Short-Term Post-Trip Report 2017-2018

Thank you for your time of service as a CVM Short-Term Mission Participant! We are grateful for your heart to serve and would love to hear your reflections - encouragements, challenges, and questions. You may have had a mountaintop experience or may have come home feeling confused or uncertain about the impacts on the local community and your role in it. All of these feelings are normal in returning home and we hope that these questions help you process through them.

Your feedback is valuable to CVM as we seek to help our short-term mission participants to make a long-term impact in the communities they serve.

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* 1. Short-Term Missions Participation

Name

State/Province

Country

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 2. Dates of your mission trip:

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* 3. In what location did you serve? Who was your in-country host?

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* 4. How did you hear about this trip?

Friend

CVM Website

CVF group

CVM Email announcement

CVM Staff

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Do you think you will go on another short-term mission trip?

Yes

Why or why not?

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* 6. What would be the biggest deterrent keeping you from participating in another short-term trip in the future?

Cost of short-term trip (including airfare and in country expenses)

Lack of time off

Family responsibilities

Don't feel short-term missions is God's will for me

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Would you recommend going on this trip to a colleague?

Yes

Maybe if they changed...

Why or why not?

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* 8. As you reflect on your trip, please give your best estimate for your team on the following categories to help CVM assess the impact of our trips:

Number of people challenged to lives of worship:

Number of people who heard the gospel message:

Number of people who accepted Christ:

Number of people in discipleship relationship:

Number of hours spent training others:

Number of animals treated:

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* 9. How effective were these aspects of your trip while you were serving?

	Not done	Not effective	Barely effective	Effective	Very effective	Highly effective	N/A
Blending of faith and veterinary practice	Blending of faith and veterinary practice Not done	Blending of faith and veterinary practice Not effective	Blending of faith and veterinary practice Barely effective	Blending of faith and veterinary practice Effective	Blending of faith and veterinary practice Very effective	Blending of faith and veterinary practice Highly effective	Blending of faith and veterinary practice N/A
On the ground facilitation by trip leader	On the ground facilitation by trip leader Not done	On the ground facilitation by trip leader Not effective	On the ground facilitation by trip leader Barely effective	On the ground facilitation by trip leader Effective	On the ground facilitation by trip leader Very effective	On the ground facilitation by trip leader Highly effective	On the ground facilitation by trip leader N/A
Daily debrief with team	Daily debrief with team Not done	Daily debrief with team Not effective	Daily debrief with team Barely effective	Daily debrief with team Effective	Daily debrief with team Very effective	Daily debrief with team Highly effective	Daily debrief with team N/A
Preparation by in-country host	Preparation by in-country host Not done	Preparation by in-country host Not effective	Preparation by in-country host Barely effective	Preparation by in-country host Effective	Preparation by in-country host Very effective	Preparation by in-country host Highly effective	Preparation by in-country host N/A

Please describe how these aspects could have been more effective while you were serving.

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* 10. What do you wish you had known prior to this trip?

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* 11. What was the most challenging aspect of your trip?

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* 12. Please share an encouraging story of an experience from your trip of something that impacted you or that you learned.

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* 13. How was your faith impacted as a result of your short-term missions service?

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* 14. What next steps of faith is God calling you to as a result of this trip? How can CVM support, encourage, and equip you for these next steps?

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* 15. Are you interested in long-term service in missions?

Yes

Comment?

Thank you for your thoughtful reflections. Please know that we are praying with and for you as you return home. If you would like to discuss this in more detail or if there is more information you would like to provide about your experience, know that we are available.

Blessings to you as you return home.

The CVM Short-Term Missions Office
206-546-7344
shortterm@cvmusa.org