JOIN A FUTURE TEAM

Since God has called every Christ-follower to GO, why not pray and ask God to close the door if the timing isn’t right. As your path to India, Global Hope India is ready to provide all the training and logistics.

Once you’ve reviewed the application packet, feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

UPCOMING TRIPS:

2015 July 24 – August 2, Bagalur Dental Team
This team of dental care professionals & others will be partnering with a local church planting pastor in Bagalur, India to provide dental clinics and serve in a church, school, orphan home, as well as a program for at-risk child laborers. The team is led by Anna Hilla, RDH, BSDH at UNC School of Dentistry. She attends Summit Chapel Hill. The team will share the good news of Jesus through dental clinics & relational evangelism with lots of children & adults. This will be a life-changing experience for you! Trip cost of $2,900/person covers airfare and all in-country expenses. Deadline to apply is February 10, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2015 Sept 25 – Oct 4, Dehradun Medical & Village team
This team is led by GHI Alumni, Haley Paterson. The team will be traveling to Dehradun, India where they will empower new church plants to proclaim & demonstrate the Gospel through medical clinics and village outreach projects in small rural villages and slums. Medical professionals of all varieties AND non-medical professionals are needed on this team. Trip cost of $2,900/person covers airfare and all in-country expenses. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2015 October 2-11, Chennai/Palakollu Ministry Team
This team of medical, engineer, & other professionals, led by Andrew Jarman & Hannah Crosby – GHI alumni, will be working with local churches in Chennai, TN & Palakollu, AP India to proclaim & demonstrate the Gospel through medical clinics and engineering projects in urban communities as well as remote villages. Individuals of various skill levels and interests are needed. Trip cost of $2,900/person covers airfare and all in-country expenses. Deadline to apply is April 2, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2015 October 16 – 25, Vizag Field Trip Team
This team will be led by Hannah Bowman , a GHI alumni, and will fly to Visakhapatnam (Vizag), AP India where they will be joined by 100 children and staff of New Life Children’s Home in Orissa. The team will spend the whole week in Visakhapatnam where they will provide a youth camp of worship, discipleship & educational excursions to the beach, zoo, caves, parks, and local landmarks. The youth camp will be designed to call the students to be Champions for Christ. Single adults, married couples, parents, bible teachers, children’s workers, etc are needed for this team. Deadline to apply is April 1, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2015 Oct 24 – Nov 7, 2015, Orissa Student Ministry Team
This team from the Philippines will be led by Revo Tribaco , GHI staffer and multi-trip to India alumni. They will travel to Kesinga, Orissa to work with New Life Ministries, a local church, children’s home, and school where they will provide a competition event involving 1,000 students from all schools in Kesinga. Areas of competition will include: song, dance, debates, essay writing, etc. The team will sharing the gospel, distributing gospel brackets and care bags among the mostly Hindu and Muslim students. Individuals of various skill levels and interests are needed on this team. Deadline to apply is March 1, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2015 Dec 26 – Jan 4, 2016 Orissa Child & Village Medical Team
This team of adults & students of various skills, will be led by Whitney Wilson . They will travel to Kesinga, Orissa to work with New Life Ministries, a local church, children’s home, & school where they will share the gospel through medical clinics and kid’s ministry in a rural village and child development center. Individuals of various skill levels and interests are needed on this team. Deadline to apply is July 1, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2015 Dec 27 – Jan 6, 2016, Cliffdale Christian Team
This team, led by Nathan Jones missions director of Cliffdale Christian Center in Fayetteville, NC, will travel to India to work in a church, school, orphan home, and needy villages. The team will share the good news of Jesus through various child evangelism programs and adult Bible training programs. This will be a life-changing experience for you! Trip cost of $2,900/person covers airfare and all in-country expenses. Deadline to apply is April 27, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2016 January 1-10, Orissa Medical Team
This team, led by Dan Breeding, GHI alumni, will be working with New Life Ministries in Orissa and their network of local churches in Orissa, India to share the love of Christ through medical clinics in extremely poor and underprivileged villages. All medical professionals and non-medical professionals are needed on this team. Trip cost of $2,900/person covers airfare and all in-country expenses. Deadline to apply is August 1, 2015. PROMO SHEET

2016 Jan 29-Feb 7, SCH Hyderabad Team
This team of women and moms of small children will be led by Katie Beck , a GHI trip alumni. The team will be partnering with Sarah’s Covenant Home in Hyderabad, India to share and demonstrate Jesus’ love to orphaned and special needs children of SCH. They will assist SCH staff in caring for the basic needs of the children and taking one of the homes on a field trip to the zoo. This will be a life-changing experience for you! Trip cost of $2,900/person covers airfare and all in-country expenses. Deadline to apply is August 1, 2015. PROMO SHEET

Serve in India LONG-TERM: Interested in serving in India for more than 6 months? Multiple year opportunities also exist in a variety of locations throughout India. Contact us today for full details.

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ATTENTION CHURCH LEADERS:

Add your trip to the list and let GHI handle the logistics. Contact us.

Unless otherwise stated, all teams are made up of people from a variety of Gospel sending churches.

Please let us know if GHI can handle all the logistics for your church’s team. Why recreate the wheel? Make one or more of these trips your church’s trips to India!

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TRIP PREP:

Once you have applied and joined a team, you will receive our complete TRIP PREP PACKET. Please follow the checklist. The packet provides answers to the most frequently asked questions, so please read it first and then let us know if you still have questions. Let’s get ready to GO TO INDIA!

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TRIP DESCRIPTIONS:

While no two trips/teams are alike, here is one example:

DURATION/DATES: A typical trip would last 7-10 days. The team would depart the US after work on a Friday and return by the end of the day the following Sunday. This allows team members to take no more than 5 vacation days off work, if needed.

COST: A 7-10 day trip will cost $2,900 per person which covers airfare and all in country expenses. Funds may be raised through support letters, personal contributions and your own fundraising. All gifts are tax-deductible.

TEAM SIZE: 4+ adults/students – average size team is 12 people.

TRIP DESCRIPTION: India is a beautiful country of extreme contrast. Your team will fly into any number of international airports in India. Within minutes of leaving the airport you will see slum communities characterized by inhumane poverty. With 1.3 billion people, India is among the largest, poorest, neediest, and most undeveloped countries in the world. In fact, half of the world’s orphans live in India.

Our work in India centers on empowering the church in India for the advancement of the Gospel in three ways: church planting, village development, and child rescue. We partner with networks of native church planting missionaries in a variety of states throughout India. They leverage everything we do for maximum Kingdom impact.

We take a variety of teams including children’s ministry teams, medical teams, dental teams, worship & music teams, church planting conference teams, women’s conference teams, water quality teams, child rescue teams, etc. Each team has at least one concentrated focus. We will leverage the gifts and abilities of each individual team member. Whether you like leading in public or serving quietly behind the scenes, there is a huge need for you in India! All team members can expect to play with kids, befriend adults, and pray with lots of people. You will get out of your comfort zone and seek to join God in His work in the midst of real human need.

WHAT TO EXPECT: 24 hour flights to and from India; bottled water; beautiful people; happy children; hot climate; dusty roads; nerve racking travel; traffic congestion; people everywhere; exposure to sever poverty; spicy foods; some American fast food; 5 Star Chinese food; safe & clean hotels; running water; showers; English toilets (most of the time); one carry-on suitcase for your personal belongings; one large suitcase for team supplies; cold soft-drinks, but no ice; an ongoing week-long concert of prayer – LIFE CHANGE!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED: Christ-like love and attitude; commitment to group unity and fun; flexibility; patience; hand sanitizer; wet wipes or toilet paper; rain poncho/shoes; low cost, modest, comfortable, and cool clothing; personal snacks and tastes from home; pillowcase and 2 flat sheets, etc. You MUST understand the 4 most important needs for doing missions work: 1. flexibility, 2. flexibility. 3. flexibility, and 4. a good sense of humor!