MISSION TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA

Do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God - Micah 6:8

Mission Trip to South Africa

June 11-22, 2026

Join La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church on a 10 day trip to South Africa, putting your faith into action by spending time in a different culture and focusing on serving other’s needs. Our church has partnered with Orchard Africa for more than a decade, planting churches and serving children and their families in three different villages over the years.

See God at work in Africa and make a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable families. Our team will partner with the local pastor to teach programs that meet the needs of people in the community and share the hope of Jesus.

Working together, we will continue to build on our great relationship with Orchard Africa. We will work, play and worship together alongside our brothers and sisters in Christ! Don’t miss this great opportunity to be the family of God together!

Donate

Join Pastor Garman after each service on April 13/14 in a special outreach opportunity for Orchard: Africa, a ministry serving adults and children in Africa since 1991. Look for the table where you can write your name on a “virtual backpack” by donating $150.00 or donate any amount here to help with the purchase of school supplies.

The Mission

This trip will continue our work in the northwest region of South Africa.
Our team will partner with the local pastor to worship/pray alongside the local church and children enrolled in the local school.

Projects: Sustainable garden, Impact Center, Feeding Program We will also provide backpacks and school uniforms to the children enrolled in the program

Where

Top Village, one of three villages/churches we have helped to establish over the many years of partnership.

Life in the North West province is simple and slow. The more rural areas can have difficulty feeding their families, finding quality education, and getting the care they need when they are sick. Seeing the conditions of a rural village may first be a little shocking to you, but walking through and seeing the abundance of smiles and laughter and families helps you see the strong sense of community in the slower-paced village lifestyle. Whether you teach a preschooler that they are special, share your heart with adults trying to gain new life skills, or teach a single mother how to grow her own food, it’ll be the people you meet that you’ll remember more than what you did.

Trip Details

Cost: $3,800

INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
Please plan to join us in person, or via Live Stream/Chat at 6pm in Classroom B on Monday, Dec 8

TEAM MEETINGS
Preparation meetings are an important part of the mission. We will be preparing ourselves as a team and planning our mission projects and VBS program together. As we get closer to the trip, you will be contracted about getting together as a group

MEALS
All meals, while we are in South Africa, are included.

Meals in airports, in transit to/from South Africa, are not included. There are several restaurants and opportunities for snacks as we travel as well.

– This is an all-inclusive church-group mission. The prices includes:
– Round trip airfare from Phoenix to Johannesburg South Africa
– Ground transportation in South Africa
– Lodging in the village and Johannesburg
– Meals except meals in airports and in transit to/from South Africa. There are several restaurants and opportunities for snacks as we travel as well.

*Limited scholarships are available

Trip Presentation

FAQs

What ages can go on this trip?

Families and youth are encourage to join this mission together. Due to the long and extensive travel required, youth 15 & up are best suited for this trip.

*Please talk with Pastor Garman if you have individual questions regarding the participation of any youth.

What is Orchard Africa?

Orchard Africa’s mission is to equip the church to respond to poverty & injustice, thereby caring for the vulnerable.

The Church is our platform, programs are our tools and hope in Christ is our message.
Orchard Africa helps to equip the [local] church to care for the vulnerable. Protecting the vulnerable takes a sustainable platform and great programs as Food & Agriculture, Education, Care & Ministry
https://www.orchardafrica.org/

Why the Church?

The local church is the platform from which Orchard Africa operates. The reasons are simple.
The church is one of the most sustainable community based organizations in the world, able to reach where many other established organizations cannot
The mission of the church is to protect and holistically care for the vulnerable
The church can make generational impact in lives of its community as it models the compassion and love of Jesus