Dental Mission Trip May 2013

May 12 - May 18, 2013

The idea of a “Mission Trip” usually involves going to “another world” to share the love of Christ in word and deed.

The Rescue Mission of Roanoke is a place where for 65 years those who are suffering and those who feel called to stand with the poor can meet and form a partnership that is respectful and safe. Our goal with “Dentists on a Mission” is to facilitate a mission trip experience where those who come to help and those who need care form authentic relationships that broaden the vision of what God can accomplish in all of their lives.

The “Dentists on a Mission” Mission Trip experience is designed to offer an immersion in the lives of people who are homeless. This event will take place on the Rescue Mission campus which includes various shelters for men, women and children, an adult learning center, a studio arts program, a residential recovery program, and a clinic (medical, psychiatric, vision and dental). For this experience to be successful, participants must come with an attitude of “surrender,” making an effort to hold in check “assumptions” and “expectations” as well as an offering of restraint in judging the experience until the end.

There will be a survey at the end of the experience so that we can benefit from your feedback and that of the people you serve going forward.

Below is a sample schedule of what a Week at the Rescue Mission would include:

DAY ONE - SUNDAY

2:00 - 3:00 PM Arrive at the Mission’s Clinic to meet those on the team and to leave all personal belongings in storage
3:00 - 5:00 PM Meet the Team and discussion with staff about your night in shelter
5:00 - 9:00 PM Intake for shelter stay with Mission Staff, Dinner, Chapel and Bed

DAY TWO - MONDAY

6:00 or 7:30 AM Breakfast with guests (Males at 6:00 and Females at 7:30)
8:00 AM Meet in Clinic after breakfast for orientation and to get room assignments
NOON Tour of the mission with others from the community (includes lunch)
2:00 PM Clinic tour and specific dental clinic setup (no patients seen)
4:00 - 8:30 PM Eat and then serve dinner to other populations
8:30 PM Group Prayer before going to assigned rooms

DAY THREE - TUESDAY

7:00 AM Breakfast with Residential Recovery Program Participants
7:30 AM Morning Start (daily devotional time with all Program Participants)
7:45 AM Community meeting with Program Participants (get 12-Step meeting partner at this time)
8:00 - 4:00 PM Dental Clinic (lunch will be served in the Clinic)
5:30 PM Dinner with Program Participants and Staff
6:00 - 9:00 PM Attend a 12-Step Meeting with a program person (meetings are held at 6:00, 7:00 or 8:00 PM)
9:00 PM Prayer with your program participant and Goodnight

DAY FOUR - WEDNESDAY

7:30 AM Breakfast with Women & Children’s Center
8:30 - 4:00 PM Dental Clinics (lunch will be served int he Clinic)
8:30 - 4:00 PM At some point you will be asked to go on the Engaged Presence Walk (30-45 minutes)
5:00 - 7:30 PM Dinner Women & Children’s Center (5:00) or with Men’s Shelter (6:30)
6:30 - 8:30 PM Chapel with Women & Children’s Center or Men’s Hospitality Chapel
8:30 PM Prayer with the Team and Goodnight

DAY FIVE - THURSDAY

6:00 AM Breakfast with Men’s Shelter
8:00 - 4:00 PM Dental Clinic from (special Lunch today at Noon)
12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch at 2nd helpings (a café operated by the Rescue Mission that helps raise our operating budget)
5:00 PM Dinner with a Staff Member
5:00 - 8:00 PM Participate in the BLESS MY SOUL (SOLE) Ministry
8:00 PM Prayer with the Team and Goodnight

DAY SIX - FRIDAY

7:00 AM Breakfast with Program Participants
7:30 AM Morning Start with Program Participants
8:00 - 3:00 PM Dental Clinic (lunch will be served in the Clinic)
4:00 PM Mission Wide Rally with Team as speakers
5:00 PM until ? Evening on the town

DAY SEVEN - SATURDAY

Breakfast time of your choice (6:15, 7:00 or 7:30 AM)
Depart for home

For additional information, please contact Laura Padgett, Dental Coordinator, at 540.777.7671 or via email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)