Key of Hope hosts mission teams with purposes ranging from construction to children’s ministry to conferences for local pastors.

What will I do?

Mission trips will be designed around the skills and interests of the group:

  • VBS Kids Camp (most popular among women)

  • Construction (most popular among men)

  • Specialties (dental clinics, gardening, sports, etc.)

Your ultimate mission will be to love the children and to support Key of Hope's ministry to them

Things to consider before applying:

What are your reasons for serving?

What are your goals for the trip?

How can I best lend my abilities to support Key of Hope?

  • Step 1—Submit application, recruit team, and be able to present your personal testimony.

  • Step 2— Confirm health insurance, vaccinations, and valid passport.

  • Step 3—Require a 10% deposit from each team member and define the purpose of your trip.

  • Step 4—Buy your plane tickets and start holding regular monthly team meetings. A Key of Hope representative will attend one of these meetings.

  • Step 5—Final preparation (begin praying for Key of Hope, your fellow team members, and the trip in general; confirm emergency contacts; learn key Zulu words and phrases).

How can I prepare?

What is the cost?

The average trip is 10 days long, which is 6 days on the ground.

  • Flight—The average flight from the United States’ Eastern seaboard (New York, Washington DC, Georgia) to Johannesburg, South Africa is $1,800 - $2,000. It is a 16-hour flight to Johannesburg and a 1-hour flight to Durban. Flight from Johannesburg to Durban cost approximately $150.

  • Accommodations—Housing is $50 per night per person. Security is a top priority, and the housing accommodations we use are equipped with private security, an electric fence, and a night watchman.

  • Transportation—Each team will rent a 10 passenger van from Hertz Rental Cars for about $200 per person for the week. This does not include gas.

  • Food— About $40 per day.

  • Project Contribution and T-Shirt—Each team will be responsible for the materials needed for their respective trips’ projects. This amount can range from $250-$500.

  • Service Fee - $140 per person

  • Excursions will be quoted at time of the time

If you would like to plan a group missions trip please contact us here - [email protected]