Short-term teams 2024
Our teams average 10 days, including travel days. See below for nine exciting opportunities for 2024!
The final cost of the teams are subject to flight costs, as they can change unexpectedly. The final team cost includes the $100 application fee.
Questions?
Email or call us at 717-627-1996 with any questions you have. We’re happy to help you however we can!
KENYA
February 2-12
Medical missions
TEAM CLOSED
GUATEMALA
June 22-30
Youth team
Led by Shane Good and Nick Payne
Apply by February 29
the PHILIPPINES
June 27 to
July 8
Assist with feeding program, medical clinic, and/or ministry and training using Freedom Ministry curriculum, depending on your gifts
Led by Jayme Vazquez
$2,950
Apply by February 29
GERMANY
June 29 to
July 7
Assist The Justice Project
Led by Taylor Miller
$2,600
Apply by February 29
MOZAMBIQUE
June
Prayer and cell-group ministry, teaching
Led by Jeff Burkholder
KENYA
Summer
Children’s ministry
KENYA
July
Children’s ministry and STEM education
TANZANIA
October (Dates TBD)
Medical missions
Led by Greg Fritz
GUATEMALA
Dates TBD
Medical missions
“Before the trip, I felt God guiding me to pray Psalm 133:1 over our time of ministry together. This verse says, ‘How good and pleasing it is when God’s people live together in unity.’ I really felt God fulfill that promise within our group. I was so blessed and grateful to serve in unity with such an amazing team.”
“Prioritizing who to give certain medications to due to low supply challenged my skills during this trip, but God gave me grace during the [medical] camps. I have never felt so inadequate in my own strength but more than adequate (thanks to the Lord) in my entire life.”
“This trip was the first time I had traveled internationally as a young adult, and so much was uncertain and new to me. I was amazed at the level of unexpected peace I felt. The knowledge that so many at home were praying for me and my team expanded my faith in the power of prayer.”
“I had a last-minute opportunity to interpret some of the training sessions. Although I speak Spanish fairly regularly, I hadn’t interpreted from English to Spanish in six years. God gave me the grace to do it well, and the training went on as planned.”
“The task of organizing the basement had been extremely overwhelming to one of the staff at The Justice Project. Her relief and genuine gratefulness while looking at the finished, much neater space made my heart glad.”
Qualifications for participation on a short-term team are…
- to be a born-again Christian
- to be willing to serve and be flexible
- getting a pastor recommendation
- having a valid passport that expires at least six months after the proposed return date (for international teams)
We are looking for the following types of people to serve on our medical missions teams.
- Qualified medical personnel to work with local doctors in giving medical care
- People skilled in prayer ministry to meet with and pray for patients
- Children’s workers to minister to children at the clinic
What you need when you’re ready to apply:
- 15-20 minutes
- Passport information (if you have one)
- Medical insurance information
- $100 deposit towards your final team fee
There are two ways you can apply for a short-term team!
- Download the PDF application here and submit via email (DMI@dcfi.org) or hard copy (11 Toll Gate Road, Lititz, PA 17543).
- Fill out an online application.
Yes! Your team leader will organize these meetings with you and your teammates. Each person on the team will receive a free copy of Preparing to Go, which will help you get ready for the missions trip.
You can expect to…
- serve the local community through a combination of the team “job description” and your unique gifts
- develop friendships with people on your team and in your host country
- grow deeper in your relationship with God
- try something new (whether that’s sharing your testimony, leading someone to the Lord, or learning some words in the local language)
A trip with DOVE Mission International is NOT…
- vacation. There may be one day of sightseeing, but for most of the trip, you will be serving the local community.
We work carefully with the team’s host to come up with a cost that will cover all needed expenses but not be a burden for team members to pay. The final cost includes the following budget items.
- Round-trip flight costs and other transportation during the trip
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Supplies/materials (if needed)
- Interpreters (if needed)
- Travel insurance
- An excursion
- Administrative fee
Interested in a longer-term missions placement? We offer six-month internships!
Medical Missions
DOVE Medical Missions in the USA has sent a medical missions team to Kenya each year a few years in a row. In February 2023, a team volunteered at four medical camps in northeastern Kenya and saw over 900 patients.
If you would like to get involved in the next medical missions team, email us! We would love to hear from you. Reach out to DMI@dcfi.org.
The vision of DOVE Medical Missions is proclaiming Christ to the nations through medical care.
We will accomplish our mission by:
- Sending medical and other personnel to the nations, both short-term and long-term
- Facilitating and sending medical teams and supporting ministry teams
- Resourcing DOVE churches into medical and service ministry, encouraging cooperation with DOVE ministries, churches and church plants
- Establishing ongoing, long-term medical ministry where needed
- Training and educating local medical personnel
In recent years we have served in Peru, Kenya, Uganda, Iraq, and Haiti.
Check out what our teams did in 2023!
Peru
Team members provided training to children’s ministry workers to empower them to expand children’s ministry in their communities. The training days were packed with practical lessons on God’s heart for children, helping children grow as disciples, and relationship-building between the participants.
As the seven team members helped with practical projects at safe house for The Justice Project, they saw that manual work can be spiritual work. As Psalm 90:17 states, “Let the kindness of the Lord our God be over us. Make the work of our hands last!” The work of their hands displayed the love in their hearts.