Kingston Metro area, Jamaica - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups of 5
Sep 2026 - Dec 2028 | Merge
Kingston Metro area, Jamaica - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups of 5
Trip #25758
Trip #25758
Kingston Metro area, Jamaica - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups of 5
Trip #25758
Merge
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| Jamaica, Caribbean |
| Sep 2026 - Dec 2028 Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks |
| People with Special Needs/Disabilities, Construction, Orphans and vulnerable children, VBS/Bible Clubs, Teaching/Education |
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Approximately $1100 to $1200 ** See Financial Information Below Includes: Lodging, Meals |
| Agency: | Merge
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| Location: | Jamaica, Caribbean |
| Dates: | Sep 2026 - Dec 2028 Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks |
| Activities: | People with Special Needs/Disabilities, Construction, Orphans and vulnerable children, VBS/Bible Clubs, Teaching/Education |
| Cost: |
Approximately $1100 to $1200 ** See Financial Information Below Includes: Lodging, Meals |
What the Mission Trip Will Be Like
The Global Church is inviting you to participate in what God is doing in the Kingston Metropolitan area of Jamaica. Our partners include the Reddie's house of Safety, Promise Learning Centre for children with autism, and Harbour View Primary school. At Reddie's house of safety teams can care for the children, help out the staff, play with the kids, provide Bible lessons and also help with projects all over the small home. At the Promise Learning Centre for children with autism, participants are invited to spend the day helping the children with their education studies, play in the playground, and support the teachers as possible. At Harbour View elementary, it is a public school, but the school leaders are wide open for teams teaching science, history, math, music, art, and even to present Bible programs for the students. Trips are led, staffed and implemented by Jamaican Nationals.
Kingston, Jamaica is the primary metro area of Jamaica, and is the capital of the country with a population of over one million people.
The following are the primary ministry opportunities in the Kingston Metro region of Jamaica:
– Education Classes
– Children's Ministry
– Tutoring
– Construction
– Ministry to children with special needs
Besides these options, there are more. The goal would be to find out the skills and interests of your team and match them with the ongoing ministries of church partners in the area.
Trips are Mutually Designed with local partners utilizing your skills for ministry, learning from the Global Church, and building relationships with believers in the region. Any age group is invited, any time of year, for any length of time.
All trips are led, staffed and implemented by Jamaican Nationals and church leaders. Merge is an organization directed by a leadership team made up of non-American Global Church leaders from around the world. Once your team sends in a deposit, the Merge Coach of Jamaica, Heather Caraway, will contact your team leaders and work with your team, and the local church leaders, to develop an itinerary, ministry focus, and develop learning activities for your team. Local nationals will be hired as interpreters, guides, ministry coaches, cooks, and construction supervisors (if needed).
Housing – Hostels
Food – Usually teams are fed two-American/Canadian-style uncooked meals each day, and one cooked Jamaican meal made by local cooks, although more Jamaican meals are possible. Purified water is also supplied for teams.
Flights – teams would fly to Kingston, Jamaica.
Ground Transportation – Merge will hire local bus companies to drive your team around Kingston, and from the airport.
Learning – Learning activites with local church leaders and Merge staff will be designed into the itinerary.
Cultural Activities – Jamaica has amazing beaches. The best beaches are on the north side of the island, and many teams like to spend a day on the beach. Dunn's River Falls, in Ocho Rios, is a favorite location to visit for teams. Ochos Rios has souvenir shopping and numerous restaurants. Kingston has numerous excellent restaurants. The historial pirate town of Port Royal is a fun visit. The Bob Marley museum and Emancipation Park are great visits as well.
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Relation of Opportunity to National Church and/or Long-term Goals
Merge is an organization directed and led by Global Church leaders, not North Americans. This gives Merge a Global lens in preparing and implementing short-term trips.
All Merge trips are directed, organized, staffed and led by the national church. All Merge custom trips are mutually designed by the national partner in communication with the short-term trip leader. Teams learn FROM the local church leaders and pastors. The local church/ministries are inviting teams from the United States and Canada to participate in what God is already doing in their communities. Teams PARTICIPATE in ongoing ministries within the community of the local church and organization. The goal is to do ministry WITH local partners, not FOR them.
Merge trips to Jamaica are created by Jamaican nationals in partnership with the local churches in order to create an opportunity for the team and local congregation/community members to do ministry together, learn from each other, build relationships with each other, and further the ministry of the local churches.
Additional Trip Information
Mission Trip Offered By Merge
The GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING North Americans TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD. Merge is directed by a team of Global Church leaders from five continents. All Merge trips are organized, led, and staffed by the Global Church. This gives Merge a UNIQUE non-North American perspective on short-term trips.
THE GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING – the initiative and leadership are from the Global Church, not the North American church to GO and lead
TO PARTICIPATE IN – the participation is active involvement and learning through what the Global Church is already doing. The focus is on involvement WITH, not doing FOR – active learning involves participation as well as reflection
WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD – Missio Dei – God is actively involved around the world – North Americans can discover what God is already doing through followers of Christ around the world
OUTCOME – for participants from North America and the Global Church to be strengthened in their relationship with Jesus Christ, increase in passion for inter-cultural relationships, to implement God-inspired behaviors, and initiate new ministries and social change in their church and communities
Primary Values include:
LEARNING – God is doing amazing things through the global church. There is so much to learn about ministry and how God is working around the world. Come and learn!
RELATIONSHIPS – The kingdom of God is built on relationships, which are the key to a successful mission and ministry. Come and connect with followers of Jesus from around the world.
BRING IT HOME WITH YOU – When you return home, we want your vision and passion for your church, your community, and your own life in Christ to expand