Denominational Short-Term
Mission Trips for 2009
Details for dates and costs for some of these trips are still being finalized, but we wanted you to be aware of opportunities coming your way. Further information will be coming soon. Questions? Contact Global Ministries.
January 2009: Jamaica -Parsonage Roof Replacement
Rev. Winston Smith of the Jamaica Conference requests assistance in replacing the roof of the superintendent's parsonage. A local contractor provided an estimate of $6600 to replace the trusses, ceilings and corrugated steel. However, we believe a work team would be able to take on the task. Plans are to do the work during the month of January and we are looking for a team leader to coordinate the project. Donations would also be welcomed.
January 23 - February 3, 2009: Medical Team for Haiti
The United Brethren Church in Canada is organizing a medical mission team to go to Haiti. Contact Joan Sider for details.
January 15 - 28, 2009: Sierra Leone Medical/Construction Team
Team will work in Mattru at the Hospital where part of the team will be involved in medical work and the remainder of the team will assist with construction/maintenance/remodeling.
January 27 - February 9, 2009: Sierra Leone Medical/Construction Team
Identical trip to the first.
Cost for either trip is $2,800/person
These teams are now complete. Please be in prayer for their ministry. If you have interest in further teams heading for Mattru hospital, contact Global Ministries.
June 19 - 27, 2009: Honduras Medical Trip
Location yet to be determined.
Cost for the trip is $1,500/person.
June 17 - July 1, 2009: Poland English Camp
The team will work with Donna and Arek Delik in Kutno, Poland, for a week of English camp for Polish teens. The team will then travel to Krakow, Poland for two days of sightseeing at the end of the trip.
Cost for the trip is $1,800/person
Summer 2009: China Teacher Training Trip
We will be sending several individuals for our third trip into southern China to a city of over a million people to work with Chinese teachers of English in their school system. We are able to offer them valuable training, and develop significant relationships at the same time.
This is particularly a great opportunity of cross-cultural ministry for teachers with a language arts specialty, or ESL specialists. There will be an application process and more information is available through the team leader, Luke Fetters, professor at Huntington University. His email address is: lfetters@huntington.eduFeel free to contact the Global Ministries office, as well.
General Information for Global Ministries Mission Trips
As is the policy of Global Ministries, cost for these trips include the following items: airfares, in-country travel, lodging and most food, travel insurance and some ministry expenses (Africa costs include entry visas) (Honduras cost includes airport exit tax). Not covered in the cost would be food to and from ministry destination; obtaining passports; getting into some museums and special interest sites and any personal expenses incurred during the trip. The cost of the trip also does not include any vaccinations/innoculations needed for trip. Information about innoculations needed for specific countries can be found at the Center for Disease Control website.
All team members are required to fill out a Short-Term Ministry Application Form which can be obtained upon request by emailing or calling the Global Ministries office 888-622-3019. Completed application forms with all information as well as a recent photograph of the applicant should be returned to Global Ministries no later than 12 weeks prior to the departure of any trip.
For further questions, please contact Donna Hollopeter at the Global Ministries office (donna@ub.org or 1-888-622-3019, ext. 305).
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