BRAZIL - SAO LUIS - JULY 2022 - High School/Young Adults
June 30 - July 9, 2022 | Merge
BRAZIL - SAO LUIS - JULY 2022 - High School/Young Adults
Trip #25932
Trip #25932
BRAZIL - SAO LUIS - JULY 2022 - High School/Young Adults
Trip #25932
Merge
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| Brazil, South America |
| June 30 - July 9, 2022 Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks |
| Sports, Construction, Hospitality & Cooking, VBS/Bible Clubs, Youth Ministry, |
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$725 ** See Financial Information Below Includes: Lodging, Meals |
| Agency: | Merge
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| Location: | Brazil, South America |
| Dates: | June 30 - July 9, 2022 Lasts 1 week to 2 weeks |
| Activities: | Sports, Construction, Hospitality & Cooking, VBS/Bible Clubs, Youth Ministry |
| Cost: |
$725 ** See Financial Information Below Includes: Lodging, Meals |
What the Mission Trip Will Be Like
The Global Church is inviting you to participate in what God is doing in Sao Luis, Brazil. Our partner is Proyecto Antioquia, a group of Brazilians made up of various small groups reaching out to the "Piramide" community of Sao Luis. More projects are planned by the local Brazilian ministry, including schools, water wells, technical schools and more. Teams will be involved in sports, children's ministry, community projects and helping with the basic necessities of some community families. High School aged students, and well as college age/young adults, are invited to participate in this trip. The trip will be led, staffed and implemented by Brazilian Nationals.
Sao Luis is a capital city of over 1.5 million people located on an island in the Atlantic Ocean in Northeastern Brazil. It is a major port city and one of the most important cities in northern Brazil.
The ministries planned for the trip include:
– ministry to children and youth (such as bible studies, VBS, dramas, recreational activities and sports).
– visiting a rehabilitation facility – the church usually visits the facility and provides spiritual encouragement for those who are being treated.
– basic needs grocery packages distribution. This is another ministry also practiced by the local church.
– restauration of a local school – plastering walls and painting, fixing small repairs in the facility.
Merge INVITE trips are designed by local partners to utilize team skills and experience to further their ministries in their communities.
All trips are led, staffed and implemented by Brazilian Nationals and Latin American church leaders. Merge is an organization directed by a leadership team made up of non-American Global Church leaders from around the world. Once your team sends in a deposit, the Merge Coach of Brazil, Jamerson Silveira, will contact your team leaders and work with your team to help prepare you for your trip. Local nationals will be hired as interpreters, guides, ministry coaches, and cooks.
Housing – homestays
Food – Teams will be fed two-American/Canadian-style uncooked meals each day, and one cooked Brazilian meal made by local cooks. Purified water is also supplied for teams.
Flights – teams would fly to Sao Luis, Brazil.
Ground Transportation – Merge will hire local bus companies to drive your team around Brazil, and from the airport in Sao Luis.
Learning – Learning activites with local church leaders and Merge staff will be designed into the itinerary.
Cultural Activities – The team will visit a beach in Sao Luis, as well as a local restaurant.
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Relation of Opportunity to National Church and/or Long-term Goals
Merge is an organization directed and led by Global Church leaders, not North Americans. This gives Merge a Global lens in preparing and implementing short-term trips.
All Merge pre-planned trips are directed, organized, staffed and led by the national church. Teams learn FROM the local church leaders and pastors. The local church/ministries are inviting teams from the United States and Canada to participate in what God is already doing in their communities. Teams PARTICIPATE in ongoing ministries within the community of the local church and organization. The goal is to do ministry WITH local partners, not FOR them.
Merge trips to Brazil are created by Brazilian nationals in partnership with the local churches in order to create an opportunity for the team and local congregation/community members to do ministry together, learn from each other, build relationships with each other, and further the ministry of the local churches.
Additional Trip Information
Mission Trip Offered By Merge
The GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING North Americans TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD. Merge is directed by a team of Global Church leaders from five continents. All Merge trips are organized, led, and staffed by the Global Church. This gives Merge a UNIQUE non-North American perspective on short-term trips.
THE GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING – the initiative and leadership are from the Global Church, not the North American church to GO and lead
TO PARTICIPATE IN – the participation is active involvement and learning through what the Global Church is already doing. The focus is on involvement WITH, not doing FOR – active learning involves participation as well as reflection
WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD – Missio Dei – God is actively involved around the world – North Americans can discover what God is already doing through followers of Christ around the world
OUTCOME – for participants from North America and the Global Church to be strengthened in their relationship with Jesus Christ, increase in passion for inter-cultural relationships, to implement God-inspired behaviors, and initiate new ministries and social change in their church and communities
Primary Values include:
LEARNING – God is doing amazing things through the global church. There is so much to learn about ministry and how God is working around the world. Come and learn!
RELATIONSHIPS – The kingdom of God is built on relationships, which are the key to a successful mission and ministry. Come and connect with followers of Jesus from around the world.
BRING IT HOME WITH YOU – When you return home, we want your vision and passion for your church, your community, and your own life in Christ to expand