Mission Rio ’24 (July 10-20, 2024)
GCPN is leading a team to Rio July 10-20, 2024
- three different VBS Camps
- three different church plants (Universitaria, Saquarema)
- worship in Universitaria, worship in Santa Cruz
- hosting pastor’s and wives appreciation banquets in Saquarema and in Barra da Tijuca
- Tourist Day, Churrascaria, Pão de Açúcar (cable car), Copacabana
Four Ways You Can Join With Us
PLEASE PRAY FOR US!- That our witness will be Spirit-filled, bold, and that many kids, families, and households will come to trust in Jesus as Lord.
- That our church planting partners with Celebration Church in Universitaria, Barra da Tijuca, and Santa Cruz will be encouraged and strengthened
- That the Lord will provide volunteers / team members
- That the Lord will provide financially
- That the Lord will watch over our travels and our families while we are gone
PLEASE COME WITH US!
- Ministry: Indoor / outdoor, VBS / sports camps; block party; pastor’s and wives barbecue & banquet.
- Dates: (9 days) | July 10 – Wednesday p.m. -> July 20 – Saturday mid-day.
- Docs: Valid passport (not to expire within six months of arrival)
- Visa: none required (although this will change effective April, 2025).
- COVID: no testing or vaccination requirements
- Team: Eight to ten students and adults
- Housing: Large Air BnB pool homes (two per room), multiple bedrooms, bathrooms and beds
- eight nights (Thurs-Sun in Rio; Mon-Thursday in Saquarema)
- Transportation: Hired driver (a local pastor) and rental cars.
- Cost — On your own for airfare, plus $1,000 donation to Great Commission Partnerships any time prior to travel (10 days all-inclusive: airfare, housing, meals, transportation). | No deposit required. Book these flights direct with United Airlines.
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Scholarships and fundraising: Students are encouraged to raise the funds they need, and even consider donating surplus funds so that we could offer more scholarship dollars to students who fall short of raising the total amount. Scholarships can be offered / applied to amount that a student might come up short.
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Currency: US credit and debit cards are accepted everywhere in Rio.
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Deadline: June 30, 2023 (airfare and total cost after May 31, 2023 may increase) | full payment to GCPN prior to departure
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Sign-up here: online application here -> Online Application
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Led by: Great Commission Partnerships, Boe Ellis and Catherine Ellis; we have all been on this trip multiple times and also have ample support from the pastors and leaders of Celebration Church in Rio.
Contact Boe Ellis (813) 501-2221 | boe@gcpartnerships.org for more info.
GIVE FINANCIALLY TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS- 350 T-shirts
- 350 bouncy-balls
- snacks, food and drink for four days of camp
- food and drink for Friday night block party
- two pastor’s / leader’s and wives banquets
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Caribbean – June, 2024 (Dates TBA)
- Vision Tour to Caribbean
Location: Local churches
Dates: August, 2023, looking to leave Tampa on a Tuesday and Return Saturday
Investment: airfare, housing, meals.
Deadline: Visa application deadline is 120 prior to travel
Docs: Valid passport (not to expire within six months); Visa application
Who: 1-3 adults (students O.K.)
Summary: GCPN partners with the Baptist Convention to assist two local church planters in evangelism and discipleship. This trip is a vision tour with a goal of re-establishing travel and in-country processes.
Price is all-inclusive. Air-conditioned buses and hotels.
Use our online application and give your deposit here -> Online Application
Give so that others can GO! We award scholarships on a case by case basis for up to half of the cost of a trip.
Click here for the Missions Trip -> Scholarship Fund.
Contact Boe Ellis (813) 815-1260 | boe@gcpartnerships.org for more info.
South Asia – October, 2023 (Dates TBA)
- Regional Pastor’s Conferences
- Worship with local church plants
- Discipleship training
Location: South Asia
Dates: TBA, usually runs Saturday a.m. -> return +Tuesday p.m.
Typical Investment: $2,300 per person
Docs: Valid passport (not to expire within six months), and for vaccinated travelers, a simple online visa application that is completed and printed prior to travel (we will provide the link to participants).
COVID – No requirements.
Who Should Come: The team for this trip will be really good at service, hospitality, administration, and media. Adults and students can come and help with any or all of these needs. Our greatest need right now is for two or three people to head up our children’s programs. Everyone on the trip will also have the chance to visit a local church service and share a greeting and a testimony.
Is this for me? As with any trip, all of our short-term missionaries must be servant-hearted and willing to serve our partner’s agenda in the field. This trip offers special opportunities for hospitality and encouragement. Everyone will need to be O.K. with long travel and casual conversations with Hindu-Buddhist locals, and especially with encouraging pastors, their wives, and other believers.
Price is all-inclusive. Housing is a mission house / dormitory style. We always try to do two to a room, but have other options available.
Use our online application and give your deposit here -> Online Application
Give so that others can GO! We award scholarships on a case by case basis for up to half of the cost of a trip.
Click here for the Missions Trip -> Scholarship Fund.
Contact Boe Ellis (813) 815-1260 | boe@gcpartnerships.org for more info.
