OVERSEAS IMMERSION TRIPS*

Service, knowledge, culture and a sense of transformation will all be a part of your experience in an Overseas Immersion Trip. During an Immersion Trip you will experience the culture from the view of the poorest of the poor in the areas of health, housing, and basic needs. You will work alongside HHM in service, but you will also be given the opportunity to participate in cultural events, listen to dynamic speakers and take time to visit local sites of interest.

Belize

• Groups usually participate in the Building for Change program and help with the construction of a new home for a qualified recipient. The Building for Change program has built more than 135 homes in the last few years.

• Immersion trip volunteers also spend time working at the HHM Outreach Center for children infected with and affected by the HIV/AIDS virus. This facility, the only one of its type in the country, provides critical outreach services to childrena and their families.

• Trip participants also visit partner schools to see the results of scholarship and tutoring efforts and meet past recipients of HHM programs.


Nicaragua

• Projects recently have included the construction of homes, extensive renovations to community pre-schools in a poor area of the city of Managua, and home repairs with partner families in our Pathway to Change Program.
• Groups also work with selected schools and preschools to provide repairs and renovations along with working with the children.
• We also plan each trip to include activities with the children we work with, such as taking them swimming or to the zoo, or helping out with classroom activities.
• In January 2008 we hosted our first Medical/Dental Group and held our second Annual Pre-school Teacher Workshop for 24 pre-school teachers working with poor children in the barrios of Managua.
• Projects usually include various cleaning, painting, and construction at two of the program sites. Speaking Spanish is a plus but not necessary.
• And other local programs that serve the poor.

General Information
• If you have an open heart and mind, then you are invited to the experience.
• You must have a passport for the overseas trips.
• All skill levels are needed and wanted. No previous experience is necessary.
• Don't worry about making a contribution “everyone does"!
• There are two meetings before the overseas trips.
• The first meeting is usually six weeks before the trip; the second is two weeks before the trip.
• You will receive all necessary information, such as what to bring, etc., at these meetings.

APPALACHIA IMMERSION TRIP*

Details
Participants often meet at Hand in Hand Ministries and car pool. It is about a 3 1/2 hour drive. Groups stay in a community center in a dorm-like setting. We usually do home repairs and sometimes deliver food items and clothing.

General Information
One meeting is held two weeks before the trip. At this meeting, you will receive all necessary information such as what to bring, etc. All skill levels are needed and wanted. No previous experience is necessary.

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