how to raise support for
your yom mission trip
1. Make a Contact List.
Start by listing all the people you know. Here are some groups you’ll want to include:
Your Home Church
Also, reach out to your youth pastor, church staff, Sunday school teachers, and children’s ministry leaders.
Relatives
Also, remember to include siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins.
Friends
Pass out your support letter to roommates/suitemates, residence assistants, classmates, or friends from your classes and collegian.
Other Contacts
2. Reach Out to your contacts.
The best way to share with others about your trip is through conversations in person. While one-on-one communication is the most personal method, you can also use presentations to reach groups of people as well.
Whether talking to an individual or a group, follow these tips:
- Tell them your destination and the dates of your trip.
- Explain what you’ll be doing.*
- Share your heart for missions and purpose for the trip.
- Give them time to ask questions.
- Ask for their e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address for follow up.
*Typical ministry activities include tract distribution, Bible clubs, medical clinics, evangelistic campaigns, church services, and public school outreaches.
3. Keep Praying and Trusting God.
Prayer is the key to your summer ministry. Make this a daily part of your life, and ask others to pray, too.
Ask them to pray specifically for. . .
- your team as you prepare.
- effective language skills.
- good health and traveling safety.
- you to reach souls for Christ and encourage the missionaries.
Just as you took a step of faith when you followed God’s leading to this missions trip, you can trust God as you raise support. He can provide for your financial needs!
raising support FAQs
Below you’ll find answers to frequently asked questions. For more info, read the
Raising Your Support handout
you received during training sessions.
How do I write my support letter?
YOM provides support letter templates so that you can use to get started. If you choose to use a template, make sure to customize it to fit your missions trip.
- Give specifics including:
Destination, trip dates, and ministry activities - A Bible verse or brief testimony about how God led you to this missions trip
- Prayer requests
- Amount of funds needed*
- Deadline for receiving funds
*You can also mention that funds cover the cost of airfare, lodging, food, transportation in country, country exit fees, ministry materials, and missionary supplies.
If you can, add a couple pictures of you on previous missions trips/other ministry outreaches. Before printing, check the letter for grammar errors and typos.
How do my supporters send funds to YOM?
Off-campus supporters can provide funds online or through the mail using the address below.
Youth Outreach Ministry
PO Box 18315
Pensacola, FL 32523
For online donations, they can click Donate on your team’s website or YOM’s home page.
On-campus supporters can drop checks off at the Information Desk’s YOM Deposit Box. Or they can take cash donations to the Cashier’s Office.
Important Reminders
• Please ask supporters to make checks payable to Youth Outreach Ministry. They must write your name/your team name on the check memo line.
• Please do not send cash donations in the mail.
• Financial donations given through YOM are tax-deductible.
• YOM will provide all donors (except cash) with a mailed receipt as long as we are given the name of the donor and their return mailing address.
When do I need to have all my funds?
Start raising support now! Your goal should be to have most of your support raised over Christmas break. The fund raising deadline for your missions trips is April 5th.