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    Preparing for Short Term Missions
    Preparing for Short Term Missions
    Preparing for Short Term Missions
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    Preparing for Short Term Missions

    By Rick and Becky Kraemer

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    Rick and Becky Kraemer, frequent short term missionaries and missions supporters, have coached many short term missionaries through their trip preparations. In this concise booklet, they will help you prepare spiritually, physically, logistically, culturally, and financially for your mission trip.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRick and Becky Kraemer
    Release dateMar 28, 2014
    ISBN9781311340771
    Preparing for Short Term Missions
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    Rick and Becky Kraemer

    Rick and Becky Kraemer have been married since 1989, and are the parents of three teenage children, one girl and two boys, who they’ve raised from scratch. Rick is an information technologies architect, and Becky is a substitute teacher in middle and high school. They live in northern California, where they enjoy water sports, many forms of exercise, animated conversations while walking by the lake, facilitating their kid’s social events, volunteering with community organizations, and picking up after Becky’s dog.

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      Preparing for Short Term Missions - Rick and Becky Kraemer

      Preparing for Short Term Missions

      Rick and Becky Kraemer

      Published by Rick & Becky Kraemer at Smashwords

      Copyright 2014 Rick & Becky Kraemer

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: Introduction

      Chapter 2: Preparing Spiritually

      Chapter 3: Preparing Your Travel Documents

      Chapter 4: Preparing Your Luggage

      Chapter 5: Preparing Mentally, Physically and Emotionally

      Chapter 6: Preparing Culturally

      Chapter 7: Preparing Financial and Spiritual Support

      Conclusion

      Acknowledgements

      Appendix A: Packing Checklist

      Appendix B: Sample Support Letters

      Appendix C: Sample Update Letter

      Appendix D: Additional Resources

      About the Authors

      Other Titles by Rick and Becky Kraemer

      Chapter 1: Introduction

      Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send? And who will go for us? And I said, Here am I. Send me! – Isaiah 6:8

      So you’ve decided to take a short term mission trip. You may have heard the call clearly from the Lord, as Isaiah did, or hope to grow into the next spiritual level with this step of faith. Perhaps you’re test-driving missions before you make a long term commitment, or you were just dragged into the trip by friends. Regardless of your reason for going on a short term mission, you can expect to encounter situations that will challenge and grow you, participate in surprising new experiences, and be used by God in unexpected ways. Because you are willing, He will grow His kingdom through you in ways that you could never anticipate or imagine. You’ll anticipate what might happen, but on mission trips, God often does his most powerful work in the unplanned and unexpected circumstances.

      For that reason, you’ll want to be prepared and flexible when His openings appear. We’ve been on a wide variety of mission trips, which have focused on everything from medicine to construction, education and evangelism, and have found that God works through us best when we are mentally, spiritually, culturally, and physically prepared to handle surprises and unplanned opportunities. We’ve also supported many full time and short term missions over the years, and expect to in the future. Because of these experiences, we’d like to share our best ideas on preparing for your short term mission trip.

      Quick Start Guide

      New gadgets come with quick start guides, so why not a book? If you just need a quick overview, start with the following, and then use our checklist in the appendix:

      Preparations to start early: These things take time, so start with them first.

      Passport and visas – Get your picture taken, fill out the forms, and submit your passport application. After you have the passport, send it with visa forms to the country’s consulate.

      Vaccinations and prescriptions – Other parts of the world have exotic diseases that you don’t want. Get vaccinations and prescriptions early, since they can be hard to find, and may have temporary side effects.

      Support letters – Friends and family want to support you, but they’ll need some advanced warning, and time to get back to you.

      Chapter 2: Preparing Spiritually

      Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. - Colossians 3:12

      A short term mission trip is an incredible opportunity to mature your faith, grow as an individual, and serve God. Mission participants usually tell us they were impacted more than the people they went to serve, and that the teams who

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