COVID • Trips • How to Join • What to Expect • Financial Information
Our staff is taking all necessary precautions to ensure the health and safety of all our teams and partners around the globe. We are prayerfully engaging in US and International mission trips. Each trip has some unique aspects in order to comply with the US and local covid recommendations and restrictions. These requirements are always subject to change. The Missions staff is monitoring these changes closely as we mobilize Houston’s First for missions. One expectation we currently have is that all international mission trip participants will need to be vaccinated. This is not the policy of Houston’s First, but rather the policy of the countries we visit and through which we will transit in these trips.
WHEN: July 10–13
COST: TBA
CONTACT: Ron Barkley, Ron.Barkley@HoustonsFirst.org
WHEN: Aug 29–Sep 4
COST: TBA
PARTNER: YWAM
CONTACT: Tyler Scott, Tyler.Scott@HoustonsFirst.org
While in Montana we will be partnering with our friend Jorge Jimenez and YWAM Montana to provide some much needed Missionary Care to the full-time staff at YWAM Lakeside during their annual staff retreat. Our group will be divided into two different teams:
Kitchen / Hospitality Team – This team will be serving the YWAM staff by running the kitchen each day, restocking the snack room, serving coffee between sessions, etc. The team will also assist in a block party that will kick-off the retreat on Wednesday Evening.
Childcare / VBS Team – This team will be providing childcare to the YWAM staff during the retreat for ages birth thru 5th grade. During these times we will be leading the kids through a VBS curriculum, playing games, making arts and crafts, etc. We will also be organizing a game of bubble soccer for all of the YWAM Staff that will be one of the highlights of the week.
At the conclusion of the retreat the team will have the weekend to spend in beautiful Lakeside, Montana to enjoy the breathtaking landscape of this area. Options will include swimming in Flat Head Lake (a lake filled with glacial snow melt), visiting Glacier National Park, and simply enjoying the beauty of the area.
WHEN: Oct 5–9
COST: TBA
PARTNER: The Hills Community Church
CONTACT: Tom and Cristy Jennings, cristyjennings@gmail.com
We will be serving with a new church called The Hills Community Church. We will help them serve and love their city in San Diego County. The trip will consist in prayer walking the neighborhoods and distributing door hangers. The Hill Community Church will host a Parenting Conference where we will be able to connect with people one-on-one and have a time of live worship. We’ll also enjoy the beautiful beaches of San Diego and eat some great food.
WHEN: Oct 16–26
COST: TBA
PARTNER: International Mission Board (IMB), South Asia Team
This mission opportunity is for our local campus to join HFBC members from other campuses to minister to missionaries and their children in South Asia. During the week, we will provide childcare, youth activities, service projects as well as counseling and overall encouragement. It is a great opportunity to work alongside our missionaries supporting them as they minister to the ends of the earth.
We encourage members of Houston’s First to participate in the worldwide missions movement. To make that possible, we have an established process for joining a mission team or project.
Once a decision has been made for you to join a specific team, you will receive an email from FOCUS Missions that provides you with a link to be on the team. This is where you will electronically sign waivers and complete your paperwork for your upcoming trip.
We encourage every person to own a passport. The passport cost and visa fees are not included in your team overall cost unless otherwise noted. You can apply to a team prior to securing a passport. If you own a passport, please review it to make sure you have plenty of blank pages (a minimum of 4-5 pages when traveling internationally with multiple stops). Also, verify the expiration date of your passport is six (6) months beyond the date of return to the United States.
If your trip leaves in eight (8) weeks or less and you have not applied for a new passport, please contact the Missions staff or team leader for information on how to expedite your passport.
All team meetings are required unless providentially hindered. Attendance at these will usually be on a Sunday following morning church worship services. These are led by the team leader.
Need help choosing your campus? Email us or call 713.264.4300.