Join us on this trip to Lima, Peru!
This trip offers a unique experience in partnership with Kids Alive International in Peru. Our hope is that each team member learns the eternal joy of service through their time serving with Here For Kids International.
HEALTH & SAFETY
We know that traveling during a global pandemic comes with its concerns. However, Here For Kids strives to be diligent in protecting both our team members and the sites that we serve. HFK will purchase health insurance for you during your trip with us and provide masks for you to wear during your travel and on our partner sites.
Our partners are requiring all team members to show proof of vaccination against Covid-19. While a booster is not required, it is highly advised to have the booster at least 2 weeks before traveling. Team Members will be responsible for showing a negative Covid-19 test the day before travel. Once on site, both team members and site partners will be masked at all times and the site will give an orientation on their Covid-19 protocols for the week. Our site partners will then coordinate a Covid-19 test for each team member to submit for re-entry into the United States at the end of their trip.
Click here to read our Covid-19 and General FAQs.
TIME COMMITMENT
Team members of this trip are expected to:
Attend 2 pre-trip meetings with team prior to traveling
Participate in week-long international service trip
Attend 2 post-trip meetings with team after returning
PARTNER SUPPORT
This partnership supports Kids Alive International as we provide an opportunity for them to share about their ministry and the impact they have in their community, a time for the kids to interact with our team members, and a way for us to provide financial and physical help in support of their year-round ministry.
FINANCIAL COMMITMENT
To sign up for this trip, you’ll be asked to pay a $240 deposit to secure your spot. Once signed up, you will be required to pay the remainder of the amount up to 7 days before the departure of your trip.
Breakdown of Cost:
$885 - Airfare
$485 - Kids Alive In-Country Costs (Transportation, food, lodging, activities, project funds.)
$390 - Kids Alive Child Care and Rescue Funds (Donation to support continued care for children and program growth.)
$20 - HFK Operating Costs-T-shirt, mask, mailing materials
$50 - Baggage fees
$30 - Travel Insurance
$500 - Excursion (Machu Picchu)
$40 - Covid Test Fee
Total cost: $2,400
SCHOLARSHIPS & FUNDRAISING
This year, we are offering three types of scholarships for team participants that need financial assistance to complete total trip payments.
10% Scholarship - Total trip cost of $2160 (A scholarship of $240)
30% Scholarship - Total trip cost of $1680 (A scholarship of $720)
40% Scholarship - Total trip cost of $1440 (A scholarship of $860)
You can apply for a scholarship during your application process if needed. Scholarship money is limited and will only be awarded to participants who need financial assistance. In addition to a scholarship, all team members are encouraged to fundraise the remainder of the trip cost with the help of Go Method’s Personal Support Page and are always welcome to raise more than the required amount.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
This is what you can expect during your trip:
Serving the partner site in any projects they need help with during the week.
Team bonding and team development activities.
Time playing and getting to know kids and staff at the partner site.
Processing space to grow spiritually (individually and with teammates)
Opportunities to support international partners beyond the trip week
End of trip excursion to Machu Picchu: "Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views. Its exact former use remains a mystery."
TEAM CAPTAINS
The team captains for this year's trip are Mario Diaz and Vicki Shimkus. Here is a message from them:
“Hello and welcome! We are Vicki and Mario and we are very excited to be co-leading another international service trip to Lima, Peru. We met serving together in Lima wayyyyy back in 2011 and have been on many trips together since. Peru holds a special place in both of our hearts; it is where I served with Here For Kids on my first international service trip, and Peru is Mario’s home country!! Mario, a high school teacher for 34 years, is now retired and living with his wife in Pearland, Texas; and I, Vicki, am still going where the wind takes me, which is currently playing professional soccer in Portugal.
No matter where we’ve ended up over the years, Mario and I both seem to find our way back on these trips. Serving with HFK is an opportunity to grow spiritually and in community with others while having fun and playing all day with children! The children and staff that we have served alongside over the years have become an extension of our family and we hope you will be the newest addition :)
Our trip this summer will be unique in that we will be serving during a national holiday, so the children will not have school. This means we get to spend all of our time playing and interacting with the children, providing their caretakers with a much needed break! This week also might be a “family camp” for Kids Alive Peru (pending Covid risks). Family Camp is special because it is a time when all of the children's homes meet in one location to spend time together. This would mean that the children from all Kids Alive Peru sites (Andahuaylas, Lima, and Pucallpa) would be celebrating their time off of school together as one big familia.
We hope that you will join our familia this July and experience the beautiful country and people of Peru!”
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Now that you know what this trip will be all about, you can sign up by following these 3 steps:
Click “Apply Today”.
Login OR create an account with Go Method (in 30 seconds!)
Answer the application questions.
Deadline to sign up for this trip is July 1, 2022.
ANY QUESTIONS?
If you have any additional questions, please reach out to info@hereforkids.org.
Want to see what you would do on a service trip?
Check out this Daily Recap of our latest Service Trip to Peru.