Opportunity Details

Kenya Summer 2024

Each year, Denton Bible sends a short-term missions team to support the Sunday School teachers and church leaders at Southcoast Community Church in Ukunda. The team of 10-18 people will host two VBS events, one at SouthCoast and M’Begoni Mission Center in a remote village. The team will minister to over 500 children in the mornings and spend the afternoon visiting homes, praying with families, and training leaders. [STM]
8/1/2024 @ 12:00 AM
Denton Bible Church
Missions
Volunteer - SAAT Required

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*Is this trip outside of the United States?
*What is your Full Name (as it appears on your passport)
*What is your date of birth?
Notice: Your passport must be valid for six months AFTER the dates of the trip. This is a standard requirement for most countries. Passport renewals can take up to four months to process.
Upload a photo or copy of your passport.
*Have you participated in a short-term mission trip before?
List the trips you have been on (location, date)
*Tell us why you want to go on this trip.
*What skills, talents, and gifts can you contribute to the team?
*Preparation and training for trips will require multiple team meetings over several weeks and months. Can you commit to being at team meetings?
*This trip may require long, difficult, and even frustrating modes of transportation. Are you physically/emotionally able to travel?
*This trip may also require sleeping in places dissimilar to Western accommodations. Are you able to sleep in tight, possibly shared quarters?
*Portions of this trip may require eating foods you are not accustomed to. Are you up for that?
*This trip may require a vaccine or other regimen for entry. Are you able to schedule and take these? (i.e. Malaria medication or Yellow Fever vaccine.)
*Do you have any allergies or dietary restrictions?
*List any allergies or dietary restrictions you may have:
*Finally, do you have any physical limitations (including allergies) that may limit or restrict your participation?
*Describe any physical limitations you may have.
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*Who is your primary emergency contact?
*What is your relationship to them?
*What is their phone number?
What is their email address?
*Who is your secondary emergency contact?
*What is your relationship to them?
*What is their phone number?
What is their email address?
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*Tell us how you became a Christian.
*Are you a member of Denton Bible Church?
*In which church are you currently a member?
*What is the name and contact info of your pastor?
*Tell us about your current ministry involvement?
*Name someone who can vouch for your character. (This should be a ministry leader or pastor.)
What is this person's email?
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DENTON BIBLE CHURCH REQUIREMENTS FOR SHORT-TERM TEAMS

This trip is sponsored by Denton Bible Church. All short-term mission teams go out as representatives of Jesus, the local body of Christ in Denton, and the elders of Denton Bible Church. Due to the nature of the trip, it will be necessary to complete a background check and a volunteer screening. Applications to the trip are only approved after ministry recommendations and both checks are complete. Finally, all members of the team should have a growing faith in God and be in substantial agreement with our beliefs, doctrinal distinctives, and core values.

*I understand that I will have to complete a background check, volunteer screening, and sexual abuse awareness training to participate in this trip.
Please read the Denton Bible Church Statement of Faith
*I am in substantial agreement with the beliefs of Denton Bible Church.

DENTON BIBLE CHURCH POLICY ON SUPPORT-RAISING

  1. Participants in a Denton Bible Church short-term mission trip are responsible for raising the funds necessary to cover the cost of their participation in the trip.
  2. Support covers air and ground travel, lodging, food, ministry expenses, and international travel insurance.
  3. Support-raised funds may not be used for expenses related to personal items, tourism, immunizations, passports, etc.
  4. The total cost of a trip is based on the destination and duration of the trip.
  5. If 100 % of the individual, support-raising goal is not raised one month prior to the trip departure date, the participant will be unable to participate in the trip and will be responsible for expenses incurred for them, or on their behalf.
  6. Support is added to the team Support Account on behalf of the team, not the individual candidate. While the church will accept gifts suggested for the trip of a particular participant, the church will not accept gifts restricted or designated for a particular trip participant. (Reason: gifts restricted or designated for a particular gift participant do not qualify to receive a charitable gift acknowledgment and such gifts are not consistent with the tax-exempt status of the church.)
  7. No monies raised accrue on behalf of an individual team member or for their future use at any time. Fundraising is done on a per-trip basis unless otherwise approved by the Board of Elders.
  8. Funds raised by a team member in excess of the individual fundraising goal for a trip will be used to cover other trip expenses, including shortages of other team members.
  9. Funds raised in excess of the trip-specific fundraising goal and exceeding actual expenses may be used for future short-term missions’ needs.
  10. Participants unable to participate in a mission trip are responsible for expenses incurred for them, or on their behalf. Such expenses should be paid prior to the trip leaving.
*I have read, understand, and agree with the Denton Bible Church policy on support-raising.

DENTON BIBLE POLICY ON WRITTEN SOLICITATIONS FOR SUPPORT

Any and all printed or digital communication that solicits donations for mission trips must contain the following language:

"Contributions are solicited with the understanding that Denton Bible Church has complete discretion and control over the use of all donated funds. While we may include examples of specific uses of donated gifts, gifts given are intended to: (1) be used to glorify God by cultivating, equipping, and mobilizing Christian leaders worldwide and (2) do ministry in support of this purpose. If the ministry purpose for which these funds were solicited is unable to be fulfilled (for example, changes in safety risks, trip cancellation, or other extenuating circumstances) or there are funds in excess of those needed, the Board of Elders at Denton Bible Church may direct these funds for other ministry purposes consistent with its 501(c)(3) mission."

*I have read, understand, and agree to the Denton Bible Church policy on soliciting donations in printed or digital forms.
*FORM SIGNATURE: By typing your name here, you are signing this application electronically and have filled out this application to the best of your knowledge and ability.
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