Traveling to our campus is often a life-changing experience
for our volunteers. You can check our
updates on Facebook and read the blogs about the events on campus, even start
to recognize some of the girls, but seeing it for yourself is an entirely
different experience. This year we have
welcomed 150 volunteers to our campus. For many individuals though, the thought
of traveling to rural Africa alone is a little daunting.
That’s why I am so excited that we are trying something new
in 2017. We’ll be offering three
Experience JBFC Trips, unique opportunities to see the campus for
yourself. Participants will travel with
a JBFC staff person from the U.S. with a small group of other JBFC supporters
and spend 10 days exploring our campus and volunteering.
Volunteers will have the opportunity to get to know the
girls, read with a reading buddy for most days of the trip, serve in our dining
hall and on our farm, and experience all that JBFC has to offer. JBFC staff will share about the opportunities
and challenges that the organization is facing, as well as some of the exciting
programs and innovations we are working on.
No trip to Tanzania would be complete without seeing the
Serengeti first hand. Volunteers can go
on a one-day safari from JBFC’s campus during their stay, or stay a few days
longer and dive into all the Serengeti has to offer.
These trips are open to individuals, families and even high
school students. It’s the perfect chance
to take that trip to Africa you’ve always been thinking about, or to get a
chance to meet the girl you sponsor in person.
Since you’ll be traveling with our staff, you won’t have to worry about
any of the details of getting there, and you can start enjoying your trip right
away.
Trips will take place in February, May and July of 2017 and
spaces are limited. If you’re
interested, I’d love to talk with you more about this opportunity and help you
get signed up for this incredible adventure.
We truly hope everyone can have a chance to experience JBFC for
themselves, and would love to have you part of these first few trips!
Guest Blogger, Diana Booren, is JBFC's Volunteer Coordinator. If you are interested in going on an Experience JBFC Trip in 2017, please contact her at: dbooren@jbfc-online.org
