THE TEAM
TEAM LEADER: Chandler Ospina & Drew Humphreys
Do you love seeing the faces of others light up? Do you enjoy serving others in a way that encourages their efforts and makes them stronger? Do you love to play with sweet little children? Join us as we care for our missionary partners through leading a kids camp!
For more information about the trip, email Global Outreach at missions@compassionchristian.com
For more information about the trip, email Global Outreach at missions@compassionchristian.com
All applications must be submitted no later than 120 days before departure for international trips and 90 days before domestic trips. Please note, applying for a GO Team does not confirm your spot on the team. Once applications are reviewed, you may be requested to participate in an informal interview with a Team Leader. Following review, you will be notified of your acceptance or status on a waiting list. If a team is full you can still apply and be put on a waiting list should a spot become available. Once your application is accepted for any team you will be required to pay a deposit ($100 for international and $25 for domestic teams). The deposit will confirm your spot on the team.
CMF - Partner
The Weeks family was sent from Compassion to Ethiopia through CMF, Christian Missionary Fellowship.
The Weeks family has been serving in Ethiopia since 2013 with Christian Missionary Fellowship’s team of church planters. Travis and Emily serve with the CMF church-planting team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that partners with the Kristos Andinet churches (KAC) among the Oromo and Gumuz people.
Their focus is two-fold: To partner with and support Ethiopian evangelists as they plant new churches in unreached areas of Ethiopia and to cultivate strong leadership for the KAC churches through biblical and theological trainings. Travis has developed a multi-tiered curriculum for our KAC leaders to work through at the CMF Training Center.
Aaron Weeks also serves with CMF in Ethiopia. The two brothers, Travis and Aaron, are joined in ministry to serve the local community by building up leaders and equipping them for the work. Aaron and Morganne serve with the Church Catalyst team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which partners with the Kristos Andinet Church (KAC) to plant churches in unreached areas and to train up leaders within the existing partner churches.
Aaron’s main focus on the team is to oversee Regional Trainings and teach in the area of Leadership while also providing administrative oversight of the team’s Clean Water Well projects. Morganne assists in the health office for the international Christian school where their children attend.
The Weeks family has been serving in Ethiopia since 2013 with Christian Missionary Fellowship’s team of church planters. Travis and Emily serve with the CMF church-planting team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that partners with the Kristos Andinet churches (KAC) among the Oromo and Gumuz people.
Their focus is two-fold: To partner with and support Ethiopian evangelists as they plant new churches in unreached areas of Ethiopia and to cultivate strong leadership for the KAC churches through biblical and theological trainings. Travis has developed a multi-tiered curriculum for our KAC leaders to work through at the CMF Training Center.
Aaron Weeks also serves with CMF in Ethiopia. The two brothers, Travis and Aaron, are joined in ministry to serve the local community by building up leaders and equipping them for the work. Aaron and Morganne serve with the Church Catalyst team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which partners with the Kristos Andinet Church (KAC) to plant churches in unreached areas and to train up leaders within the existing partner churches.
Aaron’s main focus on the team is to oversee Regional Trainings and teach in the area of Leadership while also providing administrative oversight of the team’s Clean Water Well projects. Morganne assists in the health office for the international Christian school where their children attend.
TRIP
RESOURCES
FAQs
Why does Compassion Christian Church place such a high emphasis on involving members in Global Outreach Teams?
What is the one thing that causes most people to miss out on the blessing of a mission trip experience?
Why does Compassion Christian use a support-raising model for going on short-term trips?
- The primary purpose of going on a short-term team is to learn and, secondarily, to serve. Serving is the best means of showing the love of Christ in any culture, but learning is the goal…resulting in a reshaped life. Our GO Teams practice:
- learning to see the world more as God sees it
- learning to pray and bond with brothers and sisters of other cultures
- learning to see the diverse ways God can use you for His glory
- learning that our cultural worldview is not the only one out there
- learning to discern if God is calling you into cross-cultural service.
- Our goal is not just to get people “involved” or to have “programs” but rather to make lifelong, mature disciples of Jesus with a heart for the world. In summary, this means learning to trust God in all things.
What is the one thing that causes most people to miss out on the blessing of a mission trip experience?
- During the preparation process, the answer is simple: procrastination. Delay in asking questions, delay in making a decision to go, delay in sending out support letters, delay in beginning daily prayer for the Lord to bless your faithfulness. Satan is never threatened by someone who will neutralize themselves by putting off important decisions. On the field, team members miss out on blessings (or cause other people to miss blessings) by being inflexible or proud. You are responsible for positioning yourself to receive the blessings that come from giving your best to the Lord in this process and being both flexible and humble in the field.
Why does Compassion Christian use a support-raising model for going on short-term trips?
- One of the goals of GO teams is to discern whether or not an individual is called to cross-cultural missions work. The methodology Compassion Christian uses for preparing teams for a short trip imitates the one most full-time missionaries use. There are distinct phases of the process: hearing God’s call, building a support team, preparing your heart and mind for the task, and then going. We believe building a prayer/financial support team is a critical element of this process. Even if you are in a situation of being able to pay for your entire trip, building your prayer & support team is critical. Not all of us are able to go on a short-term trip, but we are ALL called to participate in God’s global mission. For some of us, this means participating as a sender by praying or giving financially to someone else’s trip. Asking for support can feel uncomfortable, but we should not allow our pride to keep us from giving others the opportunity to be obedient to God’s invitation to send. Often team members find that the support-raising process is the most tangible way they see God ‘show up’ in the preparation process and confirm His calling for them to the field.
PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP
Managed Missions: Short-Term Mission Trip Software
Documents: Each person needs a passport, and it must be valid for at least six months beyond their return date.
Vaccines: For information regarding required or recommended vaccines, visit the state travel site or cdc.com.
Packing List: Download a printable PDF of the Packing List here.
Documents: Each person needs a passport, and it must be valid for at least six months beyond their return date.
Vaccines: For information regarding required or recommended vaccines, visit the state travel site or cdc.com.
Packing List: Download a printable PDF of the Packing List here.
REQUIRED FORMS
To download and sign forms, click here