foreign mission opportunities
2012 short term mission trips
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- Agua Viva Children’s Home July 14-22, 2012
- China July 10-26, 2012
- Ethiopia June 8-17, 2012
- Guatemala – Family Trip July 28-Aug. 5, 2012
- Haiti July 7-13, 2012
- Kenya June 29 – July 8, 2012
- Uruguay Summer 2012
Adult First-Time Missions Application These forms must be filled out completely by the new applicant interested in going on a Central Church Mission Trip and turned into the Missions Office – along with a copy of your passport, trip deposit of $125 - attention Lisa Conley (contact 255-8128 or lisaconley@centralchurch.com with any questions).
Returner Application These forms must be filled out completely by the returning applicant interested in going on another Central Church Mission Trip and turned into the Missions Office – along with a copy of your passport, and trip deposit of $125 – attention Lisa Conley (contact 255-8128 or lisaconley@centralchurch.com with any questions
Minor First-Time Missions Application For minors ages 10 and up, who want to go on a mission trip with at least one of their parents – These forms must be filled out completely by the minor new applicant, and a parent and turned into the Missions Office – along with a copy of your passport, and a trip deposit of $125 – attention Lisa Conley (contact 255-8128 or lisaconley@centralchurch.com with any questions).
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Agua Viva Children’s Home – Working with Agua Viva Children’s Home
Location: Guatemala
Dates: July 14-22, 2012
Ministry Work to be done: The team plans to organize and provide a four day VBS (stories, arts and crafts, recreation, music and other Christian educational projects) for the kids from the Agua Viva School and a nearby village. There will be light construction projects and general maintenance needs that the team will work on as well. This is a great trip for a first-time mission trip goer as well as an eye opening experience for the seasoned short term mission trip goer. This is family friendly, and senior-friendly trip!Come and do Life with some great children at Agua Viva.
Estimated Cost of the trip $1800
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China – Working with Phil Eyster, of EPI
Location: China
Dates: July 10-26, 2012
Length of trip: 16 days
Ministry Work to be done: Team members on this trip will participate in a 10-day camp to help Chinese college students improve their English speaking skills. The primary focus of the camp is to help students who already know and speak English to improve their conversational skills, learn American idioms and practice speaking with native Westerners. Grammar and sentence structure are not the primary goal, so it is not necessary that you be an English teacher to be a part of the 2010 China team. As teachers spend time with the students, relationships develop, and there are many opportunities to share “ideas, experiences, thoughts and beliefs.” For more information, http://www.eagleprojects.com/
Estimated Cost of the trip $3800
* Please note, cost of trip does not include immunizations or travel insurance for all EPI trips.
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Ethiopia – Working with Joe and Karyn Bridges, The Forsaken Children
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dates: June 8-17, 2012
Ministry Work to be done: The Forsaken Children (TFC) is a ministry of homegrown Central Church missionaries Joe and Karyn Bridges. TFC works with its partner Ethiopian ministry, Onesimus CDA, to minister to the street children of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Central’s STM team will work alongside Onesimus to train and encourage the staff and teach and minister to children. Much of the team’s activities will be determined by the skills and gifts of its members (2010 activities included sports ministry, dental cleaning and exams, hygiene training, staff training in counseling, and a week long VBS for street children).
Estimated Cost of the trip $3000
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Guatemala Family Trip – Working with Luis Martinez, Impacto International
Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Dates: July 28-Aug. 5, 2012
Ministry Work to be done: This is a family mission trip so children and parents may work together. Children must have completed the 2nd grade to go on this trip. Activities may include: providing shoes to village kids; construction, medical, VBS, and working with churches in the area planted by the Impact International ministry. This is a great trip for families, married couples, and singles.
Estimated Cost of the trip $1650
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Haiti – Working with Pastor Wawa, EPI
Location: Haiti
Dates: July 7-13, 2012
Length of trip: 6 Days
Ministry Work to be done: Ministry opportunities include: Open air evangelistic meetings, a showing of The Jesus Film with testimonies, a presentation of the Gospel message, teaching/training at local churches, VBS for children.
Estimated Cost of the trip $1800
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Kenya – Working with Pastor Paul Ndungu among the Maasai Tribe
Location: Kenya
Dates: June 29 – July 8, 2012
Length of the trip: 10 days
Ministry Work to be done: Central has worked closely with Pastor Paul by sending many teams over the last ten years. The goal for this trip will be to build two churches, and depending on the giftings of those who join the team, an additional medical and/or teaching/discipleship component. One part of the team could build, while the other part of the team ministers through medical outreach and/or teaching and discipleship for believers.
Estimated Cost of the trip $3000
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Uruguay – Working with Matt & Toni Daniels
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Dates: Summer 2012
Length of the trip: 9 days
Ministry Work to be done: El Living, a ministry aimed at creatives and intellectuals, offers the perfect platform for “Serve the City”, a service project which invites the pre-Christian person of means to go along with us as we touch the pre-Christian poor. Along the way, as each tells their story, we will learn from each other and learn from Christ, receiving an invitation from him to take the next step in a growing relationship with him. The team trip would consist of a combined service project/English camp in a government-sponsored, YFC-administered youth center in a low-income area.
Estimated Cost of the trip $3000
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For More Trip Information or to Sign Up, Contact: Lisa Conley in the Missions Office at 255-8128 or lisaconley@centralchurch.com
