Step 1: To be able to travel with WMA, you must submit an application. Submitting an application does not obligate you financially to anything and does not sign you up for a mission trip. It’s just the first step in getting approved to travel on WMA mission trips. Here is a link to our online application to get started https://rfwma.org/about/mission-trip-application/. It’s a simple application that should only take a few minutes to fill out. Just fill out all the fields and then click “submit”.
Step 2: To complete your application and get approved to travel we also need a letter of recommendation from someone in leadership at the church you attend. Here is the link to forward to the person writing it https://rfwma.org/about/letter-of-recommendation/. They can fill the form out and submit it online as well.
Step 3: After your application is approved you can secure your spot on a team with a $200 deposit here https://rfwma.org/make-a-trip-payment/ which goes toward your total amount due. Once we receive your deposit you will be able to set up a personal fundraising page on our website that will look similar to this one https://rfwma.reachapp.co/campaigns/denise-s-mission-trip-to-thailand to help you raise the funds to cover the cost of your trip and flight if you’d like.
Step 4: – Stay Informed: We will be in communication with you through email so please check your inbox often for emails from us about the mission trip you are attending. Also, please locate the link to your trip information page we send in the emails about your trip. Visit your trip’s information page, open each tab and read all the information thoroughly in each tab on the page. Save the link to this page and check back often as this is where we will post any new information about the trip as well as emailing it to you.
Step 5: If your trip requires an additional domestic flight, please make your payment for it by the deadline date indicated in the emails and on the trip information page. This is typically about 90 days before the trip.
Step 6: Make your final payment and send us your international flight itinerary by the deadline date indicated in the emails and on the trip information page. This is typically about 45 days before the trip.
Step 7: Submit your responsibility and emergency contact form. Click the link to fill out the responsibility and emergency contact form. We must receive your completed form by the trip’s final payment deadline (45 days before the trip) for you to be eligible to attend. This link will be emailed to you as well as posted on the trip information page. https://rfwma.org/responsibility-passport-emergencycontact/
Step 8: Attend the online team meeting if possible. About 8 weeks before the trip you will start receiving invites to the online team meeting which will be held about 6 weeks before the trip. This will be your opportunity to meet your team leaders and fellow teammates. We’ll be discussing the details of the trip as well as going over important travel and airport pick up information as well as answering all your questions about the trip. This meeting will be recorded and emailed to you, whether you attended or not, to view afterwards.
STEPS TO BECOMING A MISSION TEAM MEMBER
APPLY
Complete an application
CHOOSE
Select a mission trip
DEPOSIT
Make a deposit
AS A WMA TEAM MEMBER:
- You will receive support from our staff on fundraising, making trip arrangements and trip preparation.
- You will be protected while traveling and in country by the medical insurance policy included in your land fee.
- Your trip payment is protected by our cancellation policy
DEPOSIT: for first time travelers with WMA who are still in the application process please note, the deposit is refundable if your application cannot be approved.
ADDITIONAL TRAVEL & TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE is available for purchase within 20 days of you making your first trip payment. To get more information or to purchase trip cancellation insurance please contact Adam Bates at 800-647-4589 or [email protected]
OUR ASSURANCE TO YOU:
For over 25 years, thousands of people have safely traveled on hundreds of mission trips with World Missions Alliance. Your safety is of the utmost importance to us which is why we have established partnerships with reputable indigenous ministries. In order to make the most of your time and resources as well as help guarantee your health and safety while on the mission trip, we only book accommodations at the hotels, eat meals at the places and minister in the locations recommended and approved by the highly qualified local ministry leaders we partner with.
BECOME PART OF THE SUPPORT TEAM
FAQ
- We like the quote “God does not call the qualified, but qualifies the called.” If you are a Christian, have a passion to fulfill the Great Commission, are a faithful student of the Bible, regular church attendee and a “team player”, we invite you to be a part of our team.
- Our desire is to give those who God is calling an opportunity to fulfill their part in the Great Commission no matter what gender, age, race or social status.
- We accept applicants from all stages in their spiritual walk with Christ – from a new believer to a five- fold minister.
- There is no minimum age requirement, nor is there an age limit. Those under age 15 must be accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian.
- Those ages 15-17 traveling without a parent or legal guardian are required to carry with them written permission to travel with the assigned designated adult.
- All applicants are required to fill out an application form and submit a letter of recommendation from their pastor or the spiritual authority they are submitted to in their life.
- All applicants must comply with and sign the WMA statement of faith and practice.
- Currently we can only accept applications from the citizens of the US, Canada, EU and Australia.
- You will need a valid passport that does not expire within 6 months of the return date of the trip.
- Entry visa (Required by some countries. We can assist you in obtaining it.)
(Other restriction may apply)
- Generally 10-11 days. If you are interested in a long-term stay please contact our office at 417-231 4131.
- Generally, the cost of your stay in the country including hotel accommodations, meals, ground transportation, translator services, itinerary planning, comprehensive medical and limited travel insurance coverage is $1800.
- Not included are:
- International airfare (our office can assist you with finding very reasonable tickets)
- Entry Visa fee (if applicable)
- Your personal expenses (souvenirs, phone calls, etc.)
Our goal is to make sure your mission trip is not only fruitful for the Kingdom but also safe and productive for you. We are excited to announce that starting Feb 1, 2020 included in the “land fee” of your mission trip is comprehensive medical and limited travel insurance coverage backed by a highly regarded global insurer and inclusive of the following:
- Medical evacuation and repatriation
- Charges for Treatment resulting from COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2
- Prescription drugs
- Coverage for outpatient expenses
- Coverage for hospitalization, doctor fees, medications
- Political evacuation
- Identity theft
- Trip interruption
- Lost luggage and more!
(Applies to U.S. citizen/resident travelers up to age 79)
For additional travel insurance that protects your travel related cost we recommend James Pruss at Noah James Insurance: 617 676 7858
ADDITIONAL TRAVEL & TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE is available for purchase within 20 days of you making your first trip payment. To get more information or to purchase trip cancellation insurance please contact Adam Bates at 800-647-4589 or [email protected]
- If you have a particular ministry talent such as gift of preaching, Bible teaching, music, drama, children or youth ministry, intercessory prayer, counseling etc., please let us know in advance so that we could utilize it as much as possible.
- If you are unsure of your ministry talents, you will be asked to share your testimony, participate in prayer, one-on-one ministry and Bible distribution. Keep in mind; our most talented people initially were unsure of their ministry talents. Remember, GOD QUALIFIES!
- Your ministry schedule will take you to churches, city-wide meetings, people’s homes, hospitals, orphanages, refugee camps etc., depending on the country.
- God chose you because He has determined that your life experience, your gifts, and your story are going to be useful for this place and time.
- Your testimony is your most powerful tool. We all have many experiences in our lives of God’s favor, provision, deliverance, and rescue. These are our best tools to introduce someone to Jesus.
- Pray and seek God about which story you should share during the trip. You may not know all the people you will encounter on your journey but God does. He prepares divine appointments for us. If you consult Him in advance, He will help you be prepared.
- There is no official mission training provided or required to be completed prior to going on a trip.
- When you join World Missions Alliance you don’t just join a missions team, you join a family.
- A powerful connection is formed between you and an entire network of people who are just as passionate for and committed to carrying out the Great Commission as you are.
- These people make up an invaluable support system and become life-long friends who will prove to put as much into you as you are willing to put into them.
- Generally we stay in a hotel or condo. In most cases you will room with one other team member of the same gender unless you are traveling with a child or grandchild of the opposite gender and would like to room together. You may pay an additional fee to request a private room.
- Yes, we write a fundraising support letter template for each trip. It can be sent to you upon request. It’s completely editable and you may use it however you’d like to get the word out about the opportunity you have to join this mission and how anyone who wants to can support in prayer and financially.
- We also have additional fundraising resources and ideas we are happy to share with you. To get more information please contact our office 417-231-4131.
- Online– Anyone can make a donation toward your trip by going to www.rfwma.org, clicking on the “Give” tab, and then clicking on the “Click to Donate” button, selecting “Support a Missionary” from the drop down menu, filling out the “Give To WMA” form and clicking the “Donate Now” button. They will need to type your name in the “Notes” section of the form so we will know their donation is to be applied toward your trip.
- By Phone– Anyone can call our office Monday-Friday 8am-4pm CST and make a donation by debit or credit card over the phone.
- By Mail– Anyone can mail a donation in the form of a check to World Missions Alliance P.O. Box 1067, Branson West, MO 65737 for your trip. They will need to include a note letting us know to whose trip the donation is to be applied to.
- Anyone other than you or your spouse who makes a donation toward your trip will receive a tax deductible receipt.
- Online– You may make a payment toward your trip by going to www.rfwma.org, clicking on the “Make a Payment” tab, selecting “Make a Payment” from the drop down menu, filling out the “Give To WMA” form and clicking the “Donate Now” button.
- By Phone– You may call our office Monday-Friday 8am-4pm CST and make a payment by debit or credit card over the phone.
- By Mail– You may mail a payment in the form of a check to World Missions Alliance P.O. Box 1067, Branson West, MO 65737 for your trip.
- We are unable to issue you a tax deductible receipt for payments you make toward your own trip.
- Generally, the team members are responsible for booking their own international flights. Our staff is happy to assist you in finding a flight and coordinating your flight itinerary with other team members when possible. There is no additional fee for this service.
- There is a flight booking assistance fee if you’d like us to take care of booking your flight for you.
- No, each team member will fly out of his or her own hub city and fly individually unless it’s requested and possible to coordinate their flight itinerary with another team member’s. In that case, it may be possible for team members to fly all or at least part of the way together.
- Approximately 6 weeks prior to the trip dates, all team members for the upcoming mission will receive this type of information by mail as well as by email.