Operation: China

Short Term Mission Trip To China

 St Matthew’s Missions Working Group is offering an opportunity to experience life and ministry in West China.

Date                July 10^th – August 8^th (plus travelling time)

Cost                AUD $ 2600 (plus personal spending money)

Task                Teaching oral English to low level English speakers. 

                          No teaching experience, or training in ESL is required

Team              Up to 6 people some of whom could speak Mandarin.

Applications  By March 31^st

 John and Blodwyn Timms are available to take a team to Szechuan Province, to a small town where OMF has been seeking to reach one of the minority groups – the Yi people  They number 6.5 million but there is no viable church.  OMF is the only NGO in the area and they are reaching people through a youth centre,  community development and  vocational and livestock training.  The team from St Matthew’s would work with young people who are on summer holidays who want to improve their English.  We would help in the programme which would be led by a small group from Canada who have run it in previous years. 

 St Matthew’s sees these short term mission trips as valuable ways of trusting God in new ways, and being trained in ministry.  Those who would like to go are encouraged to gather a group to pray for them and to look to God for the necessary monies.  The Missions Working Group is organising a Music Concert for 13^th June  and this money would be shared among those who go.  There would be some orientation sessions prior to departure.

 If you are interested please contact John and Blodwyn at jbtimms@australiaonline.net.au