Chase Oaks Church

CUBA Trip
Johan Koenen
1.972.722.2249 (home)
     972.816.3565 (cell)
e-mail 

Please contact Johan Koenen (info above) or John Stanley 972-783-8800 for more information about upcoming trips to Cuba.

Review of the Trip:

The Pastoral leaders and people we will be ministering to lack necessities such as glasses, toiletries, medicines, and clothes.  Their children are forced to attend communist schools and work in government fields.  Their average income is approximately $300 per year.  Food is rationed and electricity and water are turned off in the evenings. 

When:   October 31 - November 10, 2010

There are usually two trips a year to Cuba. One in the Spring and one in the Fall.

Cost of the Trip:

The estimated cost for this trip is $1,950 for the team that stays in Havana OR $2,400 for the team that will be traveling to Eastern Cuba. Price is not guaranteed until airfare has been booked.

• A deposit of $700 is required upon registration of participant.
• The remainder will be split into two payments and will become due at the respective Organizational meeting and Distribution meeting.
• As soon as flight reservations have been confirmed the cost for that increment becomes non- refundable.
• Cancelations prior to the organizational meeting will incur a 30% cancelation fee.
• Cancelations after the organizational meeting will incur a 75% cancelation fee.
• Cancelations after the distribution meeting will forfeit the entire cost of the trip.

Price includes the following:
 
1. Round trip Airfare from DFW to Cancun
2. Round trip Airfare from Cancun to Havana, Cuba
3. $15.00 tourist visa.
4. Round trip transfers to and from Hotel.
5. Hotel, 9 nights, one night maybe in Cancun, depending on flight connections.
6. All meals.
7. All interim transportation such as cab /or bus fares.
8. There will be one day set aside for sightseeing at no extra costs such as admission fees to places of interest(, souvenirs, etc.)

We ask that you also, on a voluntary basis, will make a donation to cover the cost of care packages, which will be handed out to families when we share the gospel in the neighborhood.

The following volunteers are needed to lighten the tasks and to make this trip a success:

A Meal Coordinator: responsible for organizing time schedules and selecting restaurants for lunches and dinners and getting water supply daily etc. (breakfast is included at the hotel and is usually served in Buffet Style.)

A Transportation Coordinator: responsible for arranging transportation to and from the project, the restaurants, sightseeing and hotel. 

An Assistant to the Head Coordinator: To help with meetings and other leadership tasks. 

Cuba Meeting Schedule:
(Prayer Meetings are non compulsory)

• September 24     Orientation meeting  (5-7pm)                                   
• October 1          Prayer meeting  (6-6:45pm)                                  
• October 8          Organization meeting  (5-7pm)     
• October 15        Prayer meeting  (6-6:45pm)   
• October 22        Prayer meeting  (6-6:45pm)    
• October 29        Distribution Meeting  (5-7pm)

To participate the following documents are required:

• A valid passport (must be valid for at least 3 more months)
• A copy of the Government License allowing you to travel to Cuba (will be supplied at first meeting)
• A letter from the license holder, authorizing you to travel under the fore-mentioned License. (will be supplied at first meeting)
• A Cuban visa, this will be issued on the day of travel when arriving in Cancun.