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Outbound

Outbound Haiti 2011

Outbound is a program of LLYC created for our oldest campers designed to reach destinations, cultures, and experiences beyond our Canyon. These unique events offer personal challenges, opportunities for amazing growth, new cultural experiences, and quite possibly, the reality of being changed from the inside out.

To read more about previous Outbound Trips to Haiti, visit The Beat here.

The Facts about Outbound 2012:

  • The Destination: Jacob’s Well Youth Camp, Limbe, Haiti
  • When: March 11-17, 2012 (Spring Break!)
  • Who is eligible to go?: Current 10-12 graders and college staff
  • How many on the team?: 40

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Why Haiti?

When the devastating earthquake shook Haiti in January of 2010, we already had plans to facilitate a camping experience for Haitian kids at Jacob’s Well Camp near Limbe, Haiti. In July of 2010, a team of 36 fell in love with Jacob’s Well Camp and the community that surrounds it. Our team assisted in providing three days of camp for 200 beautiful children. We also participated in the construction of three cabins while we were there. We remain committed to the vision of Jacob’s Well Camp, to the children and families surrounding the camp, and to the rebuilding of hope for all the people of Haiti.

Our Mission:

To facilitate camp for children and youth including activities, food, sports, drama, cabin times, music, and worship.
In addition, potentially:

  • conduct an evangelism/outreach event for the adults surrounding Jacob’s Well.
  • raise support to build another cabin for the Jacob’s Well master plan.

The Leadership at Jacob’s Well:

The Valcin family in Haiti first sent their children to LLYC in 2007. Pastor Gersan Valcin and his wife Betty had dreamed a vision for Jacob’s Well, purchased 40 acres of land, and are responsible for it becoming the first Christian youth camp in Haiti. Thousands of Haitians have heard the message of Jesus from Pastor Valcin through his many ministries including the 70 churches he planted in Haiti.

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Facts about Haiti:

  • Fewer than 75% of children attend school.
  • The unemployment rate is over 80%.
  • More than half of Haitians live on less than a dollar a day.
  • About 60% of the population lives in abject poverty.
  • Less than 20% of Haitians age 15 and over can read and write.
  • Of the Haitian population, 40% have no access to health care.
  • Haiti is considered one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
  • Religion in Haiti: 80% Roman Catholic, 16% Protestant. Roughly 50% of the population practices Voodoo.

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Facts about Jacob’s Well:

Jacob’s Well Camp is the only camp in the entire country of Haiti. It is clearly one of the most beautiful, fertile, and ripe areas on the island; not only is it fertile and ripe for vegetation, but also fertile and ripe for the gospel of Jesus Christ. The children surrounding the camp have responded to the love of God, and with our prayers, presence, support, and service, Jacob’s Well will rise up as a place where people are transformed. In 2010, our group supported the drilling of a water well and the planting of thousands of mango, coconut, and lemon trees which will provide a revenue stream for the camp in future years. Perhaps the most significant fact is that Jacob’s Well is a safe place for kids to hear of and experience the love of Jesus.

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Preliminary Details:

Cost: $875.00 personal investment with additional funds for Jacob’s Well raised through friends and family. This includes international travel, departure taxes from Haiti, lodging in Ft. Lauderdale, and a medical/travel insurance policy. Our host hotel is the Embassy Suites at 1100 SE 17th Street in Ft. Lauderdale, LLYC is handling all hotel reservations. The deposit amount due upon Camper Registration in November is $400 per camper with the balance of $475 due on January 17, 2012. If payment arrangements are necessary, please contact us for assistance. In addition, there will be limited scholarship funds available to assist eligible families for Outbound Haiti.

The trip will begin in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, March 11, 2012. LLYC will not book group flights for the domestic portion of this trip, because we believe individually one can search and find a less expensive airfare than what we can negotiate through group travel. We have booked the international portion of the journey, and we will give you more details on the carrier and flights soon.

Registration for Outbound will begin November 1, 2011 for Staff and for campers November 14-18 during Camper Registration.

Once your registration is confirmed, you should begin searching for your domestic flights to and from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. We want all members of the team to arrive on Sunday, March 11, at the Ft. Lauderdale airport (FLL) between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. We will meet all participants at baggage claim and shuttle them to the Embassy Suites Hotel. Return flights should be booked no earlier than 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 17.

Orientations and group activities will begin at the hotel at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Our flight to Haiti leaves early Monday morning. Parents, we are not requiring you to be present for the orientation in Ft. Lauderdale; however, if you would like to attend and need overnight lodging, please let us know and we can assist you.

For more information, please call Kevin Mayne, Mission Trip Coordinator, at 830-792-1226.

What would traveling on this mission to Haiti be like? Here’s just a taste of what it’s like in this video from last summer’s trip: