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Halfadozensafetraveltips

<_ul_> @-(, Whentraveling,don'tflashcashinpublic.Whentraveling,stayvigilant.Keepyourluggageinsight. Avoidflashydisplaysofcash. Carryvaluablesinamoneybeltor_meck_Ԁsack. Avoidflashydisplaysofcash whenpayingforthings.something . Beobservantofyoursurroundings.Avoidleavingdoorsortrunksopenandunattendedwhenloadingorunloadingvehicles.̀Donotdiscloseyourhotelroomnumbertostrangers.Becautiousaboutopeningthedoorforunexpectedvisitors.

Personalsafetyonmissiontrips

Don'tbevulnerabletothieves(orworse)onyourshort-termmission

"Aprudentmanseesdangerandtakesrefuge,butthesimplekeepgoingandsufferforit."--Proverbs22:3

<_p>The_Ԁexcitementofbeinginanewplacemaycauseyoutoletdownyourguard.Atthatpoint.youcanbecomeeasypreyforthievesorworse.Donotgetparanoid.Justbeprudent.Asyouprepareforthatmissiontrip,engravethesesafetraveltipsinyourmemory.Makethempartofyoursafetytraining.

Halfadozenwaystoencouragethievestolookelsewhereforvictims

<_dt>Keep_Ԁyourluggagenearbyandwithinyourview.<_dd>If_Ԁtravelingbyair,checkyourbaggageinassoonasyouarriveattheairport.Onlyallowairlinepersonneland<_i>uniformed_skycapstohandleyourbaggage.<_dt>Don't_Ԁflashcashinpublic<_dd>When_Ԁbuyingsomethingatastore,do_notr_Ԁn'tpulloutahugewadofmoney(eventhoughitmayseemslike"play"moneytoyou).Wearamoneybeltorsackunderyourclothestocarryyourcashandsmallvaluables.Donotleavevaluablesinacarorhotelroom.<_dt>Be_Ԁobservant<_dd>Always_Ԁlookaroundyou.Beawareofwhat'sgoingon.Whenloadingorunloadingvehicles,don'tleavedoorsorthetrunkopenandunattended.<_dt>Keep_Ԁyouraddresssomewhatprivate<_dd>If_Ԁyou'restayinginahotel,don'tdiscloseyourroomnumberwhenstrangersarewithinearshot.Bereluctantaboutopeningyourdoorforunexpectedvisitorsordeliveries.Ifyoucan,callthefrontdesktoverifythevisitor'sidentity.<_dt>Be_Ԁalertformishapsthatseemdeliberate<_dd>Thieves_Ԁandpickpocketsdistractpeoplewithployslikebumpingintosomeoneorspillingadrinkonpeopleinacrowd.<_dt>Wedge_Ԁthedoorshut<_dd>Take_Ԁadoorwedgeonyourtrip.Atnight,placeitunderthehotelroomdoortopreventanyonefromforcingthedooropen.<_dt>Lock_Ԁhotelroomdoorsandwindowswhenyouleave<_dd>Don't_Ԁleaveahotelroomdoorajarwhileyourunanerrand.Ifyoufindyourroomdooropenafteryouhadleftitclosed,gobacktothehotellobbyandaskthatsomeonereturnwithyoutoyourroom.Whenyouleavethehotel,dropyourkeyatthehoteldesk.Thateliminatesthechanceyou'llloseitorhaveitpluckedfromyourpocket.

Safety:Thefirstpieceofthepie

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Heart-warmingmissiontripstories

Notesaboutasummerofshort-termmissiontripexperiences

<_p>Joey_ԀCashwas$300short.Joeywasoneofabout30SouthernNazareneUniversityselectedforsummershort-termmissiontripteams.Joeywasexcitedabouthissummer,butinearlyMay,hefacedapaymentdeadlinelacking$300.

<_p>Joey_ԀhadagreedtospeakonaSundaymorninginasmallchurchabout90mileswestofhishometownofGarland,TX.Heknewtheymighttakeanofferingforhim,nm,buthealsoknewthat_Mineola_Ԁaveragedjustover30Sundayinmorningworship.

<_p>That_ԀmorningJoeyspokeofhishopesanddreamsforthesummerhewashopingtospendinministryinSouthAfrica.WhenJoeyfinishedspeaking,PastorLarry_Kromer_Ԁdidtakeanofferingforhim.Whenthemoneywascounted,theofferingcametoalmostexactly$300.

<_p>Joey_'ssenseofbeingonafaithjourneyashepreparedforandwentonasummermissiontripreflectsthatofother_SNU_Ԁstudentswhohavespentsummersonmissiontripteams.

<_p>Their_Ԁministriesduringthesummerwerevaried.JessicaBohn(_Pflugerville_,TX)outlinedatypicaldayforherteamintheCaribbean:"Wakeup,traveltothenexttown,arriveatachurchfullofchildren,doachildren'srally(likeaone-day_VBS_),eatlunchwithafamilyfromthelocalchurch,dofriendshipevangelismintheformofatriptothebeachwithlocalyouthorbasketballgamesintheneighborhood,getcleanedup,eatsupperwithalocalchurchfamilyandthenconductseminarsonyouthwork,Biblequizzingandlocalchurchyouthevangelismteams."

<_p>The_ԀchallengesherteamfacedincludedholdingonedistrictBiblequizzingtournamentwithoutelectricity."Thankgoodnessforflashlightsandcandles,"saidJessica.

<_p>The_ԀroutinewasdifferentinTonga.Aftertheirfirstweek,_Lacey_ԀWilliams(Brentwood,TN)andherteammatesreportedthattheyhadalreadyappearedonaTVshow,"GoodMorning,Tonga."Theyhadalreadydoneministryinschools,ahomeforhandicappedchildrenandadults,aprison,hospitalsandhadhelpedinayoutheventrunbytheSalvationArmy.

<_p>From_ԀUganda,Eric_Pertl_Ԁ(LaPorte,TX)reportedpreachingtoacrowdof150underashelterofbananaleaves.EvenbeforetheygottotheirassignmentinBrisbane,AustraliaEric_Godfroy_(Johnson,KS)andBrent_LaVigne_Ԁ(Adamstown,MD)gotachancetowitnesstofellowairplanepassengers.Theyreveledinbeingapartof"God'sdivineappointments."

<_p>Teams_ԀinItaly,Russia,theBalkans,andaCreativeAccesscountrywereinvolvedin"prayerwalks."MissionaryJoelMullen,whowasplantingachurchinSicilysaidhewantedtousetheprayerwalksto"surroundourneighborhoodwithafortressofprayer."

<_p>In_ԀSydney,Australia,Gavin_Fothergill_Ԁ(SanAntonio,TX)and_Shauna_ԀMullins(SandSprings,OK)helpedmoveaSudaneserefugeefamilyintoanewhome.

<_p>Sometimes_Ԁtheyoungpeopleconfessedtofeelingabitinovertheirheads.However,theywere"willingvessels,"astheteaminItalyputit.InearlyJuly,JessicaBohnwrotebackfromPuertoRico:"Idon'thavemuchtooffer,butGodistakingmywillingnessandmovingmightily."

<_p>From_ԀMoscow,psychologymajorLaura_Larpenteur_Ԁwroteherparentsin_Hamlin_,TX:"Tomorrowwe'regoingtoscopeoutparksandseeifwecansportsthereortakeaguitaror @-(, something.We'renotexactlysurewhatallwe'regoingtodo.Prayforusand_and_Ԁournon-sports-_orientedness_!"

<_p>Though_Ԁitwasabusysummer.theyoungpeoplealsolearnedthateffectiveministryismoreaboutrelationshipsthanitisaboutprogram"ming"#s#.Inthemiddleofthesummer,Tiffany_Schafer_(Lake$$%%Charles,LA)wrotetoherfamilyandfriends:"Mybiggestprayeristhatmylifeandthelivesof&&''myteammateswouldbereflectionsofGod'sloveandgrace....Wepraythatthe_Slovenes_Ԁsee(())ourrelationshipwithChristlivedoutbythewaywetreateachother."

<_p>During_Ԁtheirtwomonthsofministry,the_SNU'ers_Ԁandothercollegeyoungpeoplewereoverwhelmedbythe*irhosts'*hospitality+oftheirhosts+:"Sometimestheyhaveverylittle,buttheyofferitfreelyasuntoJesus,"saidAlmaFlores(Houston,TX)."Ineverytown,wehavebeenmadetofeelasifitwereourhome.Ithasbeenahumblingexperienceforme."

<_p>To_Ԁbesure,everythingaboutthesummerwasn'tperfect."Pleasekeepusinyourprayers,"Alma_emailed_Ԁherfriends."Eachofusontheteamhasatonepointbeendiscouragedandfrustratedaswellasdisappointedinourselves."

<_p>There_Ԁwereotherproblemstoo.Therewereboutswithdysentery.Then,theUkraineteam,whichincluded_SNU'ers_ԀRandyStowe(_Bentonville_,AR)and_Zina_Ԁ_Zander_Ԁ(Avalon,TX),foundthemselvesaskedtoleaveonevillagewheretheyhadplannedadayofministryincludingtheshowingoftheJESUSfilm.Thevillageleaders"didn'twant(us)talkingaboutJesusthere."InanothereasternEuropeancountry,missiontripteammembersencounteredyoungpeoplewhowereafraidofwhatmighthappentothemiffamilyandfriendsfoundouttheyhadbecomebelievers.

<_p>Tiffany_Ԁ_Schafer_ԀwasonYouthinMission'sSloveniafriendshipevangelismteam.Manyofthe_Slovenians_Ԁtheyencounteredwerereligiousrelativists("Allreligionsarebasicallythesame;allarestrivingtoknowthesameSupremeBeing").Tiffany'sdesireto"communicatethatJesusiseverythingHesaysHeis"ledhertoanintensereadingandre-readingoftheGospels.

<_p>The_Ԁsummerhaditslightmoments.Forinstance,theMoscowteamwentalloutinaFourthofJulycelebrationfortheirRussianfriends.Birthdayswerealsocelebratedfarfromhome.

<_p>In_ԀSlovenia,Tiffany_Schafer_'spartyincludedaslumberpartyforSloveniangirls.AlmaFloreswassadaboutcelebratinghertwentiethbirthdayawayfromfriendsandfamily.Thesadnessdisappeared,shewrote,"afterseeingthebeautifulcaketheygotme."

<_p>One_ԀofthemosthumorousthingsinMoscowcameduringa_VBS_Ԁconductedinapublicschool._Christyn_Ԁ_Lauffer_Ԁ(OklahomaCity)describeditinane-mail:"Wehadourrecreationtimeoutsideontheplaygroundwherecowsandgoatsroamfree.Therewasacutelittlecalftiedupnearthesoccerfield.AsLaura_Larpenter_ԀandIweretryingtopetitandfeeditgrass,Inoticedoneofitslegswascaughtintherope.Idecidedtohelpthecalfgetuntangled.

"Itriedtobeverygentleandnotscareit,butitfreakedoutandstartedtorunincirclesaroundme.BeforeIknewit,Iwasonthegroundwiththeropewoundaroundmyankles.MyteammatesliketorefertothefactthatIwascow,,tiedbyacow."

<_p>Overall_,thesummerwasaresoundingsuccess.Inoneoftheirweeklyreportssentbackhome,_Mindy_ԀBrooks(Bethany,OK)andherteammateswrote:"TheItalians'desiretoknowwhatandwhywebelieveconstantlyamazesus.TheirquestionsandtheirwillingnesstolistenisclearconfirmationthatGodisworkingandspeakingtotheirhearts.PraythatwewillhavewisdomandthatGodwillputtherightwordsinourmouths."

<_p>The_Ԁsummermissiontripwas"life-changing,"said_Mindy_ԀBookuponherreturnhome.Theuniversitystudentshadachance,saidLaura_Larpenter_,"toseeGoddoingsomeamazingthings @-(, _infrontofour_eyes."

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