JOIN US ON OUR NEXT MISSION TRIP!

TENTATIVE DATES DECEMBER 1 - 7, 2024

***THE INFORMATION BELOW IS IN REFERENCE TO OUR 2023 MISSION TRIP***

***PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED 2024 INFORMATION***

For more information, contact Austin Samaritans at info@austinsamaritans.org. Include your telephone number, and we will call you to discuss your question,

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**UPDATED DATE**

COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT IS DUE OCTOBER 16, 2023

***IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING US AND NEED TO APPLY FOR A PASSPORT, PLEASE CLICK HERE ASAP**

We invite you to experience the joy that only mission travel can offer. You will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with other team members and learn firsthand about the amazing things God is doing in Nicaragua. You will be meeting and supporting the missionaries who are working to further God’s purpose.

A child’s smile, a smile because reading glasses made the written word visible again, the gratitude of a missionary when much needed construction has been accomplished – these are but a few of the rewards you may receive. You will experience moments that can connect you to an individual, a family, or a missionary, and God’s Larger World, in a special way. Travel with Austin Samaritans to Nicaragua and know the joy of bringing Christ’s love and hope to His children in this beautiful, but impoverished, country.

TRIP COST

The trip cost is $1000/person (which covers all in-country expenses such as housing, meals, and transportation) plus airfare and the cost of medical travel insurance. The trip cost does not include your expenditures traveling to and from Nicaragua, incidental expenditures in Nicaragua, or personal shopping.

You should acquire your own airplane ticket and medical travel insurance. Airfare to Managua is approximately $800–$1200, depending on date of purchase and extras selected.

We also request that trip members have medical travel insurance. The policy provided by Allianz on the airline site (which is approx. $70 when purchased in conjunction with your airline ticket) does not provide significant coverage for medical issues, should they arise. The best way to purchase medical travel insurance is to search on the web. One convenient source is a site called Squaremouth. The Squaremouth site provides comparisons of a number of companies and a link to the company you choose. The cost, if you select only medical insurance and not trip interruption/lost baggage, etc, is usually cheaper than the cost of the Allianz insurance on the airline website.

MISSION TRIP ACTIVITIES

Opportunities to support and interact with the missions may be in one or more of the following areas:

Attend both graduation ceremonies at the two school that receive support from Austin Samaritans, and share the pride and excitement of the students and their parents.
Roll up our sleeves and participate in landscaping, construction, or refurbishing projects.

Participate in a clinic to distribute free reading glasses.
Worship with the Christian mission community in Managua.
Meet and encourage the missionaries and administrators of the mission programs.
Distribute 250 pairs of reading glasses.

INTERESTED?

TO APPLY, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BY CLICKING HERE along with the Liability Release and Conduct & Dress Code forms, along with a $400 deposit. Deadline for submittal of an application is October 16. The balance of the trip payment and associated paperwork is due by November 17.

The application identifies the team flights. All team members should travel on the designated team flights. Travelers entering Nicaragua must have a COVID-19 vaccine card or a PCR test within 72 hours before arrival.

In preparation for the trip, there will be a 2-hour orientation session. All team members should plan to attend.

For more information, contact Austin Samaritans at info@austinsamaritans.org. Include your telephone number, and we will call you to discuss your question,

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?

Anyone with a heart to share Christ’s love and help those less fortunate. The trip is open to adults and youth 12 years or older. Youth younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent.

Spanish is helpful, but not necessary. One’s health should allow for working in hot temperatures (80ºs–90ºs) without air conditioning.

CAN'T GO BUT WANT TO HELP?

There are several ways to participate even if you cannot go on the trip. You can:

Sponsor individual(s) who would like to go but need financial assistance.
Donate frequent flyer miles.
Pray for those going on the trip and for those they will serve in Nicaragua.
Spread the word about the trip.