Short Term Outreach Manual

Introduction and Welcome
The YWAM (England and Wales) Overseas Missions Leadership Team hope that you find this manual to be helpful in preparing for and leading your short term outreach team. The short-term outreaches from the YWAM UK and Ireland are as follows:


 * DTS outreaches and small teams
 * Go Teams
 * Summer Missions
 * Year for God teams
 * Operation Y ear teams
 * Youth, Family &amp; Children's outreaches
 * Best Of Both Worlds
 * Beijing to London Olympic Games Outreaches
 * Anything else really

How to Use This Manual:
This manual was designed to be as simple and concise as possible, so you will not be burdened with a pile of extra, useless reading and work. It is intended to direct you to the right places at the right times.

The best way to use this manual is to read the Rough Guide and then refer to the written articles and fill out the necessary forms. Anything in this manual may be photocopied and is highly Recommended.

Checklist
The Preparations Checklist is designed to help you see at a glance what needs to be done and when. If you want things to run smoothly, you would be advised to copy it and refer to it frequently to ensure that things are getting done on time. Please write any necessary additions in the free spaces located at the end of each week.

Forms
The forms in this manual are intended to help you keep organised: team, itinerary, visa information, etc. Feel free to copy and use them.

Written Articles
The written articles are extended readings related to the Rough Guide. These articles provide you with more detailed information on specific topics. Also included are various handouts from other sources.

Suggestion Sheet
In order to keep this manual updated, this manual will be edited every year. We ask that you add your suggestions to the suggestion sheet found at the end of the manual. [I hope it is never edited and printed again.

Correspondence
At the beginning of the Forms section is a correspondence sheet. You can use this sheet to keep records of your correspondence with school leaders, your YWAM outreach location, travel agents, etc.

God Bless you on your journey!

Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them everything I have commanded you. --- Matthew 28:19-20

Preparation
Leading an outreach can be an exciting and rewarding experience in which God uses you to help reach His ultimate purpose of building His Kingdom, particularly through encouraging the student to look into the possibility of long-term missions. It is also a time when the students are stretched spiritually and are expected to live out what they have learned on the lecture phase.

Therefore the outreach needs to be a positive experience for the students. In order to achieve this, the following points need to be kept in mind:

Limits: We should be sensitive about sending the students into places beyond their ability to cope with spiritually, emotionally, physically and even politically.

Leadership: It is vital to have well-trained leaders who take their responsibility seriously. They must be trained to become good leaders.


 * Location


 * Co-leader


 * Plural leadership


 * Team members


 * Team meetings


 * Team goals


 * Team rules


 * Team jobs


 * Jobs available


 * Research


 * Cultural orientation


 * Travel


 * Visas


 * Medical


 * Budget


 * Recreation


 * Prayer requests

Outreach

 * Communication


 * Itinerary


 * Accountability


 * Culture shock


 * Confrontations


 * Prayer and praise


 * Career counselling

Returning Home

 * Debriefing


 * Written report

Preparation

 * Leadership styles


 * Working together


 * Guided discussion


 * Small groups


 * Small group activities


 * Time management


 * Team communication


 * Team rules


 * Goal setting


 * Running a budget

Outreach

 * Emergency situations


 * Confrontation defined


 * When leaders are wrong


 * Counselling


 * Stress


 * Confidentiality

Debriefing

 * Debriefing


 * Returning home


 * Writing a newsletter

Staying Safe on Outreach

 * What you should know


 * Health care introduction


 * Avoiding AIDS


 * Avoiding rabies


 * Avoiding sunburn


 * Dengue fever


 * Diarrhoea


 * Maleria fact sheet


 * Precautions with food


 * Safe drinking water


 * Giving advice


 * Safe road travel


 * Safe swimming


 * In case of accident or near misses


 * Household safety

Heath Briefings

 * Coping with stress

Forms

 * Correspondence


 * Calendar


 * Weekly report fax sheet


 * General team information


 * Small Groups/Accountibility groups


 * Team jobs


 * What to do in an emergency


 * Personal details and contacts


 * Preparation checklist


 * Outreach checklist


 * Return checklist


 * Itinerary


 * Passport &amp; visa details


 * Flight ticket details


 * Flight schedule


 * Medical information


 * Immunisation record


 * Team budget sheet 106


 * Suggestion sheet 107

Reading and Research

 * Briefing and debriefing


 * Budget


 * Christian living


 * Comunnication


 * Leadership


 * Locations


 * Missions


 * Research


 * Travel