Choosing Dates and
Worksite Assignment

1)        One of the first steps in planning a mission trip is to contact the UMVIM coordinators with the following:

Ø     The team’s preferred dates.   
       (Info on Deciding the Length of the Mission Trip)

Ø     The type of work the mission team is offering to help with.

Ø     Your team’s preference on accommodations. There are 2 levels of accommodations: more rustic and less rustic. 

The sites with more rustic accommodations are Subirana and La Ceibita, and both happen to be located in the north of Honduras.  Teams to these sites fly into San Pedro Sula , and teams to the other sites fly into Tegucigalpa . You can read about accommodations at all worksites at Ministry Sites.  (Click on the site name, then on “Mission Teams”)

 

2)        The pastoral/missionary staff of the UMMCH of Honduras confirms the dates (or suggests alternative dates), and assigns a worksite according to the needs and past history of teams to Honduras.

 

3)        The UMVIM coordinator informs the team leader of the site assignment.

 

Please note:

°         The Pastoral/Missionary Staff of the United Methodist Mission Church of Honduras has a prioritized list of needs and makes all decisions about work locations for UMVIM teams.

°         This Pastoral/Missionary Staff matches a team’s skills, size, and dates to the appropriate project, taking into account constantly evolving priorities. 

°         Sometimes teams have preferences as to where they would like to work. When possible, that is taken into account.

°         We ask that teams respect the decisions of the Honduran United Methodist staff, which are based on what is best for the connectional family of United Methodist churches in Honduras, rather on what is best for a particular church or UMVIM team.

°         Often sites cannot be assigned more than 7 months in advance, because of the difficulty of predicting the local needs that far ahead.

°         Occasionally, it is necessary for the local staff to change the destination site for an UMVIM team before they arrive.  It is always a decision of last resort, but can happen for a variety of reasons.  If a change is required, we try to give the team as much warning as possible, and the new site is picked to be similar in accommodations.  Another great use for that UMVIM flexibility!

 

Updated Nov 2004