Houston (Local)
Mission Trips

Day 1: Work Day
8am - Arrive at Worksite
8:15 - 8:45am - Introduction & Orientation
8:45 - 9:30am - Worship, Group Devotion & Prayer
9:30 - 10am - Training
10am - 12pm - Service on Site
12 - 1pm - Lunch
1 - 3pm - Service on Site
3:30 - 4pm - Debrief & Prayer

Day 2: Work Day
8am - Arrive at Worksite
8:15 - 9am - Worship, Group Devotion & Prayer
9am - 12pm - Service on Site
12 - 1pm - Lunch
1 - 3pm - Service on Site
3:30 - 4pm - Debrief & Prayer

Day 3: Community Day
8am - Arrive at Community Service Location
8am - 12pm - Service TBD
12 - 1pm - Lunch
1 - 3pm - Service TBD
3:30 - 4pm - Debrief & Prayer

Experience Mission Field Staff will provide food for lunches each day, to be packed individually by team members and taken to worksites each morning.

Your team's transportation to, from, and while in Houston is NOT covered by the per person cost. You will need vehicles throughout the entire experience to transport your team to various locations for work and ministry. 15 passenger vans or smaller are strongly recommended as your main mode of transportation. Using a school bus as your main mode of transportation while serving on this experience is NOT recommended.

Experience Mission has specific policies regarding registration and withdrawal. Please refer to the document below for specifics.

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INDIVIDUALS

All volunteers on a week-long EM mission trip must be part of a team of at least six (6) people, with at least one team member age 21 or older to serve as the Team Leader. Not part of a group? All young adults ages 18-30 are eligible to apply for EM’s IMMERSION program.

EM's Health & Safety plan provides the following:

Staff certification: All Summer Staff are certified in First Aid and CPR.

Medical kits: Medical kits that include first-aid supplies for general accidents and ailments are provided for each site. In international locations, we will also carry a Trauma Kit or First Responder Kit. In these remote locations, we will have medications like Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Benadryl, and Imodium on hand. We make these available to adult team leaders for their sole discretionary use with their team members. EM Staff will not dispense any medications. In our domestic and international locations, we ask that teams supply their own medications like Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Benadryl, and Imodium as they deem necessary.

Emergency response plan: Based on the severity of each emergency, EM has a plan for appropriate response.

- If a team member becomes seriously ill, they will be taken to a local doctor to receive appropriate medical attention and medications. If they are a minor, their Team Leader along with our staff will accompany them to the clinic. If needed, their parents will be contacted. Their recovery will be carefully monitored by our staff.

- If there is an accident that requires a doctor, but is not life-threatening and does not have the potential to cause permanent damage, Experience Mission staff will locate the Team Leader, contact parents or guardians (providing the injured is a minor) and provide safe but quick transportation to a local clinic.

- In the event that an accident occurs which is life-threatening or has the potential for permanent damage, emergency medical care will be secured and arraignments will be made if necessary, to transport the injured person to the United States as quickly as possible providing they are serving in one of our International locations. In our domestic locations, local 911 services will be contacted immediately. The family will be contacted immediately to assist in guidance for appropriate response.

All medical care is the sole responsibility of the team member. Experience Mission requires every team member to be covered by domestic medical insurance and recommends that team members traveling abroad carry additional international travel insurance to cover any medical needs their domestic medical insurance may not cover.

Mission Trips involve many details, and we know you probably have a few questions about EM mission trips.

View the Experience Mission FAQ page