UServE | Haiti 2011 - College Mission Trip
On May 22, 2011 the first New England District short-term mission trip for college students entitled "UServE | Haiti" departed for Port-au-Prince.  The week was filled with many contrasts, personal challenges, and new relationships as our group of seven students and leaders experienced daily life in Haiti while serving the Hope for the Children of Haiti orphanage and the surrounding community of Bolosse.  This trip was part of our District's ongoing effort to encourage participation in short term mission trips....click here to read more...

God uses short term mission trips to change lives -- for the senders, the servers, and those being served. Mission trips are not only opportunities to serve "the least of these”, they deepen one's faith, develop humble servant hearts, inspire participants to love God's people and share His care for others through us.

The goal of the NED Short Term Mission Trips Coordinator is to educate, motivate, and activate the congregations of the NED for greater involvement in Short Term Mission Trips. The ultimate goal, based on the 2009 NED Blueprint for Missions, is to have 50% of NED congregations participating in short term mission trips by 2013. Check out the new "Short Term Mission Trips" brochure and contact Jon Rossman at STMissionTrips@ned-lcms.org for more information on how to plan your first trip or expand your existing short term mission trip ministry.
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Short Term Mission Trip Opportunities
 1  Serve Now Spotlight (updated 3/1/2011)
LCMS World Mission has many service opportunities available for GEO and short-term missionary service. GEO missionaries are globally engaged in outreach and typically serve for terms of 1-2 years. Read more about these opportunities in the LCMS Reporter. Additionally, LCMS World Mission highlights weekly service opportunities, called the ‘Serve Now Spotlight.’ Check the blog frequently to read about the latest opportunities for long- and short-term service with LCMS World Mission. Recent spotlights include Poland, Hong Kong, and Kyrgyzstan.
 
Click on the following links to explore a wide range of domestic and international short term mission trip opportunities both within the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and among auxiliary Christian organizations. Emphasis has been placed on organizations that have partnered with NED congregations within the past 5 years. To discuss the experiences of a particular congregation with one of these partner organizations, please contact Jon Rossman at STMissionTrips@ned-lcms.org.

2 The following provide links to ongoing opportunities within the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS):
3 The following are LCMS "Recognized Service Organizations" (RSO) and other sending organizations of the LCMS with whom at least one congregation within the New England District has partnered for a past short term mission trip:
 
4 The following are other Christian organizations with whom at least one congregation within the New England District has partnered for a past short term mission trip: