South Africa Mission Adventure

Days 1-2

Depart to Africa, where you will make a nighttime arrival in Johannesburg, the capital of South Africa. Your group will head out to the mission base in Harrismith and gather for a brief orientation and team meeting before lights out.

Days 3-4

The next two days will be spent preparing your heart and mind for the upcoming ministry days. Each morning after breakfast, you will have quiet times and team devotions. Later, the group will participate in team building activities and spend some time training for evangelism, children's clubs and other ministry opportunities. There will be time to learn about the culture of South Africa so you can understand the people you are serving, and you will want to gather as much knowledge and understanding as possible to assist you in evangelism and mission activities throughout the week.

Days 5-9

Each ministry day will begin with personal quiet time and team devotions, after which you will head out for the day to share the love of Christ through a variety of ministry opportunities. You will focus on Relationship Evangelism by building friendships through conversation and helping with household chores, and you might choose to help plant a garden for each family as a tangible reminder of God's love and care for them. Teams will participate in Children's Ministry, allowing you to spend time with local children and teach them the Word of God through songs, stories, games and other activities. You might find yourself participating in a Building Project* where you will have the opportunity to assist with construction either on the base or in a local village. In the past, this has included building a playground for disabled children as well as basic maintenance around the camp. You may have opportunities to minister in local prisons and hospitals, where you could sing, present dramatic skits, share testimonies and spend time in one-on-one relationship building. The opportunities are myriad for you to share your faith and the love of Christ. At the conclusion of each day, you will return to base camp for dinner and devotions.
*Teams will fund any particular projects in which they desire to be involved.

Days 10-11

It will be time for the group to pack up and head for Johannesburg to take the nighttime flight back home after a fulfilling week of ministry.