• There are many options available when looking for a Caribbean mission trip.antigua caribbean beach image by Andrew Howard from Fotolia.com
  
  Despite its stunning beaches and cool blue waters, the Caribbean is a place with much poverty and destitution. People from around the world travel to the Caribbean on mission trips in order to help these island nations and their people. There are a variety of short-term mission trips people can take to the Caribbean.
  
  

Caribbean Lifetime Missions: Jamaica

• Founded in 1990, Caribbean Lifetime Missions organizes and hosts dozens of mission trips each year. These missions are short-term missions that allow people of all walks of life to participate in mission trips. One trip that is very popular at Caribbean Lifetime Missions is their mission trip to Jamaica. This seven-day visit allows visitors to participate in construction or painting activities, as well as organizing Vacation Bible Schools and visiting schools and orphanages. This trip costs between $500 and $700.
  
  Caribbean Lifetime Missions
  
  P.O. Box 710
  
  Hiram, GA
  
  678-574-3818
  
  www.clmissions.org
  
  

All Saints AIDS Camp: Nassau, Bahamas

• Next Step Ministries provides visitors with an opportunity to work with the HIV/AIDS community in Nassau, Bahamas, on a one-week mission trip to the impoverished community. This trip, specifically designed for students, provides housing and health care to both children and adults suffering from HIV or AIDS in the community. Students will be given the opportunity to tear down ruined cabins, as well as build new ones for those living in the area. This trip costs $599.
  
  Next Step Ministries
  
  2935 S Fish Hatchery Road, #421
  
  Madison, WI
  
  608-213-2650
  
  www.nextstepministries.com
  
  

Experience Mission: Jamaica

• Experience Mission offers its missionaries the opportunity to go into the mountain community of Catadupa, Jamaica. Experience Mission has several programs available for both students and families. Projects include working on fixing up and repairing homes in the community, taking care of public projects and also in stating community projects, such as a public marketplace. This seven-day mission trip costs $575.
  
  Experience Mission
  
  P.O. Box 719
  
  Port Hadlock, WA 98339
  
  360-732-0986
  
  www.experiencemission.org