Group Mission Trip in Costa Rica

Sep 2026 - Dec 2027 | Adventures in Missions

Costa Rica

Trip #27742

Group Mission Trip in Costa Rica

Trip #27742

Costa Rica

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Location:

Costa Rica, Central America

Dates:

Sep 2026 - Dec 2027
Lasts Up to 2 weeks

Activities:

VBS/Bible Clubs, Orphans and vulnerable children, Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, Refugees, Construction

Cost:

$995
** See Financial Information Below
Includes: Lodging, Meals, Travel to and from location
Agency: Adventures in Missions
Location: Costa Rica, Central America
Dates: Sep 2026 - Dec 2027
Lasts Up to 2 weeks
Activities: VBS/Bible Clubs, Orphans and vulnerable children, Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, Refugees, Construction
Cost: $995
** See Financial Information Below
Includes: Lodging, Meals, Travel to and from location
Inquire about the trip

With volcanoes, beaches, and lush rainforests, Costa Rica is one of the most visited countries in Central America. But outside the tourist spots, many families face poverty, brokenness, and uncertaintyespecially refugees who have fled violence and instability in their home countries. Your team will come alongside local organizations and churches that serve these families, offering tangible help, encouragement, and the love of Jesus. Together, youll remind people that Gods promises are true, His presence is near, and His love is real for them today.

Map Costa Rica
Costa Rica

What the Mission Trip Will Be Like

Costa Rica

Service Opportunities

Your team will join local churches and ministries in serving families, encouraging hearts, and sharing the hope of Christ. Through your time in Costa Rica, you’ll show God’s love in practical ways and remind people that He sees them, His promises are true, and His presence is near.

  • Here are some of the ways your team may serve:
  • Children’s Ministry: Share God’s love with kids and youth through games, songs, stories, and sports in neighborhoods facing poverty and risk.
  • Evangelism: Listen to people’s stories, share the hope of Jesus, distribute Bibles, and offer the gift of His love. This ministry takes place in parks, local communities, and prisons.
  • Refugee Ministry: Partner with local churches to care for and minister to refugees and others experiencing hardship, bringing practical help and spiritual encouragement.
  • Surf Club Family Community Outreach (Optional): Engage children ages 4–10 in a safe, fun environment where they can learn to surf, hear a Bible-based message, and care for God’s creation by helping clean the beach. Your team may serve as lifeguards, surf instructors, or mentors as you help build relationships and support the local church’s outreach.
  • House Building (Optional): Assist in constructing safe, sturdy homes for single mothers, providing their children with a secure place to grow while their parents work or pursue new skills.

 

Lodging

Your team will stay in a mission house, with rooms divided by gender. Bunk beds and bedding are provided for a comfortable stay. Please note there is no air conditioning. If you tend to get hot easily, we recommend bringing a small personal fan for your comfort.

Meals

Your team might help out in the kitchen or you will have a local cook. Your breakfast and dinner will most likely be traditional Costa Rican meals. Your lunches will be sandwiches, fruits and chips.

Transportation

Your team will fly into San Jose, Costa Rica, where we’ll meet you at the airport. We will arrange all of the ground transportation to and from the airport, as well as to and from the ministry sites during the day.

Safety

The safety of our participants is a top priority for us. We have both an internal Risk Management team and external Risk Management consultants. We use a multi-pronged approach to risk management – including monitoring information from reporting agencies and relying on the knowledge of our ministry partners. In addition to our own protocols (e.g., students must be with an adult at all times), our ministry hosts and partners will provide trip specific safety guidelines for the particular trip location. Our Mission Leaders are trained in risk management and have access to both on-field and home-office support.

Registration and Payment

The safety of our participants is a top priority for us. We have both an internal Risk Management team and external Risk Management consultants. We use a multi-pronged approach to risk management – including monitoring information from reporting agencies and relying on the knowledge of our ministry partners. In addition to our own protocols (e.g., students must be with an adult at all times), our ministry hosts and partners will provide trip specific safety guidelines for the particular trip location. Our Mission Leaders are trained in risk management and have access to both on-field and home-office support.

***We do require a minimum of 15 (participants and leaders)

Use the inqury form on this page for more information.

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Additional Trip Information

Region:
Central America
Country:
Costa Rica
Eligible to Go:
Other Financial Notes:
Per person cost includes all meals, lodging, ground transportation, ministry costs, t-shirts, and devotional journal. Airfare is not included.
Training debriefing
Once you commit and get connected with your mission coordinator, they will walk you through Pre-Trip Training WHY DO WE GO ON MISSION TRIPS? To learn how to reach people for Jesus! We practice what we learn while preparing and being on the mission trip. We then continue to do these things back home, to reach people there. Jesus wants people to spend eternity with Him. We get to participate in that. This trip will train and transform you. Time spent at the feet of Jesus results in ministry. True ministry comes from the overflow of time spent with Jesus and the leading of the Holy Spirit. It’s vital that we spend time in the presence of God! Adventures in Missions 5 Objectives: 1) Listening in Prayer You will have the opportunity to hear and discern God’s voice through prayer and scripture, and then obey the direction God gave! Everyone will have opportunity to be sensitive to the Spirit’s specific leading in personal ministry during the trip. John 10:27 “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” 2) Make a Meaningful Relationship Led by the Holy Spirit, you will be able to build a meaningful relationship through ministry with your host, teammates, and locals within the community. Seeking out that person each day, will demonstrate the love of Jesus. John 15:12-15 “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” 3) Meet a Felt Need You will be able to respond to God’s specific direction to meet a local person’s practical need! This could be prayer, making a meal, giving out a hygiene kit, or perhaps a very specific answer to a prompting by the Holy Spirit during a prayer walk, for example. Matthew 25:40 “The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'” 4) Share Your Faith You will share the Good News, which is more than a Gospel presentation, or rehearsed testimony, it’s your life! You will listen in prayer to know whom to share with, what to share, and how to share it. This could include a formal Gospel presentation or personal testimony. Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” 5) Debrief & Respond Assisted by the Mission Leader, you will learn to identify and share (debrief) what God has done each day. Everyone will have the opportunity to respond to God in gratitude, praise, and worship. At the end of the trip, you will have a final debrief to highlight key takeaways from your trip! Hebrews 10:24-25 “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
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Mission Trip Offered By Adventures in Missions

You want to follow Jesus’s example in the way He cared for the lost and the hurting. You want to take up Jesus’s commission to make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28) and be His witness to the ends of the earth (Acts 1).

Adventures in Missions is an interdenominational missions organization that focuses on discipleship. We emphasize prayer and relationships in our work around the world. We seek to disciple as Jesus did; our vision is that God would use us to raise up a generation of radically committed disciples of Jesus Christ.

Since we were established in 1989, we have taken over 115,000 people into the mission field, some for as short as a week and others for as long as a year or longer. We minister year-round through our ministry bases and strategic ministry partnerships. We believe that by giving people the opportunity to step outside their comfort zones and join what God is doing in other cultures and nations, lives are transformed.

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