OAFC TRAVEL TEAMS
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06/27/2009
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2009 Travel Team
Extended Travel Team
An Extended Travel Team will be led by Seminarian Jacob Mueller. This team of 5 members will leave the Arch in St. Louis on June 4 and head for Rocky Ford, Colorado where they will serve with an outreach weekend and then assist with VBS. They will continue with another week in Colorado before heading to Montana and then ending in North Dakota before joining Summer Training. (Bold Print are confirmed)
June 5-7 @
June 8-12 VBS @ Rock Ford
June 7-8 Evenings Team Training & Building in PM along with VBS preparations
T. June 9
@ Grace,
W. June 10 @ Trinity, La Junta CO
Th. June 11 @
Trinity,
June 12-14 @ Hope, Westcliffe CO
S. June 14
@ Family of Christ,
M. June 15 in Colorado Springs
T. June 16
@ Redeemer,
W. June 17 @ Epiphany, Castle Rock CO
Th. June 18 @ Our Savior, Commerce City CO
June 19-21 @ St. Andrew, Denver CO
S. June 21
M. June 22 @ Shepherd of the Rockies, Bailey CO
T. June 23 @ Hope. Aurora CO
W. June 24 @ Immanuel, Sheridan WY
Th. June 25 - First Missoula MT No Happening
June 26-28 @
S. June 28
T. June 30 - W. July 1 @ Peace, Great Falls MT
Th. July 2 @ St. Peter, Whitefish MT
July 3-5 @ The Church at Creston – Lutheran is July 4th weekend. Will join for Sunday worship.
S. July 5 – M. July 6 @ First,
T. July 7
@
W. July 8 @ Shepherd of the Valley, Bismarck ND
Th. July 9 @ Holy Cross, Bismarck ND
July 10-12 @
Messiah,
S. July 12 @
Concordia,
M. July 13 – Stop on Way to ST
July 14-20
@ Summer Training,
St. Mark,
Some of the first pictures from the 2009 Extended Travel Team
Summer Travel Teams
Following Summer Training OAFC is working to send out two travel teams July 20-29. Our focus is on the Indianapolis area and a return to Kansas City. Contact OAFC Staff for more information about hosting one of these teams.
| Date | Indianapolis Team | Kansas City Team |
| Mon. July 20 | Grace - Waterloo IA | Fairview KS - Pending |
| Tues. July 21 | Grace - Lafayette IN | St. Matthew - Nortonville KS |
| Wed. July 22 | Fort Wayne IN - Pending | Atchison KS - Pending |
| Thurs. July 23 | Fort Wayne IN - Pending | St. Matthew - Lee Summit KS |
| July 24 - 26 Weekend | Emmaus - Indianapolis IN | First - Paola KS |
| Sun. July 26 | St. John - Indianapolis IN | Trinity - Clinton MO |
| Mon. July 27 | Indianapolis - Pending | Lebanon MO - Pending |
| Tues. July 28 | Our Savior - St. Joseph IL | St. John - Jefferson City MO |
| Wed. July 29 | Rendezvous @ St. John - New Minden IL | |
2008 Travel Teams
One worked around the Milwaukee area while the second team traveled through Wisconsin to Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan before returning through Michigan.
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2007 Travel Teams
One team was sent to New Orleans, Louisiana the week before Summer Training, working from Camp Restore. Two Travel Teams traveled from Summer Training July 16-25, 2007 to Austin & San Antonio, Texas and Kansas City.
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Team Photos by Bill Brockschmidt
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Serving on a Travel Team
Summer Training 2008 was July15-21 in Champaign, Illinois. Travel Teams traveled from there July 21 - 30, 2008.
2009 Summer Training will probably be July 14-20 in the Lincoln, Nebraska area. Probably Travel Team destinations will be areas to the north & west of there. Anyone desiring a Travel Team may contact Pastor Dan Smith or Mr. Dan Barz.
Team Members must be nominated by area directors. All nominations are due by April 1. Letters are sent to nominated Ambassadors.
The qualifications are as follows:
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Be commissioned at the Witness Level and in the 9th grade or higher.
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Know all 3 witness methods
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Attended at least 6 weekends, 1 of which could be Training.
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Highly recommended by their Lead Director
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Able to lead a Witness Team
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Have attended one prior Summer Training
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Volunteering, Servant Attitude
Spring Break College Travel Teams
During their Spring Breaks Ambassadors from all Concordia Universities, Other college Ambassadors with the same spring breaks and home schooled high school students are invited to help develop new OAFC starts and encourage current groups. In addition to leading one or two weekends each, they visit Lutheran high schools and grade schools during the week along with churches in the evenings.
The 2006 College Teams included a Seward team in Northern Illinois and a trip of 7 Ambassadors to Southern Florida. Pictures are on the SBTT page.
Travel Team stops often include visits at Lutheran schools. Those interested in scheduling a Spring Break or Summer Travel Team stop may contact Mr. Daniel Barz for more information.
SCHOOL CHAPELS or ASSEMBLIES MAY INCLUDE
(45-60 Minutes)
Singing.
Ambassadors tell how God's love has touched their lives.
Drama and/or Puppet show.
Explanation of OAFC ministry and how youth may be involved.
Demonstrating and sharing witnessing methods and skills.
Telling of experiences from witness surveying.
A short message based on God’s Word.
Other encouragement & sharing.
High Schools or Junior High could also include presentations to classes.
