Spring Break - 2012
February 25 (Sat.) - March 3, 2012 (Sun.)
Trip Quick Links
Pawley's Island, SC
Litchfield, SC
Cocoa Beach, FL
Daytona Beach, FL
New Orleans, LA
Appalachian Mountains
Cleveland, OH
Wayne State
Haiti (International)
El Salvador (International)
Trip Status Update
(1/26/2012)
Pawley's Island, SC - FULL
Litchfield, SC - 13 open spots
Cocoa Beach, FL - 1 open spot
Daytona Beach, FL - 1-2 open spots
New Orleans, LA - FULL
Appalachian Mountains - FULL
Cleveland, OH - FULL
Wayne State - 8 open spots
Haiti - FULL
El Salvador - FULL
Use this link to register for all of our trips except El Salvador
What are you doing with your Spring Break?
We believe it's possible to relax, have fun, and to grow in your relationship with God at the same time.
SO ... We'd like to challenge you to invest your Spring Break in a way that will make a difference in your life and in the lives of others around you (whether that's on the beaches of Florida or South Carolina, the mountains and caves of North Carolina, the campus of Wayne State University, the rocky shoreline on Cleveland's Lake Erie, the hurricane swept south, or with the poor and needy in Haiti and El Salvador). We believe in you. And we believe that your life matters to the world. Consider yourself challenged.
Think it over, talk with your family, your friends. Ask us questions. Our question for you is how are you going to spend your spring break?
Registration Process
The registration process is a little different for our international vs. our domestic trips.
International Trips
Haiti - Use the same Online Registration Button as the U.S. trips
El Salvador - Visit the La Libertad, El Salvador Trip Page
U.S. Trips
Step 1 - Register Online
Step 2 - Pay
Deposits and Payment Options
Deposits
To secure your place on one of our Spring Break trips, we require the payment of a $100 non-refundable deposit. This allows us to purchase tickets, secure housing, and get the best prices on trip related expenses.
Your registration process is complete ONLY when we have received your completed online registration form AND your $100 deposit.
Once you've completed both your registration form and submitted your deposit we will lock in your spot on the trip of your preference, as long as space is still available. If your first preference trip is full, we will 'waitlist' you for that trip and lock you in for your second preference trip. But we will only do that once we have both your completed online registration form AND your initial $100 deposit. If you would prefer to pay for the entire trip cost up front that's fine as well.
There is one exception. Due to the nature of the trip, the Daytona Beach, FL trip has some supplemental application questions. Answers to these questions may override the 'first come first serve' approach for this trip.
Payment Options
There are three ways to pay for your Spring Break trip.
Pay Online
This is the same system we use for donations so please don't be too confused by the terminology. You can make payments for Spring Break by selecting the 'giving' category called "Spring Break Registration Fees".
Mail a Check
Make checks payable to "New Life Church"
Send payments by mail to:
New Life Church
Finance Department :: Spring Break
1541 Washtenaw Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Please make sure your name appears on the check and write "Spring Break" (along with the name of your trip) in the memo line
Example: "Spring Break - Cleveland"
Pay in Person
You can always stop by our Info Center on Sunday mornings in the Auditorium Lobby to make a payment (cash, credit or check).
Questions?
What should you do if you really want to go on one of our Spring Break trips, but can't afford it? Go ahead and give us a call or an email and we'll talk through the particulars of your situation. We do have some scholarship money available for this year's Spring Break trips.
If you have any questions about Spring Break payments, please contact:
Joel VanderSchel (Operations Pastor, 734.417.0665)
2012 Trips
Each year we continue to explore new trip opportunities for Spring Break. We want to provide excellent trips for you each year! We also want to make sure those trips are diverse and provide enough capacity to cover everyone who is interested. This year we have two international trips (El Salvador, Haiti), one community service trip (New Orleans, LA for hurricane relief), one trip to Wayne State that will help to support our 2013 church plant, and six trips focused on spiritual development (two to South Carolina, Cleveland, Cocoa Beach, somewhere else in Florida, and somewhere in the Appalachian Mountains).
If you're interested in knowing more about these trips than is posted here, please feel free to get in touch with the trip contact. If you have overall questions regarding Spring Break trips with New Life, please contact:
| Joel VanderSchel — | 734.417.0665 | joel@nlcweb.org |
NLC Spring Break - U.S. Trips
Pawley's Island, South Carolina
Trip Contact: Jess Hibma, 616.813.2420
Trip Leaders: Jess Hibma, Kyle Chase
Trip Focus: [Spiritual Development]
Estimated Cost: $350 (includes food, housing, and gas money, excludes meals on travel down & back)
Capacity: 27
What if your life was endowed with an extraordinary purpose and power you didn’t even realize you had? Come to Pawley’s Island and explore -- perhaps for the first time -- the ways God has uniquely fashioned you to put creativity and order back into a chaotic world. We will be giving time to our God-given talents and passions, developing them and connecting them to the bigger story God is telling with our lives. If you would come, only be willing to believe in faith that God has indeed chosen you and endowed your life with great purpose. Then you will have opportunity to discover what it means that He is Author and you are His masterpiece --- made in His image -- to be the light of the world. Surrounded by Myrtle Beach, Historic Charleston, Brookgreen Gardens, and our beautiful beachside mansions, we will collectively learn to shine.
Litchfield, South Carolina
Trip Contact: Nik Spasovski, 734.395.4683
Trip Leaders: Nik Spasovski, Mike & Jessie Fillicicchia
Trip Focus: [Spiritual Development]
Estimated Cost: $350 (includes food, housing, and gas money, excludes meals on travel down & back)
Capacity: 27
Have you ever wondered what it means to give your life fully to Jesus? Do you sense he might have huge dreams and purposes for your life? We believe that God calls each and every Christian to play a crucial role in what He's doing on this earth. At New Life, we believe he's given our church the special mission of reaching college campuses with the Gospel of Jesus in the state of Michigan and beyond, in order to ignite a world-changing movement in this generation. If you're wondering what mission God has made you for, or if you might have a role in partnering up with NLC in helping reach the nations, this trip is for you! We will talk about what it looks to be in full-time ministry, as well as what it means to have a passion for ministry in whatever occupation God might have for you. On this trip, we will explore our strengths and giftings, stories, and various passions God has put in our hearts to help further discover the epic life and mission He has made us especially for (Eph. 2:10).
Cocoa Beach, Florida
Trip Contact: Erik Weber, 734.474.4253
Trip Leaders: Erik Weber, Sue Saunders, Daniel Hamilton
Trip Focus: [Spiritual Development]
Estimated Cost: $350 (includes food, housing, excludes meals on travel down & back and excludes any optional major activities like Disney)
Capacity: 30
Do you feel like the chaos of life is holding you back from what life could be like--a life of peace? Do you feel like you are facing too many commitments in your life? Do you feel like you have no way to escape the busyness of life? On this trip we will be learning what it means to rest as God intends for us. We will be looking at the lessons Jesus taught us & combining that with creative experiences to help you learn what resting in Jesus can look like for you... it may not be what you expect. This will be a great opportunity to spend time with God and other New Life students in beautiful Cocoa Beach, Florida! Additional highlights include dinner at a southern BBQ restaurant (Sonny's), a service project, a cookout at the beach and a free day to take your own adventure into rest--maybe a day at the beach or a nature preserve or going to a local theme park.
Daytona Beach, FL
(we are still working out the exact location details on this trip)
Trip Contact: Tim Courtois, 734.644.4984
Trip Leaders: Tim Courtois, Sarah Draves, Chris Mann
Trip Focus: [Spiritual Development]
Estimated Cost: $475 (includes food, housing, and gas money, excludes meals on travel down & back)
Capacity: 20
Made in the Image of God: The Glory of Sexuality
Does God have anything to say about sexuality other than what *not* to do? Being made Images of God—male and female—means that sex isn't just something we do; it's something we are. On this trip we'll explore what it means to be Images of God for the world as men and women, and what makes it so hard to do. And we'll come before God so He can re-form our identities in this area. Expect frank, honest, and respectful teaching and discussion. We'll also address specific issues, such as sexual addiction, same-sex attraction, misogyny, sexual anorexia, how to have healthy relationships with the members of the same and opposite sex, and others. Plus, we'll have fellowship and fun in Florida warmth, and the option of a trip to a theme park.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Trip Contact: Betsy Huebner, 734.635.7832
Trip Leaders: Betsy Huebner, Joel VanderSchel
Trip Focus: Community Service (Hurricane Relief)
Estimated Cost: $400 (includes food, housing, and gas money, excludes meals on travel down & back and any souvenirs in downtown New Orleans)
Capacity: 29
We will be teamed up with “Annunciation Mission” in New Orleans continuing the relief efforts for those whose homes were damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Typical work may be tearing out and removing to curbside items such as appliances, furniture, carpets, wallboard, insulation, miscellaneous debris and general cleaning of damaged residences. Other projects may include installation of insulation, drywall, cyramic tile as well as general interior and exterior painting. We'll work during the daytime and have some time to relax and spend time together in the evenings, plus see a bit of New Orleans. If you have any questions, feel free to check out Annunciation Mission’s website (http://www.annunciationmission.org/) or contact Betsy Huebner.
Appalachian Mountains (North Carolina or Tennessee)
Trip Contact: Gentz, 586.764.3100
Trip Leaders: Gentz, Shawn Ewasyshyn, & Steveie Watson
Trip Focus: [Spiritual Development]
Estimated Cost: $325 (includes food, housing, one day of spelunking, and gas money; excludes meals on travel down & back and excludes any 'free' day activities)
Trip Capacity: 22
We will be spending one week together seeking God in the Appalachian mountains. We're staying in a beautiful and comfortable vacation home furnished with beds, a hottub, firepit, and surrounded by a beautiful view of the mountains. Together, we will pursue a greater depth in our relationship with God by spending time with Him, enjoying His creation, and engaging with each other. One day we will travel together on an epic caving adventure (known to the pros as spelunking) in a natural cave or go whitewater rafting (activity to be determined). There will be one free day in which you can enjoy the area as well. Other activities are available in the nearby area. Join us this week as we grow, get refreshed, and have fun by spending time with God, enjoying nature, and enjoying each other.
Cleveland, OH
Trip Contact: Keri Innes, 734.368.6287
Trip Leaders: Steve Hayes, Keri Innes, Jon & Andrea Roe
Trip Focus: [Spiritual Growth]
Cost: NEW! Dropped to $170 (includes food, housing, and gas money; excludes meals on travel to/from Cleveland)
Trip Capacity: 20
You may be thinking...why Cleveland? Some friends of New Life have opened up their home to us for a week (which is large enough to house all 20 of our trip participants). It's an absolutely gorgeous setting right on the water of Lake Erie. Or, if you prefer, places like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are just a few exits away. We are still formulating the program for this trip but it should prove to be a life-transforming week for your walk with God.
Wayne State
Trip Contact: Kevin Armstrong, 734.223.9980
Trip Leaders: Kevin & Meghan Armstrong, Rick Keith
Trip Focus: We are planning on sending the Armstrongs and a small team to plant a church at Wayne State in 2013. This trip will help lay some additional groundwork for that church plant.
Estimated Cost: $150
Trip Capacity: 10-15 people
Kevin and Meghan Armstrong are going with a team to plant a church at Wayne State University in the heart of Detroit in 2013. In this trip we will focus on campus at WSU, building relationships and sharing the Gospel with students on campus. We will also spend time getting to know the campus, hanging out in the city, serving in the city, and building relationships with other churches in the surrounding city. We believe that influencing the next generation of college students in Detroit is the gateway to influencing a broken city. If planting churches, influencing college students on another campus, or transforming Detroit sound exciting to you, consider joining us in the D.
NLC Spring Break - International Options
Please note that these trips have earlier sign-up deadlines and will require a passport. So you'll need to get the ball rolling on your passport right now if you don't already have one!
Haiti (with Rain Catchers)
Trip Contact: Gaia Stenson, 616.291.9212
Trip Leaders: Gaia Stenson
Estimated Trip Cost: $1800
Trip Capacity: 16 People (8 men, 8 women)
Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere where one need Haitians have is clean water. After the earthquake the need for accessible water has only increased. To address this need, we go the mountains in Haiti and install "Rain Catchers" on homes. The devices catch rainwater and filters it into a 55 gallon drum--enough for a family and their neighbors. It is a unique opportunity to meet such a deep need for a hurting nation. If you are interested in missions or have a heart for the poor, consider joining us. You can raise financial support for the trip if you would like.
To sign-up for Haiti use the Online Registration Form (above)
Go to RainCatchers to see what a "Raincatcher" looks like.
Other Important Information:
El Salvador (with Great Commission Latin America)
La Libertad, El Salvador
Trip Contact: Steve & Jean Swisher, 734.709.7315
Trip Leaders: Steve & Jean Swisher
Estimated Trip Cost: $1600 (cost is still tentative depending on final ticket prices - includes Airfare, Hotel, transportation in El Salvador, food and emergency medical and evacuation insurance during the trip)
Trip Capacity: 20
For more info on this trip, please visit our La Libertad, El Salvador page.