WORLD OUTREACH (MINISTRY) ACTIVITIES


OF THE

EPC PRESBYTERY OF THE WEST
Logo

SHORT-TERM OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
SPONSORED BY
CONGREGATIONS IN THE PRESBYTERY

The trips listed below are sponsored by congregations in the Presbytery of the West; participants from other congregations in the Presbytery are welcome to participate.

The following trips are sponsored by Cherry Hills Community Church.  More information about each trip is available at a web site accessible at the end of these brief descriptions.
LOCATION Philippines Trip
OBJECTIVE
  • Teaching conversational English
  • Prayer walking
  • Sharing God's story
DATES Summer 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION see http://chcc.org/dtw_philippines.aspx

LOCATION Prague, Malenovice, camp site, Czech Republic
OBJECTIVE
  • Form interpersonal relationships with students from the Czech Republic
  • Experience first hand the fulfilling of the Great Commission to the Czech people and help our church partners in Pisek to reach out to their communities through this camp.
  • The camps have one purpose: to share the love of Jesus Christ.
DATES June 28 - July 14, 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION see http://chcc.org/dtw_czech_youth_camp.aspx

LOCATION
 Blatna, Czech Republic 
OBJECTIVE Family English Camp
DATES June 30 - July 14, 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION see http://chcc.org/dtw_czech_family_english_camp.aspx

LOCATION Nicaragua Family Trip  - Managua and Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua.
OBJECTIVE The team will work alongside local workers to construct a children’s home in Puerto Cabezas.  
DATES June 17-24, 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION see http://chcc.org/dtw_nicaragua.aspx

LOCATION Las Lomitas, Honduras
OBJECTIVE Work projects, Bible teaching, crafts, sports, and service to the people are all part of what you can expect
DATES July 24 - 30, 2010 and Fall of 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION see http://chcc.org/dtw_honduras_trip.aspx

LOCATION Uganda
OBJECTIVE
 Ministry Opportunities:
  • Interaction with local pastors
  • Pastor and Ministry Leader training
  • Help equip parents and families to make disciples
  • Prayer walk with local Christians in the IDP Camps
  • Child sponsorship visits
  • Visit ADPs - Area Development Programs
  • Visit IDPs - Internally Displaced Peoples
DATES
 June 4 - 15, 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION
 see http://chcc.org/dtw_uganda.aspx
LOCATION Lame Deer, MT
OBJECTIVE
 Participants will work on various beautification, construction, maintenance, repair, and cleaning projects; prayer walk throughout the community.
DATES
 June 5 - 10, 2010 & September 11 - 16, 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION
 see http://chcc.org/dtw_northern_cheyenne.aspx

LOCATION Santo Tomas about a half hour from San Salvador
OBJECTIVE The team will be doing various projects around the Shalom Children's Home and after- school programs and activities for the children.
DATES March 20-28, 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION see http://chcc.org/missions_dtw_el_salvador.aspx

LOCATION
 Cape Town, South Africa
OBJECTIVE
 Ministry possibilities include 
  • Providing VBS activities for children in both locations
  • Orphan care
  • Community outreach
  • Health care testing clinichs
DATES
 Fall 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION
 see http://chcc.org/dtw_south_africa.aspx

LOCATION Chiang Mai, Thailand
OBJECTIVE
 Renovating the building in which Barefoot Doctors provide a variety of medical services and training of medical assistants.
DATES
 October 31 - November 15, 2009
FURTHER INFORMATION
 see http://chcc.org/dtw_thailand_construction.aspx
The following trips are planned by other congregations in the Presbytery of the West.  In each case, participants from other congregations in the Presbytery are welcome.
LOCATION   Serve with Amor Ministries in Chihuahua, Mexico!
OBJECTIVE
   DEMOLISH comfort zones BUILD solid foundations
DATES
   May 30 through June 6, 2010
FURTHER INFORMATION
  see  http://www.firstpresgreeley.org/pdfs/mex-mission-trip-revised-brochure-1-7.pdf
The following trips have already occurred, or are past the enrollment deadline.  However, they are recurring trips.  If they interest you, contact the sponsor's contact person for consideration in a future year.
LOCATION Costa Rica
OBJECTIVE Building a School (La Palabra de Vida School)
DATES January 21 - 30, 2009; next trip anticipated January, 2010
ENROLLMENT DEADLINE Contact sponsor’s contact
SPONSOR Faith Evangelical Church, Loveland, CO
COST $1,000
CONTACT PERSONS Greg Hill (970-669-5117; cell: 970-443-8860): gabjhill@juno.com
Bob Ashley (cell: 970-215-7636): swrdfsh@frii.com

LOCATION Ethiopia
OBJECTIVE Use sports, especially soccer, to reach Moslem youth
DATES July 23 - Aug 2, 2009
ENROLLMENT DEADLINE November 1, 2008
(This date has past; consider going in a future year.)
SPONSOR First Presbyterian Church, Greeley, Colorado
COST $3,200 + pre departure expenses of $200 - $800
CONTACT PERSON Doug Brown (970.352.3030)
FURTHER INFORMATION see http://sports-friends.org/ - the cooperating agency

EPC West
EPC West Logo