“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” –Colossians 3:17

Are you ready to take your next step in missional living? Are you ready to DO something? Here are some ways to get involved.

Opportunities at home

STAMP COLLECTION
If you receive mail to your house, you have money to donate to missions! All you need to do is trim (1/4″ inch around) postage stamps on your mail and bring them to your campus to donate them to Alliance Women. They will package and send them to an organization that sells them to collectors. The money is used to purchase teaching materials.
Contact: Sharon VanVlymen

DRESS A GIRL
“Dress A Girl” delivers dresses and hope to girls at risk all around the world. This ministry aims to restore a sense of worth to vulnerable girls living in extreme poverty. Slipping the dress over a girl’s ragged clothing and telling her God loves her can give her a new feeling of self-worth and dignity. Knowing her dress has been prayed over and made especially for her can be life-changing. Anyone can participate, as making the simple dresses involves sewing, cutting, ironing, packing, and praying over each dress.
Contact: Sharon VanVlymen

BANDAGES FOR BONGOLO HOSPITAL
For over a decade, we’ve partnered with Bongolo Hospital in Gabon to provide physical and spiritual healing to thousands of people, and to train African doctors to become surgeons. One of their most critical needs is rolled sheet bandages. The bandages are made by rolling strips of used bed sheets, torn into various lengths and widths, sewn end-to-end and wrapped in rolls of 2-4 inches in diameter.
Contact: Sharon VanVlymen

TEACHING ENGLISH
You can help someone in Southeast Asia practice English right from your home by participating in the “English Corner” via Zoom. Each week, you’ll be given questions and vocabulary phrases so you have something to talk about, and don’t worry, you only need to be fluent in English.
Contact: Sharon VanVlymen

Go and serve

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – New partnership! 🇬🇧
September 26–October 5, 2025
Envision Manchester is one of the newest Envision sites for the Christian and Missionary Alliance and Fairhaven is going to be making one of the first short-term trips there. The team will partner with local ministry partners and learn about ministry in Manchester, England.
Estimated cost: $2,600

INDONESIA 🇮🇩
November 3-15, 2025
Fairhaven has been invited to serve at the South Pacific Field Forum for the Christian and Missionary Alliance, where international workers will gather for their annual training. During the trip, we will lead and facilitate activities for the families of these workers, engage with our Global staff, and visit one of the sites in Indonesia. Participants must be committed to being involved in Fairhaven’s children’s ministry and will need to be available for pre-trip planning and training.
Estimated cost: $2,800

QUITO, ECUADOR 🇪🇨
January 31–February 8, 2026
March 7-14, 2026
For over 20-years, Fairhaven has been traveling to partner with churches in the Quito area. Together, we have help provide basic medical care for underserved families. This is a great opportunity for doctors, dentists, and nurses, but you can serve in several ways without a medical background. There are two date options, partnering with two different churches: Puembo and Los Chillos.
Estimated cost: $2,000

GUATEMALA 🇬🇹
February 28–March 8, 2026
For 25 years, Fairhaven has partnered with Pleasantville Church, Pennsylvania, to travel to Guatemala to work alongside Galilea Church as they build churches, schools, and homes.
Estimated cost: $1,900

KENTUCKY 🇺🇸
September 28-October 3, 2025
Fairhaven has been partnering with the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) for over ten years. Each year, a team travels to eastern Kentucky to serve the under-resourced families by providing basic home renovations, like painting, cleaning, building ramps, etc.
Estimated cost: $290-$375

WEST AFRICA 🌍
April 7-11, July 23-27, November 10-14, 2025
Business as Missions is a powerful opportunity for business leaders to teach successful business leadership courses to leaders in a West African country. The goal of this program is to share proven business concepts paired with spiritual principles, that help participants flourish and transform their local communities.
Estimated cost: $2,500-$3,200

GABON 🇬🇦
Dates TBD
For over a decade, we’ve partnered with Bongolo Hospital to provide physical and spiritual healing to thousands of people and to train African doctors to become surgeons. This opportunity is for medical specialists who can travel for two weeks to a remote area of Gabon to teach resident African doctors at the hospital.
Trip Cost: $2,500-$3,500