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Volunteer Teams will serve in 2022 through a variety of mission projects. Teams of 8-13 will serve from Saturday to Saturday throughout most of the year. A description of what kind of teams are needed can be found below. Click here to see a current date list. NCBM will secure airfare, volunteer missionary insurance, and all logistics for the team. Costs will vary somewhat depending on the current cost of airfare and the number of volunteers on the team. See below for additional information about potential costs. While most teams are made up of those from a church or association, it may be possible to place individuals on teams.
Multiple teams are needed throughout 2022 to assist in the completion of a cottage for older children, and the beginning of a director’s house, both located on the site of the beautiful Good Shepherd Center, where teams will be housed and prepare meals. There could also be possibility of church construction projects at some point in the year. Teams will have supervision and work with Guatemalans on-site. A variety of construction skills are needed. Includes $3000 ministry cost per team.
Note: We will need some teams to make adobe blocks! Never made adobe blocks? No problem, any team can do it. Making these blocks is vital to the success of the rest of the year’s construction. We will also need some skilled carpentry teams.
One or two teams will be needed throughout 2022 to assist with a variety of “home improvement” projects in and around the Good Shepherd Children’s Home facility. This could include painting, landscaping, roof sealing, plumbing, gardening, etc. Teams will need to be flexible as to tasks. The team will lodge and prepare their meals at the Good Shepherd Center. Includes $3000 ministry cost per team.
Two to three teams are needed to serve in mobile clinics in strategic villages. Teams should be built around 2-3 primary care providers (MDs, DOs, NPs, or PAs) who will see patients. Other team members serve as support personnel, and should be mostly comprised of medical professionals. Medication dispensary should be manned by a health care practitioner (pharmacist preferred, but RNs also work well in this capacity). Teams will need to bring in the medications they will use, counting on seeing at least 30 patients per person; per day. Organization of the clinic is conducted by Dr. Vicki Grossmann (DNP) and Guatemalan leaders. Most teams will stay at the Good Shepherd Center, and prepare most meals there, using food that they have purchased once in-country. Includes $2000 ministry cost per team.
Two teams of 10-12 are needed – one spring and one early fall – to run the Good Shepherd Children’s Home for four days and nights while the regular Children’s Home staff are attending training at the Good Shepherd Center. This will entail care for 20-25 children, who range in age from infant to early teens. This will include cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, taking care of infants, toddlers, and school-aged children.. The team will stay at the Good Shepherd Children’s Home for most of the week. Need those with patient, loving hearts who will be pro-active in caring for the children. It would be very good for these teams to have at least one Spanish speaker. Includes a $2000 ministry cost per team.
Two youth leadership and two pastor’s conference teams are needed in 2022. These are small teams – 3-6 total, depending on conference. Each of these events will require a dynamic speaker, worship leader, and 2-3 to help with meal preparation for the participants and team. The program for these events will be planned by missionaries Roger and Vicki Grossmann, who will work with the speaker in preparation. At least one Spanish speaker on the team would be helpful, but not necessarily essential. The partnering church will be asked to contribute $2000 -$2500 toward the operation of the conferences, depending on number of participants.
Youth Conference Dates:
April 9-16 and November 12-19
Couples are needed to serve as assistants at the Good Shepherd Children’s Home. Length of service will be from one to three months. Volunteers will assist the Children’s Home directors in whatever tasks are needed. This may include cleaning, maintenance, painting, cooking, washing clothes, landscaping, or any other number of tasks. Need those who are self-starters and who can live and work in a non-English speaking environment. Volunteers will live in a small efficiency apartment on the property. Volunteers will purchase their own food and prepare most meals in the apartment. Missionaries will orient the couple in how to utilize local transportation.
Total cost will be dependent on: number of members on the team, and the current cost of airfare. Each person will need a valid passport. Be aware that passports must have at least six months remaining from time of departure. Make sure you check yours. Hepatitis A and Tetanus immunizations are recommended.
Airfare costs will vary from team to team and generally fall between $700 and $900 – but could be more or less – depending upon time of year and availability. Baptists on Mission will secure tickets based on times that we need teams to arrive/depart – always looking for the least expensive option available. Understand that we have back to back teams throughout much of the year, and need to carefully coordinate when teams arrive and depart. The team leader will be informed as to which day tickets will be ordered. Once ordered, team leader will be sent an email detailing flight itinerary and total trip costs, and will have until the next day to confirm or make any changes.
2022 Per Person Field Costs Include:
These costs are sent to the BOM office prior to your trip. Meals – Each will carry $200 with them in crisp, new bills to be converted once on the field. You may or may not spend the full $200 per person on food while in country.
Construction and maintenance teams will have a ministry cost of $3,000.00 per team, either paid by the church or divided by number of team members. Other teams will have a ministry cost of $2,000.00 – 2,500.00.
These ministry costs go toward direct ministry expenses that the team will incur while in country, as well as on-going ministry support such as Guatemalan worker salaries (not missionary support), utilities, ministry development, etc.
Mark Abernathy
Baptists on Mission (BOM)
(919) 459-5607
mabernathy@ncbaptist.org
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