Mission Direct - Volunteers helping the world's poor

We aim to be sensitive to all people, including the mission team and the local community and encourage a ‘servant heart’ attitude. As we travel we recognise that we are ‘guests’ in a country. The countries you visit will have a different culture and we need to consider different expectations. We hope our volunteers will refrain from smoking. For those that do we ask for the utmost discression and our staff will give some specific advice depending on the country

Equally we are sensitive about drinking alcohol in some countries. You will find many Christians in Africa, for instance, would struggle with a ‘drinking’ culture, so if in doubt and particularly if in the company of Christians overseas it is often best to go for soft drinks. When in-country just ask the team leaders if you have any doubts.