Ecuador Students

Application Information

• Please create an account for both the parent/guardian and one for the student. Then apply for the trip under the student's profile. Watch a short video that walks you through the process.
• The application contains questions the student must answer and agreements that the parent must read through and digitally sign.
• The application will take 15-30 minutes.
• Watch a video that walks you through the new platform here.
• Having trouble linking family accounts, watch this video.  

Focus

Assist local pastors with several new church plants through community outreaches and evangelism. The trip will include daily leadership training with opportunities to pray for people, kid’s ministry, distributing food baskets, and sharing the gospel. The team will also have 1-2 service projects during the week.

This trip will have opportunities for:

• Community outreach and evangelism
• Spiritual conversations and care with prayer
• Leadership development and training
• 1-2 service projects

Trip Schedule

There will be an orientation on the first day the team arrives. While every day will look different you can expect a daily leadership training which will include worship. The team will also go out twice a day for 4 hours at a time to visit strategic locations and engage people in intentional conversations. These locations will be determined by our partner and where they are working to plant a church. Every evening the team will debrief together and share stories from their day. On the last day, the team will have a cultural day, visiting parts of Ecuador and enjoying local cuisine.
 

Typical Trip Schedule

• Breakfast
• Devotionals/Training
• Ministry Sites (Evangelism/Community Outreach/Work Projects)
• Lunch
• Ministry Sites (Evangelism/Community Outreach/Work Projects)
• Dinner
• Debrief

Logistics

The team will fly into Quito. Once the team arrives they will stay at hotels close to the ministry locations. Rooms will be gender specific unless traveling as a family. On Sunday, the team will attend church services and experience church in a different culture. 

Trip Leader

Jeremiah and Leslie Williams will be leading this team. 

Trip Trainings

Our goal is to send teams that are a blessing to our partners which means sending a team that is fully prepared when they reach their destination. To ensure our teams are ready, we have teams go through four mandatory trainings. Trainings are designed to help each participant grow as a disciple of Jesus, be fully prepared for your time on the field, get to know your team before travel, and identify your role in fulfilling the Great Commission even after the trip is over. There will be 4 mandatory trainings before the trip. The dates will be listed in your Service Reef profile under meetings once your application is approved. Trainings are normally held on Sunday afternoons. If you have to miss a training because of a prior commitment or illness, you will need to connect with your Team Leader to review all the material you missed. Missing more than one training is grounds for removal from the team. 

Support Raising

All trip participants are encouraged to support raise for their trip. It is an opportunity to see how God provides. Global Outreach will be doing an in-person support-raising training at your 1st training. We will also provide you with a support-raising packet to help walk you through the process.

Financial Information

• The cost of the trip includes travel, trip insurance, transportation, supplies, lodging, and meals for the duration of the trip. The only thing it doesn't include is souvenirs and recreational excursions. 
• IRS Guidelines - For contributions to be tax deductible, the church must have ultimate control/discretion as to how the money is spent. This means that any financial gift received for a trip is non-refundable. 
• Any trip participant who has to drop out of the trip for any reason is required to cover all trip expenses incurred by the church on their behalf.