It is that time of the year when we look back at missed summer options and look forward to the unfolding of new winter service possibilities. Here are a few IM sponsored opportunities available to anyone interested in global service:

December 11 – 21, 2018 ~ Exploration of Christianity and Baptist History in the Philippines (Contact James Williams for more details: jwilliams@internationalministries.org)

March 25 – 30, 2019 ~ SAT-7 Annual Conference.  Explore how God’s message is brought into the homes, refugee camps and schools of tens of thousands of viewers every day in the Middle East and North Africa www.sat7.org/network2019 (Contact Short-Term Mission for more details at volunteers@internationalministries.org )

July 4 – 18, 2019 ~ Education Discovery Tour to Thailand for educators, retired educators or adults interested in christian education in Thailand. This trip will also offer participants to tour other IM ministries and grasp a greater understanding of Thailand culture and history (Contact Ruth Fox for more details: ruth.fox@internationalministries.org)

July 26 – August 3, 2019 ~ Travel to Azacualpa in Honduras with First Baptist Church of Cooperstown (Contact Cindy Falk for more details: cynthia.g.falk@gmail.com)

September 24 – October 7, 2019 ~ Experience the India Baptist Summit and discover Baptist history through Charlotte White, first single woman global servant appointed by the Baptist Board in 1815 (Contact Cathy Holmes for more details: catheholmes@cs.com)

Might you be wanting to organize a trip with your church family, your colleagues or spouse? Or is God calling you to provide a ministry of presence and relationship building like Rev. Dr. Ray Charles and his wife Teri will be doing in late October with Rev. Dr. Charles Jones, the Area Director of Europe, Middle East and Liberia, when they travel for seven days to Monrovia, Liberia? The Short-Term Mission Office is here to help you facilitate the process.

Are you a teenager, young adult, seasoned adult, curious about global service and eager to carry the Light of Christ outside your comfort zone? Let Jeremiah 29:7 undergird the process.

The Short-Term Mission team is here to help you discern, provide pre and post trip orientation sessions, facilitate the match of a heart’s desire to finding a ministry to come along side and collaborate with. You will be asked to complete a few registration forms, in compliance with the Standard of Excellence steps we abide by, in order to be eligible for the provided medical evacuation and repatriation travel insurance.  Contact the Short-Term Mission team at: volunteers@internationalministries.org to get the conversation started.