One of the ways that BEAMM helps local churches to reach out to their local community is through the assistance of work teams from churches throughout the United States. These work teams, made up of youth and adults, come to the border with a full range of skills and talents. But they come especially to offer the love of Jesus Christ in very practical ways. The teams help the border churches to offer Vacation Bible School, English camps, fellowship evangelism, and assist with various neighborhood clean-up and construction projects.
Do you have a week? Want to make a difference? Why not try a Short-Term Missions trip to a BEAMM project? There are many different ways that you can help: construction, painting, evangelism, teaching English, or helping with a Vacation Bible School. Plus you'll get to make new friends, eat new foods, and experience a new culture! Sound exciting? Come on Down!
Step 1: Check the projects and weeks available on the lists below to select your desired week and what you would like to do.
Step 2: Once you have selected a possible week, contact the BEAMM Short-Term Project Administrator for that region to begin the process of scheduling your team for that week.
Step 3: After scheduling your week, download the forms below and send them, with your deposit and payments, to:
LuAnn Bowman
4856 Cuartel Lane
El Paso, TX 79912
915-838-3747 (office)
915-892-5178 (cell)
luannbowman@beamm.org
Confirmation Form
Return this form along with a $50/person deposit to reserve space for your team.
Medical Release Forms - Adult
Medical Release Form - Minor
Take original with you to field, send or Fax copy to:
Mission to the World
1600 North Brown Road
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Fax #: (678) 823-0027
Accounting Form
Self-explanatory as to when to send payments
Release of Liability for Child Sexual Abuse
Fax or mail directly to MTW. The fax number is at bottom of form.
They need to keep this on file for liability purposes.
Criminal Background Check
To be used as needed
Team Summary Form (Mexico)
Team Summary Form (U.S.)
(MS Excel Spreadsheet) When your team is firmed up and you have this information, please e-mail to LuAnn. This is the preferred method since a copy must be forwarded to MTW for insurance purposes.
Team Leader Handbook
Information about leading your team
Later in the process, your BEAMM Short-Term Project Administrator will contact you to provide you with more detailed information as to the types of activities in which you will be involved, and additional ways in which you can prepare your team for your time with us, including copies of the BEAMM Short-Term Handbook for the appropriate region.
Step 4: As soon as you have them, please provide LuAnn Bowman and your BEAMM Short-Term Project Administrator with copies of your flight itinerary and team list. This will aid in our planning for your group.
IMPORTANT TRAVEL INFO: The requirements for returning back into the United States from Mexico have changed, effective June 1, 2009. Please click here to read the latest requirements. Your BEAMM hosts will be asking to check the identification documents of all of your team members upon your arrival to the El Paso or San Diego airport. Anyone not having the necessary documents to cross back into the United States from Mexico will not be able to cross into Mexico with us. Your team leader will have to make arrangements for that person until he has such documents. (This only applies to teams going into Mexico.)
ALSO NOTE: We are doing everything that we can to keep the costs
of your trip as low as possible while providing the
maximum ministry impact possible. The budget used for
your team covers the costs of ministry, housing, transportation,
food, and salaries of national workers that we employ
to help make your team the most effective that it can
be. While we don't promise four-star accommodations,
we do promise to provide you with a comfortable, safe,
lodging environment. We strive to give you a variety
of good, nutritious meals. We also strive to provide
a safe construction or ministry site. We praise God
for the fact that we have not had any major injuries
over the past four years! We pray that God would continue
to protect His servants from injury. You can help us
to maintain the level of quality that we have endeavored
to maintain by offering suggestions as to how we may
improve your time with us. Please feel free to share
these with your BEAMM Short-Term Project Administrator
before, during, or after your trip.
We look forward to your serving with us!
