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Costa Rica B4A 2021

Ministry Overview  On this mission trip, Beauty for Ashes will serve the women living in the barrio in Sinai, San José, Costa Rica with our ministry partner Casa Transforma. You will minister to various groups of women including single mothers, survivors of sexual exploitation, and immigrants. Your team will: Host Beauty for Ashes retreats, creating a space for God to bring hope, healing, and redemption to the stories of local women. Be equipped to share about topics such as worth, identity, healing, and forgiveness with others through storytelling and...

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Puerto Rico STM 2021

Ministry Overview  Your team will partner with a local church called Iglesia Bautista Rahim that’s dedicated to bringing the love of Jesus to their community. Here are some things you might be doing in Puerto Rico:  Work Projects: Help with small construction projects on homes affected by Hurricane Maria. Community Outreach: Visit the homes of those affected by Maria and hear their story while displaying the love of Jesus.  Children’s Ministry: Spend time with children while hosting Vacation Bible School in a local community. Housing Your team will stay...

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Rwanda B4A 2021

Ministry Overview  In Rwanda, Beauty for Ashes partners with the ministry HOPERwanda. HOPERwanda aims to empower local young women through the Holy Spirit and the teaching of life skills such as tailoring. These skills help women walk out of systemic poverty and into a bright future. Your team will: Host Beauty for Ashes retreats, creating spaces for God to bring hope, healing, and redemption to the stories of local women. Be equipped to share about topics such as worth, identity, healing, and forgiveness with others through storytelling and vulnerability. Build meaningful...

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New Orleans STM 2021

Ministry Overview  Your team will partner with Jesus Project in New Orleans. Over the past 15 years, this ministry has worked hard to support the families and children affected by Hurricane Katrina in an area called Holly Grove. To this day, they continue to invest in this neighborhood.  Your team will support Jesus Project in a number of their ministry efforts. At their Apple Street Learning Center, they have dedicated tutors and mentors, over 1,500 hours of one-on-one tutoring annually, access to technology, and consistent individual care. In addition, The Food 4 Kids program...

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eSwatini STM 2021

Ravaged by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, eSwatini has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world, leaving thousands of children — 12% of the population — without parents. In addition, 40% of the population live on less than $1.25 per day, which is below the international poverty line. But we believe God has a redemptive plan for eSwatini. The key to a nation’s future is its children — in the care for their physical well being, the fulfillment of basic needs like food, clean water, and shelter, and in their education. We see a generation of children raised up to take leadership...

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Asheville STM 2021

Ministry Overview  Your team will have the opportunity to serve with our ministry partner Excel, missionally-minded men and women transforming their city from the inside out. Here are some things you might be doing in Asheville: Light Construction: Help the active expansion of their infrastructure in the Black Mountain neighborhood.  City Cleanup: Join the church serving Black Mountain through city cleanups.  Community Outreach: Connect with this unique community and place by building relationships with people hanging out on the square and attending community...

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