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2020 Youth Domestic Mission

July 25, 2020 through July 31, 2020

Eastern Shore, Virginia

Elements of our domestic youth missions are fellowship, prayer, praise & worship, formational talks, group reflection and sharing, and of course, serving the poor and those in need in a tangible way. We provide materials for the mission preparation. Youth must be of high school age. We provide transportation, mission materials, room and meals. Boys and girls will be housed in separate areas, sleeping on the floor of a host church. Meals are prepared and served at our home base, Drummond Town Baptist Church in Onley, Va. Transportation will be provided from one central location, which is to be determined. The mission begins around noon on July 25 and end around 11 am July 31. Times subject to change. We recommend you seek support via parish, family, friends and youth group fundraising. We partner with www.flipcause.com to create easy online fundraising campaigns. Participants, parents and leaders can all track the progress! Spread the word through multiple channels! Send emails, share your page on social media, make print outs with a link to your page, or even host a small event to launch your peer campaign. Your peer fundraiser page can make a huge impact. Some serve by giving, some give by serving.

Find out more about this mission by downloading the Initial Fact Sheet.

The Missioners of Christ is a Catholic Christian community formed for the purpose of responding to Christ's Great Commission. We are a discipleship Community committed to common prayer and ministry. Our apostolic outreach includes collaborating in works of evangelization and mercy with other religious communities and subordinating ourselves to the Bishop of the Diocese of Comayagua and its pastors. Our focus in Honduras is to share the hope of our faith with the people of this country and to help train and equip them to be able to share their faith with those from their own culture.

With the backdrop of these identified focuses, the expectations for volunteer missionaries who desire to come and work with us are the following:

I understand that by discerning to participate on this mission, I am placing myself under the authority of the Catholic Diocese of Comayagua, as well functioning within the authority structure of the Missioners of Christ.
I understand that I am expected to have personal goals and values consistent with this Catholic mission's vision and goals.
I understand that I must be of high moral and spiritual character, reliable, self-directed, and properly equipped emotionally and physically for mission service in a somewhat austere environment.
I see my faith as a vital part of my life, which includes active involvement in a parish with frequent reception of the sacraments (those who are not Catholic, should be active members of another Christian community and open to participating in daily Mass, prayer and formation while on the mission).
I understand that applicants should have an active personal prayer life - praying daily and spending time personally with God in order to grow closer to Him and discover His heart in how to love and serve others.
I am open to participating in all activities that are a part of the volunteer missionary Community (to include shared meals and work schedules, ministry events and times of reflection and prayer).
I agree to be flexible in using and open to sharing my gifts in whatever way will best serve the needs of the volunteer community and the people of Honduras I am serving. This includes putting the needs of others before my own.
I understand that I must be in good physical and mental health - the demands of missionary service are intense and require stretching beyond what we are used to in the United States.
I agree to give witness to, and to live the teachings of the gospel and of the Catholic Church. This is demonstrated in my actions, and in the way I talk and pray.
I commit to being respectful of and ready to follow those in assigned leadership roles and recognize that they are there to protect the vision and priorities of the broader mission.
I agree to not form and/or pursue any romantic or exclusive relationship with any of the other team members, volunteers, and especially the Honduran youth and adults in the community in which we serve. These relationships can take away from keeping my primary focus and energy on Christ and building community.
If I am already in a romantic relationship with another member of the team, I understand that any public display of affection for those who are not united by the Sacrament of Marriage is not an appropriate witness for a Catholic missionary in Honduras, and agree to refrain from these displays while on the mission.
I am committed to building up, praying for, encouraging, loving and accepting my brothers and sisters in Christ working as interns and missionaries alongside me.
I agree to not participate in actions that might diminish the Christian witness of the mission to include consuming alcohol or drugs, smoking, using inappropriate language, and other activities (such as going to bars or discos) which would not reflect positively on the mission.
I agree to raise personal financial support from my family members and/or friends, parishes or religious and civic organizations to support this mission trip. I will be responsible to contribute to the Missioners of Christ the full amount of the trip.