Venture FAQs

General Venture FAQs

Projects vary by team. Visit our Upcoming Trips page to see which projects are happening.

Costs vary by country, length of stay, etc. Please contact our Venture office for a general estimate.

All Venture participants and supporters may submit payments by cash, check or credit card. All checks should be made payable to COTN, have your code (assigned to you after acceptance) on the memo line, and be sent to:

COTN Venture Program
P.O. Box 3970
Silverdale, WA 98383

Please do not send cash in the mail. You may give cash payments directly to a Venture Manager.

You may submit a credit card payment online. Supporters may also make donations online using your assigned code.

Please visit the individual country pages to learn more about our in-country programs.

Please visit the CIA World Factbook website for each country to learn more about the country's climate and geography.

The Venture Emergency Plan has been created for the protection and safety of those traveling with COTN to developing nations where dangerous situations and medical emergencies may occur. The safety and well-being of participants traveling with COTN is of utmost importance.

Summary:

All Venture participants are registered with the U.S. Embassy in the destination country.

Venture participants are required to have travel insurance.

COTN purchases travel insurance through Seven Corners, Inc. A program summary and benefits are available upon request.

Emergency evacuation plans are in place in all COTN countries in the unlikely case of political uprisings or other dangerous situations.

Copies of each participant's passport, medical information (e.g. medications, allergies), emergency contact information, and travel itinerary are kept in a safe and central place while participant is en route and in-country.

Both the in-country Venture Manager and the Venture Emergency Contact who is on-call in the U.S. will have access to information in case of emergency.

A detailed and specific plan of action is in place in case of sickness or injury.

COTN has developed partnerships with several trusted medical providers and facilities in each country

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Team FAQs

COTN does not mandate that all Venture Team members be Christians; however, each team member must understand that he or she is embarking on a mission trip with a Christian organization and may be required to take part in Christian-focused activities. He or she must agree that regardless of personal beliefs, he or she will not compromise the ministry efforts of Children of the Nations by outwardly exhibiting any contradictions to COTN's Statement of Faith.

There are two ways to participate with a Venture Team:

Form A Team — Become A Team Leader (apply)
You can become a Venture Team Leader by gathering a group of people from your church and/or community to form a Venture Team to serve in one of the countries in which COTN serves (Dominican Republic, Haiti, Malawi, Sierra Leone, or Uganda).
Join A Team — Become A Team Member (apply)
You can join a COTN Venture Team as a Team Member on a scheduled trip with an existing COTN team or a team leaving from your church or community. COTN will connect you with a Team Leader who will consider your application and help you prepare for the trip. As a Venture Team Member, you are responsible for interacting with your Team Leader to receive training materials, and you are required to attend scheduled team meetings. Please visit the Upcoming Trips page to view future opportunities.

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