instructions
Step 1
- Pray.
Step 2
- If you are committed to doing your best to attend all meetings, complete the Preliminary Application Form, below.
Step 3
- If you are new to LWS mission trips, attend the Informational Meeting for your trip. If you have already been on a LWS mission trip, you can skip this meeting.
Step 4
- Send in the first payment by the deadline shown below. Once you have submitted the Preliminary Application Form and first payment, you may be conditionally accepted for the trip.
Step 5
- Final Application Form, below, and final payment due. If more people apply than space allows, higher priority will be given to those who submit the Final Application Form and make the final payment earliest, have been on prior LWS mission trips, contribute in meetings, and have skills or qualities needed for the team.
Step 6
- Attend all team meetings.
Step 7
- Read the Handbook and start your Journal. These can be downloaded, below.
step 1
Pray
In addition to seeking God's guidance about which trip to go on, here are more prayer needs.
Thank you!
Thank you!
STEP 2
PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FORM
If you have previously been on an LWS mission trip, you can skip the question about how Jesus has changed your life.
step 3
Informational meeting
passport & visa
If you are new to LWS mission trips, please attend the online Informational Meeting on:
Your passport needs to be valid through at least 6 months past your trip dates. If your current passport expires before six months after your trip, apply for a new passport at least 4 months prior to your departure date.
Once you have your passport, apply for a Tourist/Visitor visa.
- Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM Pacific Time.
- This informational meeting is for both the March and June trips.
- If you have already been on a LWS mission trip, this meeting is optional.
Your passport needs to be valid through at least 6 months past your trip dates. If your current passport expires before six months after your trip, apply for a new passport at least 4 months prior to your departure date.
Once you have your passport, apply for a Tourist/Visitor visa.
Step 4
First Payment
First payment is due for the March RSM trip on January 1.
First payment is due for the June FFHM trip on February 20.
Please see Refund Policy, below.
First payment is due for the June FFHM trip on February 20.
Please see Refund Policy, below.
- Either mail a check for $400 per participant per trip to Living Waters Spanish, PO Box 744, Canby, OR 97013
- Or use a credit card, below (includes 3% processing fee):
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First Payment:
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Step 5
Final Application Form and payment
A) The Final Application form, below, in pdf or Word format and balance of payment are due:
On February 1 for the March RSM trip;
On April 17 for the June FFHM trip:
On February 1 for the March RSM trip;
On April 17 for the June FFHM trip:
- Email it to: [email protected]
- Or, mail it to: Living Waters Spanish, PO Box 744, Canby, OR 97013
ADULT Form - Same for Both Trips
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NOTE: For the FFHM trip please also complete this form.
CHILD Forms
Rancho Santa Marta Trip in March
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Foundation for His Ministry Trip in June
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CHILD Form for FFHM
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If your child is under 18 and travelling without a parent on either trip, and you want to widen the scope of care your child's guardian may provide during the trip, the form below allows the guardian to provide clothing, food and shelter, and to generally act in loco parentis. This form is not required.
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B) Send Payment. Note: In unusual cases an adjustment payment might be owed before or after a trip to cover unforeseen expenses.
- Mail a check for $395 per participant to Living Waters Spanish, PO Box 744, Canby, OR 97013
- Or, pay by credit card, below (includes 3% processing fee):
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Final Balance:
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Step 6
Team meetings
Attend all team meetings:
- RSM (March trip): Jan. 16, Feb. 6, Feb. 27, and an optional prayer meeting on March 6.
- FFHM (June trip): February 20, April 17, May 15 and an optional prayer meeting on May 29.
STEP 7
READ
READ
Read the Handbook and start your Journal:
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refund policy
If Living Waters Spanish cancels a trip, you are entitled to a full refund of the trip price, minus $95. LWS is not responsible for lost airfare or other costs than the trip fee it charges.
If you cancel a trip:
If the border is shut:
If you cancel a trip:
- at least two months before your trip departure date, your payment can be applied to a different Living Waters Spanish trip taking place within 18 months of the trip for which you canceled.
- less than two months before your trip departure date, 50% of the full trip price can be applied to a future Living Waters Spanish trip taking place within 18 months of the trip for which you canceled. 50% is non-refundable.
If the border is shut:
- over 30 days before the trip departure date, you will be entitled to a full refund, minus $95 per applicant.
- less than 30 days before the trip departure date, you will be entitled to either:
- apply your full payment amount toward a future LWS trip within 18 months of your original trip start-date, or
- a full refund minus your share of LWS's unrecoverable trip expenses.
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