lafitte mission trip manual 2011

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Mission Trip Manual 2011page 2

Introduction

Where We Are Sharing

We are missionaries of Northside Baptist Church being sponsoredby the Barataria Baptist Church in Lafitte, Louisiana.

Jeff Smith is the Minister of youth and Eddie Painter is the pastor atBarataria Baptist Church. They will be working with us during our stay.

We will be working in resort areas that, before hurricanes and the oil spill,have had several thousand vacationers each week.


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Teams

Who Will Be SharingTeaching HELPER Teams:

Preschool: Ashleigh Graham, Emileigh Weide

1st and 2nd Grades: Catie Elliott,

Connor Weide

3rd and 4th Grades: Kati Horton,Chloe Sudberry

5th and 6th Grades: Megan Allen,

Molly Morrow

Music Team: _________________

Recreation Team: Molly Morrow, Kyle Allen,Ashleigh Graham,

Kati Horton

Missions Team: Jonathan Allen, Megan Allen,Catie Elliott

Crafts Team: Lisa Allen, Chloe Sudberry,Keaghlan Kendrick,

Emileigh Weide

Refreshments/Kitchen Team: Audrey Graham,Patsy Green, Lou Altman,

Sharon Farris

Music Team: Barataria Bapt. Personnel,


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Other Teams

Home Team:

Household/Dean of Women/Kitchen Queens

Anything having to do with household matters will be handled byAudrey. If you forget something

(toothbrush, soap, etc.), she will be the person to see. If you need something purchased, you will neeto let Audrey know ASAP. It will be best if you tell her in the morning of what you will need that

evening. She will only make one trip to town a day. Also, any issues dealing specifically with the girls

will be Mrs. Audreys responsibility.

Nurse

All your medical concerns should be brought to Mrs. Sharon. She will not do any major surgery. If y

need surgery, Bro. Chris will be the one to see. But all minor medical needs (bee sting, poison ivy,

etc.) will be handled by Mrs. Sharon. Working in a nursing home, . . . .well. . . You get the idea.

Bouncer/Dean of Men

If you need bouncing, Jonathan Allen can address that need. Any issues that relate to just guys will be

handled by Mr. Jonathan. If you need tucking in atnight, fellas, hell be able to help you there. He

sings a mean lullaby!

Daddy

As the name applies, Bro. Chris will be everyones daddy during the week. Now, you can still let yourdaddy be daddy! Dont get crazy. Bro. Chris will make all the daddy-type decisions.

Try to remember,FLEXIBILITY is the most important word you will need to use duringmission trip. Take a good dose of it every morning and all during the day.


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Keep cool and casual, butremember . . . .1 Dress should be modest at all times, in keeping with Christian standards.

2 Shoes should be comfortable.

3 No T-Shirts with advertisements promoting products inconsistent with Biblical standards.

4 When in doubt, DONT!!!

Other Helpful Survival Tactics1 Please keep in mind AT ALL TIMES that we are on a mission. We have a

purpose; and Satan WILL seek to destroy that purpose. Be on guard, so that yourevery action testifies to Jesus. We will respect Christ as Lord of our mission, Lordof our group, and just plain Lord of All. Be sensitive to how the Lord is moving. At

any moment, without warning, we may be swept into an opportunity to share. So,be quick to interpret the situation. And if Bro. Chris gives you a request, please dowhat youre asked QUICKLY. A soul may be hanging in the balance.

2 A Complaining Nature should not be in your luggage. Neither youth nor adultscan afford to be difficult, if we expect God to work in us. If you have a problem withhow something is going, weigh out the eternal consequences before you decide tothrow a fit in front of everybody. Therell be plenty of time when we get home foryou to criticize something I did or didnt do.

3 You know the drill about romance. Your mission is NOT to find Mr. or Mrs. Right.This is a BIG deal! You must not compromise your ability to minister by allowingSatan to lead you to let your focus become romance.

4 Please respect and obey the adults God has allowed to come with us. As you

will see, we dont have time to waste on debating. Everyone is required to bewhere they are assigned. Remember, leaders are here for your benefit, and shouldalways be treated with the utmost respect. TRUST AND OBEY, for theres noother way. The only answer when an adult asks you to do something is Yes,sir/maam!

5 Please leave all ipods and/or gameboys and the like on the vans or back at camp.You may play or listen to them on the vans. When playing or listening is an option,you will be informed.

Things to bring:1 Toiletries (soap, shampoo, etc.) 2 Pillows and bed linens3 Bible, notebook and pen/pencil 4 enough clothes for six days

and nights (avg. 2 changes per day)5 $ for 5 road meals and spending 6 A positive, servant-hearted attitude

(spending $ is parents call)7 Be prepared to share the Gospel 8 Skin-So-Soft or other bug repellent/sunscreen

anytime, anywhere! Type lotion (a lot of it)9 Any tapes or CDs for you to sing 10 shower shoes

solos as we have opportunity.11 Your Teaching/Recreation/Crafts or other needed

Materials for your responsibilities.

We will be staying at ___________inLafitte. In the event of an

EMERGENCY, you may reach us at205-522-8643.

Dress Guidelines

Typical weather in the Lafitte metropoli-tan area is hot mornings with even hotterafternoons. Nights may be cool, but I

doubt it. You are welcome to bring alight jacket Because of these factors, itis necessary to share some generalguidelines.


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Adult Mission Trip Staff

Expectations of every Adultinvolved in Mission Trip1. DESIREto be Gods best youth worker!

2. UNCONDITIONALLY LOVE all our youth!

3. SET THE RIGHT EXAMPLE for the youth, A CHRISTLIKE

EXAMPLE !

4. REACH OUT to and spend equal amounts of time with all youth!

5. PUT GODS WILL FOR YOUR LIFE FIRST!

6. Work cooperatively with Bro. Chris.

7. Be a Friend to the youth, but dont try to be one of them!

You are an adult and they are adolescents. They need

leadership. They can get into trouble without our help.

8. When guidelines or rules are set, go by them and insist that the

youth go by them; If you break the rules, you encourage the

youth to break the rules and disrespect authority. A related

issue is that someone must be responsible for this mission trip. Under

Jesus, Bro. Chris is that someone. I am not a dictator, but because of

the vast responsibility of supervising and guiding this many young

people, it is necessary for you also to understand how much I need

and require your support. Because you and I are everybodys

parents on this trip, it is CRUCIAL that our philosophies about authority

be consistent and not conflicting. If there needs to be a discussion or

debate about how I handle situations, lets handle it privately, so

our authority is not compromised by division .

9. During the week, we will conduct periodic inspections of the rooms where

were staying. Each youth is expected to keep his/her room as

neat as possible.


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Mission Trip Itinerary, continued

Tuesday, July 12Time Plan

7:00 AM7:45

Spend some time with Jesus and the Wordbefore breakfast!

8:00 AM Breakfast

9:00 AM Morning Bible Study

10:30 AM Head out to PCY I

12:30 PM Lunch back at the camp

1:30 PM Lets go help Uncle Steve!

5:00 PM VBS!

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM Head back to bunkhouse

10:00 PM Worship

11:00 PM Night Night

Wednesday, July 13Time Plan

7:00 AM7:45


8:00 AM Breakfast





5:00 PM VBS!

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

8:00 PM


10:00 PM Worship



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Thursday, July 14

Time Plan

7:00 AM7:45


8:00 AM Breakfast





5:00 PM VBS!

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

8:00 PM


10:00 PM Worship


Friday, July 15Time Plan

7:00 AM7:45


8:00 AM Breakfast





5:00 PM VBS Family Night!

6:00 PM

7:30 PM

8:00 PM


10:00 PM Worship



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Saturday, July 16Time Plan

7:00 AM7:30

Breakfast

8:00 AM8:30

9:00 AM9:30

Load up and head for Jasper

10:00 AM10:30

11:00 AM

12:00 PM - ish lunch on the road

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM - ish ETA Jasper; No one is to leave until allvehicles are empty and clean

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

9:00 PM

10:00 PM

10:30 PM


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