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Summer Mission Trips INTRODUCTION YOUTH
EE MISSION TRIP OVERVIEW The purpose of this manual is to provide you with the comprehensive information you need to plan a Youth EE trip for your youth group. From this manual you can create your own manual to use with your team, selecting pages that work for your trip. This manual will take you through the procedures of conducting a Youth EE mission trip step by step: selecting your team, preparation, fund raising, choosing a country, arranging transportation and everything else you need to know. In addition, the Youth EE International office will provide ongoing assistance every step of the way. TYPICAL SUMMER YOUTH MISSION TRIP The typical summer youth mission trip is organized so that any interested youth group is qualified. For example, going to another country for a building project, presenting dramas, or running Bible schools are popular types of summer mission trip experiences. YOUTH EE MISSION TRIP In contrast, the only youth groups that have the necessary skills to conduct Youth EE Clinics in foreign countries are ones that have an active Youth EE ministry. In other words, EE trained students are a unique group with a unique impact. TEAM COMPOSITION Youth EE teams are composed of an EE trained Youth Pastor and students. They are sent on short term mission trips to conduct Youth EE Clinics and plant new Youth EE ministries in other countries. RESPONSIBILITIES The Youth Pastor leading the team will co-teach clinics with national EE staff in the host country. The students will have a variety of responsibilities. These will include sharing testimonies, taking clinicians for on-the-job training, sitting by the clinicians at the clinic, demonstrating parts of the presentation, helping with testimony writing, oral testing, praying together, answering questions and being a live role model for how Youth EE can impact young people. OPPORTUNITIES EE trained students will have the opportunity to have a worldwide impact that will last long after the trip. You will leave behind scores of Youth Leaders and Pastors trained to run a Youth EE ministry in their local churches.
WORLD IMPACT Your Youth EE team can have an immense impact on another nation. Normally, for a nation to begin a Youth EE ministry, a Youth Pastor from that country has to travel to the U.S. be trained in a clinic here, then return to implement the ministry in his country. If we take the clinic to them, one clinic alone could train from 30 to 50 Youth Pastors. When your team returns to the U.S., you will have left behind Youth EE ministries that will impact churches throughout that nation. BUILDS YOUR YOUTH MINISTRY The trip will provide positive long-term benefits not only for the students involved in EE, but on the entire youth ministry at your church. Returning students will not only be the most experienced and best EE trainers, but they often become the most committed to their youth ministry, in general, as role models. EXPANDS VISION Students’ vision of the larger Christian community will expand beyond the local community to the world. Many young people have gone on to serve in the mission field. Others serve on local church mission committees and become supporters for mission efforts around the world.
ONCE IN A LIFETIME! Parents and church members support this type of short-term mission trip because it gives their teens a "once in a lifetime" experience in a foreign country. No travel agent in the world can provide the type of cross-cultural experience gained from an EE trip. Teams observe local cultures beyond what tourists experience. In most situations students will stay with host families, joining in meals and family times. The EE staff in the host country can provide "sights to see" and many interesting events. In many countries, American teens are a curiosity for the local population, who are often anxious to meet and talk with them. This curiosity makes ministry opportunities easier. VARIETY OF MINISTERING OPPORTUNITIES Almost any type of additional ministry opportunities can be arranged, depending on the talents and interests of the team. In addition to conducting Youth EE Clinics, teams can choose to be involved in ministering at local schools, assembly programs, or youth group meetings. Students may be asked to give testimonies at churches where the Youth Pastor is invited to preach. Additional opportunities may include conducting Bible clubs, youth rallies, or ministering in disadvantaged neighborhoods. CERTIFIED
LAY TEACHERS/TRAINERS Students will have the opportunity to be certified as Lay Teacher/Trainers. This alone is a tremendous benefit. This means that students will be qualified to both teach and train in their local Youth EE ministry. This certification will follow them to college and to whatever church ministry in the future. If they ever choose full time ministry, their certification would be upgraded to Teacher/Trainer and they could run a Youth EE ministry at their church.
BASICS HOW DO WE BEGIN?
The first step is to contact the International Youth EE office at (954)491-6100. We will discuss all the aspects of your involvement with a Youth EE mission trip and prayerfully decide which country would best fit your team’s ministry goals. The Vice President for Youth EE will contact the National EE Director for that country for approval, arrange for communications and planning between you, the International Youth EE office and that country’s National Director. Later on you will work directly with the EE staff of the host country. NOT YET READY?
If you are not yet ready to field a team for next summer, you may choose to go as a part of another team to learn first hand what is involved. You will then be better prepared to train your youth for the following summer. For youth groups who do not have enough qualified trainers to field a complete team, the International Youth EE office can easily coordinate combining your youth group with another to make one full team. Before your trip, the Youth EE office will work with you to provide detailed a schedule. You and the leader for the host country can adjust it to fit that country’s clinic dates.
The International Youth EE office has two training video tapes and training notebooks on Missions available for Youth Pastors
Travel costs will vary, depending on the trip. Interested youth groups should not rule out the possibility of a trip simply on the basis of cost. Mission groups, family members, friends, and local church youth committees respond positively and rise to the challenge of providing financial help. Ironically, fund-raising for such a trip has been easier than for smaller scale trips, precisely because of its international nature and world experience. Interested youth groups will get approximate travel costs to the selected country. This can be done with the assistance of the International Youth EE office.
In addition to the travel costs, about $200 to $400 per team member should be added for other costs. This can be done with the assistance of the International Youth EE office and its Christian Travel agent-wholesaler.
Qualifications & Responsibilities for U.S. Teams WHO CAN GO?
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR EACH U.S. TEAM:
Qualifications & Responsibilities for Host Countries: Host countries need to have an active adult EE ministry with an infrastructure already in place. They need to be equipped to set up Youth EE clinics and other ministry opportunities for visiting teams. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HOST COUNTRY:
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MISSION TRIP QUESTIONS Many aspects of the trip will need to be researched. A list of questions to help you plan your mission trip is found below:
MISCELLANEOUS ?? Climate? ??Tentative schedule? ? Medical precautions needed? ??Will we need a translator? If so, how often and what will it cost? ??To whom am I responsible while on the trip? ??Phone numbers in case of an emergency? ??Person to whom further communication can be directed? ??Best method of communication from this point? (i.e. phone, letter, fax, email) TRANSPORTATION NEEDS ??From airport to our housing? ??From housing to clinic site? ??For other ministry projects? ??Who is responsible for lining up transportation vehicles? ??Transportation needed for a side trip? ??Transportation needed for a shopping trip? ? Transportation needed for church? ??How many days will we need transportation? LODGING ??Housing availability? ? Location of housing? ??How many people can you house? ??Bathroom facilities available? ??Electricity available? 110 or 220 volts? ??Safe place for valuables? FOOD ??Food availability? ??Do we buy the food? ? What type of food shall we bring? ??Source of the drinking water? Do we need to buy water? ??Who does the cooking? What kind of cooking facilities? ??National available to do the cooking? Cost? ??Kitchen available to us at night to make snacks? ??Is it possible to eat out one or more nights? FINANCES ??What form of currency should we take? (i.e. cashier’s check, traveler’s check, personal check) ??Current exchange rate? ??Recommended way to carry money? (i.e. cash, traveler’s checks) ??Should we exchange U. S. dollars, or can we use them for purchases while abroad? ??Who will be responsible for the expenses for side trips? ??Any hidden costs I should be aware of? ??Entrance or exit tax? If so, how much? ??Form of payment required for exit tax? ??To whom should the payment (check/s) be made out? CLINICS ??Days needed for the clinic? ??What teaching materials do we need to bring? ??Ministry projects we can do in addition to clinic? SIDE TRIPS ??Side trips available? ??Time needed to allow for a side trip? Cost? ??Who will plan the side trip? ??Where will we shop? ??What items are the best buys? ??Best time, or day, to shop?
CONTENTS OF YOUTH EE MISSION TRIP NOTEBOOK, YOU RECEIVE IF YOU SIGN UP FOR A SUMMER TRIP INTRODUCTION Overview / Benefits
/ Basics / Qualifications 1 TEAMS Team Selection 7 PREPARING TO LEAVE Passports, Visas
and Immunizations 19 RAISING SUPPORT Prayer Support /
Scriptural Support 27 Documentation Checklist Application for
Summer Mission Team (Form) 37 BACK HOME Debriefing 47 APPENDIX Reading List / Clinic Schedule Sample / Flight Itinerary (Sample) 50 |
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BENEFITS
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