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CULTIVATE

Women's Retreat
& Mission Trip

CULTIVATE

CULTIVATE is a hybrid trip to San Ramón, Costa Rica unlike anything we’ve done before! Part retreat, part mission trip, it’s a week of women together seeking God, embracing his love, and sharing it with others. 

We trust God will use this time to prepare each individual attendee for what he’s calling you to next. This week will be an intentional time of breaking up the soil of our souls to be prepared for new growth! 

DETAILS

  • Dates: January 20-27, 2025
  • Cost: $650 per person (includes all ground transportation, meals, room & board, and activities)
  • Flights: Each attendee will be responsible for booking their own flights and travel insurance as required by FSM
  • Registration Process: Register for the retreat at the link below, then fill out the Mission Trip Forms at www.faithfulservantmissions.org/trip-forms.
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Empowered

Mission Trip Devotional Journal

For far too long, short-term mission trips have been focused on the person going rather than the people there. This has led to a poor theology of what Jesus actually said when he called us to the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” 

Through the EMPOWERED Mission Trip Devotional Journal, explore a new way of thinking about short-term missions–one that doesn’t create dependence, but empowers people for generations to come!

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Empowered Devo Features:

10 original devotionals based on Scripture

Journal entries from nine missionaries

Mission trip countdown tracker

Prompts to reflect, pray, and journal

Additional resources for further learning

See the image of God in the face of all people and learn how empowerment creates lasting change. Whether you’re going on a mission trip, supporting someone on a mission trip, or are just curious to learn more about serving others, EMPOWERED will challenge you both locally and globally.

Who's It For?

If you are someone who…

is going on a short-term mission trip

is supporting someone going on a short-term mission trip

is interested in serving locally to make an impact in your community

wants to learn more about an empowering style of mission work

  • is going on a short-term mission trip
  • is supporting someone going on a short-term mission trip
  • is interested in serving locally to make an impact in your community
  • wants to learn more about an empowering style of mission work

Then EMPOWERED Mission Trip Devotional Journal is for you.

Resources for Trip Leaders

EMPOWERED is a great resource for adults and youth teams preparing to serve in short-term missions. Below are a few recommended ways to engage with the devotional to prepare for your trip. 

If you have 8 weeks before the trip to prepare, read and discuss:
  1. 8 weeks before: Introduction and One: Answering the Call
  2. 7 weeks before: Two: Joining the Team
  3. 6 weeks before: Three: Getting There
  4. 5 weeks before: Four: The Country
  5. 4 weeks before: Five: The Culture
  6. 3 weeks before: Six: The People
  7. 2 weeks before: Seven: The Mission
  8. 1 week before: Eight: Come, Holy Spirit
  9. While on the trip, read and discuss Nine: Re-Entry
  10. Sometime 2-4 weeks after the trip, read and discuss Ten: Debrief and Next Steps
 
If you have 4 weeks before the trip to prepare, read and discuss:
  1. 4 weeks before: Introduction, One: Answering the Call, and Two: Joining the Team
  2. 3 weeks before: Three: Getting There and Four: The Country
  3. 2 weeks before: Five: The Culture and Six: The People
  4. 1 week before: Seven: The Mission and Eight: Come, Holy Spirit
  5. While on the trip, read and discuss Nine: Re-Entry
  6. Sometime 2-4 weeks after the trip, read and discuss Ten: Debrief and Next Steps
 
 
 
 
 
If you have 1 week before the trip to prepare, read and discuss:
  1. Introduction, One: Answering the Call, Two: Joining the Team, and Three: Getting There
  2. While on the trip, have each team member read a section in the morning on their own, then discuss it in the evening as a team (not including travel days):
    1. Day 1: Four: The Country
    2. Day 2: Five: The Culture
    3. Day 3: Six: The People
    4. Day 4: Seven: The Mission
    5. Day 5: Eight: Come, Holy Spirit
    6. Day 6: Nine: Re-Entry
  3. Sometime 2-4 weeks after the trip, read and discuss Ten: Debrief and Next Steps

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