Meets at the church on the 2nd Wednesday of each month @ 6:30 p.m.
Purposes of a Mission Trip
· Share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
· Fulfill the vision of Hope UMC, glorifying God by growing in faith and serving others.
· To share a portion of our resources with those whose needs are far greater than our own.
· Enable team members to live out their faith and to grow spiritually by sharing the Christian experience in a unique way.
· To affirm our need to share mutually and more fully our faith and our resources by crossing the boundaries of a culturally diverse Church family.
· To facilitate participants' involvement in faith-deepening experiences that will expand that person's understanding of the meaning of their own life.
· Educate participants about the impact their actions and decisions have on underdeveloped areas.
· To continue and be part of ongoing community and to extend the invitation to future participants.
Recent International Mission Trips
Summer, 2009
Cuba
Summer, 2008
Costa Rica
Upcoming International Mission Trips
March 6th-14th, 2010
Honduras
Team Leader: Butch Howell
June 30th-July 8th, 2010
Heredia, Costa Rica
Team Leader: Rollin O’Dell
