2011 Mission Encounter to Africa
 Footsteps in Africa
Follow in the footsteps of hundreds of missionaries!
2011 Mission Encounter to Africa
Co-sponsored by AB Women’s Ministries and International Ministries
April 21 – May 6, 2011
Tentative cost: $4,500
Today’s missionaries are following in the footsteps of their predecessors with innovative ministries. You’ll learn about AIDS prevention & education programs, see medical ministries where your White Cross supplies relieve suffering, and visit the Mitendi Center made possible by funding from AB Women’s Ministries.
American Baptist women participating on this trip will gather in Jamaica, New York (JFK Airport) to begin their adventure together on April 20, 2011. The encounter will depart from JFK Airport on April 21st to Durban, South Africa.
Durban, South Africa — How would your church respond if a quarter of the people in your town had HIV/AIDS? Missionaries Rick and Anita Gutierrez train church-based health builders to establish bridges of healing in Jesus’ name. You’ll meet the women of the Baptist Mission of South Africa (BMSA) and Baptist Association of South Africa (BASA). You may even do some hands-on ministry to children affected by HIV/AIDS.
Democratic Republic of the Congo — There’s a grave new trend on the streets of Kinshasa — young women are being trafficked into a life of prostitution. Missionary Jill Lowery will take you on a tour of the Mitendi Center that’s bringing hope to these women. The Congolese Baptist women teach sewing, health & hygiene and other job skills at Mitendi. You’ll visit medical clinics, see your White Cross supplies hard at work, and talk with missionaries Ann and Bill Clemmer, and Katherine and Wayne Niles. Miriam Noyes will share about the successful Adult Literacy program that is spreading far beyond Kinshasa.
You may choose a side trip to Vanga Christian Hospital or Kikongo Christian Hospital. You will need to fly to either location and stay overnight for an additional cost of $350 to you.
You will need to have a United States passport valid three months after the date our trip ends. Thus, it needs to be valid through August 6, 2011. If you don’t have a valid passport, you will have time to apply for one after you are accepted to participate in the trip.
The tentative cost is $4,500 including $500 due with your application. The cost includes roundtrip airfare from JFK Airport, New York, (including one night stay in New York if needed) to Africa and all travel in South Africa and D.R. Congo, all overnight accommodations, and most entrance fees, food, and tips (Side trips in D.R. Congo are at your own expense).
Payments:
- $500 initial payment with your application by April 30, 2010.
- $1,000 due May 30, 2010
- $1,000 due July 30, 2010
- $1,000 due September 30, 2010
- $1,000 due November 30, 2010
Cancellation Policy
After you have been accepted for the trip, and you find you must cancel your participation you must do so in writing to Phyllis Brown, Business Manager, AB Women’s Ministries office, P.O. Box 851, Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851. Fax: 610-768-2286. Cancellation refunds will depend primarily upon refund restrictions of deposits paid on your behalf that we are unable to recover as outlined below.
If written notification is received after April 30, 2010, AB Women's Ministries will refund the money you have paid, less a $500 cancellation fee and any charges and fees already paid on your behalf that we cannot recover.
If you secure an acceptable substitute, any additional charges for transfers and changes are applicable and due from your substitute, in addition to her application fee and scheduled payments.
The amount you forfeit could result in a rather sizeable amount, so we recommend trip cancellation insurance (at your expense) to protect you from those unexpected family emergencies or illnesses that would cause a cancellation.
 Download registration forms by clicking the teal registration form button on the right.
We are limiting the number of participants to 15 including Chris Marziale, International Ministries Coordinator/Leader. Consideration will be given to the postmark on your application and the number of previous mission encounters in which you have participated. We will give priority to those who are first-time applicants.
If you are accepted you may pay your balance in full or according to the payment schedule. If you are not accepted, your initial $500 payment will be returned to you, so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
If you have any questions, please contact either the American Baptist Women’s Ministries office or Chris Marziale at the addresses or numbers following.
Phyllis Brown, Business Manager
American Baptist Women’s Ministries
P.O. Box 851
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851
(800) ABC-3USA, ext. 2285
(610) 768-2285
Phyllis.Brown@abc-usa.org |
Chris Marziale, Tour Leader
International Ministries
P.O. Box 851
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851
(800) ABC-3USA, ext. 2207
(610) 768-2207
Chris.Marziale@abc-usa.org |
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