Short-Term Mission Trips
Going on a short-term mission trip is a great way to participate in what God is doing around the world. Lasting one to two weeks, these trips are a platform for you to use your gifts and skills, experience a new culture and develop strong bonds with team members. Bible college or seminary degrees not required! Whether you teach, repair cars or sell insurance, God can use your skills to expand His kingdom. Kerry Goad who recently returned from Sudan said, “I was amazed at how God used me, a dentist, to share the love and power of Christ to the Sudanese people.”
For more information, please contact Ryan Schwanke at or 972-852-4130.
2012 Short Term Mission Trips
Costa Rica - February 26 - March 3, 2012
In partnership with Reach Global and Christ for the City International, this team will be conducting training for church leaders. Our primary partner, Hugo Salas (see March trip description below), will be participating along with at least one other leader serving in Guarari. Curriculum provided.
Costa Rica - March 9 - 18, 2012
Fellowship Dallas through its partnership with Christ for the City International has developed a relationship with a strong Christian leader, Hugo Salas. We will be going to support Hugo and his vision of physical and spiritual transformation in Guarari, an economically disadvantaged community in the San Jose area. The focus of this ministry is intervention and prevention education for children, youth and adults. Depending on the make-up of our team, we may be providing medical services, counseling, economic empowerment, bible teaching, and sharing our faith alongside Hugo and his leaders. This initiative is a great bridge not only to meet a significant physical need but also further ongoing relationships with local believers.
India - March 9 - 18, 2012
This trip will be conducted in support of the ministry of Fellowship missionaries Jon and Kim Freeman and Ranjit and Deepa David. The building for Dehli Bible Fellowship where they serve needs audio/visual adustments to utilize space more effectively. In addition, the team will be providing support and training for children's ministry leaders.
Costa Rica - August 31 - September 8, 2012
See description above for March trip.
Sudan - November 8 - 18, 2012
Join us as we visit Baliet in Southern Sudan. In Baliet, we will participate in church-planting, training and meeting the physical needs of the people. Anyone with specialized dental, medical, veterinarian and water drilling skills can bless the people of Baliet and open the door to share the gospel with them. Can you really plant a church in a week? Come find out. We’ll join hands with local Sudanese leaders, learn about the vision the Lord has impressed upon them, and step into the good works God prepared ahead of time.
Our mission will be to plant one new church—or more. We’ll work alongside local believers and pastors to bring the gospel into a village in that area. We’ll share our stories during the day. Also during the day we’ll gather the new believers together, typically under a tree, where we’ll begin the very first steps of discipleship.
By the end of the week that little gathering of new believers will be the beginnings of a new church that a pastor will shepherd, we pray, for years to come. Our 2011 November team saw 50 people make professions of faith and 39 were baptized during the visit. In addition, the team saw that the church planted during the November , 2010 trip was continuing and strong.
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