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Mission Trip Budget Calculator
Start from Don's actual Belize plan and change any line. Every unit price is his. The one number first-time teams never budget for — flying the trunks — is called out on its own.
The team
$9,600
Unpaid volunteers who each raise their own support.
- Sponsor a Missionary
$1,200 each
$9,600
What gets given away
$2,215
Every item is handed to someone free of charge.
- A Bible
$2.50 each · Don's plan: 250
$625
- A Hygiene Kit
$3 each · Don's plan: 300
$900
- Reading Glasses
$0.60 each · Don's plan: 300
$180
- Sunglasses
$1 each · Don's plan: 150
$150
- Gospel Tracts (bundle)
$60 each · Don's plan: 1
$60
- Pastor & Wife Gift Set
$100 each · Don's plan: 3
$300
Getting it there
$1,725
Trunks, airline baggage fees, customs and contingency.
- A Ministry Trunk
$25 each · Don's plan: 8
$200
- Fly a Trunk to Belize
$200 each · Don's plan: 6
$1,200
- Customs & Contingency Share
$25 each · Don's plan: 13
$325
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