INDIA
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF AND
THRIVENT BUIILDS WORLDWIDE

October 10–25, 2008
Approximate Cost - $3880

Thrivent Builds Worldwide trips are part of the Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity alliance, a four-year, $125 million commitment between Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Habitat for Humanity International to help increase the non-profit housing ministry’s home building production. This LWR-Thrivent Builds Worldwide trip combines the Thrivent Builds Worldwide experience with an opportunity to learn more about LWR’s life-changing work with marginalized communities in India.

This LWR-Thrivent Builds Worldwide team will travel to India October 10-25, 2008.

• October 10: Depart from Dulles International Airport.
• October 12-17: Participate in a four-day build project in Chhatrapur.
• October 18- 24: Travel to Kolkata and Bodhgaya to visit LWR grassroots partners. Participants will travel into the rural areas of northeastern India to visit communities participating in LWR-supported sustainable agricultural projects, irrigation improvements, health services, women’s development courses and micro-credit programs.
• October 25: Depart from Delhi.

Note: This itinerary is subject to change due to unforeseeable events.

The estimated cost for this trip is $4,380, which includes roundtrip airfare from Dulles International Airport and other transportation costs in India (airfare, train and van travel), lodging, meals, insurance and a $500 donation to Habitat for Humanity. This does not include travel to and from Dulles International and personal spending money.

Through a $10,000 contribution to the Habitat host affiliate, Thrivent Financial covers the $500 donation to Habitat for Humanity for each of its members, reducing the overall trip cost to $3,880 for Thrivent Financial members (at least 50 percent of trip participants must be Thrivent members). This contribution is a unique benefit to the Thrivent Builds Worldwide program and is not available through other Habitat trips.

We hope you’ll join us on this exciting adventure! To be considered for this LWR-Thrivent Builds Worldwide trip, please complete the enclosed application form and return it to Group Travel Directors by August 15, 2008. (Only a few spots are available on this trip. The deadline has been extended to August 15, 2008) Questions? Please contact Rebecca Lange-Thernes at 410-230-2737 or rthernes@lwr.org.   

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