Passport Experience

Purchase your passport on Harvest Day to participate in this cultural experience! Each of the seven stops on the tour highlight a country where the 2022 Harvest funds helped feed hungry people in God’s name this year.

TICKETS
$10 per person
$5 each additional family member

Children 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult.


Sales begin at 8am at the Family Room Walkway.

Printable Schedule

Passport Experience Itinerary

  • GAP Food Tasting

    Fellowship Center 9am-12pm

    GAP is an opportunity for people of all ages to serve together to pack a nutritious meal for those suffering from hunger around the world. Each sealed packet contains rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins and minerals. Experience a bite of this tasty meal.

  • Guatemala

    Festival of the Barriletes Gigantes (Giant Kites)
    Tour Guide - Jessica Gulley
    Mission: Hands of Grace Guatemala
    Location: Sanctuary Hallway
    Time: 9am-12pm

    Guatemalans celebrate All Saints Day Nov. 1 with colorful hand-made kites. Youth spend months making the barriletes out of tissue paper and bamboo that fly over cemeteries to honor past loved ones. The cities of Santiago Sacatepequez and Sumpango celebrate on a grand scale with some kites 65-feet wide.

  • Haiti

    Krik? Krak! Storytelling
    Tour Guide: Evelyn Ballard
    Mission: Damou Christian Mission
    Location: Third Floor Elevator Landing
    Time TBD

    In Haiti, krik? is a request to tell a story. Obliging listeners answer krak! This call-and-response format relies on oral folktales Haitians have passed down from generation to generation. Just like fables, these stories often carry moral lessons.

  • India

    Henna Body Art
    Tour guide: Sam Haines
    Missions: Kuki India Christian Mission, North India Christian Mission
    Location: Gazebo in Family Room
    9am-12pm

    People have used henna for more than 5000 years. Its original purpose was medicinal, but started to be used as body art once it was discovered the paste left a temporary stain on the skin. Today, henna is a symbol of joy used at weddings, births and victories.

  • Kenya & Tanzania

    Swahili Lesson
    Tour Guide: Angela Rogers
    Missions: COPE Ministries, East Africa Christian Mission, CMF Kenya & Tanzania
    Location: Sanctuary Stage
    Sessions: 9/9:30/10/10:30/11/11:30am

    Swahili is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. Several words have been acquired from other languages – even the word “Swahili” itself, which is Arabic for “of the coast.”

  • Kosovo

    Albanian Wedding Dance Valle Pogonishte
    Tour Guide: Lydia Roland
    Mission: Kosovo Life Ministries
    Location: Room 15
    9/9:45/10:30/11:15am

    Albanian dance has a long history that reflects the cultural influences of the civilizations that occupied this Balkin nation. The most popular – the Valle Pogonishte danced at celebrations and the Vallja e Beqarit when the newlyweds burn the bachelor’s scarf.

  • Myanmar

    Thanaka Face Painting
    Tour Guide: Cindy Keller
    Mission: Myanmar Hope Christian Mission
    Location: Gazebo Family Room
    9am-12pm

    There isn’t a more distinct image of the Burmese people than their golden-painted cheeks. Thanaka paste is made from the ground bark of the sandalwood tree. The cosmetic is used as decoration but in a country as sunny as Myanmar its high SPF is its most precious quality. Single leaves covering an entire cheek are a common motif.