Imagine walking in the footsteps of Mother Teresa of Kolkata, working with orphans, feeding the hungry and serving the dying. This is your chance to emulate in yourself the life of a saint-to-be. Join this incredibly profound mission working with the Missionaries of Charity in the slums of Kolkata! Each day you will have a chance to invest your life into the “least of God’s people” by working in a home for the dying, an orphanage populated by preschool-aged victims of sex trafficking, or any number of apostolates run by the Missionaries of Charity.
After working in midst of the Missionaries of Charity, who inspire all present with their incredible and heroic generosity, the group will travel to Jaipur where you will be immersed in authentic Indian culture, interacting with elephants, cobras, and monkeys!
Finally, end your trip in Goa where you will visit the tomb of St. Francis Xavier – a saint who was the major driving force in bringing Catholicism to India and the Far East!
- Date: May 27th – June 30th*
- Mission Director: Laura Scharmer
- Mission Co-Leaders: Molly Falke, TBD
- Amount to Fundraise: $3,600*
Price includes: Roundtrip airfare from Chicago (or other US departure city determined by the Mission Director), travel insurance, pre-trip orientation retreat, post-trip debriefing retreat, all food, lodging, and in-country transportation. (Does not include immunizations and travel meds, your travel to/from departure city, passport/visa expenses, other personal incidentals).
* Dates and price subject to change
- Each FOCUS Missions participant has the opportunity to fundraise the entire cost of their mission trip.Consider that fundraising allows people who may not have the opportunity to travel on a mission trip to participate in this essential work through you. In another sense, “some give by going while others go by giving.” Allowing others to support us through their financial commitments and prayers is essential to the success of FOCUS Missions!
- You will be contacted by your personal fundraising coach soon after you have been accepted on a mission trip to train and mentor you in each step along the way.
- Please feel free to contact us at any time by phone or email with your fundraising questions.
“ I went to India to change the lives of others and found out quickly that the opposite was happening. The poorest of the poor taught me more on lessons of humility and patience than any mentor or teacher could have. My experience changed my life forever and will be something I will never forget.”
- Zach Kane, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
