My Mission {Urban Mission Camp}

My Mission (Methodist Youth Mission) is a one-week, inner city mission camp sponsored by the SWTC Council on Youth Ministries. It will be in Austin, NW Hills UMC, on Sunday at 6 PM, June 17, until Thursday at noon on June 21, 2012.

My Mission is designed for Sr. and Jr. High students (entering 6th thru 12th grades). MYM is a safe but "intense" week of homeless street experience, poverty simulation, and service in and around inner-city Austin. Students gain an understanding of what it means to be homeless and to live in poverty. Jr. High students will be introduced to inner city ministry and will be separated from Sr. High students during the day. Programming will be age-specific and well supervised.

Students wanting to go to My Mission 2012 are invited to attend either as a youth group or as an individual. My Mission is about putting others first, thru serving Christ and Community.

Cost & Start Times. The cost for a youth to attend My Mission Mixed is $160. This covers all expenses during the camp. Staff attend at $80. Checks can be made out to SWTC Treasurer. (Adults please see additional Staff info on form.) The camp begins after dinner on the start date and conclude before lunch on the final day of camp.

Service Specifics (subject to change)

Inner City mission camp service opportunities include: 1) Conduct a Vacation Bible school local neighborhood children. 2) Attend and serve at a homeless shelter, 3) Play with the children at the housing project 4) Work at the area food bank 5) Serve meals to the homeless, 6) Hand out bottles of water & snow cones to homeless, and 7) participate in the Homeless Street Experience (experiential lesson in what life is like on the streets.)

Who can attend?

Any Jr or Sr. High student intentional about being in mission and representing Christ to the community is invited to attend. (Camp is limited to first 200 persons registered.) Although the name is “My” Mission, our philosophy is based on Acts 20.24 - “to consider My life worth nothing to me...” My Mission is not about us, it’s about loving others for Christ.
 
What To Bring
1. Sleeping bag, pillow, cot or air mattress.
2. Personal toiletries, towel, soap, etc.
3. A Bible, notebook, flashlight.
4. Modest clothing for 4 days (no short skirts, or halter tops, and one-piece swimsuit please.)
5. Bring a cap and sunscreen.
6. A genuine maturity to serve others for Christ.
7. Leave iPODS, cell phones or jewelry at home. 

8. One box of cereal, a jar of peanut butter and jelly, and a case of water per person.

9. Box fan & powerstrip

Contact Information
Registration Deadline is 10 days before camp start date. Group registrations should be mailed together. For registration or event questions contact:

SWTC Registrar: Cynthia Bedford, cynthiab@umcswtx.org, 210.408.4527, fax 210.408.4553. (Registration Q's)

SWTC Youth Ministry Assistant: Patty Chebultz, 210.408.4538, pattyc@umcswtx.org (General Event Q's)

SWTC Youth Event Coordinator: Becky Jackson, 512.734.3960, bjack143@aol.com (General Event Q's)

SWTC Director of Youth: Rev. Rusty Freeman, 210.382.4581, rhf143@gmail.com (Scholarship or Assorted Q's)

*Refunds are awarded only with a written or emailed reason for cancellation, less a $20 processing fee.

Sample Schedule | June 17-21, 2012 | Northwest Hills UMC Austin

Sunday: 6 PM Gathering, Orientation, Worship,

Monday-Wednesday: 9-12 AM Morning Sites, 1-3:30 PM Afternoon Sites, Homeless Street Experience, 

Swimming and Worship

Thursday: Clean up host church, 11 AM Closing Worship & 12 PM Dismissal

Adult Staff

Check-list
__ Paid $80 & completed registration form
__ Background Check on File
__ Child Protection Training
__ Complete reg. form
__ Contact SWTC Youth Event Coordinator: Becky Jackson

 “But MY life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus – the work of telling others
the Good News about God's wonderful kindness and love.” Acts 20.24 (NLT)