for joining us on a trip
More Resources“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” 1 John 3:16
pre-trip and travel resources
Team Member: Pre-Trip: Handbooks and Forms
Here you’ll find copies of the policies and procedures team members sign through DocUSign as well as digital copies of our handbooks, discipleship material, and other important forms.
- Trip Policies and Procedures
- CP Team Member Handbook
- CP Team Leader Handbook
- Discipleship Handbook
- Minor Consent Form
Team Member: Pre-Trip: Best Practices
While we know we won’t do things perfectly, we always want to work towards learning and having our posture on trips be as humble and respectful as possible. On this page you’ll find best practices for
- Standard Safety Best Practices
- Best Practices for traveling with minors
- Best Practices for selecting Church Partnership Team Member
- Best Practices for taking pictures
- Best Practices for Gift Giving
- Best Practices for Child Community Outreach
- Best Practices for Medical Clinic Outreach
- Photographer Volunteer Guidelines
- Journalist Volunteer Guidelines
Team Member: Pre-Trip Travel Essentials
This is where you find your Managed Missions Login (where we house your application and all trip details) and other helpful links for travel essentials!
- Managed Missions Login: This is where you fill out your application and then log back in for ALL important trip information!
- Passport Application and Information
- CDC Travel advisory and immunization information
- Trip Insurance Information
- Each team is registered with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program
Team Member: Pre-Trip Additional Resources
This page has links for material we’ll use in training and trip preparation. Feel free to browse through, but your team leader will give you instructions when there’s something specific you need to review and be prepared to discuss.
POST-TRIP
Team Member: POST-TRIP DEBRIEFING
Thorough debriefing is essential for your trip to have effective, long term, Kingdom impact. While the long-term impact of your church partnership is an ongoing conversation between your church and your World Orphans Church Partnership director, debriefing each trip you take is a key piece. We are grateful for the organizations referenced on each document who willingly and graciously share their materials! Facilitator documents from SEND that compliment what’s here are available upon request.
Articles
Whether you’re just browsing through or your team leader asked you to read one of these in preparation for your trip, these are just a few of the resources out there!
A wholistic view of the church and orphan care – The River Story
10 Tips to Prepare for your Short Term Mission Trip
Caring for Orphans: I’m Afraid We’re Doing it All Wrong
Orphan Causing Issue: Child Soldiering
Church Partner Resources
Learn more about how we define partnership based on our 10 values of Church Partnership.
- 10 Values of Church Partnership
- Relationship over Resources // Listen as two World Orphans senior directors discuss, interview style, the value of Relationship over Resources.
- Equality over Superiority and Reciprocity over Control // Listen as two World Orphans senior directors discuss, interview style, the values of Equality over Superiority and Reciprocity over Control.
- World Orphans Wholistic Approach to Ministry // Listen to this brief, compelling description as a World Orphans senior director describes our wholistic approach to ministry.
digging deeper
Long-Term Impact: A lifestyle of advocacy
- Talk to us about partnership
- Become an Empowerment Partner
- Invest in Refugees
- Become a foster parent/family
- Be a Safe Families Church
- Support a Missionary
- Pursue Adoption
- PRAY! Keep in touch with us, and check out other resources like Operation World, Voice of the Martyrs or Joshua Project for more information on how you can pray globally.