MAT-144 Mission Project

Use the following resource to assist you in completing your Mission Trip assignment.

Imagine that you are planning to conduct a mission trip in 5 years. You should select a specific mission for this project to provide some kind of humanitarian aid to the target population. Many people choose to include evangelism as a part of their mission, though the main goal must be humanitarian. The mission goal may include providing education, medical assistance, clean water, food, or aid.

To keep your mission reasonable, in scale and goal, design your mission to include yourself and 5 - 10 other participants and to be 2 - 4 weeks in duration. Because the mission group is small and the duration is not long, consider goals that can reasonably be accomplished within the allotted time.

Choose a small target population for your mission. For example, if you want to bring medicine to two small villages in Peru,the villagers are your target population. It is not reasonable to try to bring medicine to the entire population of Peru with a small group of missionaries on a month long trip.

Choose one country from the list providedin the Course Materials thatyou would consider going to for your mission trip. Research thecountry using The World Factbookfound on the Central Intelligence Agency website at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/, other resources such as the U.S. Department of State website at http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english.html.

Develop a financial plan to fund your proposed mission project to one of the countries describing the country of your choice, the expenses you expect to incur for the trip, and how you will pay for those expenses. Use an EXCEL spreadsheet to assist you in creating your budget.

Write a 1200-1500 word narrative describing your mission.Specifically, address the following in your assignment:

1) What is the purpose of your mission trip? In general, mission trips fall into three categories - providing aid in the form of supplies, providing education, and providing services such as medical clinics and building houses - evangelism cannot be the sole purpose of the trip.

2) What cultural and social aspects of the country you have chosen bear on your reasons for choosing that country?

3) What aspects of the Judeo-Christian-Islamic ideal to love your neighbor as yourself are to be considered in your reasons for your mission trip? How does your personal World-view and the possible World-views of your target population influence your plans for the trip?

4) What is the target population? How does it compare with the entire population and what will it look like in five years? You are required to discuss your target population and its projected size in five years. This material is covered in Chapter 6 of the text with the appropriate formula appearing on page 6 - 8.Assume that the annual growth rate of the target population is the same as that of the country's total population growth rate and that it will remain consistent at the most recent rate available. Show your work for all calculations using the Equation Editor in Microsoft Word.

5) What are the economic reasons for choosing this country? Use economic information you find in The World Fact book and other resources.

6) What are possible safety concerns that might arise in conjunction with your trip? (For example: concerns over health, human trafficking, economic stability, etc.)Conduct additional research as necessary to address this concern. The U.S. State Department website is one source of information pertinent to this aspect.

7) Why is the country you chose a good candidate for a mission trip? Include a paragraph summarizing why the country is a good choice based on the target population, economic information, and safety concerns.

8) Now that you have explained why the country chosen is suitable for your mission trip, provide reasonable estimates for the expenses that will be incurred during your trip and the sources used to create the estimates. These include at a minimum: transportation, supplies, food, and lodging.  Also, use either the five year inflation rate from the CPI question in Worksheet 2 or the geometric mean from Module 6 DQ 2 to estimate what these expenses will be in five years.

9) For any expenses that will be incurred outside the United States, you must provide the amounts in the local currency as well as US dollars. Use the current exchange rate and be sure to cite and reference your source according to APA style.  A five year projection is required for the local currency as well using the geometric mean of the previous five years inflation rates.  Annual inflation rates for foreign countries can be found at http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. 

10) Calculate different ways to pay for your trip using the savings and loan information from your textbook, incorporating the following points into your plan.

Attachment:- Assignment.rar