Volunteers in Mission
Upcoming VIM trips & events: Volunteer Opportunities Map
Northeast Flood Response: Contact Info
Volunteers in Mission Blog: Pen-Del VIM Blog
Scholarship opportunities available: VIM Grant Application
Insurance: Don’t Leave Home Without It (seriously)
VIM Teams must have insurance. Even if you have medical insurance, you need this insurance. It is inexpensive, and it covers unforeseen events. For example, regular medical insurance is often suspended in disaster zones. Also, if a team member has a serious medical event (or dies) the insurance will not only pay for care, but will pay to transport them home. These are not things we typically consider, but they are extremely expensive in the rare occasions they occur.
Insurance is offered through the Northeast Jurisdiction VIM Office. Website: http://new.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/mv/mission-teams-umvim/insurance-application-form Cost is $1.55 per day plus $15 fee per person. Coverage is medical of $10,000 with a $50 deductible and medical evacuation and repatriation of $100,000. The insurance sales also help to support the work of the NEJ VIM office, which makes significant contribution to VIM Ministry. http://www.gbgm-umc.org/umvim-nej/and choose the insurance link.
Websites:
www.umvim.info is the VIM website for our denomination. and see opportunities for service around the nation and the world, as well as sites designated for youth teams, families, etc.
www.gbgm-umc.org/about/us/mv/programs/individualvolunteer/opportunities/ Individual Volunteers: Is God calling you to serve in the mission field for a longer term? Individual Volunteers serve for 2 months to 2 years in ministry settings near and far.
www.ministrywith.org/ with is a United Methodist campaign to raise awareness, educate, and inspire people around ministry with the poor. The website provides resources for learning, mobilizing, connecting, and engaging with ministries and people to eradicate poverty.
http://pendelvim.wordpress.com/ is the VIM Blog for the Peninsula Delaware Conference. When folks travel on a VIM trip, we post stories and pictures here. We want your stories and pictures too. This is also in the process of being expanded to include resource information. Email trip stories to Rev. Asher Tunik at Pastorasher@gmail.com
Resource Persons
Members of the Conference VIM Committee are available to answer questions and come to your church as a guest speaker. Team members with asterisk (*) are also equipped to come to your church and train your VIM Team in preparation for a VIM Trip.
Rev. David Heistand 443-786-1000 dheistand@bluecrab.org
William F. Jones 410-703-5304 (cell) wjonesesfj@comcast.net
Victoria Foraker 410-885-5086 bvforaker@yahoo.com
Gil Hoffman 410-758-3519 gilhoffman@atlanticbb.net
Penny MacLennan 302-644-4856 Penny-sendme@comcast.net
Linda Mitchell (secretary) 410-310-4705 Lrm1163@hotmail.com
*Marie Van Der Wall 302-436-5684 mvanderwall@pen-del.org
Rev. Karin G. Tunnéll 302 378-2420 pastort@stpaulsodessa.org
*Rev. Amy Yarnall (Chair) 302-678-9626 pastor.amy@wesleyumc-dover.com
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