Dates - March 23 - March 30, 2024

Location - Orlando, Florida

Price - $450 (Includes plane flight, housing, Many of your meals and Ground transportation)

We also have Lots of additional scholarship funds available. We don’t want money to be a barrier! Apply Here**

You can also lower your cost by raising funds - we will give you instructions on how to do that.

What is this Trip about?

First and foremost, this trip is about Jesus and his heart for the world and for people. It’s about helping the local Cru ministry in the area with their outreach on their campuses. It’s about partnering with students to help reach their campus and their city. It’s about sharing the Good News of Jesus with students. It’s about learning to be more confident and prepared to have a good conversation about the Gospel. It’s about taking that confidence and experience back into the conversations you have with friends back at MIT, family members and anyone God brings into your life. It’s about gaining God’s heart for those who are less fortunate and on the margins of society. This trip is not just about going to Florida for a vacation, though it will be a nice place to enjoy sunny warm days and the beach. So there is a part of the trip that is actually about fun and rest too, as well and enjoying fellowship with one another and building friendships. It’s about laughing, trying new things, meeting new people, and getting to know God better. Our hope is that you will leave with a deeper connection to the heart of God. This trip is more about what God will do in your life than what you will do for others.

What will we be doing?

Our ministry focus will be outreach to college students on local campuses and we hope to do some service work in the community, as well. You will get some great practical experience in communicating your faith with others. We will be giving you some great training and experience in talking to others about Jesus….and it will be stuff you can use for a lifetime. You will gain a vision for God’s heart people. One desired outcome is that you will become better Gospel conversationalists (both in listening well to others and in communicating the Gospel and asking questions). We also hope that we will have a better idea of how to see the needs of people in our cities and help meet those needs in real and Jesus centered ways. We will come as learners and listeners. We seek to be relational. Honestly, it’s actually really fun to see how God takes these steps of faith and turns them into great conversations that are meaningful to us and the people we meet.

When we aren’t doing ministry, we will have time to spend with God, learning from His Word, resting, exploring the city, enjoying the warm weather, and spending time together in community. There will be opportunities to head to the beach or explore the fun things in Orlando.

General Schedule for the week:

Saturday - Leave Boston, arrive at apartments and settle in, dinner together
Sunday - Visit a local church - prayer walk, explore a little, orientation to the week
Monday-Thursday - ministry days
Friday - day off
Saturday, head to airport and fly back to Boston

Cost

The cost will be $450. We are able to offer this subsidized cost due to the financial support of our Cru alumni.

One big variable in our cost is the cost of plane tickets. If you choose to wait to sign up, your cost could go up because we can’t guarantee that flight prices will remain the same.

If we raise more than expected from our alumni we’ll lower the cost for everyone. You can also raise funds on your own from friends and family and that can be put towards your persona cost.

We will also be setting aside extra scholarship funds for those who need extra financial assistance. Please don’t be ashamed to ask for help. We want to give away the money! :)

This is what is included in the cost:

Round trip airfare (if you have airline points or vouchers that you would like to use, please let us know and you can purcahse your own flight. We will adjust your cost accordingly. Your flight times will need fit in a certain window time for arrival and departure.
Lodging for 7 nights in furnished apartments
Ground transportation
Some Fun activities
Some of your meals (you will be on your own for most breakfasts and lunches). Most of our dinners will be included.

Where are we staying?

We will be staying in apartments with fully furnished kitchens. Everyone will have a bed to sleep in for the week.
The apartments are owned and operated at the headquarters of Wycliffe Bible Translators. The housing is located in a very safe area and also has a pool. You will have access to a local grocery store to buy groceries so you can prepare food in your apartment.

PACKING LIST

How to raise funds to pay for the remaining cost of the trip:

Many of us have raised financial support to help fund this missions trip. Friends, family, and churches have been very enthusiastic about giving to help send students on our Spring Break trips. Basically, this entails sending out letters to people about your trip and asking them to partner with you and send you on the trip. We will give you more information on how to do this.

Here is a sample support letter you can edit and send to people. Sample Letter

Here are instructions on how to go about raising financial support: Support Raising Instructions

If people want to give have them follow the instructions at www.mitcru.com/give. This is the preferred option for giving, if possible.

They can also send you a check directly - payable to you or Cru. If that is that case have them mail you a check we will help you process those donations accordingly.

Your deposits paid can be reimbursed to you if you raise the funds to cover your costs.

Scholarship Money:

We do have additional scholarship money set aside to help those in financial need. You can apply for scholarship. Apply here.