PP Fall 2014 Guatemala

            Spend your summer in Guatemala, a land of natural beauty, excellent coffee, tumultuous history, and vanishing hope. It’s more than just pretty scenery. Guatemala is also home to families living in garbage dumps, orphanages, natural disasters like volcanic eruptions and mudslides, and overflowing prisons. You can reach the people of Guatemala by bringing the hope of Jesus to the hurting. Minister to the communities by leading VBS, visiting the sick in their homes, teaching English or community...

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Immersion

              You’ve graduated from high school and applied to college. Maybe you've even spent a year in school. If you wanted to, you could start pursuing the American dream. Or you could choose something different. You could choose to take hold of an unexpected opportunity. The opportunity to see the world. The opportunity to change it. We're here to offer you that choice. Next year, you could spend nine months diving into three diverse regions: three months in Central America, three in...

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PP Summer 2014 Honduras

            Honduras is full of history and beauty. From its mountains to ancient Mayan ruins to the sea, the country offers the diverse environment you expect in Central America.  Masked by its beauty, the Honduran people are struggling. Honduras is home to over eight million people, with 36 percent of the population under the age of 14. It’s also the third poorest country in the region, with 50 to 60 percent of the labor force either unemployed or underemployed. Many families struggle daily to meet their basic...

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Africa Expedition (Passport Summer 2014)

With a low life expectancy and high infant mortality rate due to AIDS, hope is just one of the necessities many people of Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe go without daily. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to share the love and hope of Christ with those you meet on this African Expedition.  Be prepared to embrace simple living. You will be totally immersed into the African way of life as you bring the kingdom of God to these nations. You will eat what they eat. You will live in their villages. You will walk with them. Your ministries may include: church planting,...

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Nepal (Passport Summer 2014)

              With an unparalleled diversity, Nepal houses a kaleidoscope of foods, sites, and people groups. This boisterous nation houses eastern treasures like Mount Everest, exotic beaches, and historic sites that can’t be found anywhere else. Despite of their eclectic makeup, one fourth of people in Nepal live in poverty.  Even more heartbreaking, less than one percent of the nation professes Jesus as their savior. While persecution has lessened, Nepalese Christians still face sacrifice for their faith. Come be an instrument of...

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China (Passport Summer 2014)

                On the surface, China thrives. Home to one fifth of the world’s population, this nation houses a booming people group, growing economy, and the unique value of honor.  It looks like an eastern paradise. But get closer with the Chinese people and you’ll see the spirits of the people suffocate. Come be a living example of Christ-like love. You could work with local Chinese youth and tutor them in English. During this time, your relationship could shift the hearts and futures of the youth in the...

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