(Planned Prayer Mission Trips Below!)

General Information: 

Short term mission trips which focus primarily on the ministry of prayer will be the primary focus of Prayer Missions International. While many short term mission trips focus upon construction, medical needs or Biblical instructions, these trips will focus primarily upon the ministry of prayer. Teams consisting of 5-10 men and women will spend their ministry time focusing upon the ministry needs of the missionaries, pastors, diaconal workers and other ministry personnel. Additionally part of the prayer ministry time will be interceding before God for the community in which the ministry is occurring. We will pray for the government, the economy, the education, the medical and social needs of the community. To better understand how this ministry team will work, please refer to a sample itinerary located under Itinerary.

Comments from the Haiti Prayer Mission Trip, November, 2009:       

• “We were so privileged to join you on this wonderful first Prayer Mission Trip.” 
•  “I was tremendously blessed by being part of the prayer mission trip to Haiti.  I came away with a strong sense of the Lord's moving in and among the Christians in Haiti.
•  “I have always believed prayer is powerful and I knew God listens to us in all places and at all times.  Accordingly, I was somewhat apprehensive to travel long distances to do something I could do from home.  The PMI prayer mission trip to Haiti helped me realize that God wants our prayers to be specific and how can one be specific from several thousand miles away without sitting down with our brothers and sisters needing prayer.
• "I want to thank you for the great privilege of being a part of the prayer mission trip.  I have to admit, I did not really want to go at first when asked but the Lord kept prodding me-I am so glad He did.  It was an awesome experience.  The prayer times we had with Sousa Epswa and their partners were powerful.  I especially enjoyed the prayer times we had with the Haitian pastors in their homes and in the churches."

 

Guatemala Trip - Fall, 2010

• Dates: November 29 (Monday) - December 6 (Monday)
• Hosts: Joel and Marilyn Van Dyk and Estrategia de Transformacion
• Costs: $535 plus airfare, which is presently around $500 from Detroit or Chicago.
• This trip will spend time in prayer for the entire international staff of Estrategia de Transformacion which will be in Guatemala City for a time of training. It will be influential in blessing the entire operation of this ministry through out Central America!
• This trip will be done in cooperation with Christian Reformed World Missions and ServiceLink of the Christian Reformed Church. Application will be done through ServiceLink, www.crcservicelink.org.   

 

Nigeria Trip - Winter, 2011

•   Dates: January 12 - 28, 2011  (We would leave Wednesdat afternoon/evening and arrive in Abuja, Nigeria on Thursday evening.  We would leave Abuja, Thursday, January 28, in the morning and arrive in US on Friday, late afternoon.
• Hosts: Albert Strydhorst
• The trip would include time in Abuja, Jos, Mkar and Takum.
• Financial Costs: Approximately $2850 per person. This includes a Nigerian Visitor Visa, trip insurance, food, accommodations and on site travel costs. This includes airfare from the midwest/Chicago/Detroit and airfare from other cities may increase/decrease the overall costs.
• Application deadline: November 1, 2011
•   This trip will be done in cooperation with Christian Reformed World Missions and ServiceLink of the Christian Reformed Church. Application will be done through ServiceLink, www.crcservicelink.org.

 

Dominican Republic Trip - Winter, 2011 

•  Dates: February 22 - March 1, 2011
• Host: Steve Brauning
• This prayer trip will visit many schools, churches and ministries throughout DR and have the opportunity to bless and refresh many ministry leaders.
• Costs:  $550 plus airfare (presently around $400 from Detroit or Chicago). This includes all costs in DR plus trip insurance and a stay at a DR resort.
• This trip will be done in cooperation with Christian Reformed World Missions and ServiceLink of the Christian Reformed Church. Application will be done through ServiceLink, www.crcservicelink.org.

Mexico City Trip - August, 2011

• Dates: The Mexico City is being rescheduled to August, 2011.
• Host: David Gifford, Christian Reformed World Missions
• Costs:$700 plus airfare from your departure city to Mexico City
  • This trip will be done in cooperation with Christian Reformed World Missions and ServiceLink of the Christian Reformed Church. Application will be done through ServiceLink.

 

Sample Itinerary  (see also Prayer Warriors - Trip Diary for another example of a prayer mission trip itinerary)

Sample itinerary – Guadalajara, Mexico

This is a sample of a prayer mission trip itinerary which took place in Guadalajara, Mexico.

 Saturday:  7:10 p.m. - Team arrives in Guadalajara

 Sunday -               8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with hosts

9:00 a.m. – Leave for English worship at Christ the Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

11:00 a.m. – Team members either go to attend Santa Anita Mission or walk around and pray for the Bugambilias neighborhood.

12:00 p.m. – Team members either 1) attend Spanish worship service or 2) walk around Bugambilias neighborhood and pray for the community.

1:45 p.m. – All meet together for lunch in Las Fuentes.

4:00 p.m. – Half the team leaves for house church worship with Melquiades.

4:30 p.m. – The other half leaves for downtown church and pray around the church and the downtown area. Worship begins at 7:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m. – Snacks at hosts home tonight in place of dinner as we will have eaten a large and late lunch.

Monday –   8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with hosts.

9:00 a.m. – Meet together for devotions, orientation, overview of schedule and to pack a lunch for the day.

11:00 a.m. – Go downtown on bus to pray: visit Roman Catholic Churches, parks, plaza, government buildings, meet street evangelist, hand out tracts, Possibly time to shop the San Juan Dios market.

6:00 p.m. – Meet together for dinner, evening free time and debriefing.

Tuesday -   8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with hosts.

9:00 a.m. – Meet together for devotions, pack lunch. Leave              for El Salto where downtown church is planting a daughter church. Pray for the neighborhood, meet believers and others, hand out tracts, see the new building and spend time praying for this new ministry.

3:30 p.m. – Options: 1) go to pray for a struggling believer, Martin, and his neighborhood or 2) go to the world headquarters of Luz de Mundo and do spiritual warfare praying against this sect.

6:00 p.m. – Meet together for dinner and evening free time and debriefing.

Wednesday - 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with hosts.

9:00 a.m. – Meet together for devotions and to pack lunches. Visit the Basilica de Zapopan. Stop for lunch at a park which is also a “high sport” overlooking Guadalajara. Pray for the city and worship there. Leave for visit to Nextipac and Pastor Ismael who is planting a church here as well as establishing a ministry to the indigenous people of Mexico. Pray for this pastor and his wife and their new ministry.

5:00 p.m. - Leave for downtown to eat, stroll the Plaza Tapatia, shop at the San Juan de Dios market.

7:00 p.m. - Open air worship service near downtown market.

Thursday - 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast with hosts.

9:00 a.m. – Meet together for devotions and pack lunch. Leave for day at Los Camachos Water Park (45 minute drive).

5:00 p.m. – Dinner

6:30 p.m. – Leave for prayer meeting at mission in Santa Anna.

Friday - 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast with hosts.

9:00 a.m. – Meet together for devotions. Pack lunch. Some open time today, possible visits to Tonala, market, etc.

4:00 p.m. – Open air evangelistic service in the park near the Civil Hospital (downtown).

7:00 p.m. – Farewell dinner at restaurant near Minerva Circle.

Saturday - 8:50 a.m. – Group leaves for airport and return home.