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Part 1:
Overview
"How are we going to teach children, who live amidst so much affluence, about their responsibility for their fellow human beings?" asked The Rev. Don Underwood, Senior Minister, Christ United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas. Read full text...

Part 2:
Mission Trips Within The US
When thinking about mission opportunities for children, think creatively. Mission goes way beyond constructing new churches or homes in faraway places. Families can participate in local United Methodist Volunteers In Mission (UMVIM) experiences in ways and places close to home. Read full text...

Part 3:
International Mission Trips
United Methodist Volunteer In Mission (UMVIM) Coordinators have been getting phone calls from folks who want to take their families for a meaningful vacation, instead of Disneyland or a cruise. The parents want their children to experience more of a servant quality on a trip. They want their kids to learn about other parts of the world because they realize that in residing in only one part of society, they don't see a true reflection of the world. Read full text...

When searching the web, check out the family volunteer opportunities list at umvim.info

To learn more about the possibility of a family mission trip to Costa Rica, visit www.strongmissions.com

To learn more about the Individual Volunteer program, go to individualvolunteers.info

This series of three articles is adapted from a talk to a United Methodist inter-agency meeting on children at the General Board of Global Ministries, New York, Dec. 15, 2006.

	See Also... Topic: Children |  Christian love |  Family |  GBGM programs |  Mission opportunities |  United Methodist Church |  Volunteers |  Youth |  Geographic Region: United States |  Source: Mission Volunteers
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Date posted: Feb 06, 2007