🇱🇻 Latvia Individuals Mission Trip
Friday, October 25, 2024 to Saturday, November 2, 2024
9 day / 8 night mission trip to Latvia
Estimated Land Cost: $2,300
Airfare: Individuals are responsible for purchasing their own international airfare after approval of itinerary by Orphan Outreach.
Estimated Total: $1,600
The range of costs are subject to change based on airfare, number of trip participants, trip itinerary or length of trip.
Trip Code: LA24-10IDV
This trip is open to individuals from all over the country. It will be led by an Orphan Outreach staff member or volunteer.
About this Trip
Join Orphan Outreach in serving children in Latvia. This is a 9 Day/8 Night mission trip to Latvia. This team will visit Riga, Liepaja, and Jelgava.
About Latvia
There are more than 6,000 children who are orphaned in Latvia. Less than 700 are in orphanages. Most children are in either guardianship or foster care. But the need for holistic care and support is great, especially when those children age out of the system. 44% of all children in Latvia face extreme poverty. Alcoholism and drug abuse are prevalent in families struggling to survive. Discrimination against children is common. Children of minorities, children with special needs, and those living in rural areas often lack access to both quality education and medicine. 10% of all children in Latvia have experienced sexual abuse by the age of 15, and children are particularly vulnerable to both sexual exploitation and trafficking.
Orphan Outreach responds to the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children in Latvia in three ways. We provide safe, nurturing support for young adults as they leave traditional residential care and navigate the transition to independent living. We invest in community outreach programs that strengthen and preserve families in high-risk, impoverished areas. These programs provide nutritious meals, quality counseling, mentorship and training. We offer tangible hope for vulnerable children and families through mentorship, continuing education, job and life skills training, and wraparound care.
Team Leader
Veronica Rock – I am an advocate for the orphaned, the vulnerable, the marginalized, and the disillusioned. I have served in North and South America, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico, the UK, Africa, and Asia.
Accommodations
The team will stay in hotels close to the ministry sites. The land cost is based on double-occupancy rooms with bathrooms. If you would like to have your own room, there will be an additional cost. Please email missions@orphanoutreach.org if you have any questions.
Trip Itinerary
This itinerary is subject to change
Friday, October 25, 2024 to Saturday, October 26, 2024 – Depart USA; Arrive Riga
Sunday, October 27, 2024 to Thursday, October 31, 2024 – Ministry in Riga, Jelgave, Liepaja
Friday, November 1, 2024 – Sightseeing day in Riga
Saturday, November 2, 2024 – Depart Riga; Arrive USA
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*Orphan Outreach Mission Trip Baggage Policy
All mission trip participants are responsible for the cost of their checked baggage. For the most up to date baggage allowances and fees, please check with each airline you are traveling on.
Plan on bringing all luggage home with you even if a bag is empty. Please ask before leaving behind a bag in your country of service.
Occasionally we may ask trip participants to carry humanitarian aid and items needed for ministry in country. This would be on a volunteer basis and any cost for the bag would still be your responsibility.