Burundi Mission 2008

1. Burundi Mission 2008 November 5 – 16, 2008

2. Let us Pray • Pray for the country of Burundi • Pray for the Methodist Church of Burundi • Pray for the host team in Burundi • Pray for our brothers and sister, mothers, fathers, and children we are about to meet • Pray for travel mercies • Pray for love, peace, and hope for our VIM team.

3. Introduction of team members. Parking list Passport & Tickets Yellow Card Luggage Team T-shirts Meeting at Dulles Airport - Washington DC Addis Ababa transit Arrival at Bujumbura, Burundi Burundi, here we are! Team itinerary in Burundi General Overview

4. 9 From New York Annual Conference Joseph Ewoodzie (Rev) Janet Hodge (Rev) Hugh Hamilton (Rev) Ezra H. Yew (Rev) Bernadette Logan (Pastor) LaShawna Logan Leslie Engensteiner Ronald Muth Duke Yuventi 2 From Troy Conference Judith Bonds Cynthia Whitman 1 From Western Pennsylvania Conference George Porter (Rev) 2 From Central Pennsylvania Conference Jillene Adams Vickie Eberhart Team Members Total of 14 participants 8 Female 6 Male 6 Pastors: 2 female and 4 male 8 Laity: 6 female 2 male 2 Africans (male) 2 African Americans (female) 2 Caribbeans (male and female) 7 Caucasians (5 female 2 male) 1 Korean (male) 4 Annual Conferences

5. Parking List • Desire to love as Christ loves, positive attitude, Christian spirit, and servanthood. • Bible, devotion materials, journal. • Personal items. • Travel Documents. • Mission items in one luggage

6. Passport & Tickets • When I receive Passports from the Embassy of Burundi I will: • Mail passports and tickets to Jillene and Vickie • The rest will receive their passport and ticket at JFK from Leslie. • Ezra will have his passport and ticket because he is very close to my office.

7. Yellow Card • Your immunization book is updated with • Yellow Fever • Typhoid Fever • And other recommended shots like tetanus, hepatitis, etc • Please keep the Yellow Card with your passports all the time

8. Luggage • You are entitled to 2 check-in luggage of 50lbs each • Keep your personal items in one luggage • Dedicate the second luggage for mission items such as school supplies, t-shirts, health kits, etc • Special Request: I have 3 extra mission luggage for 3 people to carry with them.

9. Team T-Shirts • Please cast your vote now – yes or no • Team T-shirt will cost $12.00 a piece • Give your T-shirt size and money to Leslie

10. Meeting at airport • Meet at the boarding gate at least one hour before boarding. • Leslie will have a sign • Transit information • Burundi arrival form informational • I will be waiting for you at Bujumbura airport

11. Talking Points • Be Flexible • Distinguish Task from Purpose. Task may be repairing a roof, but purpose is to bring hope and be a living expression of God’s love! • Give everyone a chance to participate • Prayers, Prayers, and Players • Be Flexible • Encourage realistic expectations • Be a good listener • Be Flexible • Communicate clearly with the team • Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape

12. Talking Points • Mission Policy Agreement • I realize that the following commitment is crucial to the effectiveness, quality, and positive expression of our mission together. As a participating member of the United Methodist Volunteers in Mission team, I agree to: • Lift up Jesus Christ with my thoughts,words, and actions.* • Develop and maintain a servant attitude toward the people our team serves as well as toward each team member. • Pray for and support my team leader and his/her decisions. • Respect the host's religious views, realizing that different people have different expressions of faith. • Accept the ministry that is going on in the area where I am serving as well as the local approach to the mission, though it may differ from my own approach. • Strive for harmony among team members, hosts, and people of the hosts’ society, keeping in mind local conditions and customs. To do this I will follow the teachings of Christianity, the Golden Rule, and local societal customs and laws; avoid local taboos; use common sense and good judgment in all things; be considerate, tolerant, and patient with other customs, beliefs, and needs; and generally set a good Christian example. • Abstain from using alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, and profanity; wearing inappropriate clothing; and engaging in other objectionable behavior, from the time of my departure until my return home. • Refrain from negativism and complaining. Travel and ministry outside my church may present unexpected and even undesired circumstances. However, my support and creativity will improve the situation. • Refrain from gossip. If it is not true, good, and positive, I will not say it. • Remember that I am a servant of Jesus Christ called to be in ministry with the host team. I will serve as best I can so that both the spiritual purpose and the task of the mission will be accomplished. • *Volunteers who desire to serve in an emergency or chronic disaster setting are asked to show their faith and love by what they do, not by what they say. It is important to be extremely sensitive to the mission context. Proselytizing, converting others to United Methodism, preaching, and praying publicly are inappropriate.

13. itinerary • Attached is the proposed itinerary while we are in Burundi. • Please prepare for another orientation in Bujumbura the first time we will be together. • Your comments and concerns are very important to me so please let me know

14. Travel Schedule • Wed. Nov 5 dep JFK United Airline 7789 at 2:20 pm  arrive Washington DC Dulles 3:49 om • Wed. Nov 5 dep Delles Ethiopian 0501    at 8:30 pm  arrive Addis Ababa 7:07 pm (Thursday Nov 6. overnight at Addis Ababa) • Fri.   Nov 7 dep Addis Ababa Ethiopian 0807 at 10:00 am arrve Bujumbura 1:05 pm • Sun.   Nov 16 dep Bujumbura Ethiopian 0806 at 2:30pm arrive Addis Ababa 7:45 pm • Sun    Nov 16 dep Addis Ababa Ethiopian 0500 at 10:15pm arrive Washington 7:55 am (Monday Nov. 17) • Mon   Nov 17 dep Washington United  7802 1.30pm arrive JFK 2:45PM