1. After You Raise the Money

4. Pure Evangelism Sports Evangelism Building trip Medical Trip What?

5. Who When How much Where What you can expect What you need to do See Columbia Info Sheet

6. Monthly payments: Absolutely Confirms their seriousness in going Some costs paid up from early money raised Discipline issue: setting expectations $1500-$2000 average costs Approximately half can be raised, half comes out of participants pocket They carry roughly half of the money that participants will have raised to pay for hotel and food

7. Church gives a sample letter Send it to every Christian who knows your name Never sent to strangers Most participants send too few letters Approximately 50-70 letters needed minimum See Columbia Support Letter

8. Schedule: When are we leaving, arriving, in-country, travel home Evangelism Training: simple, effective, easily communicated Use materials that are appropriate to where you are going See Bogota Trip info for Team

9. List trip prayer needs of group Prayer for people of the country Prayer for the Holy Spirit to break through on their trip Pray for safe travel Pray for good health Pray for the Leader Pray for the in-country contacts Break them into groups to pray for needs and for each other Possibly consider having them pray in the same groups throughout the trip or purposeful rotation within groups

10. Ask 3-4 people who are not going, in advance, to lead in prayer for the team and for individuals At the conclusion, give the church Facebook link so people can follow the team: Facebook, Twitter, SnapChat, Instagram, etc.

11. Airplane tickets Hotels Confirm Passports: have it and Current when we LEAVE Travel insurance: $20 for 1 million in coverage Ministry Advantage in San Diego http://www.brotherhoodmutual.com/index.cfm/insurance/mission- travel/ http://www.brotherhoodmutual.com/index.cfm/insurance/mission- travel/ Set up for food needs Short term mission trip supports long term missionary They get hotel prices for home team Destination church may have hotel discounts Get help from Christian Contact in Country

12. For the team: Antacids Pain medications Pepto-Bismol Diarrhea medicine Antiperspirant Band-Aids Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer What else?

13. Some church members give to church mission fund without designation Give to other missions Scholarship for some participants Cover some expenses: Outreach materials Possibly pay part of leader’s costs

14. Communicate Back Home Social media Lots of pictures-get yourself in the pictures Tell the stories as they happen: video clips Share with the large group Share with small groups: your bible study group, circle of friends

15. Congregation Report Small Group Reports Report on church, and your personal, Website Start talking about the next trip

16. 16 (559) 287-7840 cell phone rwiltrout@csbc.com Rod Wiltrout Church Finance Specialist www.csbc.com/financialmatters