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WAM 2025 Mission Trips
Nassau, Bahamas
Winter Break Adventure
December 28 - January 7
$2,795
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Community, beach, park and home to home outreaches
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Bahamas evangelism and food/clothing outreach to the forgotten Haitian community
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Children's Church ministry
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Church activities, New Year's Eve special dinner, game night, and more!
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Free time -- beach time
Free Days include the AMAZING Atlantis Aquaventure Water Park & Stuart Cove's Snorkel Adventure!
There’s nothing more rewarding than giving of yourself, experiencing incredible outreach opportunities, and having an absolute blast with an amazing team! This winter, we’ll be ministering in small communities, parks, and orphanages, as well as partnering with an incredible local church. Together, we’ll bring God’s love to an island still recovering from the economic impact of Covid-19 on tourism.
~Apply now for the ULTIMATE mission trip adventure coming this winter~
~Team devotionals and worship throughout the trip~
Team size is limited to 20 people EARLY SIGN-UP SAVINGS (WE SAVE AND PASS THAT SAVINGS TO YOU!)
FIRST 3 PEOPLE TO APPLY AND PAY YOUR TRIP IN FULL, PAYS ONLY $1,995.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Missions Adventure
July 18 - August 3, 2025
$3,975
Nestled in the mountains of northern Thailand, the city of Chiang Mai is quickly developing into an influential voice to the rest of the country, and very open to the gospel. We have partnered with a great missionaries/ministry and a gospel-centered church seeking to continue building a worshipping, Gospel community—one that impacts people’s everyday lives through relationships, home to home prayer and ministry, worship, red-light district outreaches, church ministry, children's ministry, school and orphanages and more. The gospel can transform lives and through the many opportunities offered to share the gospel, we guarantee that lives will be changed and an eternal impact will be made.
Our village trip to northern Thailand is home to a number of ethnic minority groups known broadly as "the hill tribes," each of which maintains its own culture, language and dress. Centuries-old cycles of poverty have left thousands of hill tribe children without parents, without education, and without hope...we plan on bringing the hope of Christ to the the hill tribes of Thailand.
Our free days will consist of visiting the Patara Elephant Farm (or Mountain Elephant Sanctuary) where we will spend a once-in-a-lifetime day as an "Elephant owner for a day." You will experience bathing and brushing an elephant in the river, bare-back riding your elephant through a forest and to a waterfall, feed and check its health, and learn to communicate with it through certain spoken commands. (as seen on The Amazing Race,) Other adventures during our free days will consist of shopping at the Chiang Mai gate market, experiencing all the amazing food at the night bazaar, attending a cultural dinner and traditional Thai dance, and be part of an unbelievable full-day of kayaking and caving during our Jungle Tour!
Apply early and be a part of a life-changing time in Thailand, summer of 2025!
~Team devotionals and worship throughout the trip~
Fiji Islands
Clinic Outreach
School and Community Ministry
July 18 - July 31
$4,590
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School and community ministry
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Be an assistant at the free medical and dental clinic
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Participate in home to home ministry
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Snorkeling Rainbow Reef and beach day
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Hiking to beautiful waterfalls
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Kayak and view a spectacular sunrise at the mission base
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Experience a Kioa Polynesian village and cultural drum show
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LOTS of volleyball, pickleball, ping-pong, and much more
Come share your talents in the beauty and culture of the Fijian Islands. Whether you are considering some sort of a medical/dental career, nursing, teaching, ministry, or just a student or person with a heart to serve, give, grow, and dig deeper into God's plan for your life...there is a place for you with us in Fiji!
~Team devotionals and worship throughout the trip~
Cusco, Peru
Missions Adventure
May 17 - 28
$3,290
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Community school outreaches and Cusco evangelism
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Food and medicine distribution to remote villages
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Girls home ministry and orphanage outreaches
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Overnight village trip
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Horseback trek in the Andes
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Hot Springs and souvenir shopping the Inca market
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Zip Lining and Machu Picchu free days
Cusco, Peru is such an amazing place filled with cobblestone streets, amazing Incan culture, great cafes and restaurants. 16th century Spanish Baroque style churches are mixed with the ruins of a preserved Incan culture that dominates the historic Plaza de Armas. Our team will stay in a quaint Cusco hotel in the center of Cusco, minister daily in Cusco, outer communities and do off the beaten path outreaches to remote villages. Each evening we will eat out as a team, family-style, in the many different restaurants in Cusco.
~Team devotionals and worship throughout the trip~
Aberdeen, Scotland
Missions Adventure
August 26 - September 6
$3,775
Details and Itinerary
( Subject to change...A comprehensive itinerary will be sent 30 days prior to the trip.)
After many expectant years, we are so excited to join forces with King's Church in Aberdeen, Scotland for an authentic and unbelievable trip!
We'll begin our trip in NYC with an reception, worship, dinner , message, and an overview of the mission trip. We'll spend a couple days doing ministry in Edinburgh and head to Aberdeen where we'll partner up with King's Church at their base of operations. During our time in Aberdeen we'll be evangelizing in parks, streets, city centers and sharing our faith in many ways. We'll also be doing some after school outreaches with children and young students as well...a mission experience you'll remember for the rest of your life as you will be pushed out of your comfort zone to minister to people in a western culture that knows atheism, religion, and world spiritualism, but not Jesus and the amazing personal relationship we can have with Him!
Our outreaches will consist of many opportunities to share the Love of God through; A variety of different evangelistic opportunities, some building development, children's ministry, discipleship, and more. This mission trip will open your eyes and hearts and stretch you spiritually as we dive deeper into the awesome presence of God through worship, devotions, and prayer.
You'll see that Scotland will carve a place in your heart! So join our team of college-aged, and young millennials from all across America and make new life-long friends!!
What’s Included:
• Round-trip international flight from NYC to Scotland
• La Guardia Hampton Inn hotel accommodations (or similar) in NYC during training/team reception
• Hotel accommodations in Scotland
• All in-country transportation to/from airports and to/from ministry sites throughout the trip
• Daily meals (3 per day) in Miami during training and all in-country meals (3 per day)
• Ministry Materials, local guides, drivers and all pre-trip set-up
• Trip t-shirt
• Medical Emergency Insurance
• All Free Day Excursions
What’s Not Included:
• Domestic flight from your hometown to La Guardia airport, NYC
• Passport
• Immunizations (see CDC button)
• Snacks/Food in all airports and Souvenirs
2025 Basic Trip Itinerary
( Subject to change...A comprehensive itinerary will be sent 30 days prior to the trip.
August 26: NYC.
Once you arrive, our airport greeting team will meet you at the airport and later that evening have dinner together as a team and begin our training. During this time we will have some team bonding time, go over trip logistics, rules, safety, cultural items, team communication, schedule...and then have a Commissioning service. *You will be sharing a room with others (same gender) as it helps create team bonding...and is just more fun!
DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: La Guardia Hampton Inn
August 27: NYC to Scotland.
Depart for Scotland. (International ticket confirmation will be sent to you 30 days prior to departure.)
After meeting our contacts in Edinburgh we will head to our accommodations, regroup, eat dinner together and get some sleep.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: TBD
August 28-29: Edinburgh
A variety of ministry opportunities in Edinburgh we will be part of the first couple of days. Free day excursion in the city and sightseeing some 1,000 year old castles.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: TBD
August 30: Outreaches and ministry in Aberdeen
Evangelism, park and street ministry, children ministry, and more. We will eat dinner most nights at local restaurants. Small group devotionals and worship.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: TBD
August 31: Church Ministry
We will be part of the ministry of King's Church and have a chance to share and minister.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: TBD
September 1- September 3: Continued Outreaches and Ministry
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: TBD
September 4: Beach day and special evening service and team debrief
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: TBD
September 5: Depart for NYC
Special Team Dinner, Team Meeting, Worship, and Final Team Debriefing.
BREAKFAST/LUNCH/DINNER. ACCOMMODATIONS: La Guardia Hampton Inn
September 6: All team members depart anytime for home.
Talk to your doctor about any prescriptions you are currently taking or should take in case you get sick, and also about the following vaccinations: Hepatitis A, Typhoid. Malaria and Yellow Fever are not required or suggested for this trip as there is very low risk. See Center for Disease Control and Prevention requirements for Scotland; (click on CDC button).
Training
Training for this trip will take place at the La Guardia Hampton Inn in New York City. (Lodging can be subject to change.)
Training consists of specific ministry and outreach information, going over rules and safety regulations, team bonding time, and an evening meeting with worship and small group prayer.
Health & Safety FAQs
What vaccinations do I need? We would strongly suggest following the CDC requirements/suggestions. You should consult with your own family physician, but what we always suggest is to make sure that all your Hepatitis A, Tetanus/Diphtheria, and Typhoid/Polio shots are all up to date. It is a personal choice and decision as everyone has their own risk tolerance, vaccination beliefs, and health and safety thresholds.
Is the trip insured? Yes! We carry short-term travel insurance for each member of the team that includes medical evacuation, AD&D coverage, and other great travel insurance benefits. However, you will still need to be covered on a health insurance plan or have one purchased for the trip. We use Good Neighbor Insurance (GNI) for our mission trip coverage. For more information, call 480-813-9100 or visit info@gninsurance.com
What if an emergency happens and I can’t go? If you have to pull out of a mission trip for whatever reason, we will apply all payments/donations to a future trip, minus costs we may not be able to recover.
Health history questionnaire. A few weeks prior to the mission trip, we’ll email you a Health History Questionnaire and a Consent/Release form for you to fill out and email back to us before the mission trip. Most of it is pretty standard and it just gives us an idea of medications being taken, past health issues, allergies, immunizations received, and other items for us to be aware of if there were to be a need for you to go to a doctor or clinic/hospital. Please fill out what you are comfortable with; everything is 100% confidential.
Safety track record. Going overseas is a big deal, and it's totally understandable for individuals, parents, and families to be concerned and want to know what safety precautions are being taken for each trip, especially if they are new to Wide Awake Missions. We've been at this for over 30 years; we have taken thousands of teens and young adults overseas, and over the years of doing mission trips, we have been fortunate to have never had a major safety or medical issue.
International safety and travel warnings. We keep in constant contact with all travel warnings concerning each country we go to. Before we leave, we register our group with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) through the U.S. Department of State, and we log our itinerary with the State Departments of each country we travel to.
On being alone. No one is ever allowed to go off by themselves outside of our outreach sites, ministry sites, and hotels. We travel as a team unit, eat as a team, and minister as a team—so no one is ever alone. We rely on our trusted and experienced contacts/translators to guide us each day. Also, each team member pairs up daily with an accountability partner. We always have a first aid kit that travels with us, and our contacts keep us informed on the best doctors, clinics, and hospitals to visit if there are ever any issues or emergencies.
Contact information and itinerary. You, your parents, and/or family will have a list of all our emergency numbers and will receive a more updated itinerary before each trip.
Leaders. We have a seasoned country director run the mission trip, and our leader/student ratio is usually one college-aged leader (and some parent volunteers) per five (under age 18) students. We allow the team to bring their smartphones, and usually, it's their camera as well. We use the hotel’s wifi; this way students can be in contact with their parents for updates. We also provide you and your parents the phone numbers of the international hotels where we will be staying during the trip.
What about theft? Theft is always a possibility when you travel abroad, so please don’t bring anything you cannot afford to lose. Most crime is petty like pick-pocketing—but since we travel as a group and use private, chartered buses and vans with a hired driver who guards our belongings, we’ve rarely had a team member lose anything.
General Mission Trip FAQs
As we get within a few months of our mission trip, we will be in more communication to make sure everything goes smoothly, and we are always available to answer any questions you may have. We can’t even begin to express how unbelievable, fun, and adventurous this mission trip is going to be!
What about drinking water? Throughout the trip, we will drink plenty of bottled water and/or purified filtered water.
Can I bring items for the outreaches? Yes! Feel free to bring balloons, face paint, stickers, coloring book, crayons, pencils, and Bibles to give away. If your school or church wants to be a part in a financial way, we will be buying food to distribute in villages, supplying some Bibles, and handing out other little things, so you/they can give towards these options if you’d like; just let us know.
Are there any additional costs? Pretty much everything is covered! We work with a variety of helpers and translators, and we do take a group "love offering" at the end of the trip for our main contacts as well—it’s the gesture that counts here and not the amount though.
Do I need a sleeping bag or towel? No, you will not need a sleeping bag or towel for this trip.
Can I use my phone? Definitely! Although wifi can be spotty, it’s nice to keep in touch and share photos with friends and family who are praying for you and have supported you.
How many bags can I bring? You are allowed to bring one personal item like a back pack or day pack (usually a smaller type of school day backpack and not an actual carry on suitcase) and one checked piece of luggage (a suitcase or backpack/duffle bag weighing 48 pounds or less).
What’s a typical day like? Each morning, we enjoy breakfast and team devotions, and then we head off to our outreaches for the day. We typically bring lunch with us, and at the end of the day we’ll go out with our contacts/translators and enjoy team meals together at a local restaurant or at the hotel. Later in the evening, we bring everyone together and have some team fun, play some games, and some testimony time from the day of outreaches and ministry. We also love to have worship nights and an occasional inspiring message by one of the leaders or special speakers.
Do I have to share my testimony in front of people? Well, as a team, we’d love everyone to get to know each other’s "story.” As far as sharing in front of a group of people or church, we understand that speaking in front of larger groups can be frightening, so we’ll leave that up to you. You will see though that throughout the trip, you will begin to feel more and more comfortable with it. You will have numerous opportunities to pray for the needs of many people in the outreaches we will do.
Sports/skits? We will have some fun opportunities to play some pick-up games of soccer and basketball; and do some fun drama skits (and other games). It’s such a great way to connect and offers lots of opportunities to minister and get to know the people of Botswana better. Please let us know if you have any special talents you’d love to use during the trip or teach others, such as face-painting, making balloon animals, playing musical instruments, dancing, singing, etc.
*This list isn’t exhaustive, if you have any additional questions please just let us know!
