Teams needed to construct 60 ‘ Wide X 120 ‘ Long x 14 ‘ – 24 ‘ Eve Height Steel Rod Iron Multi-Purpose center with 25 ‘ bay spacing. 6” insulation on roof covered with galvanized metal 26 guage r-panel on 1/12 pitch. 3 “ insulation on side and end walls covered with # 1 painted metal 26 gauge r-panel with wainscot around perimeter of building. Footer to be 5’ x 5’ spread footing on side. 3’ x 3’ spread footing on endwalls. Floor 4” with wire and plastic with rock fill with turn down footer that sets on spread footing. Floor will have a 1 ½” x 2” notch around floor to extend metal below floor level. Front door 2 – 6’ x 7’ pair of clear aluminum panic door with panic hardward and closure. 1-3/4” x 4-1/4” frame. Rear door – 12-3” x 7” steel door with steel frame with panic hardware and closure.

Ministry Description:
Panther Creek Baptist Church is located in Owensboro, KY and is in the Daviess-McLean Baptist Association. They have an average weekly worship attendance of 122 and Sunday School attendance of 77.

Size of Team Needed: Various sizes.

Housing & Food Preparation: Call for information.

Cost Per Person: N/A

Materials for Project: Church will provide.

Are Background Checks of Volunteers Required for this Project? No

Most of the cleanup work has been completed, however there may be some tear out of flooded homes that teams could be asked to do. Other work we expect teams might take on includes:

•    Carpentry

•    Roofing

•    Electrical

•    Plumbing

•    Insulation

•    Dry wall installation and finish

•    Ceramic tile, laminate, and hardwood floor installation

•    Painting

Ministry Description:
Hurricane Sandy Rebuild is a response of the North American Mission Board.

Size of Team Needed: Various Sizes of Teams

Housing & Food Preparation:
We anticipate having housing for as many as 150 volunteers per night available beginning May 1, 2013.

Volunteers will be housed in large groups separated by gender. We will not be able to provide housing for individual groups, families or couples.

$15 per person per night will be charged for housing and meals.

Cost Per Person (if applicable):
A non-refundable registration fee of $15 per person will be required for each participant.

Other:
Participants must have completed at least the 7th grade prior to arrival, or be at least 14 years of age. No one who has not completed at least the 7th grade will be permitted in the housing area or on worksites unless they are at least 14 years old.

Teams must include at least one adult, aged 21 years or older of the same gender, for every five participants under 18 years of age. This means a team with 7 girls and 3 boys aged 14-17 must include at least 2 women and 1 man 21 years or older.

Additional information will be posted at www.namb.net/sandy as details become available.

Information concerning how to register a team will be available soon at www.namb.net/sandy

Groups interested in taking part in the Sandy Recovery Ministry should contact the coordinators at ten.bmannull@ydnas.

It is a concrete block building.   Help is needed in framing the interior walls, insulating, removing and replacing two windows (one is a very large window – will need to frame in for a smaller window), and hanging drywall and/or bead board.

Clarity Solutions for Women will bring in a local electrician to do the wiring unless there is an electrician available on the team.

Ministry Description:
Clarity is a Gospel based Pregnancy Resource Medical Center, reaching out to women facing unplanned pregnancies.

They offer pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, education and mentoring, a dad’s program, post abortion ministry, and material resources.

In 2012, 169 babies were protected from abortion and 6 clients trusted Christ as their Savior.

Through their Aspire Program, clients earn points which are redeemable for baby items.  Both parents are able to participate in this program until their child is a year old.

Clarity Solutions for Women is supported entirely by donations from individuals and churches so that they are free to share the Gospel with their clients.

Size of Team Needed: 6-8 individuals

Housing & Food Preparation:
They will work to coordinate housing and food through local churches.

There are also hotels in the area or teams can camp at the church.

Cost Per Person (if applicable): N/A

Materials for Project:
Clarity Solutions for Women will seek donations for materials locally, or would be delighted if a team would like to provide materials.

Are Background Checks of Volunteers Required for this Project? No

PROJECT INFORMATION

1. Project Location: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

2. Project Name and General Description of Project: Eye Exams & Glasses Distribution

3. Contact Person/Project Director: Mike McAfee email: moc.oohaynull@59eefacmhm phone # : 615-257-1252

4. Specific Type of Work to Be Completed: Conduct eye exams during the day and distribute prescription eye glasses to residents of the Abobo neighborhood in northern Abidjan.

a. Work environment (geographic setting): Urban; low-income, under developed

b. People Group that volunteers will be working with: low-income urban dwellers of various people groups

5. Specific Dates if applicable (or TBD): TBD

a. Approx. length of stay including travel time from the U.S. (or other country): 10 days

VOLUNTEER/TEAM REQUIREMENTS

6. Specific skills needed and/or recommended including possible educational requirements and/or credentials if needed: At least one qualified Optometrist. Knowledge of French is helpful but not necessary.

7. Can college students serve in this project? Yes

8. Team Size (minimum/maximum; gender preference, if any): 2 minimum/6 maximum w/ no gender preference

9. Health considerations/requirements: Need to be able to work in a hot, humid environment and potentially walk considerable distances

10. Ministry items to bring: used but undamaged prescription eyeglasses. Pre screened with the prescription written on the glasses. As many pairs as can be collected and brought out with the team needed..

TRANSPORTION

11. Airport of Arrival: ABJ (Abidjan)

12. Local Transportation: Missionary vehicles and taxis

LODGING

13. Probable lodging arrangements: Mission Baptiste Guest House

14. What, if any, additional items like sleeping bags, sheets, etc. needed: NA

EXPENSES – ON THE FIELD

15. Total Approximate cost $2500-$3000 per person including an estimated amount for international airfare. Mali visa is $150, estimated daily costs in country are about $70 per day. We estimate air travel to be $2000. (included but not limited to the following):

a. Transportation: from and to airport, worksite and lodging location

b. Onsite expenses – food, lodging, translators (if needed)

c. Airport taxes/exit fees (Often only payable in USD)

d. Ministry items to purchase on the field

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

16. Personal Items to bring: Detailed list to be sent by project leader

17. Cultural Considerations (including language): French is widely spoken. The Abobo neighborhood is heavily Muslim so women will need to wear full length skirts; however, head coverings are not necessary.

18. Other Special Consideration(s)

a. Specific immunizations: Yellow Fever

b. Visa needs/requirements: Visa required – Obtain from the Embassy of the Ivory Coast in the USA.

c. Specific security concerns (STS) :Abidjan is an open, level 1 city. However, Christians in Abobo do face persecution from Muslims.

d. Information for landing cards/entry forms: TBD

e. Climate: Hot and Humid

f. Clothing recommendation(s)/suggestions: Comfortable, modest, culturally appropriate clothing, sandals are acceptable but closed toed shoes may want to be considered, sun protection such as hats is highly recommended.

g. Cash, travelers checks, credit cards/ATM’s: VISA ATM (not Master Card)

h. Communication/email availability (or lack thereof): Internet is available at the guest house.

Lichinga Baptist Church, Lichinga, Mozambique would like to sponsor a series of MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SEMINARS. Tentative dates are August 4-13, 2013. Small Chinese motorcycles are a very important means of transportation in Mozambique. More and more people are buying them. Church members have indicated that a maintenance and repair seminar would be very helpful for motorcycle owners so that they can do basic maintenance and repairs for themselves. We would like to hold a seminar in Lichinga for about three days and also one at our church site at Mapudje Village (about 40 miles from Lichinga) for about three days. The seminar would include practical/hands on training in Motorcycle maintenance and repair. It would also include daily Bible Study/chronological storying with the seminar participants as a means of reaching out into the community with the gospel. We are projecting inviting about 20 participants per seminar in order to have two manageable sized small groups for hands-on training. We are asking for four male volunteers. It would be very helpful if all could speak Portuguese. We are asking for at least two volunteers who have training and experience in Motorcycle mechanics. If the mechanics do not speak Portuguese, we are asking for two male volunteers who do speak Portuguese to interpret from English to Portuguese and to help the mechanics teach the seminar and the Bible studies. The two volunteers who will help with interpreting and teaching may be college students.

HOUSING, FOOD, AND TRANSPORTATION

The volunteers should fly into Lichinga airport. It is not an international airport. Connections would need to be made through Maputo, Mozambique and Johannesburg, South Africa OR through Nampula, Mozambique and Nairobi, Kenya or Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. There are flights from Maputo or Nampula four times a week-Saturdays; Sundays; Tuesdays; and Thursdays.

Ground transportation around Lichinga and to Mapudje would be by double cab pickup or van.

Housing in Lichinga would most likely be at the SIM Mission Guest House. It is a small five room guest house with electricity and internet. There is one room with its own bathroom. Guests in other rooms share a bathroom. Bathrooms have hot water. Guests share a kitchen. Linens, towels, dishes, cooking utensils are provided.

Housing at Mapudje will most likely be in homes of local believers in the village. Homes in the village will not have running water, electricity, or indoor plumbing but should have mattresses and mosquito nets. Volunteers should bring sleeping bags, mosquito repellent; soap and towels, a good flashlight. It may also be a good idea to bring a mosquito net tent.

In Lichinga, the volunteers would buy groceries at local stores and fix their own breakfast. Lunch would be provided at the seminar. Lunch would be local foods (see below) Dinners can either be in a local restaurant; in a missionary’s home; or on your own at the guest house. Basic groceries are available in Lichinga.

At Mapudje, a local cook would fix breakfasts and dinners for the team. Lunches would be provided at the seminar. Meals at Mapudje would be local foods: lunches and dinners- a staple of rice or shima (thick cornmeal mush) and either beans, green vegetables, fish, chicken, or game meat. Breakfast: tea or coffee with bread and sometimes sweet potatoes or cassava. Eggs are also an option though not strictly traditional.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

The volunteers will need a single entry visitor’s visa which is good for 30 days. It can be obtained at the Mozambican Embassy in the US. Cost for the visa is $60.00. Visa application forms and instructions can be found on the Mozambican Embassy web page. A letter of invitation from someone in Mozambique is required for the visa application. The field missionary will provide the volunteer with an invitation letter when required.

HEALTH CONCERNS

Good overall health and fitness is necessary. Malaria is endemic and prevention is a necessity. Diet on the field would be basic and most foods would need to be purchased in Lichinga(one hour away). Recommended immunizations include Typhoid; Tetanus; Hepatitis A and B. It is recommended that all drinking water be filtered. Bottled water is available. Must be able to: stay in homes in a rural village setting, eat local food in the village. Health care is very limited in Lichinga, the nearest large town. Malaria testing and basic medicines are available in Lichinga. Local government doctors may be available if needed but for serious illnesses, the closest good hospitals are in Malawi. Excellent health care for serious illnesses is available in South Africa

BANKING AND COMMUNICATION

Most of the banks in Lichinga have ATMs which take VISA cards. Cell phone coverage is available in Lichinga and at Mapudje. Internet is available in Lichinga via broadband and cell phone and is available at Mapudje via cell phone modem.

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: RELIGION AND MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

The official language of Mozambique is Portuguese. Some people in Lichinga speak English but almost nobody in the villages speaks English. The seminars in Lichinga and Mapudje will have to be taught in Portuguese. The people group that the volunteers will be working with is the Yao People. They speak the Yao language and are 96% Muslim. Mozambique has freedom of religion and we are free to teach the Bible and witness to anyone who is interested. The Yao are open to hearing Bible stories and several have decided to follow Jesus. All of the members of the small church at Mapudje which will be hosting the seminar are Yao Muslim Background believers. Witnessing tools that we use include Chronological Storytelling; Creation to Christ Gospel presentation; and Jesus Film. In addition to daily chronological storying at the seminars, there may be opportunity to show the Jesus Film and/or do witnessing in Lichinga and in Mapudje village or one of the surrounding villages. In preparation for the trip, volunteers should be prepared to give a personal testimony and should be prepared to present the Creation to Christ gospel presentation. They should also become familiar with Chronological storying methods and be prepared to teach several stories.

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Lichinga is the Provincial capital of the Province of Niassa. Population is about 100,000. It is situated on a plateau. Elevation is about 4500 ft and climate is temperate. June-August is the cool, dry season. In early August, it should be cool at night and the early morning but should warm up during the day. Since it is dry season it should not rain but there is always a possibility of occasional rain during dry season. Mapudje, a village of about 1000 people, is 1000ft lower in elevation. Therefore it will be warmer than in Lichinga but should not be hot. Clothing recommendations: casual sport shirts and slacks or jeans; light jacket or sweater; comfortable walking shoes; sun hat or cap. The sun is more intense in Africa because of being closer to the equator. Fair skinned volunteers should bring sun screen.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

August 4: Volunteers arrive in Lichinga about 11:30am; Lunch; orientation and brief tour of city; settle in at SIM Guest House; Dinner

August 5-6: Breakfast at Guest House; Seminar at Lichinga Baptist Church 8:00am-4:30pm; (three teaching sessions of about two hours each per day), Lunch at seminar; Dinner

August 7: seminar starts at 7:30am and ends with late lunch at 2:00pm. Drive to Mapudje after lunch; brief orientation to Mapudje; Dinner

August 8-10 Breakfast at lodging; Seminar at Mapudje church site 8:00-4:30; Lunch at Seminar; Dinner at lodging; may have opportunity to show Jesus film the evening of the 10th.

August 11- Breakfast at lodging; worship with believers at Mapudje or Lumbiza; lunch at lodging; drive back to Lichinga in afternoon; dinner

August 12 Breakfast at lodging; Seminar debriefing in morning; afternoon free-may have opportunity to do witnessing and visitation in Lichinga with local believers

August 13-Leave Lichinga to start return journey

TIPS FOR PLANNING SEMINAR TEACHING

Especially in the village, most of the seminar participants will be “Oral Learners”. This means that they will learn best by practical, hands on type of instruction. Most local motorcycles come with a very basic owner’s manual but almost all of them are written in English and thus are useless to the average person who speaks and reads only Portuguese. A basic, generic owner’s manual for the small Chinese motorcycles would be very helpful if a Portuguese version could be found.

As mentioned above in the language section, the seminar will need to be taught in/interpreted into Portuguese. In addition to the Portuguese, especially at Mapudje, it may be also necessary to interpret from Portuguese to Yao for those who do not understand Portuguese.

Most of the motorcycles in the Lichinga/Mapudje area are the small Chinese models. These are affordable for the average Mozambican and do not require an official driver’s license. They only require a driving permit from the nearest city or town government. The most common brand of motorcycle here in the Lichinga/Mapudje area is LIFO. One of the most common models of LIFO is XY-49-11. http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/585948094/cheap_49cc_motorcycle_XY49_11.html Other Chinese brands are available but the LIFO brand motorcycles are most popular because they are considered to be sturdy, dependable motorcycles and parts are available. Other motorcycles that are available include the smaller Hondas, Suzukis, and Kawasakis. These last three brands are the “Cadillacs” of the local motorcycle world and are mostly only found in Lichinga where they are being driven by government employees and NGO workers.

We are asking the volunteers to be prepared to teach about an 18hr, mostly hands-on seminar that includes as much of the following as possible:

Names of the parts/ components of the motorcycle (a handout diagram with the names of the components written in Portuguese would be very helpful)

Suggested list of essential tools (again, a handout would be very helpful)

Maintenance and BASIC DIY repair of as many of the components of the motorcycle as possible including but not limited to the following: brakes; clutch; battery; engine and spark plug; Tires

Trouble-shooting; signs and symptoms of serious problems; how to prevent problems

We will provide a chalkboard and will ask participants to bring a small notebook and pen or pencil.

BUDGET

5 nights in Lichinga:

Estimated cost of lodging at Guest House: $9.00/person/night

Estimated cost of food in Lichinga: Breakfast $5.00/day; lunch at seminar$ 5.00/day; dinner in restaurant $10.00/day Total: $20.00/day

4 nights at Mapudje:

Estimated cost of lodging at Mapudje: $0.00

Estimated cost of food at Mapudje: Breakfast: $5.00/day; lunch at seminar $5.00/day; dinner $5.00/day Total: $15.00/day

Estimated total per person for food and lodging: $205.00

Estimated ground transportation cost/person: $20.00

Estimated total per person for food, lodging, transportation: $225.00+ $18.00 allowance for inflation (8%) =$243.00

Mozambique single entry tourist visa: $60.00

Estimated total including visa: $303.00

Note: We will collect money from the volunteers on the day they arrive to pay for seminar meals; meals at Mapudje; and transportation costs. We will use this money to buy food and fuel. Each volunteer should be prepared to pay about $100.00.

Contact person/project director: Nancy Carley moc.liamgnull@yelrac.ycnan

Ministry Description:
Oakland Avenue is a small inner-city church in Covington, KY.  They are a group of sweet people but have a very small budget.   

Other Contact:
Rick Robbins, Director of Missions, Northern Kentucky Baptist Association
859-727-6522
gro.tsitpabknnull@snibborr

Size of Team Needed: Small Team

Housing & Food Preparation:  Call for information.

Cost Per Person:  N/A

Materials for Project:  Church is saving money to buy the shingles but any help would be appreciated.

Are Background Checks of Volunteers Required for this Project? No

Teams are needed to take down the 50 X 150 building.  During the past 2 years over $150,000 in repairs have been put into the building including new metal roof, insulation, lights, other.

Work will include:

1. Start with prayer asking God for wisdom, strength, His vision of what He wants to get done.
2. Take off the porch;A.      Take off tin
   B.      Take off striping
   C.      Take off 2×6
   D.      Take up decking
   E.       Take up all 6×6’s
3. Take down drop Ceiling, lights , panels, etc
4. Take down all insulation and put in pallet boxes.
5. Take out all electrical boxes, wiring, boxes, etc.
6. Remove all doors, cabinets, interior walls.
7. Remove all metal from main roof of building.
8. Remove all sheeting from main roof of building.
9. Remove all ceiling joists from main roof of building.
10. Remove center braces on 1^st floor of building.
11. Remove flooring from main building and office areas.
12. Remove all windows as possible, start with ones in president’s office.
13. Remove all floor joists, metal posts and all plumbing.

Ministry Description:
CedaRidge is a ministry that works with many needy families.  They serve around 5000 individuals per month and have about 400 organizations and churches that they help. 

The former building and property has recently sold and the ministry relocated to a larger facility.  The old building will be torn down but the new owners are allowing CedaRidge  two weeks to take down the building and salvage anything they can use.

Website:  www.cedaridgeministries.org 

Size of Team Needed: Individuals or any size team

Housing & Food Preparation:
Housing available at the ministry center.  Please bring sleeping bags.  Call for additional information.

If teams can help to provide the food, CedaRidge will have persons to prepare the meals.

Cost Per Person:  N/A

Materials for Project:
If volunteers can bring tools for the project it would be helpful, but not necessary.

Are Background Checks of Volunteers Required for this Project?  No

1. We are in need of qualified painters to paint our children wing in a child appropriate color. Our wing is out dated and not very child appealing. (No money available as of yet).
2. We are also in need of new flooring in the entire church, especially the children wing. (No money available as of yet).
3. Our parking lot needs to be resealed; the last quote we got was around $10,000. (we have some of the money but not nearly enough).
4. Mass outreach to over 20,000 people to reach our military in the area. We would like to see a door to door outreach followed by a family oriented outreach event at the church. Volunteers will be about 50 required.

Ministry Description:
We are a church of about 75% active duty military. The constant change of members makes it difficult to get these larger projects accomplished. We do a lot to reach our community and the military through benevolence, evangelism and growth. This volunteer service would help us to concentrate on these areas and provide a maintained facility to do this work.

Size of Teams:  from 10 – 50 depending on the job

Housing and Food Preparation: 
Church can provide lunch for the duration and possibly dinner.
There are motels in the area.  Call for information on housing.

Cost Per Person (if applicable):  N/A

Materials for Project: 
Some funds are available but not nearly enough.  Church can provide some of the materials but would be very helpful if teams could provide some of the materials.  Call for more information.

Are Background Checks of Volunteers Required for this project?  No

Other:

Dates Volunteers are Needed:  Any time during the summer months

Presently our walls are covered with plaster and batting. We want to cover this with ¼ sheetrock on the walls only. This will require removing (carefully in an effort to preserve the wood) the window and base trim, inserting fill board and replacing trim.

We want to install crown trim package which will need to be see to be understood.

Install two new Sunday school rooms in existing sanctuary. This will require framing of walls, installation of electric, paint, tile flooring , doors and trim package.

One Sunday school room will serve as a kitchenette with starter cabinets, sink, dishwasher and refrigerator. 

Sunday school room additions will be 15×16 in size with 13.5’ sidewalls.

HVAC – New HVAC will be installed, however, do the theft and also, considering the size, we are considering installing a hotel type unit…or two…depending on requirements and cost.

Prior to sheetrock being installed, the sidewalls, ceiling and floor will be insulted with blown insulation. This will require the side wall cavities to be exposed allowing for the insulation to be introduced into the wall cavities. We are confident that these walls are the balloon construction type, so installation should go quickly.

In the kitchen, we will be hanging both overhead and base unit cabinets, running a drain line (up and down) which should service both a dishwasher and a double bowl sink. Water lines will need to be run that will service the sink, dishwasher and refrigerator ice maker.

Flooring – We will be removing the existing carpet and installing new commercial grade in the sanctuary. I am asking for recommendation regarding either hard wood or tile in the foyer and class rooms. This is the most economical in initial cost and durability.

We will be installing a fire door an undisclosed location.

Painting – Trim to be painted with gloss or semi-gloss and walls with an eggshell finish.

Some exterior siding needs to be replaced due to hail damage.

Electrical – Presently, our electrical service is 200 amps however; this was installed using conduit to the exterior of the wallboard. With the new sheetrock, we would like to recess the romex behind the new wall board and perhaps install several additional outlets in strategic locations.

Ministry Description:
Sharpsburg Baptist is a rural Southern Baptist church located in eastern Kentucky. We serve approximately 20 to 25 people in preaching and teaching of the Word of God. We have both Wednesday and Sunday Services.

Size of Teams Needed:
10 Men with those who understand the needs as describe. Skilled and unskilled.

Housing and Food Preparation:  Call for information.

Cost Per Person (if applicable):  Call for information.

Materials for Project:
Sharpsburg Baptist will provide all materials for renovation but request that teams provide all needed tools, such as saws, hammers, generators, air compressors, ladders, drills and such.

Are Background Checks of Volunteers Required for this project?  No

Other:
All help is appreciated. We are hoping to have this work completed in 10 to 15 days from beginning. You may want to see the job and are invited to come and visit anytime. While this may sound like a great deal, for a group project, this can, I believe, move quickly with proper work layouts and supervision.

1. Team members will present a first-ever VBS “Day Camp” in the mornings, Monday – Friday, to children who have never experienced such an event nor heard the Good News of Jesus Christ. 2. As we present the “Day Camp”, we will also be training the church members, by example and hands-on, how to use VBS to reach children and families for Christ. The church will continue to do so long after our training is done!

3. Team members will also be doing light construction on the building the church plant is renovating to become their worship center and a community center.

Across Ministry will provide team training materials and the VBS curriculum. Your church may wish to field the whole team, or you may have 2 or 3 members who feel called to join the project.

The 12-day trip will cost approximately $2400 per person (may vary). International airfare, in-country transportation, housing and food are included in the cost of the trip. Team members will be able to explore the beautiful, historic city of Krakow before heading home.