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How to Help
Friendship Teams
"In as much as you have done it unto one of the least of these, you have done it unto me."
The friendship teams coordinated by A Helping Hand/Orphanvoice and it's orphan relief partners are designed to minister to children, but more importantly minister to those seeing the world through the eyes of a child starving...for love, food, or friendship. These trips are designed for individuals with strong personal consitiutions...they are not for the weak in Spirit. If you are interested in learning more about these options for 2007 please visit the orphanvoice website.
Teams to China 2007
Lanzhou – Sharon Special Needs Unit and Lanzhou Orphanage
Date: June 13 – 25, 2007
Urumqi – Orphanage
Date: June 27 – July 9, 2007
Yining – Orphanage
Date: June 28 – July 10, 2007
Luoyang – Orphanage
Date: July 18 – 30, 2007
Chengdu – Holy Love Special Needs Educational School
Date: August 1 -13, 2007
Lanzhou – Sharon Special Needs Unit and Lanzhou Orphanage
Date: October 15 – 28, 2007
Xinyang – Orphanage
Date: November 1 - 13, 2007
Team to Cambodia 2007
Dental Team ministering to Street Children and Orphans
October 17 - 31, 2007
Cost: $2500
Team to Vietnam 2007
Tam Ky and Dai Lac Orphanages
July 9 – 22, 2007
Cost: $2500
Team to Guatemala 2007
Medical Assistance for Orphans and Vulnerable Children
July 9-21, 2007
Cost $1700
Teams to Malawi 2007
Teaching Community Health, English and Bible to Orphans
Vacation Bible School in 3 Villages
June 13- 29, 2007
Cost: $3105
Building at the Namanda Community Develpment Center
Village survey of developmental needs and concerns
June 27 - July 13, 2007
Cost: $3105
Cost for Malawi Trip includes safari to Zambia
to see elephants, lions, giraffe, etc
Ministry Opportunities for 2006 / Friendship Team Dates and Itenerary:
MAY 25 through JUNE 6th:
Schedule of FuJian Friendship Team
May 25 – June 6, 2006
COST: The cost of the trip will be $2500 American dollars. $500.00 is due at the time the application is turned in. One half of the remaining is due ten weeks before departure(April 20, 2006) and the remaining is due five weeks before departure (March 16, 2006).
WHAT IS INCLUDED: The cost will include all AHH scheduled meals (you will eat very well), international and in-country travel expenses, touring expenses, housing, and insurance (for health care in the country we are visiting, emergency evacuation, death, but will not cover trip cancellation). It will not include “airport food” and snacks. You may want to bring extra money for shopping and personal extras.
NOTE:This is a tentative schedule and is subject to some change; however, it will give you some idea of what to expect on this trip. A more complete schedule will be sent to you before your departure date.
Each evening the team will meet to make plans for the following day’s activities and will spend some time in Bible Study, devotions, worship, and/or prayer.
May 25 (Thursday) Depart from the United States
DAY 1 in China (Friday, May 26)
Arrive in Beijing
Check into the Hotel
DAY 2 in China (Saturday, May 27)
Visit Tiannamen Square and the Forbidden City
Day 3 in China (Sunday, May 28)
Visit BJ International Christian Fellowship
Fly to Fuzhou via MU5182 5:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Fuzhou used to be a major gateway to the outside world. Over 2.5 million overseas Chinese, in no less than 50 countries, claim to have ancestors from Fujian. The city is also known for its profusion of springs, renowned as 'spring city'. Nowadays many of the hotels claim hot spring water supplies, most notably the Hot Spring Hotel.
DAY 4 in China (Monday, May 29)
Tour the orphanage
Take care of babies at the orphanage
DAY 5 in China (Tuesday, May 30)
Teach children English in the morning
Take the kids out to visit Panda Great World
DAY 6 in China (Wednesday, May 31)
Play with children
Take children to the park
The Yu Hill and West Lake Garden are decent parks and the giant banyan trees scattered about are of twisted beauty. True Maoists should also head for Wuyi Square to honor the massive statue of the great helmsman.
DAY 7 in China (Thursday, June 1)
Play games with children
Take the children out to visit the West Lake Park
Have a party for the children
DAY 8 in China (Friday, June 2)
Play games with kids
Xiamen, the second largest city in Fujian Province next to the capital Fuzhou, covers a total area of 1,516 square meters. As one of the five earliest special economic zones, with heavy investment from Taiwan and Hong Kong, it has been a city growing in strength. Despite its fame as an industrial powerhouse, this port city has not lost much of its charm, and as a sightseeing heaven, has become one of the best areas to visit in Fujian and for good reason: With good food,some great architectures and a mild to hot climate, Xiamen is hard to resist.
DAY 9 in China (Saturday, June 3)
Visit Xican Temple
Tour Fuzhou city
Fly back to BJ
DAY 10 in China (Sunday, June 4)
Visit BJ International Christian Fellowship
Visit Hutang Lane
DAY 11 in China (Monday, June 5)
Visit Great Wall and Summer Palace
Acrobatic Show
DAY 12
Fly back to the United States
Xiamen, known in the West as Amoy, has long been an important trading port both for the Chinese and the Colonialists that were to make use of it. It is the island of Gulangyu, however, that nowadays most attracts Westerners to this area of Fujian, with its hundreds of interesting and quietly crumbling colonial villas. For the Chinese, one of the main reasons for visiting this isle is to pay homage to the great general and pirate Koxinga, who led heavy resistance against the invading Manchu armies in the seventeenth century, and who fought and defeated the Dutch armies in Taiwan. Tributes to Koxinga are scattered all about the island, including the majestic granite statue of him, staring out towards Taiwan.
The Forbidden City (Zijincheng)(also known as the Imperial Palace (Gugong) and the Palace Museum) is  the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China. This site is an image of China relayed throughout the world on national days and at public events. Today, the Palace is filled with tourists but under the emperors, these "commoners" would have been executed had they dared to enter the complex! Given the popularity of the site, the Chinese government has invested a lot of time and money in the Palace and it is now a fantastic place to wander and dream of times gone by.
 The Great Wall (Changcheng), totaling more than 12,000 kilometers, is arguably the most famous image of China throughout the world. It is the only man made object visible from the moon, and as one of the Eight Wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China lives up to its reputation. 
The Summer Palace (Yiheyuan) is a magnificent imperialgarden located 12 km north-west of Beijing City. This is the largest ancient preserved garden in China and a former summer retreat for Emperors and the chosen few! The site includes more than 100 ancient style pavilions, mansions, towers, halls, temples, bridges and an enormous clear water lake. What is most enjoyable about the Summer Palace is that it is simply a gorgeous place to relax, escape the smoke and crowds of the city and spend an afternoon walking. That said, however, one could just as easily spend one week out here as one afternoon! Given the sheer size of the place (occupying an area of 290 acres) the Summer Palace is as vast as it is spectacular. This is great though, as it means you get a rare chance in Beijing-- to lose the crowds and clear the cobwebs from your mind!
JULY 13 through JULY 25th:
Schedule of Chengdu Friendship Team
July 13 – 25, 2006
TEAM LEADER: JoAnna Hunt
COST: The cost of the trip will be $2500 American dollars. $500.00 is due at the time the application is turned in. One half of the remaining is due ten weeks before departure (May 4, 2006) and the remaining is due five weeks before departure (June 8, 2006).
WHAT IS INCLUDED: The cost will include all AHH scheduled meals (you will eat very well), international and in-country travel expenses, touring expenses, housing, and insurance (for health care in the country we are visiting, emergency evacuation, death, but will not cover trip cancellation). It will not include “airport food” and snacks. You may want to bring extra money for shopping and personal extras.
NOTE: This is a tentative schedule and is subject to some change; however, it will give you some idea of what to expect on this trip. A more complete schedule will be sent to you before your departure date.
The Chengdu Orphanage: There are approximately 60 children at the Chengdu orphanage, most of whom have special needs. This orphanage is going to build a very large facility in 2006 so the children will be transferred to Pengshan.
Each evening the team will meet to make plans for the following day’s activities and will spend some time in Bible Study, devotions, worship, and/or prayer.
July 13,2006 (Thursday) Depart from the United States
DAY 1 in China, July 14 (Friday)
Arrive at Beijing International Airport
Check into Hotel
DAY 2 in China, July 15 (Saturday)
7:00 Breakfast
Visit the Great Wall, Summer Palace, and go to Acrobatic Show
Tip 1: The Great Wall (chang cheng), totaling more than 12,000 kilometers, is arguably the most famous image of China throughout the world. It is the only man made object visible from the moon, and as one of the Eight Wonders of the world, the Great Wall of China lives up to its reputation.
Tip 2: The Forbidden City (also known as the Imperial Palace and the Palace Museum) is the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China. This site is an image of China relayed throughout the world on national days and at public events. Today, the Palace is filled with tourists but under the emperors, these “commoners” would have been executed had they dared to enter the complex! Given the popularity of the site, the Chinese government has invested a lot of time and money in the Palace and it is now a fantastic place to wander and dream of times gone by.
DAY 3 in China, (July 16, Sunday)
Check out of the hotel
Visit BJ International Fellowship
Take a tour of Tiannamen Square and the Forbidden City
Fly to Chengdu via CA 4116 5:40 PM
Check into a local hotel
DAY 4 in China (July 17, Monday)
8:00 Breakfast
Tour the orphanage
Mr. Meng will give some introduction about the orphanage
DAY 5 in China (July 18, Tuesday)
8:00 Breakfast
Teach the children songs and stories and play games with them
Teach the children English
DAY 6 in China (July 19, Wednesday)
8:00 Breakfast
Spend time with the children
DAY 7 in China (July 20, Thursday)
8:00 Breakfast
Take the children to visit Guang Han Sanxingdui Museum or to visit the local park
DAY 8 in China (July 21, Friday )
8:00 Breakfast
Do therapy with the children
Teach children sing songs
Have lunch with children and their nannies
DAY 9 in China (July 22, Saturday)
Help the children with some cleaning in the orphanage
Take the train from Chengdu to Xi’an
Day 10 in China (July 23, Sunday)
Arrive in Xi’an
Check into the hotel
Visit the Terra Cotta Warriors
Visit History Museum or Tang Dynasty Music and Dance
 
Tip 1: Terra Cotta Warriors: the burial site of an incredible army of 8000 lifelike Terra-cotta soldiers, created 2,200 years ago to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife.
Tip 2: City Wall of Xi’an is an extension of the old Tan Dynasty structure, as a result of the wall-building campaign ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of Ming Dynasty. After the enlargement, the city wall stands 12 meters (40 feet), 12-14 meters (40-46 feet) across the top, 15-18 meters (50-60 feet) thick at bottom and 13.7 kilometers (8.5 miles) in length with deep moats surrounding it. It boasts the most complete city wall to have survived through China’s long history.
DAY 11 in China (July 24, Monday)
8:00 breakfast
8:30 check out and return your room key
Visit the Old City Wall
Fly to BJ
DAY 12 (July 25, Tuesday)
Fly back to the United States and home
Because of A Helping Hand's Christian
mission, all team members will need to supply a letter of reference from his/her
pastor or priest as part of the application process. If you would like to go
but cannot fulfill that requirement perhaps we can recommend other good organizations
to you. For those who travel, prayer and other preparation is required.
Would you like to apply to be a team
member? If so, phone A Helping Hand at 800-525-0871 for more information.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Past Friendship Teams
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