Volunteer

We are trusting God to do a mighty thing among the Basotho.
Will you join Him?

Serve Jesus Christ in Mountains of Lesotho

Lumela bo ‘me le bo ‘ntate! Khotsong oa Jesu Kriste!

Thank you so much for considering a mission trip to the Maluti Mountains! Our sincere belief is that very few people are unable and unequipped to take part in missions. With that in mind, Teresa and I have developed several options for your mission teams. These are always under development and changing, and as usual, we want to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and flexible in our ministry. As a result, if you have more or different ideas, we would be glad to discuss them with you. Please pray about which ministries fit your team and what you believe the Lord would have you accomplish as a result of your time in Lesotho. Team sizes will vary according to the track or tracks selected.

Mission Tracks

1. Pioneer Teams

2. Prayer Teams

3. Pastoral Training Teams

4. Practical Teams

These Tracks break down into the following categories with brief descriptions:

Pioneer Teams- Pony trek to the far peaks and valleys of the Maluti Mountains, reaching the unreached and unevangelized villages of the Maluti Mountains. Share Bible stories with those who may have never heard. Pray with people of the village. Help define and develop “preaching points” in new areas. Help find and map new areas and villages where no Christian work exists. Utilize your time to seek and develop a vision from God about how your church can be involved in reaching the Basotho.

Prayer Teams- Pray in villages and over villages. Hike, Pony trek or travel by 4 wheel drive into remote areas of the mountains. Stand on top of the mountain, and pray over the villages in the valley. Intercede for the salvation of the Basotho as you engage the lostness of Africa from the ridge of a mountain. Seek how the Lord might involve your church in an increasing fashion.

Pastoral Training Teams- DOM’s, Associations, Church Staff: invest in the future spiritual leadership of Lesotho. “Equip the equippers” by teaching theology and Biblical Interpretation to those who have no other way to receive this training.

Practical Teams-

· Teach True Love Waits in local schools and churches

· Medical Clinics

· Feed and minister to shepherds

· Teach women to knit, sew, crochet, quilt . . .

· Animal care clinics

· Build “key-hole” gardens for widows, orphanages, or AIDS victims, teaching a Bible study as the garden is built (you won’t need anything…it’s all right here!)

· Teachers: teach missionary kids for a week. You will equip them, and enable their parents

· VBS in a village (please remember there will be no electricity or running water!)

The reality of Africa is spiritual darkness. As a result of this reality, spiritual warfare is inevitable. The focus of any team must be to dispel this darkness. Therefore, crucial elements of team preparation must include fervent prayer and preparation to incorporate Bible studies/lessons/sharing the Gospel into each of these tracks as part of our strategy to lead people to Christ and plant healthy churches among the Basotho.

Kea Leboha,

Jim (Ntate Keketso) and Teresa (Me‘Ma’liketso) Flora

Serve Jesus Christ in the Lowlands of Lesotho

What: Volunteer Mission Trip for the People of God who desire to share their love, faith, and knowledge with a people called the Basotho. Volunteer Mission of God who desire to share their love, faith, and knowledge with a people called the Basotho.

Who: Believers willing to pray and share their salvation testimony, Creation to the Cross, (story form of plan of salvation which can be given in 15 min/ we will provide this in plenty of time for team members to learn) and Bible stories with children, teens, and/or adults in a cross-cultural setting through the use of a translator. All of these teams are open for 4 - 14 mature high school teens 15 yrs. and older, adults, or College/Seminary students.

Qualifications to be a volunteer:

All team leaders must be Southern Baptist.
Assignments for church planting, preaching and teaching, theological education, etc., must be led by a Southern Baptist and include team members who are Southern Baptist.
Members of other evangelical churches can be enlisted as team members on other assignments. These types of assignments include ministry to human needs, Scripture distribution, sports clinics, prayerwalking, HIV/AIDS projects, building relationship in new work areas.
Volunteers must pay their own way.
All volunteers must be willing to work within missionary field strategies and be willing to go where needed.

When: Anytime from Feb. – Nov. except for the week of Easter. Note: June- mid August is winter. Days are usually warm but mornings and nights are cold.

Recommended length of trip is two weeks including travel.

Why: In obedience to God’s call of going into all the earth and making disciples of all nations.

Cost: +/- $3000

Accommodations/Other: Most economical will be dormitory style bunks that house 4 – 6 people per room. Bed and Breakfast Facilities as well as 2 nice hotels are also available at a higher cost. Meals will be very eatable. There is the new Pioneer Mall with several family restaurants Spurs, Steers Hamburgers, Kentucky Fried Chicken, a grocery store and a pizza place for those who need a food fix. There is a Kentucky Fried Chicken and a pizza place for those who need a food fix. There is a possibility that one or two or all nights could be spent tent camping near a village for all or some team members. Team members should be in good health and able to walk up and down small rocky hills. Ministry environment will be in poor village areas. Dress code for ladies during ministry will be skirts or dresses below the knee; men trousers and sport shirt. Ladies may wear slacks or capris outside of ministry area. Ground transport in Lesotho will most likely be by van. Due to limited storage space in travel from Johannesburg to Lesotho packing could be limited to one suitcase and one carry on. (It can be done! Our family of four lived in the bush of Zambia for 40 days on one suitcase and 4 carry ons) Basic medical care and hospital 30min. from Maseru in South Africa. Excellent health care two hour drive from Maseru. Emergency transport available through MAF (mission aviators fellowship). Lesotho is not a malarial area. Water is safe for bathing. Bottled water available for drinking.

Recommended Training: *Impact Your World

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Tom (Ntate Mosa) and Cindi (Me‘Ma'Tabo) Melvin

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