2019-2020 Global Service Trips
There are a variety of 1-3 week trips offered during Winter, Spring, and Summer breaks. Submitting an application does not commit you to a trip, and there is limited space, so the sooner you get your name on the list, the better!
Don't let the trip cost deter you from applying! The ACU fundraising strategy works well if you're willing to put in the time. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at globalservicetrips@acu.edu. We'd love to chat!
More trip information and application links to come.
Winter & Spring Break
S104: Colorado - Medical (LIMITED)
*NOTE: This trip gives first priority to ACU nursing and pre-health students.
Description: Dry Bones staff and volunteers are committed to serving the large population of homeless teens and young adults living in downtown Denver. The youth who live on the streets of Denver range in age from 12 into their mid-twenties. Dry Bones connects these young people with resources, nutrition, entertainment, and new friends. This will be a very educational trip to learn about serving this particular population, including from a medical perspective. Learn more about Dry Bones at www.drybonesdenver.org.
Dates: Estimated January 5-10, 2020
Estimated Trip Cost: $800
Trip Application Forms: Nursing | Prehealth
Application Deadline: September 22, 2019
S103: Guatemala - Pre-Health (LIMITED)
*NOTE: This trip is limited to pre-health students only.
Description: This Guatemala team will be working at a medical clinic, Clinica Ezell, for a surgical week. Health Talents International is committed to serving rural communities year-round by providing health care and spiritual encouragement.
Dates: March 7-14, 2020
Estimated Trip Cost: $1,800
Application Deadline: November 12, 2019
S115: Colorado - Information Technology & Computing (LIMITED)
Description: Lightsys is an organization that partners with missionaries and organizations throughout the world to provide IT consulting, training, software development, mobilization, and other types of support. Every year they host a Spring Break Code-a-Thon ("hackathon") for college students to gather together. People (programmers, graphic designers, project managers, tech writers, etc) are split into small groups and given a project for the week. These projects (ie. developing part of an app) specifically support missionaries in their Kingdom efforts!
Estimated Trip Cost: $300
Dates: Estimated March 7-14, 2020
Application Deadline: November 17, 2019
Summer Break
S102: India - Children’s Home
Description: Students will travel to Manali, India to work with a children’s home and school. The team will spend time leading devotionals and activities with the kids, as well as caring for the hardworking staff, giving them some relief. There are a variety of kids and teens from different backgrounds (Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian), and the ages range from 5-20. The ACU team members are viewed like extended family members coming for a visit, to support, encourage, and have fun! They will stay at a hotel a short walking distance from the children’s home and school. Traveling through India can be a slow-moving process, so be prepared to take many planes, trains, and automobiles to reach the ministry! Manali sits at the foothills of the Himalayas.
Dates: Estimated July 9-20, 2020
Estimated Trip Cost: $4,000
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S105: Honduras - Teacher Education (LIMITED)
*NOTE: This trip is limited to teacher education students only.
Description: Students in the Teacher Education program will spend time working in local, Honduran-run schools through Living Hope. Learn more about Living Hope at www.livinghopeforhonduras.org.
Estimated Trip Cost: $1,800
Dates: June 14-21, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S106: Honduras - Work Projects
Description: ACU students will spend time doing work projects alongside locals through Mission Lazarus in San Marcos, Honduras. This work will directly support the ongoing ministry on the ground. Learn more about Mission Lazarus at www.missionlazarus.org.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,300
Dates: June 1-7, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S107: South Africa - Kids Camp
Description: The ACU team will work with others from around the world to put on camp-like activities for kids in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Kingdom DNA is a ministry led by ACU alumni and former ACU athletes, Casper and Ashley Steenkamp. This outreach is focused on making disciples, and accomplishes this work via sports and other activities. There will be a time of orientation and training on the ground, followed by about two weeks of service, and finished off with debriefing, all of which is led by the missionaries.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,900
Dates: June 5-19, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S109: Indonesia - Muslim College Outreach
Description: This trip is focused on spending time with our Muslim neighbors. The missionaries in this urban city have been working as university professors for a number of years, and have built strong roots in the primarily Islamic country. This unique experience will be focused on a cultural exchange with university students, professors, and local churches. This may include time spent at the university talking about your degree of study in the US, learning about local higher education, helping local university students practice English, working with kids at a local school and more. The ACU team will serve as a bridge to connect more locals to the missionaries and to the church. The team will be working in a sensitive area of the world among a Muslim majority population. Safety is not a concern, but due to the political situation for Christians in the area, certain language must be avoided. Contact deanna.tuttle@acu.edu if you have questions.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,300
Dates: Estimated June 19-July 2, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S110: Cuba - Relationship & Encouragement
Description: ACU students will have a unique opportunity to serve with long-term native Cuban church planters. The team will do a variety of activities, which may include a combination of helping prepare for the Christian conference for young adults, leading a workshop at the conference, or participating in service work projects. The agenda of this trip is still being fleshed out, so prepare to be flexible! Due to Cuba’s political history, many Cubans don’t often get to spend time with people from other cultures. There may be lots of casual time spent in community for mutual encouragement with our Cuban Christian family. The climate is hot and humid, and be prepared to spend a lot of time outdoors in nature.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,000
Dates: July 15-25, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S111: Guatemala - Nursing (LIMITED)
*NOTE: Priority will be given to ACU nursing students.
Description: Students will work alongside medical professionals with Health Talents International at Clinica Ezell in Guatemala. The week will be spent providing care at the medical clinic.
Estimated Trip Cost: $1,750
Dates: July 18-25, 2020
Application Deadline: November 12, 2019
S112: Guatemala - Pre-Health (LIMITED)
*NOTE: This trip is limited to pre-health students only.
Description: ACU pre-health students will work alongside medical professionals with Adonai International Ministries at their medical clinic and hospital in Canilla, which serve thousands of people in the area. Canilla is about a six hour drive from the capital, and currently there is no access to healthcare other than small clinics. Learn more about Adonai at www.adonaiinternationalministries.org.
Estimated Trip Cost: $1,700
Dates: May 11-17, 2020
Application Deadline: November 12, 2019
S113: Dominican Republic - Kids Ministry
Description: Manna is an organization that focuses on discipling in the Dominican Republic. The Manna team of missionaries in the DR run a high school where they provide education alongside discipleship and mentorship, a college ministry for the high schoolers after graduation, a children's home, and VBS-style ministry with the community of a local city. The ACU team will get to work alongside the missionaries and Dominicans at the school. You will learn about discipleship, missionary care, and spend time relationship building with kids and teens. This will be a time of allowing God to transform our hearts and perspective to get further involved in discipling based on the work He is doing there.
Estimated Trip Cost: $1,500
Dates: May 28 - June 4, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S114: Ghana - Work and service projects
Description: Ateiku is a city in the southern part of Ghana, in western Africa, about a four hour drive from the airport. The ministry in Ateiku is led by Lawrence Oduro, father to ACU student Josiah Oduro. The ministry consists of a church, a primary school, a high school, a preaching school, a hospital, and the Rural Evangelism Development Project, which provides gospel teaching and clean drinking water to thousands of people. The ACU team will assist with service, construction, and work projects through the local ministries. We’ll worship with the local church while building relationships with the school students and other locals. The team will stay in comfortable housing at the ministry headquarters. The group will most likely spend one day touring the Cape Coast Castle, where slaves were kept before boarding boats to the west.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,800-$3,000
Dates: June 16-26, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S116: Canada - MFT (LIMITED)
*NOTE: This trip is limited to graduate students in the MFT program only.
Description: Students in the graduate school of Marriage and Family Therapy will put on mental health workshops for both the community and church in partnership with missionaries in Saskatchewan, Canada. The group will work with Gentle Road Church, and stay with host families from the church.
Estimated Trip Cost: $1,000
Dates: May 28 - June 4, 2020
Application Deadline: November 12, 2019
S117: Honduras - Engineering (LIMITED)
*NOTE: Priority will be given to ACU engineering students.
Description: Engineering students will spend time serving with Living Hope based in Gualaco, Honduras. The team will serve alongside staff in local ministries to provide improved living standards for the community. This may include installing latrines for homes in the community, so expect to work hard and get your hands dirty! Learn more about Living Hope at www.livinghopeforhonduras.org.
Estimated Trip Cost: $1,500
Dates: May 12-19, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S118: Brazil
Description: ACU students will travel to Itu, Brazil to work alongside three different ministries. These include homeless ministry, a local school/student ministry and finally a garden & café that supports and provides jobs for the marginalized in Itu.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,200
Dates: May 12th - May 25th, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S119: Guatemala - Nursing (LIMITED)
*NOTE: Priority will be given to ACU nursing students.
Description: Students will work alongside medical professionals with Health Talents International at Clinica Ezell in Guatemala. The week will be spent providing care at the medical clinic.
Estimated Trip Cost: $1750
Dates: June 27- July 4, 2020
Application Deadline: November 12, 2019
S120: Guatemala - Occupational Therapy (LIMITED)
*NOTE: This trip is limited to ACU graduate students in the Occupational Therapy program only.
Description: Students in the Occupational Therapy program will partner with various ministries through Orphan Outreach in Guatemala City. The team will be able to see what healthcare services are like in Guatemala, while providing some extra support for the hardworking staff and missionaries.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,200
Dates: August 8-15, 2020
Application Deadline: January 29, 2020
S121: Peru - Pre-Health (LIMITED)
*NOTE: Priority will be given to ACU pre-health students.
Description: The team will work alongside medical professionals with Olive Branch Ministries in a suburb of Lima, Peru. Clinic is held in a small church and hosted by members of the church. Various services are provided to local community members to not only provide medical care, but to connect them with their local church. The team will stay at a hotel in Lima, and drive to and from clinic each day.
Estimated Trip Cost: $2,300
Dates: August 8-16, 2020
Application Deadline: November 12, 2019