Experience a Journey of a lifetime 
"It was a chance to experience villagers’ lives on their terms, not ours, in a way that reading about it through someone else’s eyes could never accomplish. I can’t think of a better way to see what World Neighbors does.” - Alice Ball, Atlanta
“This is a real world experience. You will forever see the faces of the people in your mind.” - Sue Waters, Oklahoma City
Come with us and see the amazing impact you are having on the lives of people in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Meet the families – your world neighbors – who are building stronger futures thanks to your support.
World Neighbors Journeys offer the opportunity for members of the John L. Peters Society to meet the people with whom we work with and gain a deeper understanding of their challenges, dreams and successes.
A Journey is a trip you will never forget – for many they are life-changing.
“I would heartily recommend a World Neighbors Journey to anyone with a desire to know, in a more immediate way, how World Neighbors work is carried out. It gives the opportunity to meet talented, dedicated staff and volunteers as well as experience real life in rural communities WAY off the beaten track. A World Neighbors Journey takes one deeper than a trip of many miles. One is invited to experience new horizons of the human spirit.” - Emily Estes, Middletown, Connecticut (15 total visits to World Neighbors program areas)
See World Neighbors in action!
Journey to Peru
March 18-26, 2011
Peru is a nation of dramatic history, indigenous culture and great contrasts – from the lush Amazon region to the breath-taking but often stark Andes. As with all World Neighbors Journeys, you will experience the country in a way you would never know on a traditional tour. You will visit communities in the Apurímac region of the Andes that suffered dramatically during the “Shining Path” conflict of the 1980s and early 1990s and today is slowly recovering from years of great hardship as indigenous communities work with World Neighbors to forge a more promising future. Click here for the full itinerary.
To reserve your place on this Journey, contact Gregg Biggs today by calling 415-648-9577 or send an  email.
Customized Journeys
A customized trip can be tailored to help visitors learn more about specific aspects of our work that they are most interested in helping to support. Possible destinations include Indonesia or Nicaragua, as well as other countries where World Neighbors works.
The process of community development is remarkable but fragile and centers on the local people leading the process. Therefore, we are selective about bringing visitors to our program areas and are making it a benefit exclusive to members of the John L. Peters Society.
Part education and part adventure
 Overnight accommodations are generally modest but comfortable, and World Neighbors staff carefully plans each itinerary, but the logistics of travel in developing countries require flexibility and occasionally alternative scheduling. Because you will be traveling with members of our seasoned U.S. and local in-country team members, they will ensure that you are able to visit with people in the communities and witness their accomplishments.
Journeys groups are deliberately kept small in size so your experience is intimate and meaningful. As a result, we anticipate these trips will fill quickly.
To learn more about World Neighbors Journeys or the John L. Peters Society, contact Gregg Biggs by calling 415-648-9577 or send an email today.
Reflections on a village visit
Board of Trustees member, David Bearden, discusses his time with a local farmer during a 2008 World Neighbors Journey to Ecuador.
Travelers' Blogs
Kenya & Tanzania Journey Blog
Click here to read a few travelers' blogs as they traveled to areas where World Neighbors works in Kenya an d Tanzania, August 1-14, 2010.
Peru Blog
Read stories about the people who are benefitting from World Neighbors programs and personal observations from the participants who traveled to Peru May 3-12, 2010. Click here to read the blog.
Kenya & Tanzania Journey Blog
Get a glimpse into a World Neighbors Journey, as participants traveled in Kenya and Tanzania July 13 - 25, 2009 to villages where World Neighbors is partnering with people in ways that are transformational. Click here to read travelers' blogs.
| 
