DISCIPLESHIP MISSION INTERNATIONAL
SHORT TERM MISSION GUIDELINES

(Trip cost in addition to airfare will includes, housing, meals, transportation, and materials cost for project)

I am so grateful to God that you are prayerfully considering to answer his call to his people and church to fulfill the great commission of going to Nations to do something in your life time by his grace and through the mighty name of our lord and savior Jesus Christ.
 
You are requested to prayerfully read and understand the following;

1. D.M.I. IS NON-DENOMINATIONAL, INDIGENOUS, EVANGELICAL AND PENTACOSTAL ORGANIZATION WHICH IS ALSO A NETWORK OF CHURCHES AND AN ALLIANCE OF CHURCH PLANTERS.
   
   
2. OUR MISSION EMPHASIS IS SOUL WINNING, CRUSADES,CHURCH PLANTING, SCHOOL ESTABLISHMENT AND ORPHAN HOMES, CHILD SPONSORSHIPS, CLINICS, HIV/AIDS AWARENESS, PASTORS TRAINING, CHURCH CONFERENCES, YOUTH MINISTRY, FEEDING PROGRAMMES FOR THE POOR AND HOMELESS, PRISON MINISTRIES, SPORTS AND GAMES MINISTRY,GOSPEL MUSIC STUDIOS, MEDIA COVERAGE, RADIO AND TV, DRAMA,WIDOWS MINISTRY, MERCY MINISTRY,VOCATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, RELIEF AID,FARMING DEVELOPMENT, AND CHURCH AND MISSION CONSTRUCTION.
   
   
3. IF YOU ARE SEEKING TO COME ON SHORT TERM MISSION WITH US, IT IS OUR VIEW THAT GOD IS AT WORK IN YOUR LIFE. HE IS THE ONE WHO HAS PUT UPON YOUR HEART TO COME TO DISCIPLESHIP MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL IN UGANDA. YOU ARE AN ANSWER TO OUR PRAYERS THAT GOD WOULD LEAD SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO THIS MINISTRY AND NATION.
   
   
4. WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS GOD WHO IS GETTING YOU INVOLVED IN MISSIONS AS IT IS STATED IN MATTHEW 28:18-20. WE WELCOME YOU TO SERVE THE KING OF KINGS IN OUR NATION AND IN A DIFFERENT CULTURAL SETTING. YOU WILL BE GIVEN CROSS CULTURAL TRAINING PRIOR TO YOUR TRIP.
   
   
5. AS YOU PRAY ABOUT GETTING YOUR AIRLINE TICKET, WE REQUEST THAT YOU INCLUDE IN YOUR BUDGET THE COSTS OF MATERIALS FOR THE PROJECT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON.
   (THIS COST WILL BE ABOUT $1000.00 DEPENDING ON THE PROJECT YOU CHOOSE.) THIS LOVE GIFT WILL BE APPLIED TOWARDS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS WHICH WE SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH DURING YOUR TIME OF MINISTRY WITH US.
   
   (Please note that you are also responsible for the costs of needed immunizations, malaria medications, passport and visa costs and proof of travel medical insurance or proof of coverage from your current medical plan for international travel. We suggest that you check Specialty Risk Management to obtain a quote for insurance. The travel medical insurance page is at www.sevencomers.com
   
   You will need to check the Centers for Disease Control website for Uganda for required shots and medicines which you will need to receive at least 4 - 6 weeks before the trip departs. YOUR PASSPORT MUST HAVE MORE THAN SIX MONTHS LEFT BEFORE IT EXPIRES IN ORDER FOR YOU TO TRAVEL INTERNATIONALLY.)
   
   
6. THESE ARE THE PROJECTS FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO CHOOSE FROM:

• constructing 1 or 2 classroom at the Agape schools
• helping to construct a home for orphans
• buying food for teachers and school children
• buying textbooks for the children and teachers
• buying desks or science equipments for the children and schools
• building a house for 2 teachers to live in at the Agape schools
• helping to build a small church for 150 to 300 believers
• supporting a school farm
• build a small house for a pastors family
• buy sewing machines and computers for the schools to train children or help buy school uniforms and mattresses.

7. WHILE YOU ARE ON MISSION YOU WILL BE UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF D.M.I AND YOU ARE REQUESTED TO MAINTAIN UNITY AND ANY GUIDELINES GIVEN BY YOUR HOST.
   
   
8. YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF UGANDA, THE JEWEL OF THE NILE! THERE ARE IMPORTANT SITES FOR YOU TO VISIT DURING YOUR MISSION TIME IN UGANDA, SUCH AS THE SOURCE OF THE NILE RIVER, THE BUJJAGALI FALLS.
   
   
9. IN ADDITION TO YOUR WORK AT D.M.I. CAMPUSES AND CHURCHES, YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO MINISTER AND SPEND TIME WITH TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND ORPHANS. YOU WILL ALSO VISIT SOME OF THE CHURCHES UNDER D.M.I FOR MINISTRY AND YOU WILL BE LED BY D.M.I.'s CRUSADES TEAM IN THE EVENING TO PARTCIPATE IN EVANGELISM AND SOUL WINING AND YOU ARE REQUESTED TO BE READY FOR TESTIMONY, GIVE A GREETING, LEAD A WORSHIP SONG. YOU MAY BE ASKED TO PREACH ACCORDING THE GIFTS GOD HAS GIVEN YOU AND MAY BE ACTIVATED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT. 
   
   
10. YOU WILL HAVE A DAY OFF DURING WHICH YOU WILL SPEND TIME WITH THE LEADERS OF D.M.I. TO TALK, PRAY AND THANK GOD FOR THE TIME SPENT IN MINISTRY WITH US.
    
    
11. AS YOU GATHER YOUR SUPPORT FOR YOUR TRIP, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE YOUR PASTOR'S RECOMMENDATION,
    AND A FEW PRAYER SUPPORTERS WHO WILL PRAY FOR YOU DURING THE COURSE OF YOUR TRIP.
     
    MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AS YOU DIVE INTO MISSIONS FOR THE SALVATION AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY AND NATION FOR HIS GLORY.
     
    Bishop Patrick Baligasima

The Discipleship Mission International is a non-denominational apostolic, pentecostal, world outreach indigenous Christian organization based in Uganda, Africa.