Impacting our world
Relationships are an important part of everything we do, including global outreach. We've spent years developing specific partnerships around the world so our short-term mission trips have a greater and longer-lasting impact on the international communities we serve. Though our trips are specialized, you don't have to have a medical, business or construction background to participate. If you have a heart for God's people, we have a way you can make a difference.
Gabon
Bongolo Hospital
For over a decade, we’ve partnered with Bongolo Hospital to provide physical and spiritual healing to thousands of people, and to train African doctors to become surgeons. We send medical specialists, usually 1-2 surgeons, multiple times a year to help assist with training, and we work with the hospital to equip its facilities and provide medical equipment.
Next trip: TBD
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Guatemala
Galilea Church
Each year, we partnership with our friends at Pleasantville Church in Pennsylvania, we send a construction team to work with Galilea Church in San Lucas, Guatemala. This 17-year partnership has helped build nine churches, a pastor’s home and two Christian schools that serve 300 children.
Individual/family trips can be arranged for those unable to participate in the annual construction trip. Contact us for details.
Next trip:
Guatemala Construction & Women’s Ministry Team: February 20-28
West Africa
Business Seminars
We partner with C&MA International Workers to help lead business seminars throughout West Africa. Over the last 13 years, we’ve sent 50 business teams to seven cities in six countries. The teams teach modules on successful business principles, including finance, marketing, human recourses and strategic leadership. The goal is to share proven business concepts paired with spiritual principles that help participants flourish and transform their local communities.
Upcoming trips:
Strategic Leadership: June 14-18, 2021
Finances: Fall 2021*
Human Resources: Spring 2022*
Marketing Management: Winter 2022*
*Tentatively scheduled trips
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Southeast Asia
Teaching English
In 2009, Fairhaven began a strategic partnership with C&MA International Workers in Southeast Asia by providing English resources to attract potential seekers for the purpose of discipleship.
Even with current COVID-19 travel restrictions, you can help someone in Southeast Asia practice English right from your home by participating in the “English Corner” via Zoom. Each week you'll be given questions and vocabulary phrases so you have something to talk about, and don’t worry, you only need to be fluent in English. When you sign up, you will participate in four online sessions, each lasting about an hour.
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Kentucky
Christian Appalachian Project
The Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) is faith-based organization serving people in Appalachia. Each fall, we send a short-term mission team to assist with home renovations such as building handicap ramps, painting, and cleaning.
Next trip: October 10-14, 2021
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Ecuador
El Puembo Church
We began a partnership with the Cumbaya Church in Quito, Ecuador in 2003. Now, we send teams of people to work with El Puembo Church, a Cumbaya church plant, to provide basic health care for underserved children, teens and adults, with nearly 2,000 patients each trip. This is a great opportunity for doctors, dentists and nurses, but there are a number of ways you can serve without a medical background.
Our students participate on Team Quito, alternating between our students going to Ecuador and their students coming here. Together, the students outreach through vacation Bible school programs, sports camps and light construction at a local church.
Upcoming trips:
Medical Team, Centerville Campus: January 2022
Medical Team, Springboro Campus: February 2022