A key part of the Big Year Out is the mid-year cross-cultural exposure trip, designed to immerse participants in another culture and to experience what life and faith are like for Christians in that culture. The BYO trip to the Philippines in 2008 was a life-changing event for those who went.

In 2010 we will be linking in with About FACE – the Uniting Church’s national cross-cultural exposure program, for the mid-year trip.

About Face runs from 26th June – 17th July 2010, and will offer several trip options – indigenous communities in Australia, and visits to partner churches in south-east Asia and the Pacific, and south Asia. Depending on the size of the Big Year Out group, we will participate as one group, or as two or three smaller groups visiting different locations. Participants will have a choice over whether they go to an overseas or an Australian location.

Costs for the mid-year trip are approximately as follows:

$2,000 for the indigenous placement within Australia
$2,800 for a placement with one of our partner Churches in Pacific and SE Asia
$3,000 for a placement with one of our partner Churches in South Asia

More details about overall Big Year Out costs will be posted shortly.