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What kind of training does WEC Trek provide?

Pre-field manual

Before coming to WEC USA’s headquarters for orientation you’ll receive a pre-field manual that walks you through the steps you need to take to get to your country of service.

Topics covered:

• Personal preparation
• Raising a support team
• Obtaining a passport, visa and immunizations
• The nuts and bolts of packing
• Country research

Your manual will also include a budget, required reading list and some forms you’ll need to fill out.

Orientation

Before you leave for your overseas assignment, WEC Trek will provide an excellent and thorough one-week orientation at WEC USA’s headquarters in Philadelphia, PA

Topics covered:

• Audio-visual storytelling
• Biblical basis of missions
• Church planting (introduction to)
• Cross-cultural communication & adaptation,
• Culture shock
• Dependency issues
• Expectations
• Guarding your heart
• Health & safety
• Language learning
• Missions challenge
• Research on the country of ministry
• Sharing your faith cross-culturally
• Spiritual warfare
• WEC overview
• Working on an international missionary team

You’ll also go on a prayer walk and visit ethnic neighborhoods to apply what you learned.

Debrief

Immediately after returning from your trek you’ll participate in a time of debriefing.

Debriefing provides an excellent environment to:

• Process your WEC Trek experience
• Write a debrief report
• Share about your trip
• Ask God how to use your short-term mission experience to make long-term changes in your life

It includes sessions on:

• Re-entry stress (reverse culture shock)
• Sharing your experience
• Serving as a "sender" or "goer."

Follow up

WEC Trek’s one-year follow-up program will help keep your WEC Trek experience fresh and challenge you to continue your involvement in the Great Commission, here at home or in another culture.