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RIVAS, NICARAGUA - Pre-Planned Trips Available Year Around - individuals, couples, families

Jan - Dec 2024 | Merge

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Trip #25720

RIVAS, NICARAGUA - Pre-Planned Trips Available Year Around - individuals, couples, families

Trip #25720

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Location:

Nicaragua, Central America

Dates:

Jan - Dec 2024
Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks

Activities:

Construction, Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, VBS/Bible Clubs, Teaching/Education, Service Projects & Helps,

Cost:

Approximately $850 to $950
** See Financial Information Below
Includes: Lodging, Meals
Agency: Merge
Location: Nicaragua, Central America
Dates: Jan - Dec 2024
Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks
Activities: Construction, Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, VBS/Bible Clubs, Teaching/Education, Service Projects & Helps
Cost: Approximately $850 to $950
** See Financial Information Below
Includes: Lodging, Meals
Inquire about the trip

The Global Church is inviting you to participate in what God is doing in Rivas, Nicaragua. Our partner is the Bethel Mission Feeding Center. The Bethel Mission is run by Ana Angulo, a Nicaraguan church leader. The focus of the ministry is on 175 children in families living in the city dump. There are daily feeding and educational programs for children. The ministry is building a school for the community. Teams would be engaged in community-based ministries led by the church and church ministries for the congregation. There are also connections with a local elderly home. Individuals, couples and families are invited. Trips are led, staffed and implemented by Nicaraguan Nationals and other Latin American church leaders.

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What the Mission Trip Will Be Like

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The Global Church is inviting you to participate in what God is doing in Rivas, Nicaragua. Our partner is the Bethel Mission Feeding Center.  The Bethel Mission is run by Ana Angulo, a Nicaraguan church leader. The focus of the ministry is on 175 children in families living in the city dump. There are daily feeding and educational programs for children. The ministry is building a school for the community.  Teams would be engaged in community-based ministries led by the church and church ministries for the congregation.   There are also connections with a local elderly home. Anyone is invited, any time of year, for any length of time. Trips are led, staffed and implemented by Nicaraguan Nationals and other Latin American church leaders.

Rivas is a town of 50,000 about two hours south of Managua, and located near the shore of Lake Nicaragua. 

 

 

The following are the primary ministry opportunities in the San Jose Metro region of Costa Rica:

– Feeding Programs

– Children's Ministry

– Construction Projects

– Evangelism and Outreach

– Home Visits

– Education Classes

– Sports Camps

– Medical and Dental 

– Women's Ministry

– Gardening and Agriculture

– Elderly Ministry

 

Besides these options, there are more. The goal would be to find out your skills and interests and match them with the ongoing ministries of church partners in the area.

Trips are Mutually Designed with local partners utilizing your skills for ministry, learning from the Global Church, and building relationships with believers in the region. Individuals, couples and families are invited.

All trips are led, staffed and implemented by Nicaraguan Nationals and Latin American church leaders. Merge is an organization directed by a leadership team made up of non-American Global Church leaders from around the world. Once your team sends in a deposit, Ana Angulo, the director of Bethel Mission and the Merge Coach for Nicaragua, will contact you to develop an itinerary, ministry focus, and develop learning activities for you. Local nationals will be hired as interpreters, guides, ministry coaches, cooks, and construction supervisors (if needed). 


Housing –  Housing is at the Bethel Mission. 

Food – Usually teams are fed two-American/Canadian-style uncooked meals each day, and one cooked Nicaraguan meal made by local cooks, although more Nicaraguan meals are possible. Purified water is also supplied for teams. 

Flights – teams would fly to Managua, Nicaragua, or Liberia, Costa Rica, and be transported to Rivas. 

Ground Transportation – Merge will hire local bus companies to drive your team around Nicaragua, and from the airport. 

Learning – Learning activites with local church leaders and Merge staff will be designed into the itinerary.

Cultural Activities – There are various outdoor activities teams can participate in, including a day in the colonia town of Granada, visiting the island of Ometepe and hike a volcano, and having a beach/surf day in San Juan del Sur.

 

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Relation of Opportunity to National Church and/or Long-term Goals

Merge is an organization directed and led by Global Church leaders, not North Americans. This gives Merge a Global lens in preparing and implementing short-term trips.

All Merge trips are directed, organized, staffed and led by the national church. All Merge custom trips are mutually designed by the national partner in communication with the short-term trip leader. Teams learn FROM the local church leaders and pastors. The local church/ministries are inviting teams from the United States and Canada to participate in what God is already doing in their communities. Teams PARTICIPATE in ongoing ministries within the community of the local church and organization. The goal is to do ministry WITH local partners, not FOR them.

Merge trips to Nicaragua are created by Nicaraguan nationals in partnership with the local churches in order to create an opportunity for the team and local congregation/community members to do ministry together, learn from each other, build relationships with each other, and further the ministry of the local churches.

Additional Trip Information

Region:
Central America
Country:
Nicaragua
Other Location Info:
Rivas
Participant Age:
Elementary, Jr. High, Sr. High, College, Adult, Senior Adults
Eligible to Go:
Families, Individuals, Married Couples
Other Financial Notes:
Does not include flight to Managua, Nicaragua or Liberia, Costa Rica.
Training debriefing
Pre-trip training includes a training manual with online training by Merge trainers. Training covers three general areas: appropriate motivation and implementation of short-term trips, cultural intelligence training led by national leaders, and ministry preparation coaching. During the trip our staff will offer to lead your team in morning devotionals and evening debriefings written by Global Church Leaders to give your team a fresh new perspective regarding how God works in the world, your journey in your relationship with Christ, and Global perspectives on social justice issues. Post-trip debriefing includes a post-trip manual with meeting recommendations and outlines, virtual interaction with Merge Coaches from the country/region you will be visiting, plus a Merge Connect with community and church members your team interacted with during your trip.
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Mission Trip Offered By Merge

The GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING North Americans TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD. Merge is directed by a team of Global Church leaders from five continents. All Merge trips are organized, led, and staffed by the Global Church. This gives Merge a UNIQUE non-North American perspective on short-term trips.

THE GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING – the initiative and leadership are from the Global Church, not the North American church to GO and lead
TO PARTICIPATE IN – the participation is active involvement and learning through what the Global Church is already doing. The focus is on involvement WITH, not doing FOR – active learning involves participation as well as reflection
WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD – Missio Dei – God is actively involved around the world – North Americans can discover what God is already doing through followers of Christ around the world

OUTCOME – for participants from North America and the Global Church to be strengthened in their relationship with Jesus Christ, increase in passion for inter-cultural relationships, to implement God-inspired behaviors, and initiate new ministries and social change in their church and communities

Primary Values include:

LEARNING – God is doing amazing things through the global church. There is so much to learn about ministry and how God is working around the world. Come and learn!
RELATIONSHIPS – The kingdom of God is built on relationships, which are the key to a successful mission and ministry. Come and connect with followers of Jesus from around the world.
BRING IT HOME WITH YOU – When you return home, we want your vision and passion for your church, your community, and your own life in Christ to expand

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