Mission Teams

Mission Teams are made up of both healthcare providers and non-medical/dental volunteer support personnel.  If you have a willing and servant’s heart, there can be a place for you on a team.  The teams last between 7 and 21 days.  The details and costs vary widely depending on the location and the mission objectives.  Current operations are focusing on the MediBoat project for the Solomon Islands, the Island of Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia and relief efforts for people displaced by hostilities on the Thai/Burma border in Southeast Asia.

Safety

“Is it safe to go on a mission trip?”

NO!

Going with God is NEVER safe.  Read the “Dangerous Faith” page before proceeding.

That said, since God gave us brains, we use them.

Safety concerns are at the forefront of many people’s minds when considering a misison trip to the third world.  We have taken every precaution to reduce risk as much as possible for our teams.

No matter what we do, however, all risk cannot be removed.  There are certain dangers inherent to international travel, particularly travel by United States citizens.  In some areas where we work, there is significant gang related crime and violence.  Nearly all of our partners have been affected personally by acts of violence.

The perpetrators of these acts are one of the reasons we are working.  Those involved in crime and violence need to hear our message the most.  The answer to these problems is to spread the love of Jesus Christ.  There are no secular answers to societal problems found in the world today.  We model the love and sacrifice of Jesus by putting faith into action in our effort to combat the forces of oppression that lead to suffering and misery.

It is dangerous to go where God is working.  It is far more dangerous, however, not to go if He has called you.  It is a matter of determining through prayer and seeking whether or not God has called you to participate in missions on foreign shores.  If He has, then the answer is:  GO!  If He has not, do whatever it is He has asked you to do instead.  It is that simple.  He did not promise to remove the risks when serving Him, He did promise to be with us wherever He sends us.  “If God is for us, who can be against us?”

There will be a security briefing form sent to every team member prior to a mission trip.  It is vital that everyone be aware of what potential safety concerns exist before making the decision to participate on a mission team.