June 1-9

Xocenpich, Yucatan

Sign up Deadline 1/7

Current 8th-12th, College+, Parents

$2000*

Encounter Yucatan, Mexico

June 1-9, 2024

When is the Trip?   June 1-9

Where is the Trip? We will be going to Xocenpich, Yucatan, Mexico we will be staying in a gated complex in a safe and trusted town where LPC has a 80+ year relationship with the community of Xocenpich and the surrounding areas.

What will we do? LPC has been instrumental in supporting the Bethesda Medical Clinic, a nursing school, and a Bible School in Xocenpich. We have been privileged to help build and repair churches, schools, and other buildings, and have participated in numerous VBS and after school programs, medical emergencies, hurricane relief, scholarships, and many other endeavors. It is our hope to continue with a building project at our sister Mahanaim Presbyterian Church in Pisté, Mexico as well gospel presentations in various villages.

Is it safe there? Our first priority on this trip is safety: We would never put anyone anywhere there would be a chance of something happening. If it was unsafe we would not go. The Yucatan is very safe there are many tourist destinations and it is far away from areas of concern. LPC has had a very long relationship with the people of the Yucatan and because of our long and active relationship, we are respected by the people, our brothers and sisters in Christ, and they in turn are very concerned with our safety and our experience. Across the street from our gated accommodations in Xocenpich is the Clinica Bethesda a health and surgical care facility and we will be within 1.5 hours from Merida, a large city with a full service hospitals and an international airport (also 2 hours from Cancun.)

Who Can Go?: The 2024 Encounter Yucatan Mission Trip is open to all current 8th - 12th graders, college students, young adult alumni and parents. Due to the nature of the trip, space may be limited. Current 9th - 12th graders will have first priority over current 8th graders. Encounter’s Yucatan Trip occurs every 4 years so all current 8th graders will have the opportunity to go when they are seniors. 8th graders are encouraged to fill out the applications and provide a deposit to hold their potential spot. College students, young adult alumni and parents will be asked to provide leadership on the trip and will be required to submit to a background check, training and sign a leadership covenant.

How do I sign up?

Sign up Dates: Dec 1st - Jan 7th 

Application Form at https://lebanonpresbyterian.org/student-ministry/

INFO MEETING Sunday, December 10th 10:15am (Encounter Room)

Sign up By Jan 7th - 9am  - $100 Deposit Due (non refundable after Jan 7th) 

Check/Cash In collection plate or LPC Office or online payment through web link above.

How much will it Cost?: The total cost of the trip is  $2,000 (Price includes Group Airfare, Food, Lodging, Transportation and Mission Project Costs) - NOTE: $2,000* is the estimate total cost of the total trip per individual without any individual, group fundraising or LPC budgeted contributions.  

Payment Schedule:  For Total Cost $2000* - (This is a high estimation and will be adjusted as costs are known)

Sunday, January 7 - $100 Deposit (Refundable until Jan 15)

Sunday, January 14 - $250

Sunday, February 11 - $250

Sunday, March 10 - $250

Sunday, April 14 - $250

Sunday, May 19 - Remaining Trip Payment Due ($900 if you did no fundraising)

Please don’t let money be the reason you do not go. Talk to Andrew (the sooner, the better).

It would be great if we raised enough money so that the “Remaining Trip Payment” would be $0 or what if we raised so much that we returned money back???!!! Let’s work together to make this a reality!!!

Will there be Fundraising or Scholarships?: We will raise money together through a variety of fundraising and we hope that money would not be an issue for any student, if it becomes an issue there are scholarships available please talk to Andrew (see below). We can also work out a structure payment plan to make up the balance.

Fundraising, Important and Mandatory Dates:

June 1-9 (Saturday - Sunday) It’s the Trip!

Dec 1st - 10th Signup at lebanonpresbyterian.org/students/summer

Saturday, Dec 9: Noon Clean-up for Preschool Function

Sunday, January 7 - $100 Deposit Due (refund through Jan 15) In collection plate or Church Office

Sunday, April 21 - Rummage SaleTable Setup 6pm

Monday - Friday, April 22-26 3:30-7 pm - Organizing and Pickups

April 27  1 - 6 pm — LPC Spring Rummage Sale

Other Planned Fundraising

Fundraising Event at LPC - TBD

Small Projects Fundraising - students provide help for donations to the trip

Individual Letter Writing - All Participants WILL write letters for support too family and friends outside of LPC. A portion of the letter writing and all of the over and above needed funds will be applied to reduce the total trip costs for the group. Many students in the past have raised an overwhelming majority of their balance this way.

Mission Trip Meetings

Pre-trip meetings: We will meet together a number of times between now and the trip to prepare the students to work and live together in a cross-cultural environment. Students and Parents MUST commit to these dates; any conflicts should be mentioned on the previous page and will be considered when reviewing the student’s application. Parents = Parents, Trip Family = Trip Participants, Leader = non-High School. Zoom option for out of town participants.

Sunday, December 10 - Info Meeting for all interested 10:15 am Encounter Room

Sunday, January 14 - Parents & Trip Family 5:30 pm

Wednesday, February 28 - Trip Family 8 pm

Wednesday, March 13 - Parents & Trip Family 8 pm

Wednesday, April 10 - Trip Family 8 pm

Wednesday, May 8 - Parents & Trip Family 8 pm

Wednesday, May 22 - Leader Meeting 8 pm

Tuesday, May 28- Trip Family only Meeting 6:30 pm

Withdrawal or Removal from team:

If you need to withdrawal from the trip you  will be responsible for the remaining balance of your airfare ticket.

If there is someone on the waiting list who desires to take your spot you will be responsible for the airline ticket

name transfer fee. Withdrawal must occur before the purchase of the airfare. If you need to withdraw after the date you are responsible for the remainder of the non-refunded airfare ticket.

The adult leadership team, at their discretion, has the right to remove any student from the team at any time. Reasons for removal include but are not limited to: inappropriate behavior; missing meetings; a rebellious spirit; and so on. If this action takes place after the purchase of the tickets you are still responsible for the non  refunded cost of the trip.

Questions:

Email Andrew@lebanonpresbyterian.org

*(This is a high estimation and will be adjusted as costs are known)