• All funds contributed to LST become a part of the LST ministry funds.  These funds will be used by LST to continue this ministry throughout the future.  Your team’s travel, training, and project will be paid for by LST, but no funds you raise for LST belong to your team or you. 
• Each worker will commit to finish raising the following amount per LST project:
• $3500 – 6 weeks
• $2975 – 2 weeks
• The amount you are expected to raise depends on the length of your project.  Please note that there is a surcharge if going to Africa and a discount if going to Central America, due to the vast difference in airfare.
• Ask about other timelengths.  Your final fundraising amount will be determined at the time of your application.
  
• Fund Raising Deadlines for campus teams:
  • February 1 - 1/2 funds due
  • April 15 - all funds due
• Fund Raising Deadlines for church teams:
  • 60 days prior to departure date - 1/2 funds due
  • 30 days prior to dearture date - all remaining funds due
  • If a team comes together and chooses a departure date that is less than 60 days away, half of their funds are due immediately (for ticketing purposes) and the rest will be due 30 days prior to departure.
    
    Clarification:  Rather than counting 60 and 30 literal days from their departure date, we'll count back to the 1st/15th of the month that comes closest to those dates.
• Any amount contributed to LST will be receipted upon request.
• LST will reimburse team members (when receipts are turned in to the LST office) for immunizations (maximum $300)  or preventive malaria medications (maximum $100) required by your host country or missionary for entry into that country.  Team members must get pre-approval since only a few countries require vaccinations and LST sends very few teams to malaria-prone sites. Failure to receive pre-approval from LST may result in non-reimbursement.

• Everyone may have additional out-of-pocket expenses not covered by the money they raise for LST, which includes some or all of the following.

  • Application fee (non-refundable)                                           $100
  • Passport fees (varies by state)                                             $95
  • ID Photos (approx. 6)                                                          $15
  • Postage for 1^st  Fundraising letters (100 X .42)                       $42
  • Postage for 2^nd Fundraising letters (100 X .42)                       $42
  • Travel to and from training weekends (IT, GO LST Weekend)  Varies
  • Personal Money for travel, souvenirs, gifts etc.                       $300-600 Average
  • Accident / Medical Insurance                                                Varies
  • Travel Interruption Insurance                                                  Varies

Updated May 2009