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Upcoming Mission Trips

Moldova

Dates:

• June 18-26, 2010 —  Willow Meadows Baptist Church
• July 2-10, 2010 — Rolling Hills Community Church
• July 10-18, 2010 — Rolling Hills Community Church

Description:

Facilitating summer camping activities for orphaned and abandoned children using translators (singing, recreation, crafts, teaching life skills, spiritual development)

Skill sets needed:

• General (teaching and playing with children)
• Photographer/videographer
• Musicians

Physicality of trip:

High: long flight; long days; warm to hot weather; lugging bags and supplies; team house accommodations; poor health care availability

Cost: $2500

Brazil

Dates:

• May 8-16, 2010 — Rolling Hills Community Church
• June 18-26, 2010 — Mixed team from Nashville, TN
• May 28 – June 4, 2011

Description:

Traveling up the Amazon and its tributaries offering a variety of services (food distribution; assembly of water purification systems; VBS-type activities with children; parenting training; medical/dental; training for jungle pastors; support of soup kitchen; assessment of microenterprise opportunities

Skill sets needed:

• General (teaching; training)
• Construction
• Medical/dental
• Farming and small business consultation
• Photographer/videographer
• Musicians

Physicality of trip:

Moderate: moderate length of flight; high humidity; sleep in hammocks on boat; travel to remote areas with no emergency access to health care

Cost: $2100

Ecuador

Dates:

• Sept. 24-Oct. 2, 2010 — Rolling Hills Community Church

Description:

Facilitating children’s programming for school age children & conducting National Conference for church leaders, youth workers & children’s leaders.

Skill Sets Needed:

• General (Teaching and Playing with Children; Recreation)
• Teachers/Ministry Leaders
• Musicians

Physicality of Trip:

Moderate: Medium flight; warm weather; nice accommodations; standard health care though not quickly obtained

Cost: $1800 – $1900

South Africa

Dates:

• Feb 22 – Mar 6, 2011

Description:

Conducting a spiritual growth retreat for Life Skills Educators; as Kids’ Club, life skills education, and a variety of adult ministries in Red Hill (near Cape Town); light construction projects, all with our ministry partners at Living Hope Community Centre (www.livinghope.co.za)

Skill sets needed:

• General (teaching and playing with children)
• Photographer/Videographer
• Musicians
• Construction
• Medical
• Business Communications and Consultation
• Leadership and Training

Physicality of trip:

High: long flight; long days; seasonal temperature changes throughout the day; possible heavy lifting; boarding house accommodations; decent health care availability; affective sensitivity to deep physical, emotional, political, and spiritual needs

Approximate Cost: $3100

Meeting Dates:

2010

October 24                           1:00                        South Africa Interest Meeting

November 14                      1:00                         South Africa Meeting Commitment Meeting w/Mzo

December 5                         1:00                          South Africa Training
2011

January 9                             1:00                         South Africa Training

January 23                           1:00                        South Africa Training

February 6                           1:00                         South Africa Training

February 20                        1:00                         South Africa Training

February 22-March 6                                        South Africa Mission Trip

  India Preparation Plan

Aug .8:

Review and discuss “Sold” at SOL in Downtown Franklin over lunch after church, feel free to attend even if you have not read the book.

Aug . 9:

Purchase a copy of the book, “Crimes So Monsterous” and read it.

Sept. 19:

Review and discuss “Crimes So Monsterous” at SOL over lunch after church.

TBA:

Stacia and/ or Katherine speak on their experience in Mumbai .

Oct. 1:

Purchase a copy of the book, “Honor and Shame” and read it.

Nov. 21:

Review and discuss “Honor and Shame” at SOL over lunch after church

Dec. 1:

Begin your personal funding solicitation (JMI will provide you with information).

Feb:

Brent Hutchinson to speak on emotional trauma of dealing with child victims of sex trade.

TBA:

Commitment Sunday for India mission trip, receive Volunteer Guide that details the plans for the trip.

TBA:

Team planning meeting I (assess team skill sets, strategize, describe mission itinerary and tasks and assign leaders, discuss visa and inoculation requirements/suggestions, payment).

TBA:

Team planning meeting III( organize materials, discuss last minute trip details, review packing list, 3rd payment due)

TBA:

Packing meeting (pack supplies, receive team t-shirts and plan arrival time at airport)

TBA:

Travel

TBA:

Post-Trip Debriefing Meeting

 

Forms needed for these trips:JMI Release and Hold Harmless Agreement,RHCC and JMI INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS APPLICATION, andMedical form