BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:136@corneroflove.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270310 DTSTAMP:20260624T043318Z URL:https://corneroflove.org/calendar/mission-trip-march-4-9-2027/ SUMMARY:Mission Trip | March 4 – 9\, 2027 DESCRIPTION:SIGN UP NOW\n\nLeaders: Nelson & Tanya Amador\, Charlotte Farie s\nParticipants: Open for all to apply\n\nServices: This trip will likely have medical and optical services for refugees.\n\nPlease Text (346) 610-3 009To Establish Communication About Your Trip\n\nSteps to Sign-up for a Tr ip\n\n\n\nTrip Description\n\nSpring is the perfect time to bring hope to the lives of many refugee families in need! Join us for impactful days of service with Corner of Love where your gifts will be used to lighten the l oad of vulnerable families who have fled their own countries. Were you bor n in a safer place than refugees? Draw on your own freedoms and blessings to help those who faced danger\, left\, and have now arrived in a new plac e.\n\nMore than 700\,000 Nicaraguans have poured into Costa Rica over the last six years\, weary and burdened with the dangerous situation in Nicara gua. Most who cross the border arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs and their personal story of how they escaped violent repressi on against the defenseless citizens of Nicaragua.\n\nIn response to this m igration crisis Corner of Love has established a headquarters close to the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border to provide relief. Every day more refugees ar rive from Nicaragua\, and some also come from Venezuela\, Cuba\, Haiti\, A ngola\, and other nations. Help us show Jesus’ love for them and lend a hand to those trying to resettle in Costa Rica.\n\nConsider joining this t eam and be a part of their new beginning in life. This group will stay nea r Dreams Las Mareas in Costa Rica and each participant purchases their own flight into LIR\, Liberia\, Costa Rica. (Alternatively\, you may arrive i n San José (SJO) and take your own transportation to our headquarters\, w hich is 5 hours from SJO airport.)\n\nEach trip participant will volunteer daily to organize supplies and set up Corner of Love’s Relief Center to serve migrant families. All team members will have the opportunity to mee t and pray with refugees on their journey. Our group will provide clothing \, medicine\, towels\, blankets\, toiletries\, and bibles to hundreds duri ng the mission trip.\n\nSince 2000 Corner of Love has been providing human itarian aid to Nicaraguans in need\, leading as many as 30 medical-dental- optical groups per year. We are needed now more than ever. We hope you’l l join us!\n\n\nTrip Cost\n\n\n $1950 payable in the U.S. (We welcome add itional fundraising for our Relief Center. [Additional $500 fundraising go al for refugee medicine suggested\, but not required. Corner of Love opera tes a full Rx pharmacy and all treatments are dispensed free of charge to refugees.])\n $100 envelope for Costa Rica spending money for tips/Left R ight Center game/ice cream/treats in town (all optional)\n $75-100 (recom mended amount) for spending money\n\n\nAll team members may solicit 100% t ax deductible donations in connection with their trip cost by using Corner of Love’s EIN No. 36-4612230. These contributions must include a note w ith the traveler’s name. For more information contact trips@corneroflove .org.\n\nSuggested Itinerary\nYour city-LIR (Liberia\, Costa Rica)\n\n\n ARRIVAL DAY: March 4\, 2027\n DEPARTURE DAY: March 9\, 2027\n\n\nAll team members buy their own plane ticket and give Corner of Love a copy of thei r flight itinerary. ANY flight arriving and departing on the indicated dat es is fine. It is okay to register for a trip before purchasing airfare\, just indicate “not yet booked” and send when you buy your plane ticket .\n\nAlternative Itinerary (we recommend the SUGGESTED ITINERARY above)\n\ nYour city to SJO (San Jose\, Costa Rica)\n\nAlternatively\, you could fly in or out of San Jose and take a bus to or from Liberia/La Cruz. Note tha t this route takes 4.5 – 5 hours or more\, as you will need to travel by land to La Cruz. You would likely need to arrive a day or more before the suggested arrival day.\n\nEarly Arrivals to Costa Rica /Later Departures from Costa Rica\n\nCosta Rica has much to offer as far as tourism. For Cor ner of Love it is no problem if you choose to fly in before the suggested arrival day or stay after the suggested departure day.\n\nAt the request o f participants\, here are a few tips about Liberia-area accommodations:\n\ nMany team members choose to come in one day early to rest a bit before th e mission starts. We recommend HILTON LIBERIA for this. They have a free s huttle from the airport. On most trips at least one or two Corner of Love participants opt to stay at the HILTON before the mission start date. If y ou book at the HILTON\, plan on taking their free shuttle (let them know y ou are arriving) and take your mission cargo luggage to the hotel.\n\nFor those who want to do some shopping\, we recommend BEST WESTERN LIBERIA\, w hich is right across the street from Liberia Walmart. (Shuttle to/from air port available for a fee)\n\nFor those who like mountain and National Park activities\, zip lining\, animals\, and authentic Costa Rican outdoor fun \, we can suggest hotels in the Fortuna/Arenal and Rincon de la Vieja area s.\n\nIf you are looking for a beach holiday\, there are HUNDREDS of choic es. We would be glad to share tips about staying at Tamarindo or Guanacast e-area beaches.\n\n\nContacts\n\nU.S. Office: usheadquarters@corneroflove. org\nTrip Coordinator: trips@corneroflove.org\nAsk questions about your tr ip via text: (346) 610-3009\n\n\nMeetings\nIf you’d like to schedule an informational meeting about this trip via Zoom\, please send an email to t rips@corneroflove.org for dates available.\n\nCargo\nFor those in Washingt on State – Schedule pick-up of luggage at Maple Valley Western Washingto n Chapter Office: waliaison@corneroflove.org\n\nFor those in the Houston-a rea – Schedule pick-up of luggage at Kingwood COL Corporate Office: (346 ) 610-3009\n\nFor Trip Participants originating from elsewhere (not Texas or Washington State) please collect donations and pack in your two suitcas es. Use this list to know what donations to seek: What’s Needed – Cost a Rica\n\nForms &\; Links\n\n Donate Towards This Trip\n Printable Co sta Rica Trip Application\n Online Costa Rica Trip Application\n What to bring – Costa Rica\n What’s Needed – Costa Rica\n COL at Peñas B lancas Border\n Watch latest Video\n\n\nSIGN UP NOW\n\nFor more informati on about this possibility\, email trips@corneroflove.org.\n\nCorner of Lov e Ministries\nPO Box 5997\nKingwood\, Texas 77325-5997\n\n(346) 610-3009 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://corneroflove.org/wp-content/uploads/2024 -03.04-03.09Logo.png CATEGORIES:Mission Trip END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR