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:128@corneroflove.org DTSTART:20260910T000000Z DTEND:20260915T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260313T062550Z URL:https://corneroflove.org/calendar/mission-trip-september-10-15-2026/ SUMMARY:Mission Trip | September 10 – 15\, 2026 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\, dental\, and optical services for refugees.\n\nPlease Text (346) 610-3009To Establish Communication About Your Trip\n\nSteps to Sign- up for a Trip\n\n\n\nTrip Description\n\nAs fall rolls in\, take a step ou t of your comfort zone and partner with us to bring hope and comfort to re fugee families! \n\nJoin us on for an impactful six days of service with C orner of Love where your gifts will be used to lighten the load of vulnera ble families who have fled their own countries. Were you born in a safer p lace than refugees? Draw on your own freedoms and blessings to help those who faced danger\, left\, and have now arrived in a new place.\n\nMore tha n 700\,000 Nicaraguans have poured into Costa Rica over the last six years \, weary and burdened with the dangerous situation in Nicaragua. Most who cross the border arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs a nd their personal story of how they escaped violent repression against the defenseless citizens of Nicaragua.\n\nIn response to this migration crisi s Corner of Love has established a headquarters close to the Costa Rica-Ni caragua border to provide relief. Every day more refugees arrive from Nica ragua\, and some also come from Venezuela\, Cuba\, Haiti\, Angola\, and ot her nations. Help us show Jesus’ love for them and lend a hand to those trying to resettle in Costa Rica.\n\nConsider joining this team and be a p art of their new beginning in life. This group will stay near Dreams Las M areas in Costa Rica and each participant purchases their own flight into L IR\, Liberia\, Costa Rica. (Alternatively\, you may arrive in San José (S JO) and take your own transportation to our headquarters\, which is 5 hour s from SJO airport.)\n\nEach trip participant will volunteer daily to orga nize supplies and set up Corner of Love’s Relief Center to serve migrant families. All team members will have the opportunity to meet and pray wit h refugees on their journey. Our group will provide clothing\, medicine\, towels\, blankets\, toiletries\, and bibles to hundreds during the mission trip.\n\nSince 2000 Corner of Love has been providing humanitarian 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’ll join us!\n\n Trip Cost\n\n\n $1950 payable in the U.S. (We welcome additional fundrais ing for our Relief Center. [Additional $500 fundraising goal for refugee m edicine suggested\, but not required. Corner of Love operates a full Rx ph armacy and all treatments are dispensed free of charge to refugees.])\n $ 100 envelope for Costa Rica spending money for tips/Left Right Center game /ice cream/treats in town (all optional)\n $75-100 (recommended amount) f or spending money\n\n\nAll team members may solicit 100% tax deductible do nations in connection with their trip cost by using Corner of Love’s EIN No. 36-4612230. These contributions must include a note with the traveler ’s name. For more information contact trips@corneroflove.org.\n\nSuggest ed Itinerary\nYour city-LIR (Liberia\, Costa Rica)\n\n\n ARRIVAL DAY: Sep tember 10\, 2026\n DEPARTURE DAY: September 15\, 2026\n\n\nAll team membe rs buy their own plane ticket and give Corner of Love a copy of their flig ht itinerary. ANY flight arriving and departing on the indicated dates is fine. It is okay to register for a trip before purchasing airfare\, just i ndicate “not yet booked” and send when you buy your plane ticket.\n\nA lternative 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 that 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 sugge sted arrival day.\n\nEarly Arrivals to Costa Rica /Later Departures from C osta Rica\n\nCosta Rica has much to offer as far as tourism. For Corner of Love it is no problem if you choose to fly in before the suggested arriva l day or stay after the suggested departure day.\n\nAt the request of part icipants\, 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 the miss ion starts. We recommend HILTON LIBERIA for this. They have a free shuttle from the airport. On most trips at least one or two Corner of Love partic ipants opt to stay at the HILTON before the mission start date. If you boo k at the HILTON\, plan on taking their free shuttle (let them know you 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\, which i s right across the street from Liberia Walmart. (Shuttle to/from airport a vailable for a fee)\n\nFor those who like mountain and National Park activ ities\, zip lining\, animals\, and authentic Costa Rican outdoor fun\, we can suggest hotels in the Fortuna/Arenal and Rincon de la Vieja areas.\n\n If you are looking for a beach holiday\, there are HUNDREDS of choices. We would be glad to share tips about staying at Tamarindo or Guanacaste-area beaches.\n\n\nContacts\n\nU.S. Office: usheadquarters@corneroflove.org\nT rip Coordinator: trips@corneroflove.org\nAsk questions about your trip via text: (346) 610-3009\n\n\nMeetings\nIf you’d like to schedule an inform ational meeting about this trip via Zoom\, please send an email to trips@c orneroflove.org for dates available.\n\nCargo\nFor those in Washington Sta te – Schedule pick-up of luggage at Maple Valley Western Washington Chap ter Office: waliaison@corneroflove.org\n\nFor those in the Houston-area – Schedule pick-up of luggage at Kingwood COL Corporate Office: (346) 61 0-3009\n\nFor Trip Participants originating from elsewhere (not Texas or W ashington State) please collect donations and pack in your two suitcases. Use this list to know what donations to seek: What’s Needed – Costa Ri ca\n\nForms &\; Links\n\n Donate Towards This Trip\n Printable Costa Rica Trip Application\n Online Costa Rica Trip Application\n What to bri ng – Costa Rica\n What’s Needed – Costa Rica\n COL at Peñas Blanc as Border\n Watch latest Video\n\n\nSIGN UP NOW\n\nFor more information a bout this possibility\, email trips@corneroflove.org.\n\nCorner of Love Mi nistries\nPO Box 5997\nKingwood\, Texas 77325-5997\n\n(346) 610-3009 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://corneroflove.org/wp-content/uploads/2026 -09.10-09.15_logo.png CATEGORIES:Mission Trip END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR