{"id":4445,"date":"2014-08-15T08:47:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T13:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/?p=4445"},"modified":"2014-10-03T13:41:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T18:41:21","slug":"ghana-trip-invitation-may-26-june-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/2014\/08\/ghana-trip-invitation-may-26-june-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana trip invitation May 26-June 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0October Update:\u00a0 Plans may change due to health issues in Africa.\u00a0 Please contact Carol and David for current information.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">August 2, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Dear Friend:\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">At one time you indicated interest in possibly travel with us to Ghana. Enclosed is our next proposed trip scheduled for May 26- June 9, 2015. \u00a0Although, it is still about 10 months away, tentative bookings are being made with British Airways. Reservations have been made at the <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">. There is room for the first 8 people to sign up. Please consider this as an invitation to join us on this venture.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"><b>Proposed 2015 Mission Trip to Ghana<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>The Following Are Approximate Costs for the Following Itineraries<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Depart Boston, Miami, New York, or Toronto \u2013Tuesday, May 26. 2015. Transfer in Heathrow, London, England for 7 hour flight to Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Arrive at Accra, the next evening and immediately depart for Ho.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>This trip presupposes a group of not less than six, nor more than twelve (First come, first served)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">During our Ghana stay, we will primarily be housed at the Kekeli Hotel, the Social Center of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in the city of Ho. Clean and comfortable, with air-conditioning, each room will be for two guests and will have an in-room bathroom, cold water shower, and sink. Bottled drinking water will be available for in-room use. Meals will be prepared and served in the dining room of the hotel and will feature a mixture of Ghanaian and continental food, sensitive to our dietary needs. Three meals a day are included in the cost. All fees, tips, lodging and ground travel as well as admissions are covered. This includes 12 days in Ghana, departing May 26, 2015 and arriving back June 9, 2015 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lodging for the trip to Cape Coast-Elmina area is still in the process of being settled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Ghana experience will include a Worship opportunity in a village in the region of Ho each Sunday. We will join the people of the villages and communities of the Volta Region. All participants on the trip will participate in age\/skill appropriate mission projects to include such things as physical labor at a work site, teaching in a school in the Ho district, work in a medical clinic, presence in a hospital, or with the EP Church. During the time in Ghana, we will try to arrange daily cultural presentations to arts, dance, drum, song, fabric making, culture, and\/or history. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We will make a four-hour trek to Cape Coast area where we will visit a Slave Fort and Kakum National Park which has a canopy walk over the rainforest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Afternoons will be reserved for periods of rest and relaxation or free time for exploring the city and market of Ho and perhaps a visit to Tafi Monkey Sanctuary, Wili Waterfall or Keta Sea Defense. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Ghana (Estimated): <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b> $3,150 Boston, Toronto, New York, or Miami<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Plus Visa Required: <\/b><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>$60-100 Plus Shots required:<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Yellow fever, malaria meds, etc.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Contact:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The Rev. David Christensen telephone: 1-860-759-0791 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Box 50, West Tisbury, MA 02575 email<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\">: <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"mailto:dgcatbcc@aol.com\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">dgcatbcc@aol.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Send Deposit of $200 by September 25, 2014 for air and trip mailed to Rev. Christensen <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Send<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b> Payment of $1,000 by November 30<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>2014 <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">mailed to Rev. Christensen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Send<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b> Payment of $1,050 by March 15, 2015 <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large;\">&#8211; mailed to Rev. Christensen<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The first checks should be made out to \u201cThe Federated Church\u201d with the notation \u201cGhana Travel.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Balance Due $900 by May 1, 2015 <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">The final check should be made out to David Christensen with notation \u201cGhana travel.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><br style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\" \/><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Note: Payment details on\u00a0 attached Proposed Form<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Please share with friends- thanks<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Attachments area<\/div>\n<div><a tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0\/?ui=2&amp;ik=225a39cb5e&amp;view=att&amp;th=147ba041e5a04d9c&amp;attid=0.1&amp;disp=safe&amp;zw\" target=\"_blank\" data-tooltip-class=\"a1V\" data-tooltip-align=\"t,c\">Preview attachment Ghana Proposed 2015.docx<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0October Update:\u00a0 Plans may change due to health issues in Africa.\u00a0 Please contact Carol and David for current information. August 2, 2014 \u00a0 Dear Friend:\u00a0 At one time you indicated interest in possibly travel with us to Ghana. Enclosed is our next proposed trip scheduled for May 26- June 9, 2015. \u00a0Although, it is still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-stories-from-our-church"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4445"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4506,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4445\/revisions\/4506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chilmarkchurch.org\/service\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}