Vision Trip Guide 2019 - Panama - Introduction - Accounting Beyond Borders
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Vision Trip Guide 2019 – Panama
Introduction
We are excited about your interest in participating in one of our ABB Vision Trips!
The purpose of the trip is to provide an opportunity for individuals, families, and churches
to see the work the Lord is doing through Accounting Beyond Borders and to hear firsthand the
impact in the lives of some of our very own ministries in the field. We will have opportunities to
learn more about the vision the Lord has given some of our ministries and serve alongside them
in their communities. The trip is an opportunity to be refreshed and encouraged by God’s work
in the world and to more fully grasp the vision He has given us for Accounting Beyond Borders.
Trip Details
Dates: Thursday July 18, 2018 – Monday July 22, 2018
Cost: $460 + cost of airline ticket
Airline tickets to Panama typically range from $600‐900
depending on the airline and departure city.
Accounting Beyond Borders will assist you in booking your
flights, unless you have made other arrangements.
Trip cost of $460 includes your meals, lodging, and ministry
expenses for the length of your trip. Additional cash may be
brought in country if you would like to buy souvenirs or
other items during your trip.
Payment Information:
A trip deposit payment of $100 is due by March 1,
2019.
Remaining trip cost of $360 is due one week before your departure date.
Airline tickets must be purchased by March 31, 2019. Ticket prices typically increase the
longer you wait to book your flight.
Note: Team members may raise funds from donors to support the cost of your trip. Checks
should be made payable to Accounting Beyond Borders and will be considered tax deductible.
Trip Details (continued)
Other Logistics:
You will need an up‐to‐date passport that is valid for at least six months after the date
you return from Panama. If you need to apply for a new passport, please notify us by
contacting Courtney Weaver at cweaver@abbministries.com.
For your trip to Panama, there are no immunizations required to enter the country. You
may consult the CDC and your family doctor for any recommended vaccinations.
Please plan to participate in trip orientation which will be scheduled about 2 weeks prior
to the departure of your trip. If you are unable to participate, you may schedule an
individual call with the trip coordinator. Details and instructions for participation will
follow.
Tentative Schedule Outline
Day #1 – Travel Day, Meet missionaries with Rio
Missions
Day #2 – Morning devotionals, Hear the story of Rio
Missions and ABB’s involvement, Serve with Rio
Missions, Debrief and worship time in the evening
Day #3 – Morning devotionals, Hear the story of
Heart’s Cry Children’s Ministry and ABB’s
involvement, Serve with Heart’s Cry, Debrief and
worship time in the evening
Day #4 – Morning devotionals, Explore and learn more about Panama, Serve with Rio Missions,
Heart’s Cry, and/or Advance Panama, Debrief and worship time in the evening
Day #5 – Travel Day, Reflection and Debrief Opportunities
If you are interested in staying longer than 5 days, you are welcome to handle your own
personal accommodations for additional travel and sight seeing days. If you are interested in
staying longer to serve with one of our ministries, please contact Courtney Weaver at
cweaver@abbministries.com.
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About Accounting Beyond Borders
Accounting Beyond Borders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization committed to serving the accounting and business
needs of missionaries and their ministries around the world by
providing an array of services tailored to comprehensively
serve each organization.
About five years ago, God planted a seed in the heart of our
founder, Courtney Weaver, when she was traveling on a sport’s
ministry trip to Panama through AROMA Missions. It was on
that trip that she was introduced to Dan and Jess Cotton who
run Rio Missions and who told her that the biggest need of
their ministry at the time was someone to perform the
accounting and business needs of their organization. They had
to spend a lot of time performing accounting and
administrative tasks for their ministry rather than pouring into
the heart of it and it was huge burden.
At that moment, the Lord planted a seed and shortly after the organization Accounting Beyond
Borders was formed. We have experienced a lot of growth since then but our mission and
vision from the Lord remain the same.
Our Mission: To empower missionaries to more fruitfully serve God’s Kingdom by fulfilling
their accounting needs and walking with them in ministry.
Our Vision: To relieve the burden of accounting stress on missionaries around the world and
propel their ministries to sustained growth and success.
We desire to be active participants in the Growth of the Kingdom!
About the Ministries We Serve in Panama
Rio Missions is an organization whose mission is to
glorify God by helping local Christians realize their
vision for change. Run by Dan and Jess Cotton,
their mission is to Cultivate relationships with local
Panamanians in poor and marginalized
communities – Connect likeminded groups with
these visionaries to provide resources and
encouragement – Change the worldviews of both
sides in the process.
We have been serving Rio Missions since May 2014 and are excited to introduce you to their
ministry and the place where Accounting Beyond Borders was born! We will also have the
blessing of being hosted by Rio Missions on the Vision Trip and staying at their mission base!
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About the Ministries We Serve in Panama (continued)
Heart’s Cry Children’s Ministry is an organization
whose mission is to find forever families for the
abandoned, but not forgotten, children of Panama.
They are run by Matt and Misty Hedspeth and
provide adoption and foster care services through
heart’s cry family services, serve orphans under
heart’s cry orphan care, and just opened the first
special needs orphanage in Panama called Casa
Providencia to minister to Panama’s special needs
orphans.
We have been serving Heart’s Cry Children’s Ministry since July 2015 and have been moved by
the way God has grown their organization in the last few years. We are excited to take you to
the orphanage and see God’s impact there!
Advance Panama is an organization run by Graham
and Nicole Davis that provides access to higher
education for some of Panama’s most
underprivileged students. Their mission is to
advance Panama, its people, and its communities
through education and strategic relationships and
they believe that by sharing love in a practical way,
they can educate people out of poverty and make
change possible against all odds.
We are just beginning our relationship with Advance Panama and hope to be able to spend
time hearing more of their story and serving alongside of them on the Vision Trip! Their
personal faith story is powerful and they remind us what it looks like to trust in the Lord
completely.
Contact Information
Thank you for your interest in our 2019 Vision Trip! If you have any questions or would like any
additional information please contact us and we will be happy to talk more.
Trip Contact: Courtney Weaver, Executive Director
Email: cweaver@abbministries.com
Phone: 717‐371‐8829
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