Learning Tours for Brethren

These are our upcoming Learning Tours. These trips help us experience God's earth and God's people and their struggles as well as their faith, hope and love. People return with a new perspective on themselves and our society, and a renewed sense of the call of Christians in today's world.

Learning Tours from New Community Project

The New Community Project, a Brethren-related nonprofit organization, is offering intergenerational Learning Tours to Africa, Asia, the Arctic, and Latin America. The trips are to increase awareness of the challenges facing God's creation and our neighbors, while building relationships with the communities visited.

Ecuadorian Amazon (June 12-21) Explore the rainforest and its pink dolphins, toucans, monkeys and more under the guidance of leader Siona Delio; also see the impacts of deforestation and oil drilling.

Dominican Republic (July 21) Live and work in a mountain community; meet Haitian immigrant workers; learn about the impacts of climate change on the Caribbean.

Denali / Kenai Fjords National Parks, AK (July 27-August 4) Moose, grizzlies, wolves. Denali has them all, plus towering Mount McKinley. Camp and hike in Denali; then see glaciers and take a sea life cruise in Kenai Fjords (Seward).

South Sudan (date pending, check website) Visit and be inspired by the long-suffering but resilient and hospitable people of South Sudan. Learn about reforestation, girls' education and women's development.

Burma (Myanmar) (January 8-19, 2015) Travel by boat into the Southwest Delta; take a two-night trek into the Paloung hill tribe area. See cultural sites, visit women's microloan programs and a reforestation project.

Contact David Radcliff at ncp@newcommunityproject.org for more information, or visit the NCP website.

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