May 9 – 25
This is a 2 week team will be working in an amazingly beautiful part of the state of Alaska with great spiritual needs. LightShine has been friends with Regent Life Church for over 10 years and have helped them with several projects. The new vision is establishing a Bible camp for children and youth called Royal River Bible Camp. Here are some photos from last year when our LightShine team was helping them build their first buildings.
This year’s team will be continuing to build at this remote location outside of Homer. If you love working with your hands in the outdoors, this will be the perfect team for you. This land is already being used to bring kids out but they want to establish more permanent buildings that can be used instead of tents.
The second week we will be doing various jobs at Christian Community Church (CCC) in Homer and assisting Steve and Renee Hoey with completing an addition at their home. Steve and Renee are missionaries with LightShine Ministries serving in the Kenai Peninsula region.
Joe and Nancy Shaffer have been leading teams for many years. If you have any questions, call 717-712-6165 or email them at: nbrown.brahma@gmail.com.
The cost of this 2 week trip is $2075.
Our trip cost covers everything you need once you leave your home until you return. The total is determined by analyzing the cost of team assignments from previous years (things like your airline ticket, ground transportation, three meals a day, and many administrative fees that LightShine incurs) and combining that experience with known costs in Alaska.
If you want to be part of this team, please complete this Registration Form with a $40 registration fee. This fee covers the cost of a LightShine Alaska team shirt and locks you in as a team member. Once you are contacted by your team leader and your place is secured on this team, you can begin raising financial support by sending out support letters to your family and church friends. Simply have them send missionary support to us for your trip costs. Your team leader will help you develop your support letter and include two important dates for your supporters to note. The first financial deadline for half your support ($1037.50) is due on March 28, 2025. This first deadline is very important to keep because it will enables us to purchase your airline tickets. Once airline tickets are purchased, there is no backing out of the team. The second deadline for your entire amount is April 11, 2025. Please note that these deadlines are strictly enforced. Not keeping them will cause us to ask you to step down from this team and consider another future team. Please take time to review our “Policies” page for more information.
The earlier you register the sooner you can start raising your financial support. We encourage you to get this out of the way early so you can enjoy the experience without any distractions. You will be so glad you did! A side benefit on this trip is seeing God’s beautiful creation and spending time working in it. This will be a life changing experience for you and will give you a new perspective on helping those who are really in need!
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9
Thank you for considering going with us in 2025!