Family Project Zambia

Dates

December 19, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Location

Zambia

Participation Fee

$1,499

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Overview

Maranatha offers at least two family projects each year that provide service opportunities for every member of your family, both young and old. This year, spend Christmas in Zambia!

Zambia has long been a beautiful place for tourists to visit, with natural sights and wonders pervading the country. But for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in recent years, the focus has been on Zambia for its explosive membership growth. From 2011 to 2024, membership more than doubled. The Adventist Church in south Zambia asked Maranatha for help with the Sala Adventist School located 30 miles outside of Lusaka. Maranatha has committed to constructing classroom buildings, staff housing and a church. You now can be part of that mission story too.

Scope

School Construction:
Volunteers will lay block walls for new classrooms for the Sala School.

Community Outreach:
If we have enough volunteers interested in children or health initiatives, we can include them in the job scope.

Thursday, December 19

Arrival in Lusaka, Zambia

Friday, December 20

Orientation and first Work Day

Saturday, December 21

Worship with local community

Sunday, December 22

Work days

Tuesday, December 24

Christmas Eve

Friday, December 27

Last Work Day

Saturday, December 28

Worship with local community

Sunday, December 29

Bus Drive to Livingstone for Optional Excursion

Monday, December 30

Chobe National Park in Botswana

Tuesday, December 31

Victoria Falls (Zambia and Zimbabwe side)

Wednesday, January 1

Departure from Livingstone (Zambia)

ARRIVALArrival: Lusaka, Zambia (LUN), Thursday, December 19, between 8:00am and 3:00pmPlease wait for confirmation from Maranatha before purchasing your airfare to ensure there is still space on the project and to ensure you book the right flight.

DEPARTUREProject Only Departure: Lusaka, Zambia (LUN), Sunday, December 29.
Optional Excursion Departure: Livingstone Airport, Zambia (LVI), Wednesday, January 1

Reddy Convention Center

VIEW ACCOMMODATION DETAILS

Our group will stay at the Reddy Convention Center, 6 miles West of Lusaka and about 45 minutes from the job site. Volunteers will gather for meals and worship in the dining/conference room at the lodge. Amenities include bed linens and towels, private bathrooms with hot water, and air conditioning.

Individuals may be staying in double occupancy rooms with a roommate. If you would like to room with someone in particular, please let us know prior to the final deadline of the project. Please contact Maranatha to make these arrangements prior to the final deadline.

Travel Information

Volunteers will purchase their own plane tickets to Lusaka and from Livingstone, Zambia. The dates posted are the arrival and departure dates from the project. You may need to leave home a day or two before the advertised start date to arrive on the correct date. Maranatha representatives will meet volunteers upon arrival in Lusaka.

Please wait for confirmation before purchasing your airfare. Booking outside the advertised flight windows could result in additional fees and missed portions of the project.

Travel Resources

CI Azumano Travel:
800-454-4099 or by email corporatetravel@ciazumano.com

Butler Travel:
503-879-5005 or by email info@butlertravel.com

OPTIONAL EXCURSION - VICTORIA FALLS AND CHOBE NATIONAL PARK

Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River in southern Africa, which provides habitat for several unique species of plants and animals. It is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe and is one of the world’s largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). Chobe National Park is Botswana’s first national park, and also the most biologically diverse. Located in the north of the country, this park is known for having a population of lions that prey on elephants (mostly calves or juveniles).

You will stay at the Chapa Classic Lodge in Livingstone, close to Victoria Falls (one of the seven natural wonders of the world).

The Optional Excursion fee covers accommodations, all meals, ground transportation, insurance, entrance fees, tour guides, and the Zimbabwe Visa fee.

Contact Us Want to speak with someone at Maranatha directly? Please call our office at 916.774.7700 to speak with a volunteer specialist. Alternatively, you can send us an email.

Thank you for your interest in one of our mission projects. You have been added to the interest list, and you will be notified via e-mail as soon as more information is available and registration has been opened. Typically registration is open three to six months in advance of the project dates; although, sometimes it can be delayed as we lock in accommodations and budgets. Thank you for your patience.

Please note that putting your name on the interest list ensures that you will be notified when registration is available, but does not guarantee you a place on the project. You will still need to complete the online registration form to reserve your spot on the trip.

Feel free to contact us at anytime to find out the current status of this project.