Packing List

Here are some guidelines and suggestions on what to take when you go on a trip to Jamaica with International Orphanage Relief.  These suggestions come from airline guidelines, years of leading trips, and from lots of times when we have left something at home that we needed.  If you have any questions or suggestions, our contact information can be found here.

You may take one carry-on and one checked bag.  This is to avoid paying excessive fees for the luggage and it gives us the flexibility to take to Jamaica additional items that we may need.  We recommend a backpack for your carry-on.  This bag must be small enough to fit into an overhead compartment or underneath your seat on the plane.  This bag should be enough to get you through a day or two if your checked bag is delayed at all.  We recommend a duffle bag for your checked bag.  This bag cannot exceed the weight of 50 pounds.  Please keep this bag as light as possible; just because the weight limit is 50 pounds, it doesn't mean that your should continue to add items until you meet the limit.  We ask that you only take what you will need.  Extra space in your bag can give us the option to take items for the orphanages or mission house without having to pay to check an extra bag.  The list below will give you an idea of the things that we believe are useful to have.

Carry-On Bag

Passport & Copy of Passport
Money
Prescription Medication - In original container with a copy of the prescription
Emergency Contact Information
One Change of Clothing
Camera
Bible
Dramamine
Toiletries - Liquids or Gels in your carry-on must be less than 3 ounces, in original packaging, and must all fit in a quart sized plastic bag.

Checked Luggage

Modest Clothes – able to get dirty and nothing flashy, suggestive, or overly patriotic
• Shorts or Jeans
• Old T-Shirts
• One Casual Outfit for Church
• Clothes to Sleep In
• Bathing Suit
• Light Jacket or Sweatshirt
Work Shoes/Old Tennis Shoes
Sandals
Toiletries - any liquid or gel that is more than 3 oz. must go in your checked bag
• Towellettes/Baby Wipes
• Sunscreen
• Shampoo and Soap
• Hand Sanitizer
• Feminine Hygiene Products
• Medication - Immodium AD, Peptobismol, Pain Reliever
Mosquito Repellant
Personal Snacks/Comfort Food
Earplugs
Sunglasses
Small Flashlight
Twin Size Sheets
Water Bottle
Notebook & Pens

Optional

Travel Games
Deck of Cards
Worship CD's
Worship Music Sheets (Multiple Copies)
Musical Instrument – Guitar, Djembe
Photos of Family, Home, Friends, etc...
Children’s Games (Checkers, Twister, Dominos, UNO, Jump Rope, etc.)

Gifts for Orphans/Mission House

Deflated Footballs, Basketballs, and Soccer Balls
Diapers (Any Size)
Batteries (Any Type)
Baby Wipes
Diaper Rash Ointment
Vitamins (Adult or Children)
Note Book Paper
Pens
Paint Brushes

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