Chile: Where the World Ends, Hope Begins

Welcome to Chile! After arriving into Santiago, we’ll settle into our accommodations and gather for a welcome dinner featuring local Chilean dishes. Opening devotional and orientation: what does it mean to serve as the hands and feet of Christ in a new culture?

This morning we’ll take a guided tour of La Moneda, Chile’s presidential palace, and visit the Museo de Memoria y Derechos Humanos to learn about the country’s recent history. In the afternoon, visit La Chascona, the former home of poet Pablo Neruda, before hiking Cerro San Cristóbal for a sweeping view of the city. Evening devotional on cultivating a servant’s heart.

Travel to Valparaíso and meet our long-term local church partners who serve in the cerros — the colorful hillside neighborhoods overlooking the port. Facility tour, orientation on the week’s service projects, and cultural briefing on the community we’ll be serving. Devotional: praying for the week ahead.

Our week of service begins! Days are spent alongside our church partner serving the hillside community — home repair and painting projects, children’s programs, and meal support, depending on the week’s greatest need. Afternoons include team debrief and reflection on the day’s ministry.

Continue serving alongside local church staff and volunteers. Team members rotate through project stations: home repairs, children’s activities, and community outreach. Afternoon: free time to build relationships with families in the community.

Service continues, with today’s devotional focused on seeing the overlooked as Christ does. In the afternoon, visit Valparaíso’s Parque Cultural, a former prison turned cultural center, for a reflection on transformation and redemption.

Service continues. Today’s devotional theme centers on faithfulness in unseen work. Evening: shared meal and time of worship with our church partners and the families we’ve served this week.

Our final day of service wraps with a closing celebration planned alongside our church partners — games, a shared meal, and time to say goodbye to the families and volunteers who welcomed us this week.

A lighter day exploring the beaches and gardens of Viña del Mar, Valparaíso’s elegant neighbor, followed by a visit to the towering Con Cón sand dunes overlooking the Pacific. Return to Santiago in the evening.

Final group devotional and debrief: what did God teach us this week? Time for last-minute souvenir shopping in Santiago before heading to the airport for your international flight home.