Short Term Missions
You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the world.” Acts 1:8
Grace Community Church seeks to use our short term missions experience as an equipping tool for building followers of Jesus Christ among those distanced from Him. Short term mission trips are also an opportunity to support and serve our missionaries in the field.
Our purpose and objectives are to honor Jesus Christ and to help fulfill the Great Commission by encouraging, leading and equipping people to win the lost and build disciples. We seek to inspire, instruct, involve and impact those taking a trip and those being served.
2010 STM Trips - APPLICATIONS DUE: July 18th
Jinja, Uganda
AOET ~ Action for Empowerment “Educating a Generation of Orphans in Africa”
It is estimated this year that there are 25 million AIDS orphans in the world. AOET began in response to the orphan crisis in Uganda, where the greatest numbers of orphans live. The first Extending Grace team was sent to Jinja in 2005, to construct a building in Mugaluka for women’s empowerment. In 2007, Grace officially formed a partnership with AOET calling it EKISA, meaning Grace in Luganda. The objectives of this partnership are to…
1. Build and support organizational personnel and infrastructure capacities to provide quality services
2. Raise sponsorship for education of Orphan and Vulnerable Children (recruiting and retention)
3. Support entrepreneurship initiatives that promote self-sustainability
4. Extend the gospel to our communities
Each year we respond to the needs expressed by AOET-Uganda for Short-Term mission teams by recruiting, training, equipping and commissioning them into service. Your team participation, prayers and/or donation can change the future of Africa’s next generation, a generation threatened with extinction by AIDS, hungar, and internal conflicts.
AOET Child Welfare Program Date: November 26-December 12 Cost: $2500 Leader: Becky Ramsing
The purpose of this team is to support the AOET Uganda Child Welfare program in Jinja. Team members will assist with home visits to sponsored children and their families, update sponsorship profiles and AOET information , and share their faith in word and action in the community that AOET serves.
Haiti
Port au Prince, Haiti - Earthquake Relief Date: October 2-9 Cost $1600 Leader: Bob Aylward
A twelve person team from Grace will be partnering with EFCA Touchglobal and the Haitian Free Church to show God’s love and compassion through earthquake relief and recovery. We will be involved in housing/building construction and will also be hosting a sports camp as an outreach to the local children. Some team members should have construction skills and Third World mission experience is preferred.
New Orleans, LA
REBUILDING Date: December 25-January 2, 2011 Cost: $410 Leaders: Terah Murray and Aaron Moore
In this trip to Southern Louisiana , the young adult team will partner with Trinity Church and EFCA- Touchglobal to rebuild houses destroyed from Hurricane Katrina. There will be multiple opportunities to show God’s love and compassion as they minister to the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of those still affected by Katrina’s devastation. Space is limited so apply early.
If you would like to talk with someone further about Short Term Missions at Grace, please contact us.
Short Term Missions Application (first time on an adult team with Grace)
Short Term Missions Application - Veteran (those who have been on an adult team with Grace in the past 2 years)
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