JOIN US ON OUR 2025 MISSION TRIP!
Dentists, dental hygienists and OB/Gynecologists are invited.
Stay tuned for details.
COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT IS DUE prior to all trips.
For more information, contact Austin Samaritans at info@austinsamaritans.org. Include your telephone number, and we will call you to discuss your question,
***IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING US AND NEED TO APPLY FOR A PASSPORT, PLEASE CLICK HERE ASAP**
PLEASE NOTE. THE INFORMATION BELOW IS A GOOD REFERENCE ABOUT THE ANNUAL DETAILS FOR OUR MISSION TRIPS, HOWEVER, THE INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS WE MOVE CLOSER TO PLANNING OUR NEXT TRIP (2025).
We invite you to experience the joy that only mission travel can offer. You will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with other team members and learn firsthand about the amazing things God is doing in Nicaragua. You will be meeting and supporting the missionaries who are working to further God’s purpose.
A child’s smile, a smile because reading glasses made the written word visible again, the excitement and pride of a graduation– these are but a few of the rewards you may receive. You will experience moments that can connect you to an individual, a family, or a missionary, and God’s Larger World, in a special way. Travel with Austin Samaritans to Nicaragua and know the joy of bringing Christ’s love and hope to His children in this beautiful, but impoverished, country.
TRIP COST
The trip cost is $1000/person (which covers all in-country expenses such as housing, meals, and transportation) plus airfare and the cost of medical travel insurance. The trip cost does not include your expenditures traveling to and from Nicaragua, incidental expenditures in Nicaragua, or personal shopping.
You should acquire your own airplane ticket and medical travel insurance. The airfare to Managua is approximately $600–$1200, depending on date of purchase and extras selected. The application identifies the team flights. All team members should travel on the designated team flights.
We require trip members to have medical travel insurance, including coverage for medical evacuation. The policy provided by Allianz on the airline site provides only limited coverage for medical issues and evacuation, should the need arise. A good way to purchase medical travel insurance is to search on the web. One convenient source is a site called Squaremouth. The Squaremouth site allows you to select the amount of coverage you wish and whether you want to include coverage for trip interruption, lost baggage, etc. It provides comparisons of costs for a number of companies and a link to the company you choose. The cost, if you select only medical care/evacuation insurance and not trip interruption/lost baggage, etc, should be about $40.
MISSION TRIP ACTIVITIES
Opportunities to support and interact with the missions may be in one or more of the following areas:
Attend graduation ceremonies at the two schools that receive support from Austin Samaritans and share the pride and excitement of the students and their parents.
Participate in a clinic to distribute free reading glasses.
Worship with the Christian mission community in Managua.
Meet and encourage the missionaries and administrators of the mission programs.
Dentists, dental hygienists and OB/Gynecologists are invited.
Assist with dental hygiene training.
INTERESTED?
TO APPLY, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION BY CLICKING HERE along with the Liability Release and Conduct & Dress Code forms, along with a $400 deposit. Deadline for application submittal, including a copy of your passport, is October 1st. The balance of the trip payment is due by November 15. The current processing time to obtain a passport is 10 to 12 weeks, unless the service of an expediter is obtained. With an expediter, the estimated time is 6 to 7 weeks.
We encourage all team members to enroll in the U.S. Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
In preparation for the trip, there will be a 2-hour orientation session. All team members should plan to attend.
For more information, contact Austin Samaritans at info@austinsamaritans.org. Include your telephone number, and we will call you to discuss your question,
WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE?
Anyone with a heart to share Christ’s love and help those less fortunate. The trip is open to adults and youth 12 years or older. Youth younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent.
Spanish is helpful, but not necessary. One’s health should allow for working in hot temperatures (80ºs–90ºs) without air conditioning.
CAN'T GO BUT WANT TO HELP?
There are several ways to participate even if you cannot go on the trip. You can:
Sponsor individual(s) who would like to go but need financial assistance.
Donate frequent flyer miles.
Pray for those going on the trip and for those they will serve in Nicaragua.
Spread the word about the trip.
Angelica receiving her new glasses.