MISSION TRIP TO

HYDERABAD, INDIA

This is a two week Christian mission trip to India serving children at a school, a church and at an orphanage.

 We will be working alongside our church in Hyderabad, India. Our schedule is below.

 Thursday August 2 - Thursday August 16, 2012 

Details for the above schedule:

1. Church

a. Conduct a non-residential weekend camp

(Sat & Sun) for children.

and if we have people who can do the following we will:

b. Teaching Children’s Church leaders ways to share and promote Christ in their lives.

c. Conducting other seminars of spiritual value to members of the church and interested members from other churches.

2. School

a. Teach values (love, kindness, honesty, willingness to serve, respect for all, hard work, etc) to school children from ages 9 to 13 via stories, games (Biblical stories can be used as long as any particular religion is not promoted), role plays, etc.

and if we have people qualified we will:

b. Conduct seminars for teachers to help them with effective ways of relating to the children and any other skills that will help them be more effective teachers.

Teaching at the school is more of a cultural exchange, an opportunity to serve in ways that promotes understanding between two peoples, while removing misconceptions and prejudices. It’s a learning experience for both the teacher and the pupil.  

3. Orphanage:

a. Teaching values to orphans through stories or games (we can openly promote Christ here).

4. Christian Counselors:

a. Teaching seminars that could improve counseling skills for Christian counselors. (If applicants have experience in this) 

The above is a list of possible things that the group could do. It is not necessary that all of it must be done as it will depend on the skills of the group. We will definitely do 1a, 2a & 3a.

     

AGE & ABILITY OF PARTICIPANTS

Minimum age: 16 years by July 19, 2012.

Must be able to stand in front of a group of high shool students and give a lesson as mentioned in 2a in left column.

This trip will be limited in number so APPLY  early.

TRIP LEADER

Janet Morrison 

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ABOUT US

COST OF TRIP

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First payment deadline January 8, 2012

VISION STATEMENT FOR THE TRIP

A mission trip by GCI, USA to WCG, Hyderabad, India would be for the purpose of:

a. Serving the children and members of the local church in Hyderabad by training leaders to effectively help children come to a saving relationship with Christ and to encourage our children in their walk with Christ.

b. Serving the community outside of the church in Hyderabad (via the school, orphanage or counselors) by teaching them values or skills through modeling the love of Christ.

c. For members of the mission team to be exposed to and learn practices and life styles of another culture, while the host church have the opportunity to serve the mission team.

BIAS AGAINST FEMALES

The bias against females in India is related to the fact that "Sons are called upon to provide the income; they are the ones who do most of the work in the fields. In this way sons are looked to as a type of insurance. With this perspective, it becomes clearer that the high value given to males decreases the value given to females." The problem is also intimately tied to the institution of dowry in which the family of a prospective bride must pay enormous sums of money to the family in which the woman will live after marriage. Though formally outlawed, the institution is still pervasive. "The combination of dowry and wedding expenses usually add up to more than a million rupees ([US] $35,000). In India the average civil servant earns about 100,000 rupees ($3,500) a year. Given these figures combined with the low status of women, it seems not so illogical that the poorer Indian families would want only male children." Murders of women whose families are deemed to have paid insufficient dowry have become increasingly common. Quoted from here

Legal rights of girl child in India

"Christianity Today" article about Christianity and castes in India