On this trip, our team will join Orchard: Africa on the ground and support local churches and programs on a week-long mission trip in South Africa. Follow Jesus by spending time in a different culture and focusing on serving others. See God at work in Africa and make a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable families.

Projects vary based on Orchard Africa’s needs, including serving a feeding center, making home visits with partner pastors, or visiting Orchard: Africa preschools to spend time with the children and their teachers.

Trip Dates: October 17-25

Trip Cost: $4850 *cost subject to change.

Deposit: $100 (non-refundable)

Going on a Missions Trip is a significant investment of time. There are several steps you will need to take to prepare for the trip. By registering for this trip, you will be agreeing to:

Have a 30-minute interview with your trip leader before your team’s first training meeting. This conversation must occur before you are officially on the team. You will receive additional information about the interview upon registration.

Attend Team Trainings. There will be three Team Trainings, scheduled by the team leader. Your leader will provide you with additional information during your interview.

Fundraise and/or pay the full $4850 trip cost by the due date of September 10, 2025

Read all required material and submit all required documents by the deadline.

Prepare contingency plans for work and childcare that extend a couple of days beyond your anticipated return date to allow for potential travel delays (Remember, you will be traveling in and out of a third-world international airport, and days and times of flights can change).

Other things to know:

This trip is a very active, physical trip in a high-heat and high-humidity environment. Activities on this trip require walking and manual labor.

This is an adult trip. If you are choosing to bring a child with you on this trip:

You are responsible for supervising your children at all times and helping them participate in the trip. At no point in the trip can your children be outside your direct supervision. Your child is not the responsibility of anyone else on the trip, and you should not ask anyone else to provide supervision for your child(ren) at any point during the trip.

This trip is a very active, physical trip in a high-heat and high-humidity environment. All activities on this trip require extensive walking and manual labor.

Your trip leader will not be able to make special arrangements or accommodations for children. Children are expected to fully participate in all of the team trainings, trip activities, and evening bible study and debrief sessions while on the trip.

This trip is not recommended for any children under the age of twelve.

It is recommended that one adult family member per child attend the trip.