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 | Aug. 2—8 | Youth / Adults |
Target participant sizes for each week are 70 – 90 for Family trips, 80 – 120 for youth / adult trips. |
| Purpose: To teach the spiritual discipline of servanthood and to apply the principles of Christ-centered community transformation by serving in mission work in the North Central West Virginia region.
Sponsor: World Vision
Where: Philippi, Chestnut Ridge, Volga, Century, Flemington, Thornton, Grafton, Belington, Junior, Bertha Hill, Scott’s Run, Wallace, West Virginia and Morgan County, OH
Who: Youth Groups, Congregations and Families in Partnership with World Vision.
Per Participant Fee:
| Group Trip |
| Per Participant Fee: $385. In addition, please see the chart below for the per group donation for building supplies. |
| Group Size | | Minimum Donation |
| 1-7 | | $550 |
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| 8-15 | | $1,150 |
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| 16-25 | | $1,750 |
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| 26-34 | | $2,250 |
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| 35-45 | | $2,750 |
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| 46 - 60 | | $3,500 |
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| 61-100 | $5,000 |
| Family Trips |
| Per Participant Fee: $385 per person or $180 for children 4-10 years of age (no charge for children 3 years of age and under, who stay in their parents' room), plus a per-family donation for building supplies of $60 per person, $25 for children 4-10. |
The Per Participant Fee includes:
- All meals during your stay
- Housing (may be college dorm, 4-H camp, community center or public school)
- One World Vision Mission Project T-Shirt per person
- Devotional Materials
- Ministry Program for participants in the evening
- A canoe trip on your day off. Other options are available on your own.
- Group/Family Leader Training for one leader per group (see training)
- Project set-up and on-site staffing
- On-going community involvement by World Vision which includes preparation of community members to receive mission teams.
Cost DOES NOT include arrangements for or travel to and from Mission site or supplies required for your building project (as noted above).
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| About Appalachia |
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Appalachia is a 200,000-mile-square region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. The region is large, covering 399 counties in 13 states. West Virginia is the only state that is fully encompassed in the region. Our culture has been greatly influenced by geographic isolation. Years ago, pioneering-spirited Europeans followed in the footsteps of Native Americans to forge homes in remote hollows, building their communities along remote streams and rivers. Although the region's original settlers represent the Dutch, Irish, English, and some French, the largest groups in number and influence were the Germans and the Scot-Irish.
Today, this area is often stereotyped because of its heritage: dialects, specific rural lifestyle, subsistent agriculture, family feuds, industrial work, exploitation of labor and a severe lack of resources. Many people do not realize that Appalachia includes thriving cities such as Pittsburgh and Birmingham and is contiguous to Atlanta, Cincinnati, and other major cities.
On the other hand, of the 399 counties in the Appalachian region, significantly more than half are rural. More than 25 percent are considered distressed by the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Most of the people who live in Appalachia are descended from strong, independent, and hard-working individuals. In the last 30 years, these communities have experienced a painful break, as industries that once produced numerous jobs are gone. In many cases, no new industry has replaced the lost opportunities for viable employment.
World Vision's goal in Appalachia is to help level the economic and social playing field in this under-resourced region, to see neighbors helping neighbors, and to see lives and communities being transformed. We come alongside communities that are hard at work. The focus of World Vision is to bring a hand-up, and the message that our Lord means for all of us to live a full and abundant life. Thank you for joining us as together we share Christ’s love with the people of Appalachia.
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