Apply for your mission trip
Two applications, one decision point: how long will you stay? Two weeks or less is short-term. Anything longer is long-term. Both start here.
Trips of 2 weeks or less
Short-term application
The standard application for most trips — a week serving in Honduras, a work weekend in Missouri, a family trip over spring break. Plan for one sitting; the essays are the longest part.
- Trip dates and location (USA – Missouri or International – Honduras)
- Personal information: name, email, phone, address, country, date of birth, marital status
- Christian faith background: how long you have been a Christian, your church, whether your church or you are sponsoring the trip
- Medical information: conditions, medications, allergies
- Emergency contact and languages spoken
- Skills you bring: construction, agriculture, social work, welding, art, medical, evangelism, sports, tutoring, and more
- Spiritual-life essays: your conversion, areas of growth, how Jesus leads you, and your calling to serve at the City of Refuge
Trips longer than 2 weeks
Long-term application
For extended stays — a summer, a season, or a year on campus. It asks everything the short-term form does, plus the extra diligence a longer stay deserves:
- Everything in the short-term application, and:
- Background questions (recent arrests, recreational drug use)
- Three references: one pastoral and two personal, with contact details
- Packing commitment: twin or queen sheets, towels, and laundry soap
- Signature (plus a parent or guardian signature if under 18)
Before you start
Why the application asks so much
The City of Refuge is home to 90 children who have already been failed by adults at least once. The application’s faith questions, medical history, references, and background questions all serve the same purpose the campus rules do: every adult a child meets there must be safe, vetted, and accountable.
Both applications also include a release of liability and a media release, and both reference the community rules and regulations you will live by on campus — summarized on the what to expectpage. After you apply, the next steps are booking your flight, emailing your itinerary and passport copy to cityofrefugehonduras@gmail.com, and sending your deposit through the giving portal.
Questions before you apply?
Read the full preparation guide, or email the field team about dates, costs, and what your group could do.