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Cross Exchange: Christian Work Exchange Abroad

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2024Year established

Program Overview

Cross Exchange is the Christian alternative to secular work-exchange platforms like Workaway and Worldpackers. Christian hosts give travelers room and board. Travelers give an agreed amount of help back: yard work, repairs, childcare, church or community projects. No money changes hands.

A short-term mission trip often costs $2,700 or more. A faith-free work exchange skips the shared-faith community you want. Cross Exchange sits between the two. Around $800 to $1,300 covers a month abroad, and ...

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Program Highlights

Stay only with vetted Christian hosts. Every host signs a Statement of Faith and meets staff over video before going live.
Spend less than a mission trip. Around $800 to $1,300 covers a month abroad, and your host provides the room and meals.
No money changes hands. You trade an agreed amount of help for room and board.
Choose work that fits you: yard work, repairs, childcare, or church and community projects.
Join members in more than 25 countries, with host homes in New Zealand, Bali, England, Kenya, and Australia.

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Locations

  • Indonesia
  • Kenya
  • New Zealand
  • United States
  • Uganda

Types & Subjects

  • Causes
  • Agriculture
  • Building & Construction Projects
  • Business

Available Terms / Availability

  • Years Offered
  • Year Round

Eligible Nationalities

  • All Nationalities
  • This Program is also open to Couples, Group

Education Levels & Language

  • Education
  • Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Application Procedures

  • Online Application

Age Requirement

18+

Duration

  • 1-2 Weeks
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 3-6 Months
  • 9-12 Weeks
  • Alternative Spring Break
  • Summer
  • Winter

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