Due to the nature of our camp schedule and new teams arriving and departing each week, we sometimes experience an "overlap" situation with a limited number of rooms. Therefore, we ask that your team plan to arrive at Word of Life on Saturday, and plan your departure for the following Saturday. It might be necessary to book a room in Budapest for any extra days you will be here. Recommended hotel information is provided under Hotels. We will do our very best to help you make these arrangements. We thank you for understanding this situation.

Room accommodation for you and your team will be mainly in the castle. If we are unable to accommodate you in the castle, we may need to put you up in our dormitory.

Castle Accommodation: The rooms will be private to semi-private. Some rooms have a full bath in the room, and some have bath facilities just across the hallway.

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We ask every international volunteer to help us cover the ministry expenses by donating $420/person/week. This would not only cover the room and board, but also help us with other costs so the camp could be cheaper. Please be kind as to consider giving a volunteer donation to help us cover these expenses.

Breakfast and dinner are very light meals. Generally, they consist of bread, cold cuts or cheese, and hot tea. Lunch is the big meal of the day. The Hungarian food that you will eat may be very different than what you are used to eating. Please be careful about criticizing the food, because the kids to whom you are ministering eat this kind of food! There is a snack shack that sells sodas, chips, candy bars, ice-cream, etc. In addition, there are several small stores that are within walking distance.

Upon your arrival at the airport, each team member should withdraw or exchange whatever they need for the camp week at the airport. The simplest way to get money at the airport and in Budapest is through the ATM machine. Please know that bank card rates are generally better than exchanging cash. If your team tours Budapest and the surrounding areas, there will be ATM machines and places to exchange more money for meals, shopping, and transportation.

Please keep in mind that your accommodation will include Saturday, the day before camp begins, through the end of camp the following Saturday morning. We are unable to guarantee your housing before or after this time frame. If you would like to arrange a longer stay, or you need assistance in making a hotel reservation for additional days and nights in Hungary, please contact our Guest Services Department (gs@eletszava.org).

Here at Word of Life, we strive to represent Christ in our behavior, lifestyle, and dress. For this very reason we ask that our staff, as well as our volunteers, dress in a way that is traditionally characteristic of both men and women. In general, we ask every camp volunteer, as well as staff member, to dress in a conservative manner, in a way that would not cause anyone to stumble, but that would be an example for all those that are serving, the parents, and the campers. Let us pay attention that our clothing is clean and that we refrain from clothing with any anti-Christian writing as well as anything that would be considered immoral.

Each person should purchase insurance through Word of Life and obtain a cleared Federal Background Check.

Insurance is through Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company. The cost is $4.57 per person per day and the application and payment can be taken care of online as a group or individually. Also, online is a summary of the coverage given. Please note that this is a Medical Emergency Coverage and NOT a travel insurance that would cover lost baggage, change in flights etc. Simply follow this link to apply: www.give.wol.org/fees/insurance

- are valid for one year and the cost per person is $11.95 per application that is paid via credit card at the time of application. Each person would need to follow this link to apply individually: www.wol.org/backgroundcheck

• Bible

• Slippers

• Long pants and sweatshirt(s)

• Insect repellent

• Personal toiletries

• Bathing suit
• Towel - bath towels are provided but you may want to bring one of your own as we don’t give a new towel for every day; beach towels are not provided
• European outlet adapters for phone and other appliance chargers. Most phone chargers and computers work with our voltage, you only need to bring adapters like THESE
• European adapter for hair dryers or straighteners (make sure your adapter is strong enough to cover the wattage of your appliance); we do have a hair dryer in most of the castle rooms