Join us on a TRIP

First Baptist Cadillac to Ethiopia

February 18-25, 2025

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TRIP DESCRIPTION

Join World Orphans staff members Mike and Amy Krick and First Baptist Cadillac members as we connect with partner Beke Berhane Wongel Baptist Church. We look forward to building new and deeper relationships, learning from one another, encouraging one another, and hearing about how the Lord is at work.

Team Leader

Empowerment Packs

Mike and Amy Krick

ABOUT ETHIOPIA

PEOPLE

  • Population: 85 Million

  • Life Expectancy: 56 Years

  • Literacy Rate: 53%

  • Highest death rate in the world

  • Religion: Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Christianity

  • Unemployment Rate: 25.2%

CULTURE

  • Local currency is the Birr

  • Home to more than 80 ethnic groups

  • Estimated 6.3 million orphans

  • Winter: May-August

  • Traditional food dishes contain maize and meat

  • Official Languages: Amharic and English

    rESOURCES

    TRIP SPECIFIC FAQs

    • Trip Dates: February 18 – 25, 2025

    • Estimated Trip Cost: $1350 – $1500/per person plus airfare

    • Application Deadline: August 18, 2024

    • Funding deadlines:

      $300 non-refundable deposit: September 18, 2024

      50% Funding: October 18, 2024

    • Full funding: January 18, 2025
    • Questions: candy@worldorphans.org, mikek@worldorphans.org 

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