Each trip requires a non-refundable deposit. The deposit will be applied to your total trip cost. Deposits can be paid with either cash or check. Checks should be made out to Wheaton College/ BreakAway with the name of your trip in the memo line. Sign-ups begin on November 26, 2012 for some trips and January 29, 2013 for others. To see when each trip signs up, look for information below. Sign-ups are on a continuing basis until the trips are filled. After the sign up day, you can sign up in the Office of Christian Outreach, in Lower Beamer.
International Trips
Requirements for international trips:
*Your passport or a copy of your passport is required at sign up!
All participants must meet with the Student Health Services nurse by January 18, 2013. There is a $25 fee for this visit, which is not included in the cost of the trip. Any recommended immunizations from this visit are also not included in the cost of the trip. All participants must also be 18 years of age by March 9, 2013.
Guatemala
Participants will spend a week at a Christian orphanage in Guatemala City, doing manual labor on the grounds as well as interacting with the children at the orphanage. Participants will have the opportunity to experience Guatemalan culture in the beautiful city of Antigua.
Cost of trip: $975; $100 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:30am in the Parmelee Room
10 spaces available.
Transportation: airplane; Item needed: sleeping bag
Required: passport at sign up, visit to Student Health Services nurse by January 18, 2013, must be 18 years of age by March 9, 2013
Guatemala Long Trip Description>>
Panama
The team will serve at a Christian facility by providing programming for retreat participants as well as serve youth in nearby communities. Must have leadership experience in Christian camping. See Craig/HoneyRock office x5124 prior to sign up (Spanish-speaking preferred).
Cost of trip: $975; $100 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:30am in the Parmelee Room
13 spaces available.
Transportation: airplane; Item needed: sleeping bag
Required: passport at sign up, visit to Student Health Services nurse by January 18, 2013, must be 18 years of age by March 9, 2013
Panama Long Trip Description>>
Toronto, Canada
Serve in two unique environments showing love to mentally disabled adults through music, dance, art, and acting classes with St. Jude's Academy of Arts. With St. Francis Table, serve meals to the homeless and provide an opportunity for community, advocacy, and friendship with St. Francis Table.
Cost of trip: $450; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:30am in the Parmelee Room
10 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Required: passport at sign up, visit to Student Health Services nurse by January 18, 2013, must be 18 years of age by March 9, 2013
Toronto Long Trip Description>>
Domestic Trips
Huntsville, Alabama
Work in an impoverished neighborhood by partnering with Lincoln Village Ministry near Huntsville, Alabama. Serve through renovating homes, tutoring at local schools, helping with ministry projects, and worshipping with residents as you challenge yourself to learn what it means to powerfully show Christ’s love to your neighbor.
Cost of trip: $395; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30am in the Phelps Room
12 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Huntsville Long Trip Description>>
Americus, Georgia
Spend a week living in an intentional Christian community where there is a rhythm to each day filled with prayer, work, study, service & fellowship. Experience how Koinonia Farm today is feeding people physically & spiritually. Work will entail varied farm work from planting to harvesting vegetables, to off-season pecan orchard clean-up and work in a bakery – chocolate anyone?
Cost of trip: $425; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30am in the Phelps Room
12 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Americus Long Trip Description>>
Angola, Louisiana
Spend a week in a maximum security prison. Prepare to have all of your preconceptions of prison life challenged as you spend a week in the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Cost of trip: $375; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30am in the Phelps Room
16 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Angola Long Trip Description>>
Denver, Colorado
Learn about God and different angles of homelessness while serving the urban poor in downtown Denver. Students will be serving with Joshua Station, Christ Body Ministry, and Dry Bones.
Cost of trip: $425; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30am in the Phelps Room
8 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Denver Long Trip Description>>
Deering, New Hampshire
Prepare to witness the transformative power of God’s love at His Mansion Ministries, a Christ-centered recovery community for individuals who struggle with addictions, past trauma, mental health, and eating disorders. Students will live, eat, work, and have opportunities to form personal relationships with staff and residents.
Cost of trip: $425; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30am in the Phelps Room
10 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
New Hampshire Long Trip Description>>
San Francisco, California
Experience a plethora of service opportunities in San Francisco as you minister to patients at Laguna Honda Hospital, serve the homeless population with Youth With a Mission, and partner with InnerCHANGE, a Christian order among the poor.
Cost of trip: $595; $100 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:30am in the Parmelee Room
7 male and 7 female spaces available.
Transportation: airplane; Item needed: sleeping bag
Required: driver’s license at sign up (in order to book airplane tickets)
San Francisco Long Trip Description>>
Savannah, Georgia
Team members will spend the week serving the less fortunate citizens of Savannah by working in a food bank, tutoring and serving dinner to children, and working with Habitat for Humanity. Participants will enjoy serving through construction, fundraising, shelving, and relational ministries throughout the week.
Cost of trip: $425; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30am in the Phelps Room
14 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Savannah Long Trip Description>>
Appalachia, Tennessee
Spend two days working with families in rural Appalachia on home repair projects including painting, yard work, and minor construction and two days renovating and building in-camp facilities at MountainTOP. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to go caving!
Cost of trip: $425; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 6:30am in the Phelps Room
12 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Tennessee Long Trip Description>>
Wichita, Kansas
Serve God while gaining first-hand medical experience. The team will serve at low-income clinics, shadow doctors at a Level 1 Hospital, help to construct mobile medical clinics and prepare medical equipment for overseas missions. See Dr. Walters/AHS x5744 in AHS prior to sign-up.
Cost of trip: $450; $50 non-refundable deposit due at sign up.
Sign-ups begin on Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:30am in the Parmelee Room
8 spaces available.
Transportation: van; Item needed: sleeping bag
Wichita Long Trip Description>>