A slower trip, a deeper one.
Chuck first set foot in Panama as a young Army Ranger, training in the jungle outside Fort Sherman. In 2007, he and Connie moved their family to Panama for a year so Chuck could write a book. They went back to the United States — but Panama wouldn't leave them alone.
In 2013, with their kids entering their teenage years, Chuck and Connie moved to Panama for good. The reason was simple: traditional Christian values. Panama is a country where prayer is still required in schools, abortion is illegal, and the Constitution stipulates marriage as between one man and one woman. They wanted their children raised in a culture that still believed those things.
They are still proudly American. They love America deeply. But they believe God has work for them to do here in Panama — and this trip is a chance to come and see why.
It's a different trip from Armenia. Quieter. Smaller. Built around personal time with Chuck — long conversations over coffee, a hike with no schedule pressure, an afternoon on a beach where the only sound is the surf.
If you've ever wanted to sit down with Chuck and ask him the questions you can't ask in a YouTube comment, this is the trip for that.
Welcome dinner at our luxury hotel.
Morning and lunch at the beach on the Pacific, then drive up to El Valle de Antón in the afternoon.
An easy waterfall hike and time to explore the crater town and the cloud forest.
Optional Sunday church in the morning, then the butterfly house and the El Valle local market.
Drive back to Panama City for a guided tour of the Panama Canal.
Transportation provided to PTY airport.
Chuck and Connie raised five kids in Panama. They know the country, the people, and the back roads. On this trip, you're not just seeing Panama — you're being introduced to it by the family that calls it home.
Read their story →Panama is a quieter trip than Armenia, but it's still a Christian one. We pray together. We talk openly about what God is doing in our lives. You don't have to share our faith to come, but you should know it shapes how we travel.
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