Philippines (Pacific Rim)
Missionary Home School Conference
Team Leader: Lynn Dill
home 979-5845; ldill@uabmc.edu
Dates: February 7–16
Cost: $2,000
Purpose: Our team assisted IMB missionaries with the Pacific Rim Standardized Testing Home School Conference. We aided in the proctoring of standardized testing of the children, while providing activities to both the parents and students to foster a time of relaxation and renewal. |
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Senegal Mission House Project
Team leader: Randall Reeves
733-9056; cruises@bellsouth.net
Dates: Spring
Cost: $1,800–$2,100
This team will locate a mission house to serve as "home base" for our future trips. The house will also be available to IMB missionaries in Senegal to use for ministry and outreach. There will be some very light construction-type tasks as we furnish and prepare the house for use. |
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Senegal Medical Mission Project
Team Leader: Lisa Hogan 620-9748; lisaahogan@aol.com
Dates: May 31–June 7 Cost: $1,800–$2,100
This team will minister to both physical and spiritual needs of the Lebou people group located around Dakar, the capital of Senegal. We will partner with IMB missionaries Cal and Patty McIntire to conduct a medical clinic in the local villages. Our goal is to help our missionaries make and build new relationships in a country where there is virtually no Christian presence. |
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Ukraine Sports Camp—Loubetin
Orphanage, Kharkov
Team Leader: Steven Splawn
cell 281-9836; ssplawn@callwaynes.com
Dates: May 3–11 (tentative)
Cost: $2,500
We will lead a basketball clinic at the Loubetin orphanage for children in the Ukrainian orphanage system. Now in our 4th consecutive year of partnership with LifeSong (formerly Life International), we have seen a number of young men and women enter into a growing relationship with Christ. Be prepared to travel far, play hard and make new friends from ages 8–18. |
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Ukraine VBS and Construction Project
Team Leader: Lyn Scarbrough
437-9517; lynscarb@msn.com
Dates: July 11–20 (tentative)
Cost: $2,500
This team will assist local IMB missionaries Keith and Wendy Wofford with VBS and playground construction to open a new neighborhood for the local church. We will also assist with the construction of LifeSong’s 2nd Transition House in the Kharkov area. |
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Gulf Coast (New Orleans)
Faith Baptist Church Construction Project
Team Leader: Wayne Wisner
979-7773; waynewisner@bellsouth.net
Dates: February 27- March 2
Cost: $25 per day (estimated)
This team will renovate a sanctuary and education building, including bathroom repairs, some electrical and plumbing, sheet rocking, painting, door replacement and re-roofing. We are partnering with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions and the Faith Baptist Church of New Orleans to help establish a permanent Baptist Church in Zone Six of New Orleans. |
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World Changers Construction—Birmingham
Contact: Reggie Atkinson
937-2783; atkinson425@bellsouth.net
Dates: July 12–18
Cost: None
Would you like an opportunity to be the hands and feet of our Lord, working with enthusiastic students with a desire to change the world? Are you simply willing to be used? Or are you gifted in the area of construction? Could you find the time to dedicate one week of your time to help make a difference in the lives of others?
If you answered yes, World Changers may just be the place God wants to use you. Adult volunteer roles crucial to the operation include: Crew Supervisor, Runners, and Crew Encouragers. |
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World Changers Host—Birmingham
Contact: Aimee George
989-9117; georgefam@mac.com
Dates: July 12–18
Cost: None
By hosting the crews, we will invite them to our worship service on the Sunday prior to their workweek and provide lunch. Your Sunday School class will then provide lunches for each crew at their worksite each day (crews range from 10–15 people). The days are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of that week. We encourage you to also take the opportunity to get to know them and pray for them during the week. |
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New Orleans
VBS &
Construction
Team Leader: Wayne Wisner 979-7773; waynewisner@bellsouth.net
Dates: July 8-13
Cost: $25 per day
(estimated)
This team will work with Faith Baptist Church to conduct a Vacation Bible School for the new church. Renovation work will also continue. |
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Student Missions Projects
High School Mission Trip
Dates: June 12–22
Summer mission tour for senior high is a vital part of the Fusion Student Ministry each year. The trip includes Backyard Bible Clubs, block parties, concerts, worship events, and service projects. Students interested in participating begin preparing in February and are required to meet minimum training requirements to be able to go. The student praise band and Fusion Worship Choir are an important part of the trip each year.
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