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Mission Jamaica 

What Is Mission Jamaica (MJ)?

A Mission Jamaica trip combines a service project with time for reflection and spiritual rest. It allows a person to experience an international mission field that is close to home, yet far enough away to immerse yourself in another culture for a week. Over 30 years of accompanying our Jamaican neighbors has led to over 35 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregations and several colleges from Minnesota as well as North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina and Illinois. 

Clifton Boys Home, Darlingston, Jamaica (click to learn more) – Boys, 8 to 18, live at this Christian home where safety, education, and Christian values are fostered. At age 18, boys typically leave with renewed hope for a more positive future with an education, job-worthy skills, and what it means to have a loving family.

J’ABODE (formerly Habitat for Humanity) (click to learn more) – There’s always work to be done for housing. Digging footings, pouring concrete, and tying steel reinforcement are some of the tasks MJ does. Missionaries work side by side with the future homeowners.

Westhaven Children’s Home (click to learn more) – West Haven Children’s Home is a residential facility located 30 miles from Montego Bay in Copse, Jamaica. It is home to approximately 80 children and young adults with moderate to severe special needs, including those diagnosed with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism and other developmental disabilities.  The staff is adequate to meet only the most basic needs of the residents, such as bathing and feeding. The open air dormitories are over-crowded and funds are needed to help with renovations. There is no hot water available.

The government of Jamaica provides only about one-half of the budget necessary to meet these most basic needs. West Haven depends on charities such as CDFI to help bridge the gap in this funding deficit.

Healing Haiti Trip…

Date: POSTPONED - Dates to be determined

Learn more: https://healinghaiti.org/

What is Healing Haiti (HH)?

Healing Haiti is a Christian mission organization offering short-term mission work opportunities in Haiti. They offer life-changing experiences for those who want to make a difference in this world. HH believes the world is a better place when families are strengthened. They seek to share faith with those met in Haiti.

Healing Haiti is a Christ-centered ministry that leverages resources to elevate and unify Haitian families so that the cycle of poverty is broken and the fabric of the community is strengthened. As one of the most trusted short-term missions organizations, when we are on this trip HH will help us discover meaningful opportunities to share faith, love, and healing with others.

Healing Haiti prepares you for meaningful mission opportunities in Haiti and takes care of all mission trip organization. You just need to bring your open heart and your love.

Who can go on the trip?

This is an unforgettable opportunity for any age. This year our trip will be focused on Youth + Adults. You will need to be 15 years or older at time of travel to go on this mission trip.

Perhaps you have been looking for that experience to bring you closer to God. Maybe you are seeking, desire more significance, or are being called to make a bigger contribution to the world by helping others. This is a LIVE. LOVE. SERVE. opportunity for you! Haiti is one of the many places FMSC manna packs are sent and distributed, this is also a deeper step from locally packing meals to GO and SEE the meals put to work, helping turn hunger into HOPE.

This trip is a partnered trip with ELIM LUTHERAN, Scandia, MN. Family-Child trips will hope to be planned for future trips.

Questions?

Talk to Laura Livermore if you have questions or would like to learn more.  

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