Merge Design
Customized Trips
Share your interests with us and we will match them with existing opportunities. You choose where you’ll go, when you’ll go, and how you’ll participate.
Merge coaches will mutually design your trip with the global partners, train your team, and be on-site throughout your trip. Our staff is bilingual, experienced, and has an ongoing relationship with the ministries you’ll be partnering with.
Where You Can Serve
Locations around the world that have opportunities for Merge trips:
NORTH AMERICA
Canada, Mexico, U.S.
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 at dale.lusk@covchurch.org 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