ARGENTINA - Patagonia Region - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups
Apr - Dec 2024 | Merge
ARGENTINA - Patagonia Region - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups
Trip #27203
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Trip #27203
ARGENTINA - Patagonia Region - 1-2 Week Custom Trips Available Year Around - All Ages - Groups
Trip #27203
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What the Mission Trip Will Be Like
The Global Church is inviting you to participate in what God is doing in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
Our partners are las Iglesias del Pacto in Bariloche and Ingeniero Jacobacci. The two churches in Bariloche, and the one in Jacobacci, are very involved in community ministry. The have outreach to youth, small groups, participate in community events, have ministry to children, sports ministry, etc. The Jacobacci church is a small church plant. The two churches in Bariloche are well established. Teams would be engaged in community-based ministries led by the local churches.
Bariloche is a three-hour flight from Buenos Aires and nestled in the Andes Mountains. In fact, this town is located inside of Nahuel Huapi National Park, famous for its mountains and lakes. Jacobacci is located about three hours drive from Bariloche, and is a small town in the middle of desert plains on a famous railroad line.
Any age group is invited, any time of year, for any length of time. Trips are led, staffed and implemented by Argentine and Latin American leaders.
The following are the primary ministry opportunities in the Patagonia region of Argentina:
– Sports Programs
– Educational Programs
– Small Groups
– Art, Music, Dance, Theater workshops
– Educational Programs in Schools (English, Science)
– Outreach
Besides these options, there are more. The goal would be to find out the skills and interests of your team and match them with the ongoing ministries of church partners in the area.
Trips are Mutually Designed with local partners utilizing your skills for ministry, learning from the Global Church, and building relationships with believers in the region. Any age group is invited, any time of year, for any length of time.
All trips are led, staffed and implemented by Argentine Nationals and Latin American leaders. Merge is an organization directed by a leadership team made up of non-American Global Church leaders from around the world. Once your team sends in a deposit, the Merge Coach of Argentina, will contact your team leaders and work with your team, and the local church leaders, to develop an itinerary, ministry focus, and develop learning activities for your team. Local nationals will be hired as interpreters, guides, ministry coaches, cooks, and construction supervisors (if needed).
Housing – Homes of church members.
Food – Usually teams are fed two-American/Canadian-style uncooked meals each day, and one cooked Argentine meal made by local cooks, although more Argentine meals are possible. Purified water is also supplied for teams.
Flights – teams would fly to Bariloche, Argentina.
Ground Transportation – Merge will hire local bus companies to drive your team around around Bariloche, or to and from Jacobacci.
Learning – Learning activites with local church leaders and Merge staff will be designed into the itinerary.
Cultural Activities – Bariloche is located in the beautiful Nahuel Huapi National Park, with mountains, lakes, islands and more. There are lakes to swim in, natural sites to see and plenty of hiking options.
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Relation of Opportunity to National Church and/or Long-term Goals
Merge is an organization directed and led by Global Church leaders, not North Americans. This gives Merge a Global lens in preparing and implementing short-term trips.
All Merge trips are directed, organized, staffed and led by the national church. All Merge custom trips are mutually designed by the national partner in communication with the short-term trip leader. Teams learn FROM the local church leaders and pastors. The local church/ministries are inviting teams from the United States and Canada to participate in what God is already doing in their communities. Teams PARTICIPATE in ongoing ministries within the community of the local church and organization. The goal is to do ministry WITH local partners, not FOR them.
Merge trips to Argentina are created by Argentine nationals in partnership with the local churches in order to create an opportunity for the team and local congregation/community members to do ministry together, learn from each other, build relationships with each other, and further the ministry of the local churches.
Additional Trip Information
Mission Trip Offered By Merge
The GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING North Americans TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD. Merge is directed by a team of Global Church leaders from five continents. All Merge trips are organized, led, and staffed by the Global Church. This gives Merge a UNIQUE non-North American perspective on short-term trips.
THE GLOBAL CHURCH INVITING – the initiative and leadership are from the Global Church, not the North American church to GO and lead
TO PARTICIPATE IN – the participation is active involvement and learning through what the Global Church is already doing. The focus is on involvement WITH, not doing FOR – active learning involves participation as well as reflection
WHAT GOD IS DOING AROUND THE WORLD – Missio Dei – God is actively involved around the world – North Americans can discover what God is already doing through followers of Christ around the world
OUTCOME – for participants from North America and the Global Church to be strengthened in their relationship with Jesus Christ, increase in passion for inter-cultural relationships, to implement God-inspired behaviors, and initiate new ministries and social change in their church and communities
Primary Values include:
LEARNING – God is doing amazing things through the global church. There is so much to learn about ministry and how God is working around the world. Come and learn!
RELATIONSHIPS – The kingdom of God is built on relationships, which are the key to a successful mission and ministry. Come and connect with followers of Jesus from around the world.
BRING IT HOME WITH YOU – When you return home, we want your vision and passion for your church, your community, and your own life in Christ to expand