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Meet the
Nationals
Meet the
Nationals
Blue print for a typical day…
Team leader meeting at 7am
Everyone breakfast at 7:30
Worship at 8:00 am
Out the door at 8:30 am
Ministry until 8 PM
Blue print for a typical day…
Team leader meeting at 7am
Everyone breakfast at 7:30
Worship at 8:00 am
Out the door at 8:30 am
Ministry until 8 PMGuide Book page 16Guide Book page 16
Medical team…
•Set up
•See patients
•Staggered lunches
•Last sign up at 4PM
•Dinner at hotel our out…
Medical team…
•Set up
•See patients
•Staggered lunches
•Last sign up at 4PM
•Dinner at hotel our out…
Church planting team…•Picked up by pastor/leader
•Meet your nationals
•Evangelism and Discipleship
•Lunch with nationals – soccer
•Evangelism and Discipleship
•Dinner with nationals
•After dinner – cell group
Church planting team…•Picked up by pastor/leader
•Meet your nationals
•Evangelism and Discipleship
•Lunch with nationals – soccer
•Evangelism and Discipleship
•Dinner with nationals
•After dinner – cell group
Cultural concerns
Guide Book page 24
“Count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have it’s perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4
Culture shock???
•Time•Worship•Praying•Dress •Potty talk•Hand signs•American’s #1 concern?
Culture shock???
•Time•Worship•Praying•Dress •Potty talk•Hand signs•American’s #1 concern?
Guide Book page 24Guide Book page 24
Food Concerns…•All food at our hotel is OK
•Drink plenty of BOTTLED water
•Only eat cooked foods
•Fruit that YOU peel is OK
•Don’t eat food from a street vendor
•Your translator will finish your food
•Missionary prayer
Food Concerns…•All food at our hotel is OK
•Drink plenty of BOTTLED water
•Only eat cooked foods
•Fruit that YOU peel is OK
•Don’t eat food from a street vendor
•Your translator will finish your food
•Missionary prayer
Foster a Spirit of Unity…•Be on your guard against the enemy
•Be a team player
•Look for ways to help others
•Avoid criticism
•Submit to E3 and team leaders
•Respect authority•Don’t whine – I might give you some cheese.
Foster a Spirit of Unity…•Be on your guard against the enemy
•Be a team player
•Look for ways to help others
•Avoid criticism
•Submit to E3 and team leaders
•Respect authority•Don’t whine – I might give you some cheese.
Don’t …•Don’t make promises…
•Don’t give money…
•Don’t wear flashy jewelry or expensive clothes…
•Don’t show pictures of your big house and $40,000 car…
•Don’t pull money out of your wallet in public…
Don’t …•Don’t make promises…
•Don’t give money…
•Don’t wear flashy jewelry or expensive clothes…
•Don’t show pictures of your big house and $40,000 car…
•Don’t pull money out of your wallet in public…
Communication Concerns…•Your translator will become a friend
•Talk with your translator a lot before going out to witness
•Look at the person you are sharing with, not the translator
•Speak in complete phrases
•Avoid jokes, slang or clichés
Communication Concerns…•Your translator will become a friend
•Talk with your translator a lot before going out to witness
•Look at the person you are sharing with, not the translator
•Speak in complete phrases
•Avoid jokes, slang or clichés Guide Book page 26Guide Book page 26
Communication Concerns cont.•Avoid contractions
•Avoid references to American culture
•If translator doesn’t understand, DON’T GET LOUDER
•Thank and encourage your translator
•Try to learn a few words of Spanish
Communication Concerns cont.•Avoid contractions
•Avoid references to American culture
•If translator doesn’t understand, DON’T GET LOUDER
•Thank and encourage your translator
•Try to learn a few words of Spanish
Preparing to go
You need…
1.Your passport (copies)
2.Immunizations
3.Cool clothes
4.Gifts
5.Some money (souvenirs)
Preparing to go
You need…
1.Your passport (copies)
2.Immunizations
3.Cool clothes
4.Gifts
5.Some money (souvenirs) Guide Book page 28-29Guide Book page 28-29
Packing to go
• Two suitcases (50 lb limit)
• Cubes, tracts, kids ministry, team meds, notebook
• Backpack
• Airport TSA regulations
• Some money
Packing to go
• Two suitcases (50 lb limit)
• Cubes, tracts, kids ministry, team meds, notebook
• Backpack
• Airport TSA regulations
• Some money Guide Book page 29-30Guide Book page 29-30
Travel, Health and SafetyTravel, Health and Safety
Guide Book page 31Guide Book page 31
• Money – Ecuador uses US $• $ Enough for meals on travel
days and shopping• Consider a money belt• ET phone home• Stay healthy – drink bottled
water, watch your foods, rest, use sanitizer, take deet..
• Money – Ecuador uses US $• $ Enough for meals on travel
days and shopping• Consider a money belt• ET phone home• Stay healthy – drink bottled
water, watch your foods, rest, use sanitizer, take deet..
Guide Book page 31Guide Book page 31
…..Continued….• Keep feet clean and dry• Wear closed toed shoes• NEVER pet animals• Stay with the team at all times• Be cautious• Take a business card from
hotel
…..Continued….• Keep feet clean and dry• Wear closed toed shoes• NEVER pet animals• Stay with the team at all times• Be cautious• Take a business card from
hotel Guide Book page 31Guide Book page 31
…..Continued….• Keep hotel room locked• Lock valuables in room safe
…..Continued….• Keep hotel room locked• Lock valuables in room safe
Guide Book page 31Guide Book page 31
We are now in the final
days of preparation
We are now in the final
days of preparation
It’s time to
Strike the match
It’s time to
Strike the match
PRAY!PRAY!PRAY!PRAY!
LDC – Babahoyo
March 15, 2009
church leaders are praying for us.
Pray for yourself…Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Pray for yourself…Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Guide Book page 8Guide Book page 8
Ask others to pray for you…Include your family, your Church, your small group.Have them email me and they will be added to a prayer warrior list. Give them our blog address. www.brothersam.net
Spend time daily in the Bible…This is the way God speaks to us. Use the prayer journal in your starter kit. We have already started!!
Spend time daily in the Bible…This is the way God speaks to us. Use the prayer journal in your starter kit. We have already started!!
Recognize, YOU are in a spiritual battle…1 Peter 5:8 “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”.
Recognize, YOU are in a spiritual battle…1 Peter 5:8 “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”.
Guide Book page 10
What will we do when we get there?What will we do when we get there?
Guide Book page 16Guide Book page 16
EVANGELIZE!EVANGELIZE!
Guide Book page 20Guide Book page 20
Using the Tract
MAKE MAKE DISCIPLES!DISCIPLES!
•Jesus commands us to make disciples
•Jesus and Paul made disciples through relationships
•Disciples make disciples
MAKE DISCIPLESMAKE DISCIPLES
VERSUSVERSUS
• continuously fertile
• only one baby per pregnancy • avg. 7 babies per pregnancy
• 22-month gestation period • 1-month gestation period
• sexual maturity at 18 yrs old • sexual maturity at 4 months
• Mathematically speaking, in a 3-year period elephants have a maximum growth potential of 1 elephant.
• In the same 3-year period where elephants only produced 1 offspring, 476 million rabbits could potentially be born!
• fertile four times a year
GATHER GATHER TOGETHER!TOGETHER!
DEVELOP DEVELOP LEADERS!LEADERS!
Matthew 20:25-28Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
DEVELOP LEADERS
MULTIPLY!MULTIPLY!
Everything in the world was created to multiply – Adam and Eve, the beasts of the field, the birds in the air, the fish of the sea and every seed bearing plant.
MULTIPLY CHURCHES