Friends Forever Missions Application, part 4
You are a missionary for the Gospel of
Jesus Christ, representing the Friends Forever /
www.ilovejamaica.org mission and your church.
Your words must build people up to follow their God given
dream.
You are required to go through our online
Training Sessions 1 & 2 to prepare for
the greatest week of your life!
You are a team member not a lone ranger!
Your conduct and conversation is to be
courteous. The scripture (Hebrews 13:15, 16) says,
“Thanks giving is the
fruit of our lips.” This is to be in operation for the entire trip towards
Dr. Mark Muirhead & family, your group leader, other team
members,
hotel/transportation staff and the people of Jamaica.
There is no place for whining, discord or uncooperativeness. This will be immediately rebuked and corrected privately. No leader or student is allowed to bring schedule changes or complaints to our transportation staff. All questions or requests must go through your trip leader and then brought to Dr. Muirhead. Any negative action beyond that, the initial offence will be brought forward in public (Matthew 18).
No women will be permitted in men’s hotel rooms. No men will be allowed in women’s hotel rooms. Only the group leader can call for a meeting in a hotel room for
men and women to be together.
P.D.A. (public display of affection) is not permitted among team members and team members with hotel guests and Jamaican people. This is a trip for missionaries. You are
expected to submit yourself to the Spirit of God and not focus on lesser issues during this trip. Sexual activity within the group or with any contact in Jamaica will result
in immediate dismissal and return to the USA at the expense of the person.
When curfew is set each evening it is mandatory to abide by the time. No activity outside your room is allowed until 7:30AM the next day. We are hotel guests who
are missionaries. Violation will be confronted with in the same manner as paragraph three of Activity guidelines (Matthew 18).
There is no consumption of drugs, alcohol and/or tobacco. The first violation will cause the offender to be sent home to place of embarkation, at the offenders/and
or host church expense.
PLEASE NOTE: Leave your IPod & personal CD player at home. The focus is music for the people. Your group will have a boom box and CDs for ministry to people.
CODE OF CONDUCT – cont. – part 2
All food that is served is expected to be eaten. No diets during mission’s trip week! If trip participant does not eat what is served they can be dismissed from the table
and return to their hotel room. Any other food eaten at the hotel will then be at the participant’s personal expense. Our goal is to avoid medical problems because of lack of food and water.
All these items are shared and enforced
for your safety. Dr. Mark Muirhead often says,
“Your issues will not become
the issues of this missions trip. Our issue is that we lead people to
see
Christ. Then they will be open to receive Him when we speak.”
Remember only one personal bag/suitcase is permitted for check-in at the airport. The other suitcase is for your groups ministry items, click for this travel tip. Each person must bring a ministry suitcase, click for a suggestion on what to put in your bag. When the schedule is posted online, be sure you understand what you must do to bring charity items into Jamaica customs.
Dresses – half sleeves are acceptable- no sleeveless. Avoid strapless (and thin strap)
dresses and/or tight see-thru attire and/or halter dresses, or low cut necklines. Slits are permitted in dresses no higher then the knee.
Skirts – knee length or longer. Slits are permitted in skirts no higher than the knee.
Tops – must cover stomach area – no skin showing. The top must be tucked in or lay over the skirt. Avoid sleeveless and/or thin spaghetti straps, halter tops, tank tops,
low cut necklines, or offensive/questionable logo or designs.
Shoes – comfortable walking shoes/sandals.
Shorts – Mid-thigh shorts or longer. No short shorts or tight fitting shorts.
Capris are acceptable.
Tops – Sleeveless tops are acceptable for the orphanage. No strapless, thin spaghetti straps, halter tops, low cut necklines or offensive/questionable logo or designs. Tops must cover stomach area – no skin showing.
Swimwear – one piece. No takinis.
CODE OF CONDUCT – cont. – part 3
Sunday Night Banquet
– dress
or skirt and blouse – Avoid strapless and thin strap dresses or tops, and/or
see-thru attire, and/or
halter dresses or tops.
Ministry Daytime – shorts or pants. No sagging attire.
Shirts: collared sport shirt and/or T-shirt with sleeves (no sleeveless shirts).
Avoid offensive/questionable logo or designs.
Ministry Nighttimes – long pants; no shorts. No sagging attire.
Shirts: collared sport shirts.
Shorts – no sagging attire.
Shirt – T-Shirts with sleeves (no sleeveless shirts)
Avoid offensive/questionable logo or designs.
Shoes – comfortable walking shoes/sandals.
Swimwear – boardshorts style swimming trunks. No skimpy, tight speedos.
Sunday Night Banquet
Collared shirt or shirt/tie and dress slacks – no jeans.
Please Note for Women and Men
No heavy jewelry or chains. Leave them home.
No beading of hair until Monday. We are not on vacation. We are missionaries. We
do not want to be offensive during our ministry days and Sunday meetings.
Other
No musical instruments are to be brought
on this trip without permission from the Friends Forever office, 910-215-7777.
Our goals are to be with people and not
have any musical performance unless approved for your teams
work in school
programs and/or Vacation
Bible School.