Missions 2027

Hope for One More.

Share the love and hope of Jesus with people around the world. In 2027, Mountain West Church is serving alongside our missions partners on five trips. Explore the opportunities and prayerfully consider your next step.

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A Mountain West team serving plates of food to families on a mission trip

Five trips, in the order they close

The deadlines come first.

Apply byNovember 16, 2026

GuatemalaMen's Only

San Lucas Sacatepequez

Building homes for families who need them, installing efficient cook stoves, fitting water filters, and teaching clean water. The only requirements are a loving heart, a generous spirit, and a willingness to get dirty.

Five days. The shortest trip on this page, and the one with the nearest deadline.

Three men lifting a sheet of corrugated roofing into place in Guatemala
When
March 3 to 7, 2027
How long
5 days
Cost
$2,000
Deposit
$500 by December 6, 2026
Team size
8 to 10 people
Who it is for
Men 18 and up
Trip leader
Jay Cranford
Serving with
Servant's Hearts Ministries, and MW missionaries Karry and Vinicio Lopez
Apply for this trip to GuatemalaAsk a question first about Guatemala
Apply byDecember 30, 2026

Guatemala

San Lucas Sacatepequez

Homes for families who need them, cook stoves that burn less wood, water filters, and clean water taught to the people who will use it.

A good first trip for a family or a small group going together.

Two men cutting lumber for a house build in Guatemala
When
July 14 to 21, 2027
How long
8 days
Cost
$2,500
Deposit
$700 by January 15, 2027
Team size
8 to 15 people
Who it is for
15 and up
Trip leader
Linda and Jay Cranford
Serving with
Servant's Hearts Ministries, and MW missionaries Karry and Vinicio Lopez
Apply for this trip to GuatemalaAsk a question first about Guatemala
Apply byJanuary 5, 2027

Jamaica

Kingston

Vacation Bible School in orphanages, children's homes and the inner city, including Waterhouse and Riverton. The team also hands out school supplies, scholarships and toiletries to 300 children and staff.

The least expensive trip, the largest team, and the one built for families and teens.

When
July 17 to 24, 2027
How long
8 days
Cost
$1,800
Deposit
$600 by January 15, 2027
Team size
8 to 18 people
Who it is for
15 and up
Trip leader
Not yet assigned
Apply for this trip to JamaicaAsk a question first about Jamaica
Apply byJanuary 5, 2027

Bangladesh

Medical, dental and optometry care for people living outside the city with no way to reach it. Clinicians are needed. So is everybody who sets up, serves, translates and keeps a line of three hundred people moving.

You do not have to be a medical professional to go on this one.

When
June 17 to 27, 2027
How long
11 days
Cost
$2,800
Deposit
$1,000 by January 17, 2027
Team size
6 to 12 people
Who it is for
18 and up
Trip leader
Not yet assigned
Apply for this trip to BangladeshAsk a question first about Bangladesh
Apply byJanuary 17, 2027

South Africa

Cape Town

A Kids Camp for children living in an informal settlement outside Cape Town, run alongside a local church and a non-profit. The team also delivers food parcels, hosts a community meal, and helps with whatever else the settlement needs that week.

The longest trip on this page.

A hall full of kids at the Cape Town Kids Camp
When
June 24 to July 5, 2027
How long
12 days
Cost
$3,700
Deposit
$1,000 by January 28, 2027
Team size
6 to 12 people
Who it is for
18 and up
Trip leader
Peggy King and Ashwin Lewis
Serving with
Hope South Africa
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Before you fill anything out

Five things have to be true.

These live on page three of the application, which is a long way to go to find out the answer is not this year. So they are here.

You have served on a Hope Team in the last 12 months

Not a technicality. Going somewhere hard with a team starts with serving alongside one here.

Somebody at Mountain West will vouch for you

A staff member, a Hope Team leader, or your Small Group leader.

You will come to the training

Sessions run in early 2027, and they are not optional.

The trip is paid in full before you go

Fundraised, paid yourself, or some of both. We will talk you through it.

Your passport is valid six months past the return date

Check it today. This is the requirement that catches people, and renewals are slow.

And then what happens

You apply

The form takes a while. Do it somewhere quiet.

The trip leader calls you

An interview and an honest conversation about whether this is your year.

You find out

You are told where you landed, and then the training starts.

Local imprint, global impact

We do not go alone.

The people we send you to

  • Aleece Diaz with a child she cares for in the Caribbean

    Aleece Diaz

    The Caribbean

    About Aleece Diaz

    A medical missionary who first went on short-term trips in 2011, came back after Mercer's Physician Assistant program, and never left. She shares the hope of Jesus through the kind of care that is hard to come by where she serves.

  • Vinicio and Karry Lopez with their daughters

    Vinicio and Karry Lopez

    Guatemala

    About Vinicio and Karry Lopez

    Vinicio and Karry, with their daughters Emma and Selah, meet the practical and spiritual needs of families living in poverty across Guatemala. Homes, food and clothing after disasters, plus water wells and a medical clinic. Mountain West sends a team to serve with them every summer.

  • Dao Duy Tri and La Tiem Giao with their child

    Dao Duy Tri and La Tiem Giao

    Vietnam

    About Dao Duy Tri and La Tiem Giao

    Called in 2020 to plant a church in Ho Chi Minh City. It has grown into a thriving children's ministry, home visits, Bible studies, English classes, and school fees covered for the children in their congregation.

  • Michael and Elaine Shreve with their family

    Michael and Elaine Shreve

    The Philippines

    About Michael and Elaine Shreve

    Michael and Elaine serve with Word for the World, a forty-year-old ministry that has planted several hundred churches and now reaches more than 30,000 people across nine countries. They run the church planting institute. Elaine, a certified family counselor, brings mental health care to people inside and outside the organization.

  • Joe Duthie, founder of Christian Ambassadors Network

    Joe Duthie

    India

    About Joe Duthie

    Founder of Christian Ambassadors Network, which equips ordinary believers to be witnesses to the people already in their lives. Joe splits his time between Atlanta and India.

Here at home

  • MW Hope Center
  • Global Frontier Missions
  • Bread Coffeehouse
  • Church of God Missions
  • Peggy KingInterVarsity, undergraduate campus ministry
  • Brian ChangInterVarsity, faculty ministry
  • Whit NunallyEternally 4-U

Partners around the world

  • Servant's Hearts MinistryGuatemala
  • Friends of Sierra LeoneSierra Leone
  • Christians In ActionSierra Leone
  • Hope South AfricaSouth Africa

A prayer to start with

Lord, thank you for Mountain West's missionaries. Thank you for filling them with courage and compassion to reach One More in our community and throughout the nations. Shield them from harm and grant them strength as they continue to spread hope. Open people's hearts to receive your message through them. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Not this year?

There is still a next step.

Have questions?

Let's find your next step.

You don't have to have it all figured out. Pastor Kewon would love to answer your questions and help you explore how you can be part of missions at Mountain West.

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Prefer to call? (770) 491-0228.