELECT YOuR MISSION TRIP
First Option Date Fee
Second Option Date Fee
RESERVE SPACE
Please register a minimum of 1 adult for every 5
students. If you register both males and females,
sign up at least 1 adult male and 1 adult female.
PRIMARY CONTACT
Name
Please Send Correspondence to: [ ] My Church [ ] My Home
Address
City State Zip
Daytime Phone Email Address
CHuRCH INFORMATION
Church Name
[ ] My church has attended a previous
Group Mission Trip
CHECK YOuR PAYMENTOPTION BELOW
[ ] Early Bird Registration
This special oer lets you hold your spot and
pay no deposit until September 30th, 2013.
[ ] Check Enclosed to Group Cares $
Check #/MO #
[ ] Please contact me for my credit card
information to nalize my registration.
Space for participants under age 21
+Space for adult participants
=Total registered participants
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EXPERIENCE THEY’LL NEVEr FOrGET.
GROuP MISSION TRIPS
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