Go to Vietnam with Sunflower Mission! Join us for Workcamp 2010!
Sunflower Mission is now accepting applications for the Workcamp 2010.
Send in your form and deposit today to secure one of the limited spots!
Costs for the 2-week trip will be $2,200 USD per person and includes roundtrip airfare from Houston to Saigon, in country hotel and transportation, 3 meals per day, and funds to buy school supplies and backpacks for the children.
The application deadline is MARCH 1, 2010. Youths under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
The team will be traveling in June to a school in the Phu Yen Province and will likely visit the beaches of Nha Trang as a side excursion. There are also tentative plans to visit a minority village in the region...
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