Brazil Fall
2012 Mission Trip
Stephanie Queen
Our team will be traveling to Northeast Brazil this fall as part
of an ongoing outreach to a nation greatly affected by the global commercial
sex industry. With the upcoming FIFA
World Cup in 2014 and Rio Olympics in 2016, Brazil is set to receive a heavy
boost to an already booming illegal industry. With an estimated 250,000
children in prostitution within the naturally beautiful nation, Brazil has
become a top destination for sex tourism.
The Northeast is the center of this activity with its beautiful beaches
and close proximity to Europe. Direct flights from Italy, Spain, and Portugal,
to name a few, daily fly in and out delivering sex tourists to a burgeoning
supply of innocence.
Our team will be partnering with Iris Ministries in Fortaleza to
strengthen the foundation of prayer they have established in the worst slum in
the city. This favela is a breeding
ground for drug addiction and prostitution and many children have lost their
parents to these lifestyles and find themselves vulnerable to the same fate
through traffickers that quickly prey on their vulnerability. We will be daily
praying with the Iris team and doing outreach into local areas where
prostitution and trafficking occur.
In Recife we will be joining Shores of Grace Ministries who have
recently opened a safehouse for children who have been exploited and
trafficked. Our team will be serving the Shores of Grace team, praying with
them and doing outreach to children on the streets and prostituted women in
exploitation.
These two ministries are doing significant work in their cities
to not only rescue the oppressed but to shift the atmosphere through prayer and
worship. It’s an honor and a privilege
to partner with these marvelous comrades to see an end to this trade in even
one person’s life and to pray for the return of the One who will end injustice
for all.
Application:
Due by July 1st,
2012
Trip Details:
Trip Details:
Dates:
October 18th- 29th Fortaleza, Brazil
October 30th- November 8th Recife, Brazil
***Possibly will extend the trip another 10 days to attend the CALL Brazil where the International House of Prayer will host a conference and screen Exodus Cry's Human Trafficking Documentary: "Nefarious Merchant of Souls" (: This would increase cost of trip by a little but not much :)
***Possibly will extend the trip another 10 days to attend the CALL Brazil where the International House of Prayer will host a conference and screen Exodus Cry's Human Trafficking Documentary: "Nefarious Merchant of Souls" (: This would increase cost of trip by a little but not much :)
Price:
Airfare: $1500
On the ground: $1500
•
this includes food, accommodations, and on the
ground travel for 20 days
Home Base Cost and Emergency/Pocket Money: $900
Brazil Visa: $100
Total trip cost: $4000
Brazil Visa: $100
Total trip cost: $4000
Payment Deadlines:
•
August 10th - $1500 due to book airfare
•
September 31st - $1500 due for on the
ground expenses
Visas: North Americans traveling to Brazil must apply
with the Brazilian Consulate for a tourist visa. This visa costs $100 (not
included in overall trip total cost) and is valid for multiple entry for five
years, for a stay of up to 90 days each time.
Visa can only be applied for once
individual has booked airfare. Each team member will be responsible for
acquiring their own visa.
Please consider jumping in as a Financial Supporter &/OR Prayer Partner for this trip. I am also in need of ongoing monthly PARTNERSHIP as I serve on the Missions Base in Kansas City Full-time.
Contact me at: stephaniequeen@ihop.org for further questions and giving instruction. Bless YOU!!!!
*Stephanie Queen
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