About Us

The West Houston Church conducts three mission trips each year. We have traveled across the world to numerous countries, including the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Honduras, Brazil, Panama, Guyana, Bolivia, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. We have constructed churches, schools, medical buildings and bakeries on past trips. We have typically also conducted medical and dental clinics in the construction locations. If we have the resources and the leadership, we also conduct vacation bible schools and evangelistic meetings.

 

The Lord has led mightily during the mission trips and all that attend are blessed. If you attend, you will have opportunities to not only help spread the Gospel via construction, medical/dental or vacation bible school, but you will have an opportunity to grow in your walk with Christ. Attending the mission trips will also create or strengthen relationships with your church family.

 

We typically partner with Maranatha Volunteers International for our trips. Maranatha Volunteers International is a group dedicated to building structures for those in need and coordinates the building supplies and other logistics associated with the building. Our volunteers supply the labor and pay for some of the construction costs. You can find out more about Maranatha at www.maranatha.org.

 

Our trips typically last for around 10 days. The trips normally include six days of construction, worship in the completed structure and then an excursion to somewhere in the country for some rest and relaxation. Costs for the trip will vary from year to year and are tax deductible.

 

If you are interested in attending a mission trip, you can contact our mission trip team at missiontrip@houstonsda.org.

Mission Trips

• Project Dates: March 12-25
• Site Location:  Abebroukoi, Cote d’Ivoire
• Ministry work:
  • Constructing two school classrooms for a church
  • Childrens ministry in local school
  • Dental and Medical outreach at new church location on site
• Cost:  $2350 from Houston.  Includes airfare, food, transportation, participation fees and excursions
• Special items required:  Visa to Cote d’Ivoire ($73), proof of yellow fever vaccination (required to enter country)
• Volunteers needed:  French speakers, doctors, dentists and construction

• Project Dates: July 10-21
• Site Location:  Ica, Peru
• Ministry work:
  • Constructing two school classrooms
  • Childrens ministry in location TBD
  • Dental and Medical outreach (if we have leaders) at location TBD
• Cost:  Not finalized yet till site visit in January 2020.  Likely to be $1700-1800 for adults, $700-800 for young people attending West Houston that have not completed undergraduate in college.  Half price for teachers.  Includes airfare, food, transportation, participation fees and excursions
• Special items required:  TBD
• Volunteers needed:  Doctors and dentists urgently needed.  All others on waiting list as we are full

• Project Dates: Tentatively October 22-November 2
• Site Location:  Kajiado Girls School and Rescue Center
• Ministry work:

• Constructing school classrooms
• Childrens ministry in location TBD
• Dental and Medical outreach (if we have leaders) at location TBD
• Cost:  Not finalized yet till tickets are secured in December 2019.  Likely to be $2200.  Includes airfare, food, transportation, participation fees and excursions
• Special items required:  Kenyan Visa ($55), Malaria and yellow fever pills/vaccination
• Volunteers needed:  All ministries needed – especially need leaders for VBS and medical/dental.

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