Book now to reserve your spot on The Church of the Crossroads bottle school trip: April 15 -21 2027
COTC is excited to invite you on a life-changing Bottle School Trip to Guatemala with Hug It Forward whose mission is clear: to provide educational access, raise environmental consciousness, and empower the youth in rural communities that face the challenges of poverty.
This trip is an opportunity to connect with a beautiful community, work alongside local families, and be a part of creating access to education for children in rural Guatemala. Throughout the week, we’ll help build parts of a Bottle School by working side by side with community members. We will also be creating amazing memories and growing our faith by seeing the abundance of faith the community has even with the lack of basic necessities and comforts we are used to.
We believe these life experiences can change hearts and perspectives in immense ways. It’s a chance to step outside of our busy everyday lives, build meaningful relationships, and make memories that will last a lifetime.
We would love you to join us on this meaningful adventure and be part of something so impactful. Together, we can help build not only classrooms but hope and opportunity for future generations. If circumstances prevent you from joining us, consider sharing in this opportunity by financially supporting someone who is only unable to join for financial reasons. If you are unable to GO, you should SEND!
Shannon & David
How kids and communities build bottle schools
Pictures from previous COTC trips to Guatemala
Photos from previous bottle school trips
Want to know more?
Visit the Hug It Forward web site to find out all about bottle schools.
Information about your trip
Please make sure you read all the information on this web site, including the Information section and the FAQ.
Book now by PayPal, check or Zelle
Book today to reserve your spot on our bottle school trip from April 15 -21 2027.
The cost of the trip is $1,799 per person if the deposit of $900 is paid by Dec 15th (with the remaining balance of $899 due by March 15th).
Please make sure you have read the Terms and Conditions before booking.
Have you read the Terms and Conditions? After reading the Terms and Conditions, please click the “Yes” button to view the booking options.
Available booking options below…
Option 1: Mail us a check (fees do not apply)
- Mail a check payable to “Serve The World Today” to:
Serve The World Today
5810 Long Prairie Rd.
Suite 700 PMB 179
Flower Mound, TX 75028 - Please write on the memo line of the check which trip you are attending
- Send us an email to adam@hugitforward.org – please tell us:
- That you sent a check and what the amount was ($1,799 per person, or $900 if you are just paying a deposit now)
- Which trip the check is for
- The name on the check
Option 2: Pay using Zelle – please check with your bank to see if they offer Zelle as an option for transferring money (fees do not apply)
- Log into your online banking
- Choose to transfer money using the “Zelle” option
- Enter our email address info@hugitforward.org and the amount $1,799 (or $900 if you are just paying a deposit now)
- In the “Message” box, please enter which trip you are booking!
- Send us an email to adam@hugitforward.org telling us that payment has been sent via Zelle
Option 3: Paying by PayPal (fees apply)
Click the “Buy Now” button on the right to pay the $1,799 cost of your voluntourism trip (plus $55.45 in PayPal fees).
Click the “Buy Now” button on the left to pay the $900 cost of your voluntourism trip (plus $27.74 in PayPal fees).
Please read the Terms and Conditions!
Have you read the Terms and Conditions? After reading the Terms and Conditions, please click the “Yes” button to view the booking options.
Fundraising for bottle schools
You might also like to fundraise for Hug It Forward bottle schools. Fundraising for bottle schools is optional – it is not a requirement of participating in a bottle school trip.
If you choose to fundraise, we suggest a $250 fundraising goal, but some people choose to do more or less than this. It’s really up to you – how much you think your friends and families can give, how creative you can be, and how much time you’re prepared to put into it.