Join us on a TRIP

First Baptist Cadillac to Ethiopia

November 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

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    TRIP SPECIFIC FAQs

    • Trip Dates: November 18 – 25, 2025
    • Estimated Trip Cost: $3200-$3500 per person
    • Application Deadline: June 15, 2025
    • Funding deadlines: $2,000 June 15, 2025, Full funding: September 18, 2025

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