Boggabilla Mission Trip (Part 1)

When: Wednesday 8 March to Saturday 11 March 2023
Who: Years 10 – 11
Where: Oasis Family and Community Church, 13 Merriwa St. Boggabilla NSW 2409

Cost: $200

This program provides Year 10 & 11 students with an opportunity to develop and practice their ministry and Christian servitude skills through a local mission trip within a rural Aboriginal community. This experience will enhance and enrich the students’ understanding of what it means to be a Christian as they express God’s love and grace, as ones who have received it, to those who need it. 

Please note: to get the most out of the Mission trip, students will be strongly encouraged to attend the follow-up Mission trip planned for later in the year (Part 2), which will take place in Term 3 Week 8 – Thursday 31 August to Sunday 3 September 2023. (More details to follow)

In order to be eligible for the follow-up mission trip, students must have attended this trip.

Through this Mission trip, students will have the opportunity of being exposed to, and serving in a culture different from their own. By emerging and educating students in this complex community, we aim to develop relationships, compassion and understanding while striving towards a better shared vision. This directly supports the School’s objective to develop “confident and creative individuals” as well as “recognising the importance of different learning styles, the importance of success in learning and the importance of our faith in God.”

Program Aims:

• Create an inclusive environment where we share and build relationships, understand culture and create learning experiences that bring us closer to God.
• Develop student capabilities in leadership, Christian characteristics and complete elements of the practical units from the Certificate III in Ministry
• The opportunity to lead small group activities, lead/play worship, lead games/activities and assist with running a Church service (Youth or Sunday morning).

What’s included?

• Bus transport to and from the venue. There will be two pick up/drop off points for students – Faith Christian School, Graham Street, Underwood and Toowoomba, Queens Park
• Sleeping mat
• All meals
• Pastoral care and support for each students

Contact Pastor Reggie at raejene.stewart@faith.qld.edu.au if you have any questions.

Transport: 

We will be using the School minibus (22 seater) and an additional School vehicle.  We will be towing the white camping trailer.

Accommodation:  

Oasis Family and Community Church -13 Merriwa Street, Bogabilla, NSW 2409

The facility is fully fenced and provides toilets and showers and an air conditioned multi-purpose room.  Students will be set up in rooms – a room for the girls and a separate one for the boys for sleeping.  Camp mats will be provided to sleep on.

Food:  

We will be catering for the group by using the Church kitchen and rostering students onto meal time services Cost: $200 per person, including transport, accommodation and all meals.

What to bring on the mission trip:

All School programs will have the students engage in various adventure based learning activities where they will be outside and could get dirty.  We recommend that they do not come away on the Mission trip with new or expensive clothing, old comfortable clothes are preferable. Before the mission trip starts, there will be an information session for all registrants and their parents. More information about what to bring and what to expect will be provided then.