Schedule

This schedule will provide a general idea of what you’ll be doing each day on this trip.

• • Day 1 – Arrive to our campus, register and meet your team! We will focus this night on understanding our goals for the mission trip and asking God to prepare us for ministry!
• • Day 2-3 – Train for your mission trip on our campus. You will learn about the programs you’ll be leading and how to interact with the people of Peru. You will also learn how to share your testimony effectively.
• • Day 4 – Travel to Peru. After arriving, you will get a chance to meet your ministry partner and they will help you get orientated to your surroundings when you arrive.
• • Day 5-11 – Minister in Peru and share your faith among the people there!
• • Day 12 – Take a break and spend a fun day checking out tourist hot spots!
• • Day 13 – Travel back to Garden Valley, Texas!
• • Day 14 – Spend time celebrating with your new friends all God has done! You will also get critical “debriefing” training that will help prepare you to adapt successfully back into your own community and know how to share the story of your mission trip with your friends and family.
• • Day 15 – Travel back home and continue making a difference in your community!

 

*The schedule posted here is for L trip, so please note that B and X trips will be identical, but will have additional time for ministry (1-11 days) while in Peru!

*Project Directors and Team Leaders are required to arrive to begin their mission trip with a Leadership Training Camp 3 days before the normal start date of the trip.

*Missionary Advisor Candidates, Country Assistants and Health Coaches are required to arrive to begin their mission trip with a Leadership Training Camp 2 days before the start date of the trip.

*This schedule is subject to change.

 

Fun Day

We will be working very hard on this trip as we are serving the people of Peru, so at the end of the trip we will take a well-deserved break and experience our surroundings in a fun way!

Spend some time  picking up gifts and souvenirs at the local markets.

 

Communication

Participants will be asked to call home after they complete registration on the first day they arrive for their mission trip. After that, we will encourage everyone to refrain from making excessive phone calls during the training process, so we can focus on preparing for the mission ahead. There will not be very much time to call home during training.

The next time participants will be specifically asked to call home will be when they arrive in Peru.

Once ministry begins in Peru, leadership will set aside specific times when participants will be allowed to utilize personal cell phones at their own discretion (no phones will be provided by Global Expeditions). These times will be very limited and may only occur every 3-4 days as the schedule allows. Please note that personal cell phones may be collected and held by leadership until designated talk times and that using a cell phone (even one with an international plan) is very expensive in Peru.

It’s very important to understand we have found students are better able to engage in effective ministry when they are able to ‘unplug’ from texting and the technology around them, so we will request everyone to limit their communication to their parents only during their mission trip.

Of course our leadership (Team Leaders and Project Directors) will have cell phones to keep in contact with our offices and provide verbal updates to our staff at headquarters. The office will then keep your trip’s Facebook Page updated with information on how everyone is doing! Click here to become part of the Peru B, X, or L 2013 Facebook Group!

 

Training

The training in Garden Valley, Texas will start by introducing you more deeply to our core values and expectations and you will participate in sessions designed to prepare you spiritually and emotionally for this adventure. It will include team building activities and a chance to get to know your leadership.

Since we will be leading several community outreaches, you will learn your role in this and begin practicing with your team. You will also learn how to communicate your faith effectively and practice sharing your own personal story of how you became a follower of Christ.

 

Travel

All participants will be responsible to travel to the trip’s starting point: Garden Valley, TX.

Once you are accepted for this trip, you will have a Representative from Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions work with you to help you book a flight from your home airport to the Dallas/Fort Worth airport (DFW) through our travel partner (Skypass Travel) or provide you with the necessary information to be able to arrange for yourself to be dropped off directly at our headquarters in Garden Valley, Texas between 1pm-4pm. The costs associated with arriving at your trip’s starting location are not included in the trip cost and will depend on how you choose to travel.

IF YOU ARE FLYING: We recommend booking your flight through Skypass Travel Agency, because it will allow you to have your domestic flight cost added to the cost of your trip and then you can include it in your fundraising! Skypass will also communicate directly with our office to let us know when you are arriving, so we are ready for you! You should know that if you decide you would like to take the $69 Shuttle Service Global Expeditions provides, then your flight must arrive to the Dallas/Fort Worth airport on your arrival day no later than 2pm.

IF YOU ARE DRIVING: Please let your representative know you will be arriving to the headquarters directly, so we can be prepared for your arrival. You will want to be dropped off between 1pm-4pm on your arrival day and you can have a friend or family member drop you off.

Once you have registered for your project on our campus, the round-trip flight to Peru and all other travel will be secured by Global Expeditions.

The flight itinerary to Peru is password protected for security purposes and only students confirmed on this project will be given the code to view this flight. Click below if you have the code.
X-trip Flight
B-trip Flight
L-trip Flight

On your arrival day, please wear the t-shirt mailed to you from Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions, so you can be identified easily by our welcome team!

 

Housing

AT CAMPUS IN TEXAS: When on the campus of Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions, you will be housed in dome style bunk huts that are cooled with industrial fans. There are lockers available for personal items and community shower centers are a short walk away from the sleeping quarters.

IN PERU: We will be staying in a complex that has cabins and bunk beds with community shower areas that are gender specific.

Meals

Breakfast and dinners will be prepared by our Ministry Partner’s team and we’ll also dine on Peanut Butter and Jelly lunches daily (better known around Global Expeditions as “PB&J!”) – This meal staple has actually become one of our well-loved traditions!

Ministry Tools

Ministry tools are practical devices we use to communicate the Gospel and the message of Jesus.

On this trip we will be doing children’s ministry and community events, so in order to be effective we will be equipping teams with training to help bring these outreaches to life!

As well, everyone should have the opportunity to share their testimony. We call this “Personal Evangelism” and it will be our greatest ‘ministry tool’ of all!

 

Worship

We are currently looking for someone to lead worship during the evening sessions we’ll be doing with the teams in Peru. If you’re 16+ and have experience leading groups in worship (Playing guitar and singing), please click here and find out more about this opportunity and how you can apply.

Background: Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto Fujimori’s election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president’s increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime, which led to his ouster in 2000. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro Toledo Manrique as the new head of government – Peru’s first democratically elected president of Native American ethnicity. The presidential election of 2006 saw the return of Alan Garcia Perez who, after a disappointing presidential term from 1985 to 1990, has overseen a robust macroeconomic performance.

Climate: Varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes.

Population: 29,546,963 (July 2010 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 40

Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.1% (male 4,370,923/female 4,216,364)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 9,695,270/female 9,574,018)
65 years and over: 5.7% (male 796,631/female 893,757) (2010 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified or none 2.9% (2007 Census)

Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages.

From: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html

Challenges for Prayer:
Evangelical churches have grown dramatically since the first evangelical congregation was started a century ago. Evangelicals were only 0.8% (76,000) in 1960, 2.9% (500,000) in 1980 and 8.7% (2.2m) in 2000. The greatest growth was in the worst times of violence and social breakdown. Persecution between 1980 and 1994 was sometimes severe at the hands of both the terrorists and the army in areas of fighting over the cultivation of narcotics – each regarding. Pray for a new and deeper work of the Holy Spirit to re-ignite the Church.

The lack of trained, mature leaders is so critical that further church growth is endangered. Doctrinal confusion, deficient theology and the multiplication of sects must be answered by clear biblical teaching, but few pastors have the gifts and training. Immorality, alcohol abuse and sin can often be ignored or practiced by pastors. Many pastors can be legalistic and domineering, inhibiting initiative and stimulating apathy in their followers.

Pray for:
a) A multiplication of godly role-model pastors who walk with Jesus.
b) Leadership training. The SEBAP (CMA) and Lima (LL, SIM, etc.) Seminaries are key for Spanish-speaking countries. At least 20 other Bible schools are preparing workers for the ministry. Poverty and lack of finance seriously limits the numbers who can receive such training.
c) TEE is an essential alternative, but hampered by lack of teaching personnel and suitable teaching materials. There is also a lack of enthusiasm for such training by those who would most benefit. SIM missionaries are involved with 700 TEE students. Segadores trains rural pastors and potential missionaries.
d) Sunday school teachers and youth leaders. The majority of congregations provide no special teaching or programs for young people.
Foreign missions have passed through difficult times, especially those from USA (68% of the missionary force); anti-American press reports, spy scares, and the widespread activities of Mormons and JWs have not helped. The majority of the missionary effort is directed to pioneer work in the eastern jungle, Bible translation and leadership training. Reinforcements are needed.

From: http://www.operationworld.org/peru

Virgilio Rivera, also known as Billy, was born in Peru on the year 1962. Since a very young age grown on the path of the Lord at the Methodist Church, he was a youth pastor since 15 years old. Pastor Billy and his wife Heidi love to empower teen missionaries to have experiences with God, build their faith, and realize how God can use them in powerful ways.

“When I was finishing my degree in Chemical Engineering, the Lord called me to prepare and study at a Biblical Training Center in Rhema Peru. At 23 years old I began to work with Pastor Jim Andrews in the “Christian Mission The Word of Faith” by being coordinator of Seminaries and Campaigns all over Peru.”

Without letting go of his labor in the ministry he entered the business world by first opening an importer of decorative articles and then a travel agency called Platinum Travel that so far has been  a tool for missionary work.

Since 1998 Billy Rivera has worked with Teen Mania as a Global Partner in Peru. With the help of  many groups he has evangelized to most of the cities in Peru, having thousands of testimonies of people receiving God as their Lord. He has also seen healing and miracles realized by the Lord through the missionaries of Teen Mania.

In all this time the objective has been to inspire young missionaries that come to Peru to be used to preach the gospel and at the same time be ministered to by the Holy Spirit to hear the plan He has for their lives.

Billy has been a teacher of the Biblical Training Center in Rhema Peru since 10 years ago, traveling around the world sharing the Gospel. In the year 2010 Billy Rivera and his wife Heidi, in obedience to the call of the Lord became Pastors of the Church “Comunidad Carismatica de Lima”.His heart is to minister to the church in a solid fundament, to spread the word of God and create a place where the Holy Spirit can manifest with liberty. And at the same time minister to pastors and prepare leaders to win Peru for Christ.

The below packing list is for Peru B trip. If you are on Peru X or L, then your packing list will be the same as what is listed here, but you will not need to pack as many clothes and should not expect to do laundry.

Required Items

The lifestyle expectations Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions has are designed to ensure the safety and well-being of each team member and also to give everyone a chance to be in an environment where spiritual and personal growth are a priority. For this reason, all the participants on this Peru mission trip will commit to maintain the highest standard of honesty and morality.

With this in mind, it’s important to understand that all the rules and expectations have at least one of the following purposes:

• Christianity – to reflect the attitude and lifestyle of Jesus
• Safety – to ensure against bodily harm and other abuse
• Ministry – to set an environment for missionaries to encounter God
• Cultural sensitivity – to win the favor and respect of nationals

Because we expect full cooperation in any disciplinary decisions made, we also reserve the right to send any team member home who shows blatant disregard for the lifestyle expectations. We may also assist in holding the team accountable through the following methods (not in any specific order):

• Warning – This can be a verbal or written warning.
• Campus – While the project has free time, missionary will be relegated to their quarters
• Loss of Fun Day – Missionary will not have the opportunity to participate
• Bon Voyage (return home: also called a “BV”) – Missionary will be sent home at their own expense

 

LIFESTYLE EXPECTATIONS:

 

Personal Conduct

• No use or possession of illegal drugs or tobacco products – BV
• No abuse or distribution of prescription drugs – BV
• No use or possession of alcohol (includes Virgin drinks) – BV
• No use or possession of weapons – BV
• No viewing or possession of pornography – BV
• No physical fighting (includes boxing, wrestling etc) – BV
• No theft or long-term borrowing – BV
• No profanity, gossip, slander, or dark humor (i.e. sarcasm)
• No secular music (including music on mp3/iPOD)
• No movies or TV (unless permission is given by your Project Director)

 

Group Regulations

• Never be outside the defined/designated lodging complex alone – BV
• In the lodging complex, stay in a same gender group of two at all times
• Your small group leader (called a Missionary Advisor) must know where you are at all times
• When outside the country’s lodging complex, you must be in an approved group (all groups must consist of 4 members with one Missionary Advisor and one male 16 years or older)*
• Groups must stay together at all times regardless of time of day/night or if they are in ministry or on a Fun Day excursion.
• During ministry events, everyone should know and be aware of the team’s planned departure time/location.

  *Some variations may occur if specifically announced by your Project Director

 

Female Clothing

• No short skirts (slit or length may not end above the knee)
• All shirts must cover stomach completely (with hands raised) and have a modest neckline (no cleavage should be visible). Please plan to not wear spaghetti straps unless it’s as an undershirt.
• No short shorts (must reach down to at least 3 inches above the knee – we recommend “Bermudas”)
• Modest one-piece bathing suits; you must wear a cover-up to and from the Teen Mania pool or other designated swimming area(s) on or off campus.
• No nose, tongue or lip rings anytime during trip

 

Male Clothing

• Must wear shirts at all times, including to and from the Teen Mania pool or other designated swimming area(s) on or off campus.
• No ear, tongue, nose or lip rings anytime during trip

 

Overall Appearance (Male and Female)

• No bizarre head-shaving or dying hair during trip
• No sleeveless shirts outside of the lodging complex
• No clothing that advertises alcohol, tobacco products, secular bands, or has images that may offend (i.e. skulls, violent images etc).
• No new body piercing during trip
• No jewelry during ministry or ministry training
• Shoes must be worn at all times for safety

 

Phone Calls & Cells

• Every missionary will be required to call home upon arrival in their base city.
• Personal cell phones may not be taken out or used during ministry
• Personal cell phones can only be used during designated times set by Project Directors to call family members. Use outside of the designated time will result in forfeiture of the cell phone until the conclusion of the trip. Project Directors may elect to collect/keep cell phones when not in use.
• Excessive use of personal phones during a trip may result in that phone being confiscated. Please remember that we want all participants to focus on “unplugging” from life back home and focusing on the trip’s mission!

 

“Room” Etiquette

• No guys in girls’ room areas; no girls in guys’ room areas – BV
• Room areas must be clean and orderly
• Room areas should be kept locked, if possible

 

Relationships

• No romantic dating relationships or pairing off at any time (pairing off is spending excessive time exclusively with 1 person). This includes, but is not limited to holding hands, kissing, extended hugs, or communicating any intent for a romantic relationship (even in jest) – BV
• No lap sitting or back rubs (includes of the same gender)
• Everyone must sleep in their own bed/hammock – no pairing up (includes same gender)
• Note: The most effective ministry is guys ministering to guys and girls ministering to girls

 

Attitude & Health

• Commit to maintaining a positive attitude regardless of circumstances -possible BV
• Have responsible eating habits – possible BV
• Do not share personal hygiene items
• Report any illnesses to your Missionary Advisor or Team Leader

 

Extreme Activities

• Activities such as jet skiing, bungee jumping, surfing, sailing, scuba diving, para-sailing, white water rafting, rock climbing, water skiing, riding motorcycles, etc, are completely restricted for everyone regardless of leadership status, age, or personal insurance provider
• Any hikes/walks should be weather condition permitting with the permission of a project director and the group must return before dark

 

All rules will be in effect throughout the duration of the trip, beginning upon registration and culminating when the participant returns home. Rules that have a BV (Bon Voyage) next to them indicate that the participant can, and in most instances will, be sent home for breaking these rules.

Project Directors

Project Directors have worked with the staff of Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions throughout the year on specific trip details. They receive specialized training on the processes, procedures, and international contact relations. They are directly involved with areas of teaching, training, discipline, accountability, scheduling, logistics, and ministry. They will hold participants accountable to the rules and safety measures outlined by Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions and help in providing a safe environment for everyone.

X Trip Project Directors

Keith Smith has a heart to see God move among the nations and can’t wait to see Him use the students on this trip to do just that.  He has been traveling with Global Expeditions since 2003 to locations including Romania, Peru, New Orleans, Honduras, Costa Rica, South Africa and Panama, Ireland and London.  He also serves on staff with us as the Director of the Global Expeditions Contact Center.  His passion for the Lord and desire to disciple those around him are undeniable and he is expecting great things from this trip!

 

 

 

Vanessa Ruff has a passion to mentor and disciple students and young adults.  She has her Bachelor’s Degree in elementary education and now holds a Master’s of Divinity from The King’s University in California.  Vanessa is currently a children’s pastor at Life Point Church in Vancouver, WA where she pours into children and young teens daily.  She has led several trips with Global Expeditions including; Panama, Costa Rica, Thailand, Dallas, New Zealand, Mexico, Jamaica, and New York.  She has had over 15 years of experience in leadership and has a heart to help those around her dive deeper into their faith and discover who Christ has called them to be.

 

 

 

B Trip Project Directors

Liz Upshur graduated from Oral Roberts University with a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education and has only one class left to earn her Master’s in Educational Leadership from Regent University.  She currently works at an urban school in Detroit and loves spending time with children there and seeing hope brought into their lives.  She is serious about making a difference in the lives of those around her.  Liz has travelled to Panama, Romania, China, Australia, South Africa and Italy with Global Expeditions.  She is encouraged by the change she sees in the lives of the people overseas but also in her life and the students she does ministry with!

 

L Trip Project Directors

Matt Bennett is a graduate of Rhema Bible College and currently serves as the Pastor of Living Faith Christian Church.  He has been married to Jessica Bennett for 13 years and they have three beautiful children.  He has a heart and passion for helping people discover the truth of who God made them to be and has helped youth reach this realization for over 10 years.  He is eager to get on the field and help the students discover their identity, while sharing who God is, to those who have never heard!

Austie Woodall worked at Teen Mania Ministries for 5 years and has a Bachelor’s degree from Liberty University.  She now lives in Ohio working as a Financial Controller for a Health Care Center.  Austie has led a leadership club at the YMCA for young adults and is passionate about teaching teens to be leaders in their communities.  She has been on a number of trips with Global Expeditions including the Dominican Republic, New Orleans, Costa Rica, New York, Dallas, Tijuana, Jamaica and Italy.  Austie is the perfect person to lead the Peru Juniors trip and we know that your students will feel the same way after their trip!

 

Missionary Advisors

Missionary Advisors are normally 18-30 years of age and oversee 4-6 students of the same gender, providing one-on-one mentorship similar to a camp counselor. Their primary responsibility is the oversight and development of their small group.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A MISSIONARY ADVISOR

Team Leaders

Each team will usually be comprised of 25-30 students and is led by two Team Leaders that are 21+ years old, one male and one female. Team Leaders work together to build a strong sense of family and positive morale and are responsible for providing direction and oversight at ministry sites and ensuring effective ministry is happening. Team Leaders are responsible for developing their teams spiritually and holding them accountable to growth opportunities.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A TEAM LEADER

Country Assistants

It’s possible this project will have a Country Assistant who will provide leadership support to the Project Directors by assisting with the many logistics of the project. Country Assistants keep communication to parents alive by updating the group’s Facebook page, posting pictures while the trip is out on the field, and fielding incoming messages from parents. They keep documentation organized, run errands onsite, and serve as logistics support.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A COUNTRY ASSISTANT

Health Coaches

It is our desire to have a volunteer Health Coach for this project. Health Coaches assist the project’s leadership by navigating through first aid needs. They monitor the students as they travel and serve on the mission field to ensure safety is always a priority. Health Coaches are required to have experience in the medical field and can be medics, nurses, doctors etc. When they are not advising the team on health issues, they have the opportunity to join in on the outreach opportunities.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO BECOME A HEALTH COACH

You may ask, “what is the right time to apply for this trip?”

The answer is today!

As soon as you have applied for this mission trip our team of interns will review your information and notify you of your acceptance as quickly as possible and we will send you a package in the mail with fundraising materials and a Step-by-Step Guidebook that will make planning for this trip much easier than you think!

There are several important deadlines associated with this trip and your representative will help you to meet the goals associated with each one. The two most important are the following:

Ticketing Deadline: Half of the base cost of your trip must be turned in by the ticketing deadline to secure your spot on the trip.

• • The ticketing deadline for Peru X is Friday May 3, 2013.
• • The ticketing deadline for Peru B is Friday May 24, 2013.
• • The ticketing deadline for Peru L is Friday June 7, 2013.

100% Deadline: You’ll need to raise the full amount of your trip cost prior to your trip start date. Any outstanding funds must be turned in at registration on the first day of your trip. This includes any fees related to your project.

One of the best benefits of going on a mission trip with Teen Mania’s Global Expeditions is being able to get help and guidance from people who have been doing this for 25 years and have sent more than 70,000 people like you on the mission field.

Here are some of the details they will help you remember as you are fundraising and planning for your mission trip:

• Background check ($25) for everyone who will be 18+ at the time of the trip’s start

• Leadership Training Camp ($89) for anyone who wants to be considered for a Missionary Advisor or who will serve as a Team Leader, Health Coach or Country Assistant.

• Getting to your trip’s starting point. If you are flying into DFW and need a ride to campus you can fundraise for the cost of your flight (using Skypass Travel) and sign up for the shuttle ($69). Also, you’ll need to find out what your airline charges for baggage and, if you are considered a minor, they might charge you to fly by yourself. If someone is driving you, make sure you plan to chip in for gas!

• Remember your flight to the final destination is included in your trip price, but you’ll need to plan on covering a fuel surcharge. This is a cost will be confirmed after your 50% ticketing deadline, because it comes directly from the airline. It won’t be more than $495 (if it is, then Global Expeditions will pay the difference). Click here for more information about this cost.

• You will need to get a passport for this trip, so you will want to apply for that right away and make sure you factor in how much it will cost to get a new passport. If you already have a passport, check to make sure it doesn’t expire within 6 months of this trip –if it does, you will need to get it renewed.

• Insurance! It is important you have insurance that will cover you for any medical and health emergencies while you are on your trip as well as trip interruption and delays. All participants on this trip are required to pick up special insurance through our partner: Mission Trip Insurance. The average cost is $1/day and you can get this at www.globalexpeditions.com/insurance. If you would like to purchase travel/health insurance through a provider other than “Mission Trip Insurance” then you will need to submit a request in writing to geinfo@teenmania.org with a copy of the policy showing that it has Emergency Medical Transportation/Repatriation, $25,000 Non-Medical Emergency Evacuation and $750 Travel Delay ($150 per day).