ZAMBIA, AFRICA SERVE (2-WEEK) NOW ZAMBIA ONLY!

Dates: July 26 - August 10, 2010 – NEW DATES! 
Early Bird Rate by April 1:           $1,795 USD – NEW PRICE! 
Regular Rate on/after April 1:       $1,845 USD

This is a NON-SMOKING site. 
Site Capacity: 12 (incl. leaders)

NOTE: This is not a typical SERVE experience. You will be challenged to grow in your faith, but there will not be an evening session with a speaker and worship leader. This site was originally offered as a combined Kenya/Zambia SERVE. As of February 26, the team will now be traveling to Zambia only.  
 
General Description: The Zambia SERVE is for committed Christians between the ages of 17 and 24. There are about 1 million orphans in Zambia from the AIDS pandemic and the Christian Church in Zambia does not have the resources to adequately care for and minister to the orphans. Youth Unlimited is partnered with Every Orphans’ Hope – a Christian ministry to the orphans of Africa (www.everyorphan.org) – and with local churches to conduct the Bible Camps and provide ongoing physical and spiritual care to orphans through a sponsorship program.

On July 26, the team will meet in Washington DC for orientation. Then together, we will fly to Lusaka, Zambia on July 27 for 15 days, returning home on August 10.

Facilities: We will stay in a guest house. The weather in Zambia will be dry and dusty with temperatures as low as 50 F at night and about 80 F during the day. July and August is late winter/early spring in Zambia. Zambia is south of the equator.   

Work Sites: In Zambia, the SERVE team will host a Bible Camp for 250-300 orphaned children. You will be partnered with a Zambian Christian to lead a small group of 10 to 15 orphans during the Bible Camp. During the 5-day Bible Camp, you will experience how God will use you to be His voice, arms, hands and feet.  You will touch lives in ways that will impact the orphaned children for the rest of their lives. You will have an opportunity to talk with each child in your group about the hope that God offers through the sacrifice and grace of Jesus. God has worked through others just like you to change the lives of many orphans for eternity! After the Bible Camp the SERVE team will help out with some building projects at the village of Hope in Chonagwe which is an hour outside of Lusaka.  

Transportation: Registration fees do NOT include airfare to and from Zambia. As an all-inclusive site, transportation will be provided for you once you arrive at the site. YU will arrange for flights from your central point of departure (Washington DC) to Lusaka, Zambia for you and the other participants, but again the price of airfare is in addition to the registration fee. The transportation fee (airfare) typically ranges from $2,000 to $3,000 USD depending on availability of steeply discounted seats and will also include the cost of your Visa to enter Zambia (Approx. $135 USD/$55 CAD – The nation of Canada has a special arrangement with the government of Zambia).  You are responsible for securing your own transportation to/from the central point of departure (Washington DC) to meet up with the rest of the team.  

Other Info: Other expenses that are not covered by YU in the registration fee include your passport application ($85 USD), inoculations/vaccinations ($100-$200 USD estimated for recommended inoculations at county or provincial health department), souvenirs (estimate $50-100 USD), and food and lodging in London or Johannesburg if there is an overnight stay on the way to or from Zambia (estimate $100 USD/night). Note that we've had many flight itineraries require an overnight stay in London or Johannesburg.  
 
The SERVE Team will have about 6 conference calls starting in February to prepare for our mission experience. 
 
Important Web Links 
U.S. Consular Information Sheet:  
Zambia -- http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1062.html  
  
Canadian Consular Information:  
Zambia -- http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/report_rapport-eng.asp?id=333000  
  
Center for Disease Control -- for recommendations about vaccinations and other preventative health measures  
Zambia -- http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationZambia.aspx

Speaker: Not applicable 
Music: Not applicable 
Web Site: www.everyorphan.org 
Facebook Group: Not available 

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