Mission trips
If you'd like to get an idea of what's required to join a mission trip, the application is available here.
For current information about upcoming trips, contact Rev. Kimberly Greway, TNC clergy representative, 412-341-9833, or via e-mail: kgreway@gmail.com.
Photos of past trips can be viewed at www.picasa.com . Click on “go to Picasa Web Albums” and sign in using:
· User name – nyadireconnection@gmail.com
· Password – Zimbabwe
Frequently Asked Questions about our mission trips
What do we do?
Participants will have choices depending on their skills and interests. Each trip is customized based on the people going, but activities always support the various programs of The Nyadire Connection.
We normally have:
1) construction/maintenance — building, painting, repairing, puttering
2) children/youth — vacation Bible school, after-school programs, working with the orphans, assisting in the schools
3) medical — teaching or practicing in the hospital and surrounding clinics
4) pastoral care — in the hospital, at the orphanage, supporting Nyadire staff
What do we bring?
Your team leader will provide a “Packing List,” but you don’t need many personal items. You should bring one nice set of clothes for church – men usually wear ties to church, but otherwise normal clothes to work in are fine.
Women typically wear long dresses that cover the knees and don’t expose the shoulders. Shorts are not OK.
International flights allow two checked bags – each 50 pounds which we fill with donated items. Almost all your personal items can be taken in your carry on back-pack.
The team will gather for a “packing party” to categorize, prioritize and then pack the donated items in the suitcases to be carried to Zimbabwe. Each suitcase is carefully weighed so as not to incur additional charges.
Donated items that will travel with this group include: sutures, medical books, toiletries for orphans, handmade blankets and quilts, children’s books, clothing, medication, tools and many diverse things needed at Nyadire. –
Where do we stay?
Nyadire Mission has a number of staff houses that we stay in. We stay two or three to a room in single beds. Each house has a common area and kitchen. Nyadire residents do the cooking and cleaning for us.
What is Nyadire Mission like?
Think of it like a college campus — various departments occupying different buildings spread over a large area. Nyadire Mission has many departments: schools, hospital, orphanage, farm, etc.
The people are extremely friendly and happy to have us there. They are very welcoming and hospitable.
