Join us in praying for and financially supporting these 2024 teams:
Per CRA guidelines, receipts are issued in the name of the payee (the cardholder): if paid personally, with a personal donation receipt, if paid by a business, with a business donation receipt. Charitable Registration Number: 10769 1065 RR0001
Funds raised in excess of a student’s fundraising target will be kept by the team until all the team’s expenses are covered, at which time the donation may be given to another team or Service Learning Initiative. ALL donations made to the MEI Service Learning Program are non-refundable. Per CRA guidance “A registered charity cannot return a donor’s gift. At law, a gift transfers ownership from the donor to the charity. Once the transfer is made, the charity is obliged to use the gift in carrying out its charitable purposes.”
Team Abbotsford / Mission
Led by Brad Knodel and Andrea Mills, this team will spend the first week of Spring Break working with several organizations right here in our own part of the world. Students and leaders will be staying at Camp Luther and will be “away from home” for 6 nights. This opportunity is open to students in grades 9-12.
Anticipated fundraising target: $500 > Donate
Team Mexico
Led by Chelsea Heinrichs and Amber Balzer, this team will be spending the second week of Spring Break serving at Casa de Luz in Primo Tapia, Mexico. This opportunity is open to students in grades 10-12.
Anticipated fundraising target: $2000 > Donate
Team Northern Thailand
Led by Jon/Bonnie Esau (missionaries who served for several years in Thailand), this team will be spending 2 weeks serving in various regions of Northern Thailand. This opportunity is open to students in grades 11-12 who are serious about their faith and are open to the possibility of working in cross-cultural missions in the future.
Anticipated fundraising target: $3500 > Donate
Team Thailand-Cambodia
Led by Mark Thiessen and Jen Torio, this team will spend 2 weeks serving with Ricky and Karen Sanchez at the Abundant Life Home. They will also be travelling into Cambodia to serve at a local church and after-school club. This opportunity is open to students in grades 10-12 (However, preference will be given to grade 11 and 12 students).
Anticipated fundraising target: $3500 > Donate
Team Kenya
Led by Darryl and Corina Kropp, this team will spend 2 weeks serving at the Imani Children’s Home in Narok, Kenya. This opportunity is open to students in grades 10-12 (However, preference will be given to grade 11 and 12 students).
Anticipated fundraising target: $3500 > Donate
