CROSS ROADS. Choosing Your Path to Involvement in Mission Hills Short-Term Mission Trips

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1 CROSS ROADS Choosing Your Path to Involvement in Mission Hills Short-Term Mission Trips 2014

2 CrossRoads Choosing Your Path to Involvement in Mission Hills Short-Term Trips and Internship Discipleship for Outreach If you are interested in growing spiritually with the mindset of being outreach focused, please join us in Discipleship for Outreach. Sessions from our Pastors and leaders about how you can hear about who you are in Christ, how to hear from God, and how to work best in teams. This is open to all, but is required for all those going on short-term trips or internships. Pre-Trip: Training Sessions for the Discipleship for Outreach program will be held for each team in spring of 2014 on Monday evenings. Watch for details. On the Field: There will be a leader on each trip that will encourage each participant to recognize how God is at work in the service they are doing, within the team and personally. Post-Trip: There will be two post-trip meetings for the short-term teams. The purpose will be to help reintegrate into the American culture in a healthy and Godly way. Additionally, God uses these experiences to transform us. We hope to come alongside each participant to empower them to follow through on the passion and excitement the Holy Spirit has given us. For more information, please contact Travis Akins attakins@missionhills.org. Page 1

3 asia Silk Road English Camp Mid July Early August, 2014 Approximate Cost: $3000 Team Size: Adults For information, contact Terry Jarvis at We will be joining a team on the ground to conduct English camps in different cities. The English camps provide us an opportunity to teach a skill that is needed to thrive in the Asian culture/ business world. At the same time, these camps afford us the opportunity to be the salt and light of Jesus in ways that we would not otherwise have a chance to do. Page 2

4 costa rica Carlos Tenorio Campus Crusade June 22 July 2 Approximate Cost: $1,200 Team Size: 3-12 Adults (age 18+) For information, contact Darrel Grasman atdgrasman@missionhills.org. Come help bring the reality of Jesus to the University of Costa Rica while experiencing the world cup in Latin America!!! You will be trained in Costa Rican culture and equipped with tools for evangelism and discipleship. Spanish helpful, but not a requirement. Page 3

5 Jamaica Next Generation June Approximate Cost: $1,900 Team Size: 16 students, 4 leaders (more students if we can get adult leaders) For more information, contact Tony Durkin at tdurkin@missionhills.org. Teaming with Jamaica Youth for Christ to bring the Gospel to the street of Jamaica. Students will go to orphanages, shelters for women, juvenile centers, schools, and to the streets to share their faith. Page 4

6 serve-it-up June and August Cost: $37 Team Size: 30 Students For information, contact Matt Johnson at or James Mitton at The world is a hurting place and there is a lot of hurt right here in our own city. Join us on Serve-It-Up as we team up with local organizations to serve the greater Denver area. We will meet Wednesday morning at Mission Hills, serve with various organizations throughout Denver. We will spend the night at the church and in the morning serve with more organizations. Jesus has called us to serve and love others and these two days will be all about serving and loving our own community. Page 5

7 Uganda New Covenant Christian Centre July 2014 Approximate Cost: $3,000 Team Size: Up to 21 people including youth and adults For information, contact Matt Johnson at Hope Lives, a primary school in Aloi, Uganda, serves as a beacon of light in the community. Our time with them will be spent doing a variety of things with the children of Uganda and sharing the love of Christ. In 2013 we had the privilege of providing basic medical relief, crafts with the children, playing soccer, providing underwear and participating in the classroom. We hope to do this and more in Page 6

8 malawi Bob Setor SIM July 31-August 12 Approximate Cost: $2,000-$2,500 Team Size: 5-10 (combination of youth, men and women) For information, contact Bob Setor at Our team will be involved in several different ministry efforts including Children s Ministry, Youth and Church Outreach. The Children s efforts are focused on hosting a vacation Bible school for several local churches in Blantyre, organize training workshops for the children s ministries, provide orphan care; the Youth effort will join a Sports Camp; the Church Outreach will provide teaching on discipleship/evangelism and care for patients with HIV/AIDS. Page 7

9 thailand Tim Sullivan Pioneers October Cost: $3000 Team Size: 4-7 adults (including Team Leader) For information, contact Jessica Johnson at Working alongside an Australian couple that run a ministry in a village just north of Chaing Mai that provides therapeutic foster care for children who have physical and developmental handicaps. The ministry works with the kids in hopes to develop them to a place where they can be adopted. These are kids that would otherwise be institutionalized by the government and essentially forgotten. Page 8

10 costa rica Alex Paniagua OM Costa Rica Fall, 2014 Approximate Cost: $1,350 Team Size: 7-10 Adults For information,contact Darrel Grasman at We are sending a team with focus on the community of Sibuju in Talamanca. Our goals for 2014 include expanding our indigenous family sponsorship program, building of a two story dorm housing unit and ministering to the church of local believers. Page 9

11 outreach global internships OUTREACH INTERNSHIP 101 (2 MONTHS) Join this adventure that will lead you into spiritual growth, crosscultural experience and stepping out of your comfort zone to reach people for Christ. The outreach ministry leaders are committed to working with young adults in mentoring, global service projects and leadership development to reach their potential as the next generation of Christian leaders and effective workers. The outreach ministry is presently interviewing young adults for the global and local internships that will take place the summer of Please visit the Outreach Center in the church lobby for more information about how this adventure begins. Contact Darrel Grasman at to schedule an interview. Mission Hills Outreach Ministry awards scholarships every year. Recipients will be granted a $1000 college scholarship for every month served during the summer with one of our strategic missionary partners. Funds will be paid to your college on your behalf upon satisfactory completion of your internship. Additionally, we will help toward your trip expenses based on individual needs after you have diligently fulfilled support raising goals. We are accepting applications for Applicants must be 18 (turning 18 before May 2014). Page 10

12 OUTREACH INTERNSHIP 201 (1-3 YEARS) Those who have completed short-term internship can apply for our mid-term program which is designed to help our strategic partners with a designated BAM (business as missions) project. The Mission Hills Outreach Ministry leaders will train and orientate missionaries with clear goals and objectives for their internship. There will be financial help towards trip and living expenses with the expectation the individual will diligently meet their support raising goals. Presently mid-term internships are offered in Asia with more opportunities to open in Africa, India and Latin America. n Costa Rica Indigenous village ministry or slum ministry in San Jose or evangelism among university students n Asia Coffee shop n India Training Center and coffee shop ministry n Poland Sports camp, church partnership and working with youth n Open Door Ministries Denver Inner City Ministry n Bosnia Working with youth in sports related ministry and evangelism Primary consideration will be given to college students who choose to serve with one of Mission Hills Strategic or Discipleship Partners. Secondary consideration will be given to Mission Hills students who have chosen to serve overseas through their college outreach or partner programs. We will be accepting internship applications for For more information regarding qualifications, expectations and application, please contact Darrel Grasman at dgrasman@missionhills.org and reference the Outreach Internship Brochure. Page 11

13 Sunday, May p.m. Let s do more than talk about LOVE. Join Mission Hills Church and Cherry Hills Community Church to show LOVE in Action through hands-on service opportunities in our local community. Service projects are being planned for individuals, families, friends, and Life Groups Do you have a friend, family member, co-worker or neighbor living in or near the Littleton/ Highlands Ranch area who is in need of work done in or around their home? If you would like to nominate someone, or yourself, to receive help from our Love In Action team, please complete a nomination form and return it to Mission Hills. Nominated residents do not need to attend Mission Hills Church. They must have a legitimate need to be considered for one of our Love In Action projects. Applications will be reviewed and selections will be determined by the selection committee. While our goal is to help where there is the greatest need, unfortunately, time and resources may not allow for that. Submitting this application does not guarantee the resident will be chosen for a Love In Action project. If you are nominating someone else, please do not promise residents any work will be completed on their home. Nomination forms are available at the Outreach Center or online at emergency response Mission Hills is called to be the hands and feet of Jesus by actively responding to victims and communities affected by natural disaster. If you would like to be involved or would like additional information, contact Pastor Terry Jarvis at tjarvis@missionhills.org. Page 12