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Participant's Handbook


Table of Contents

The Servant of All: Going to Serve on a Short-Term

Missions Group

What Ruins Short-Term Mission Trips
Ending on Success!
Self-Preparation Exercise

Getting Ready

Helping the Group Get Ready
A Trip Organizer's Timeline
"Who-Can-Help" Worksheet
Your "To Do" List, Packing Lists & List of Other Things To Remember
Your "To Do" List
How to Create Your Personal Packing List
Luggage Transfer Checklist
Items You're Bringing to Leave in Country
Items that Return Home
"Did You Remember…?" Checklists
Prepping Your Medical Kit and Other Medicine Topics
Sharing the Trip: Involving Your Church & Community

Important Information "All in One Place"

Flight Information
Emergency Contacts & Numbers
Your Plan if Someone is Hurt in Country
Embassy Information
Service Partner Info
Transportation Information
Accommodations Info

How Much Will it Cost?

Budget Worksheet
Money Questions To Research

Scheduling for Short-Term Missions

Seven Keys to Highly Effective Scheduling
Seven Types of Patience Builders
Weekly Schedule Forms

Being a Good Servant on the Team

Using a Translator

Service Preparation

Conflict Resolution

Learning Your Host Country's Culture

Preconceptions Exercise
Basic Facts Collection
Advanced Culture & History Activity
Scavenger Hunt & Sample

Sharing your Testimony

Exercise in Writing your Testimony
Exercise in "Thinking Through" Your Experiences with Jesus

Encouraging Each Other

Guide to Team Devotions

Journaling

Debriefing

Debriefing Form
Share with your Church, Community, & Partners

Music Aids

Chords and Keys for Guitar and Keyboard
Primary Chords for Major Keys
Guitar Notes for Tuning
Transposing Music
Solfege - Another way of writing chords, common outside the United States

Address Book

Addresses
Communication Cards
Partner Communication Center

Appendices

Time Zones
24-Hour Clock Conversion Sheet
Playing Telephone
     Dialing Instructions
         Calling from U.S
         Calling from Other Countries
     Calling Home: Looking for Something Cheap & Easy
     International Calling Codes & Access Numbers
Airline Contact Information
Major International Airport Codes
Air Freight Companies
Rental Car Agencies, Driving Insurance, & Other Info
Credit Card Contact Information & Fee Warnings
Non-U.S. Electrical Info
     Voltage
     International Plugs
Video & Audio
Conversions & Measures
Construction
Need to Tie a Good Knot?
Clothing Sizes
Six Years of Calendars
Notes
Expenditure Log

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Copyright 2003 Footsteps Missions
PO Box 51744, Palo Alto, CA 94303-9998