SHORT-TERM GROUP TRIPS

Groups from Seventh-day Adventist church and educational institutions who are planning a short-term trip are asked to register with NAD Office of Volunteer Ministries before their trip.

For questions, contact the Short-Term Volunteer Coordinator.

Trip Planning Checklist Trip Packing Ideas

OPPORTUNITIES

See list of available opportunities (Search past and future trips)

Service Opportunities

MISSION TRIP CONNECTOR

The Mission Trip Connector is an online tool that helps short-term mission trip organizers with planning, collaborating, and recruiting.

Try our new way of planning and organizing.

Mission Trip Connector


Learn more about Mission Trip Connector

DISCLOSURE

Group trip organizers are also responsible for the following:

• Secure appropriate and necessary liability insurance for trip
• Acknowledge recommended insurance of Office of Volunteer Ministries
  Adventist Risk Management's Short-Term Travel Plan A for international trips, and Plan B for trips within the United States is recommended. Review & Purchase Insurance
  
• Collect Consent to Participate forms for all participants, as well as parental permission as needed
• Ensure all adult participants have completed Adventist Screening Verification if minors are on the trip
  Adventist Screening Verification
  
• Verify that all participants are in good health
• Ensure that all participants have received required immunizations
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  
• Check State Department Travel Advisories for all countries and specific locations the group is traveling
  U.S. Department. of State Travel Alerts
  
• Keep accurate records of all names of participants.
• Ensure that trip organizer has received sufficient training, acceptable to the sponsoring institution, in order to lead a mission trip

USEFUL LINKS

• Adventist Risk Management - Short-Term Travel Insurance
• Adventist Screening Verification
• U.S. State Department Travel Advisories
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Immunization information