GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH 2018 IMPACT TRIPS
Mitchel Lee , Lead Pastor, Grace Community Church
This guide you're holding is dangerous. It contains opportunities to step out of your comfort zone and participate in God's mission to save the world. Whether by going or sending, you’ll have the opportunity to experience the heart of God for the nations, and no one ever remains the same after such an encounter. I hope as you read and consider how God is calling you, you'll have the faith to respond with joyful obedience for your good and for his glory.
SOUTHEAST ASIA FALL FALL 2018; $2750 This team will go to Southeast Asia to be a support for Amanda, our new field worker. The team will help her settle into the new environment and carry out intensive prayerwalks for the region and for spiritual protection over the new ministry.
This trip is designed for high school seniors and college students to explore the countries in Southeast Asia and East Asia. The team will visit our workers in the field. They will travel to two countries and four cities in the region. The team will also visit several historical sites to learn about the history and culture of both Southeast Asia and East Asia. Our goal is for our students to become passionate for the lost people and live differently to impact the nations.
SOUTHEAST ASIA JUNE June 18-July 7; estimated cost: $6000 open to 12th graders and college students
"I have felt my heart growing for the vulnerable. It is a joy to be a part of what God is doing and will do in this land. I love that the anti-trafficking ministry is an extension of the local church. I am praying God will raise up more laborers that will care for the precious ones who are rescued in a way that sets them on a freedom trail where truth reigns! I love discipling young women and saw more clearly how I can engage in kingdom work." -Amanda Painter
We are partnering with Colleen Smith who runs G.E.M. (Gospel, Education, Mentoring) in Baltimore City. We’ll be assisting with various projects including serving alongside local G.E.M. partners in the city and running a summer camp for children in the area.
“A different place plus a different pace brings a different perspective. I think God loves to give us a different perspective on things. God has used the Impact Trips I have been on to do that and so much more in my heart.” -Rich Yauger
July 24-30; $1100 open to current 9th-12th graders
SAN FRANCISCO
TEXAS HURRICANE RELIEF
This team will help with education, acculturation, and gospel presentation to refugee adults and children. They will develop relationships with refugees and share the love of Christ with those who have been through difficult circumstances. Teams will add to the ministry by providing individualized attention and helping immigrants develop relationships with Americans.
July 15-21; $1200 open to current 9th-12th graders
In August 2017 the Houston area was devastated by Hurricane Harvey. Grace is partnering with ReachGlobal to continue disaster relief efforts. Students will work alongside the local church to serve those in need.
We will be partnering with the Center for Student Missions (CSM) where the team will serve in different locations throughout the San Francisco Bay area working with local non-profits and ministries. The team will serve the homeless, work with children, serve meals, etc. The students and leaders will see how God is moving in the city and see tangibly how they can be part of that movement.
BALTIMORE July 29-August 4; $450 open to current 7th-12th graders
TEXAS REFUGEE OUTREACH
July 8-13; $1200 open to current 9th-12th graders
This trip is designed for college students to have the opportunity to explore a country in the Middle East and visit our workers in the field. The team will travel to three cities in the region. The team will also visit historical sites to learn about the culture of the area. Our goal is for college students to become passionate for the lost people and live differently to impact the nations.
MIDDLE EAST AUGUST August 10-19; $2000 A team will be going to the Middle East to encourage our workers on the frontline. We want to surround them with our presence to display Christ’s care and let them know they are not alone in reaching the unreached. Please join this team and encourage our workers and learn about what they are doing to win souls for Christ.
"My greatest take-away from the trip was the realization that, in a country that is 96% Muslim, the vast majority of the people living there have probably never had a positive and meaningful interaction with a true disciple of Jesus Christ." -Jake Boon
MIDDLE EAST JUNE May 28-June 16; estimated cost: $5000 open to college students and young adults
My wife and I questioned whether and saw how God was in control of the locals and servant leaders there. I am praying that my family may maintain I also have a lot of Salvadoran employees, to share with them the experience It opened up a lot of conversations
After a lot of prayer and discussion
-Jimmy Woo
discussion we felt God calling our family to go to El Salvador. whether or not we were prepared enough, but then we went of everything. We were greeted with so much love by there. They had such contagious peace, hope, and joy. maintain that spirit here at home. employees, so the trip was a great opportunity for me experience I had in their country and how God is working there. conversations with them and we were able to connect on a new level.
EL SALVADOR JANUARY – FULL January 15-22; $2200
The team will be visiting and serving our Compassion partner projects in El Salvador. Families at Grace sponsor over 350 children at the projects. The team will be hosting a Bible day, leading discipleship training for local pastors, and assisting with a project that meets local needs.
EL SALVADOR FAMILY
June 30-July 7; $1900 open to adults and families with children 8 years and older This team will serve alongside local field workers at Christ for the City International. They will conduct Bible days and sports camps for children involved in various programs throughout the San Salvador region.
"Our trip to El Salvador with Compassion was absolutely full of great moments— day in and day out, seeing God at work up close and very personal." -Mark Bos
EL SALVADOR COMPASSION
June 30-July 7; $2200 open to adults and high school students 16 years and older This team will serve alongside the staff of Compassion International to visit sponsored children and their families. The team will host a Bible day and engage children in the child development programs.
“Our trip was quite special because all of the families in our Grace group sent people on this trip! These families have been in a Grace group together for almost a decade. Our heart for what God is doing around the world has grown as we have studied God’s Word together. It was so exciting for an adult and one of their teens from each of our families to share in this experience together. It knitted our hearts together in a way we would have never imagined! We are so thankful God allowed all of us to be on one trip together.”
-Sandi Miller
EAST ASIA MARCH
March 17-22; $3000 Team members will engage with university students in East Asia and seek opportunities to share the gospel. Teams will also carry out prayer walks and learn about the history and culture of the city.
UGANDA JULY July 4-15; $2000 open to adults and current 11th and 12th graders In Uganda, the team will work side by side with the teaching staff at AOET’s primary and secondary schools to encourage them and share techniques that may be useful in the classroom. The team will also conduct child sponsorship interviews to update student profiles. No teaching experience is required.
UGANDA OCTOBER October 10-21; $2000 The team will conduct child sponsorship interviews to update student profiles. We are also seeking medical professionals to accompany this team to work alongside the staff at AOET’s medical clinic. The team will participate in medical outreaches where much needed medical care is taken to villages that do not have access to clinics, doctors, or hospitals.
“I went to Uganda for 10 days and it changed everything. Most importantly, I think, is that it changed the way that I view how God moves and dwells so tangibly. I recognized later that the Spirit is just as full here as it is there —if only we would acknowledge him. No matter where God would send you, you have to go. We are all called, not nudged, but called to go to our Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth. The short-termness can make living out this calling and experiencing what he’s doing in those ends of the earth plausible for anyone.”
-Laurel Pulford
The gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ can not be contained hearts with his love by the Holy Spirit, we bear fruit is able to impact every area of our lives, starting with our marketplaces, and to the ends of the earth.
Tae
contained just to ourselves. When God fills our fruit for his kingdom. Furthermore, the gospel with our homes, our neighbors, our community, Tae Pae , Pastor, Beyond Director START PRAYING! Visit gcconline.org/trips for more details. Applications live February 3, 2018
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