Nicaragua Update - 5.11.18

If you missed our meeting this past Tuesday the big news is that we have had to change the location for our summer international mission trip.  We are no longer going to Nicaragua because of the civil unrest in the country due to tension between the president and protest groups.  Instead we are going to be traveling to Costa Rica where we will be doing very similar work but in a currently safer country.

Please join us this Tuesday (5.15) for a special meeting to get more details about the Costa Rica trip and how we are going to update our donors.  The meeting will be at 6:30pm in Ross Hall which is upstairs and easiest to get to by coming in the children's ministry door West 3.

Email Luke Kincaid at lkincaid@wcchapel.org if you have any further questions.

North Carolina Meeting #1

Thanks to those who made it to the first North Carolina meeting!

We covered a lot of information in the Parent section, so below you will see links to the parent presentation as well as all of the literature that we gave out and the forms you will need to turn in before we leave for Weaverville this July.

Parent Presentation

ReCreation Information

ReCreation Forms (to be turned in at the next meeting)

WCC Parent Consent Form

Packing List

Meeting #1 Check List


In the student portion of the meeting, we began our character study for the summer. This year we are looking at Abraham, beginning in Genesis 12 and looking at his encounters with God as preparation for our own coming experiences on the trip this July!

If you have any questions, please email Nick - nmercer@wcchapel.org

Nashville Meeting 1 Recap

Thanks to all parents and students that came out to our first Nashville trip meeting last night! Below you will find links to the parent meeting presentation as well as packets that were included in the welcome folders. Our next meeting will be our Missions Team Night on June 1st from 4:30- 11:00pm for students going on all of our summer Mission Trips. If you have any questions about any of the information covered in the documents below don’t hesitate to reach out to Isaac at igoncalves@wcchapel.org

-SM Team

Parent Meeting Presentation

CSM Info Packet

Nashville Packing List

Checklist to be completed before next meeting

Support Letter Instructions

Norfolk Meeting #1

Thanks to everyone who came out to our first Norfolk Meeting!
Below you will find links to the parent meeting presentation as well as the parental consent form (if you still need one of those.)

Parent Meeting Slides

Parental Consent Form

Packing List

Meeting #1 Checklist

After the parent portion we began our character study for this year, looking at Abraham from Genesis 12. We will be studying his story and encounters with God as preparation for our own experiences this summer on our trip.

Our next meeting will be our Missions Team Night on Friday, June 1st from 4:30-11pm where we will continue with our teachings on Abraham as well as have a team bonding experience and continue our preparations for the trip this July!

If you have any questions, please email Nick - nmercer@wcchapel.org

Nicaragua Update - Trip Status

Dear Families,

I am continuing to monitor the situation in Nicaragua very closely and have stayed in regular communication with Orphanetwork about our trip.  Through Orphanetwork I am able to hear how the US government, the Peace Corp, and other organizations are handling things in Nicaragua in order to give us an up to date and accurate gauge of things.  So, I would like to invite everyone to come to the first 30 minutes of our Nicaragua team meeting on Tuesday at 6:30pm so that I can give you an in-person update on the situation in Nicaragua as well as the plan moving forward.  Just continue to more forward as planned at this point, but I will give you a lot more specifics on Tuesday about our timeline on things.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Luke
lkincaid@wcchapel.org

Nicaragua Update - Political Protests

Dear Families of the Nicaragua Team,

As some of you may have heard there are currently some political protests occurring in Nicaragua.  Orphanetwork’s staff on the ground is reporting that the situation has turned a corner towards peace since the weekend.  

As always the safety of our students is a primary concern and so I, and Chapel leadership, are closely monitoring the situation alongside Orphanetwork.  Our Nicaragua team at this point will continue with our training, planning, and equipping with the hope that our trip will proceed as planned.  We will be sure to keep you updated throughout the process and if you have any questions just let me know.

Let’s continue to pray for our team, our partners in Orphanetwork, and the nation of Nicaragua as we closely monitor the ongoing situation.  We are grateful to have a close partnership with Orphanetwork who is communicating directly with the US embassy in Managua, the pastors on the ground, and their Nicaraguan staff to obtain accurate information and assess the situation.

Finally, please sign up for our parent text list by texting NICAPARENT to 41411 for parents and NICASTUDENT to 41411 for students because we will handle all future communication through texting and the blog at wccsmtrips.blogspot.com.

Luke Kincaid

SM Pastor

Nicaragua Parent Meeting 4.10.18

Here are all of the forms and information from our Nicaragua Parent Meeting.

Parent Meeting Slides

Meeting Checklist

ONET Form

Support Letter Instructions

Chapel Parental Consent Form

Please don't hesitate to contact Luke at lkincaid@wcchapel.org or Isaac at igoncalves@wcchaepel.org if you have any further questions.