Puerto Rico 2023 Details

Cost: This trip will cost 1,700 dollars. There are a few options for fundraising to help with costs. (Fundraiser Envelopes, Online Drives, Support Letters, Asking friends & family to make your Christmas present be money for Puerto Rico, and more). 

 

Agenda: We will help with hurricane relief work and gospel advancement in Puerto Rico by working in Municipalities and helping local residents.

 

Fun: Students will have the opportunity to enjoy the beach and a Rain Forest visit one of the days we are in Puerto Rico.

 

Education: Each day will include personal/group Bible study and worship services to challenge our students and provide them with an opportunity to grow spiritually.

 

Who can come: We suggest that only students who are going into 9th grade and older attend this trip. Parents are welcome to come but should contact Stephen for details. We will also allow post highschool young adults to participate in the mission trip if they adhere to the appropriate vetting process and communicate with Stephen. 

 

Other Details: 

1) There is NO need for a passport to travel to Puerto Rico. 

 

2) Participants are advised to be up to date on standard vaccines, such as Tetanus, Mumps, Measles, and Rubella. The Hepatitis A vaccine is also recommended. Be sure to bring bug spray (at least 25% DEET) and reapply regularly before you apply sunscreen. 

 

3) We will fly in and out of San Juan Airport (SJU) in Puerto Rico.

 

You can notify Stephen via email and have him add your student(s) to the signup sheet. To notify Stephen, email him at [email protected] 

 

Simply signing up DOES NOT lock in your student(s) spot. Only when your $250 nonrefundable deposit is submitted will your student(s) spot be locked in. This deposit will be due Mon Feb 13. This will lock in your plane ticket and participation in the mission trip. 

 

Payment

All payments must be made out to Grace Bible Church either by check or through our online giving. Please be sure to indicate that the $ being given is designated for Puerto Rico.

 

All payments are NON-Refundable and NON Transferable. 

 

A $250 deposit is required to hold a spot. Grace Bible Church will match your $250 deposit when you lock in a spot (making your initial deposit knock $500 off the trip total). This deposit will be due Mon Feb 13. 

 

The remaining balance will be due before we leave for Puerto Rico on June 17. 

 

If a student pays a deposit and then decides to drop out, they must do so before May 1st to not be held financially responsible for that spot. 

 

Please contact Stephen if you have questions about ways to raise financial support. Do not let finances keep your student(s) from making the choice to join us. 

There are many traditional and creative ways to raise support for a Mission Trip, but before sharing those ways I want to first express that I have never witnessed a student who wanted to go on a mission trip and put forth the effort to raise funds, not go on the trip. God has always made a way. If God is tugging a student to go on this trip, I believe that God will fit the bill. Yes, it requires some work. Yes, it will take some prayer. It will require some sacrifice. But God owns all the resources on earth and will provide a way! 

 

A few suggestions: 

1. Ask family to give towards your trip instead of receiving Christmas Gifts and Birthday Gifts. 

 

2. Find a job and put away money every paycheck towards your trip.

 

3. Send out support letters. If you would like a sample letter please contact Stephen. 

 

4. Grab a few fundraising envelopes and hit your neighborhood, school, and extracurricular events asking for small donations. Each envelope includes a fun peel-and-pay option (see Stephen to secure a fundraiser envelope). 

 

5. Do some babysitting and put your earnings towards the trip. Tell those you are babysitting that you are using your money to do community service (they might give more because it is towards such an incredible cause). 

 

6. Use social media to raise support through Venmo or Zelle. 

 

Again these are just a few suggestions. Each of them will require effort. But effort, prayer, and a desire to go on the trip will pay off. I can almost promise you!