Merge Design
Customized Trips
For team leaders with global experience and a desire to be involved in the planning process.
Share your interests with us and we’ll partner you with existing global ministry opportunities. You choose where and when you go. The Merge Coach of that region will work with the team leader and the global partner to mutually design a trip. The team leader will participate in every aspect of the planning process.
Merge Coaches will guide and train your team, as well as be with you on-site during your trip. Our staff is bi-lingual, experienced and has an ongoing relationship with the ministries you will be partnering with.
Pre-Planned Trips
For team leaders with limited time to invest in the trip planning process.
Share your interests with us and we’ll partner you with existing global ministry opportunities. You choose where and when you go. The Merge Coach of that region will work with the global partner to design a trip for your team, based on the skills and interests presented. All you have to do is get the team there and participate.
Merge Coaches will guide and train your team, as well as be with you on-site during your trip. Our staff is bi-lingual, experienced and has an ongoing relationship with the ministries you will be partnering with.
Where You Can Serve
NORTH AMERICA
Canada, Mexico, U.S.A.
CENTRAL AMERICA
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay
CARIBBEAN
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica
EUROPE
Estonia, Finland, France, Spain, Sweden
AFRICA
Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe
ASIA
India, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan
HOW TO GET STARTED
- Contact Dale Lusk or 956-458-9568 to discuss a trip for you
- Share what country/region you would like to visit and the ideal dates you would like to travel
- Pay a $275 deposit (per team, not per person) to confirm your trip
- A Merge coach will then contact you to begin mutually designing your trip in collaboration with the global partner you will be visiting, including all details: transportation, housing, food, ministry, and learning opportunities, etc.
- Merge staff will work with you to plan training for your team
WHAT ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR?
- Your team’s travel expenses, including airfare to and from your country of service
- Fundraising for your team
- Completing and returning Merge forms before your trip