Make your choice of trip dates below, and then sign up to reserve a place on a team. You may also want to read a few basics about FHM's mission trips or about the personal experiences of others who have traveled with FHM. You can also skip ahead to getting ready for the trip, getting all the details of what to expect while you're in Haiti.
2009 TRIPS - (Note: January trip costs will be airfare plus $900)
January 31 - February 8, 2009 (full)
Trip with the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection in Lexington, KY.
Participants will build a house in Cite Soleil. They will then travel to the rural community of Fondwa to visit the Ste. Antoine School and Fatima House
orphanage. The team will take a day trip to Jacmel prior to returning to
Port-au-Prince and back home to the U.S.
March 7 - 15. 2009 (full)
Student Trip for participants in the Duke University course, "Issues of
Healing in the Developing World and Care of the Underserved: Medical &
Theological Perspectives." During the University's spring break, the
student team and their instructors from Duke Medical and Duke Divinity will
visit a number of health-related initiatives where Family Health Ministries is
involved.
June 13 - 21 (open)
Medical Trip to the Blanchard community near Port-au-Prince. The
team will provide a four day clinic in collaboration with the staff of Centre de
Sante Familale. They will also travel to the community of Fondwa to visit
both the Ste. Antoine School and Fatima House Orphanage.
July 18 - 26 (open)
Vacation Bible School Trip will provide a four-day program to children at
the Christian Community Church of Blanchard, near Port-au-Prince.
Following the team's time in the city, they will also travel to the mountain
community of Fondwa where they will lead a one-day VBS program.
Oct 3 - 11 (open)
Medical Trip to Fondwa, a rural mountain community in the southern part of the country. The team will providea four day
clinic in collaboration with the Association of
Peasants of Fondwa. Read about last year's trip. |
