Adventure Missions

  South Africa

• Cape Town: 
Cape Town (Kaapstad)

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: September 9-29, 2008

Description: A 3 week adventure trip with short term mission work and community projects. This focuses on the Transkei (Wild Coast) which was overlooked during the apartheid era. Remote villages, rolling hills, poor infrastructure, bad roads and subsistence farming characterize the region.

The people that inhabit the area are predominately Xhosa. Projects range from erecting mud houses for church meetings, speaking into schools, gardening, and assisting the elderly. We travel on a modified overland truck. Check the website for more details.

Highlights:
-Experiencing rural africa
-Traveling on an overland truck
-Activities may include: safari, canoeing, hiking, going to the beach, quad biking, staying in mud huts, and many more!

Qualifications: No qualifications required, all you need to have is a relationship with Jesus Christ and you want to love and serve people in rural Africa.

Cost in US$: USD 1294

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Any christian who: wants to serve the people, is looking for a broader picture of God's kingdom, looking for an adventure, wants to experience Africa, willing to get a taste of short term missions, and wants to get involved with hands on projects.

Age Range: 18-55

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 16

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Cross Country Overland Missions's Mission Statement: To support and encourage existing ministries in rural Africa through short-term missions. To expose the Church to the bigger picture of what God is doing around the world.

Year Founded: 2006

Cross Country Overland Missions is a Christian based organization. We do require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will be involved in religious proselytizing.