Mission Trips 2026

Join Us for Missions Trip to Timor-Leste 2026

 We are excited to invite you to be part of the Agape Baptist Church Missions Trip to Timor-Leste, as we celebrate our 22nd year of partnership with Central Shalom School in Dili. From 14 to 21 June, we will have the privilege of serving children and teachers from kindergarten to high school, bringing hope, love, and the Gospel into their lives.
 

🌍 Mission Highlights

 
Classroom Outreach (3 Days)
 
 We will go from classroom to classroom, conducting 40-minute sessions that creatively share the Gospel through games, crafts, and object lessons, engaging students in a meaningful and joyful way.
 
Teachers’ Training (2 Days)
 
 At the request of the Shalom School Principal, mission trippers will conduct Teachers’ Training, equipping and encouraging local educators in their calling.
Training Topics Requested by Principal Rosa:
1️⃣ Effective teaching methodologies
2️⃣ Managing naughty or challenging students
3️⃣ Identifying students with learning difficulties
4️⃣ Christian-based counselling skills
5️⃣ Preparing good lesson plans (especially for new teachers)
 
Comprehensive Support
 
Alumni and local guides will support us with translation and logistics, ensuring a smooth, effective, and impactful mission experience.
 
Commitment in Prayer & Preparation
 
Participants will commit to prayer and attend four monthly preparation meetings (online or in person), helping us grow spiritually and prepare practically for the mission.
 

💰 Cost

 
The estimated cost is $1,300, which includes food, airfare, transportation, and accommodation.

 

💖 Impact on the Children & Teachers

 
Spiritual Growth
 
Through our outreach, children will encounter the love of Jesus and be encouraged to grow in their faith.
 
Educational Support
 
Our presence and encouragement can inspire teachers to continue learning and serving with renewed passion and determination.
If you have ministry skills, teaching experience, or simply a heart to serve, we sincerely hope you will prayerfully consider joining us. Your participation will be a great blessing to both teachers and students.
 

✨ Personal Growth for Participants

 
Faith in Action
 
 Live out your faith by serving others and sharing God’s love in tangible ways.
 
Community & Fellowship
 
 Build meaningful relationships with fellow mission trippers and the local community.
 
A Transformative Experience
 
 Witnessing God at work through this mission can be life-changing, deepening your faith and perspective.
 

📝 Registration Details

 
Registration closes on 1 March 2026.
 
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to serve, grow, and be part of what God is doing in Timor-Leste.
 Let us come together to share the love of Christ with the children and teachers of Central Shalom School.
Join us on this meaningful journey of faith and service.
 
📞 For more information, please speak to Soo Fern (9799 3646) or Ps Thomas.

Missions - Timor Leste

Since 2004, Agape Baptist Church has been partnering with Shallom School to provide Timorese children with a good education. Given Timor Leste’s violent past, the hope is for a new history for the nation to be written by a new generation of Timorese with character and leadership. The redemptive key perhaps is education – not just academically but spiritually. This instruction is established upon the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is the only power for true transformation – from the major strongholds of violence, hatred and unforgiveness. Agape Baptist Church’s and Shallom School’s deep desire is for the gospel to bring shalom to a nation without shalom.

Economic and infrastructural transformation starts with a reformation of hearts and the holistic nurturing of students. This is done with the provision of nutrition, health checkups and imparting of biblical values. As part of the desire to disciple the students, the Bible is taught as part of the curriculum. In partnership with ACS(I) and short-term missionaries, the teachers in Shallom School are equipped to pastor the children in the way of the Lord. Visitors have observed a difference in the children, for example, some have voiced aspirations to contribute back to the nation.

The annual missions giving finances the operations of Shallom school – providing funds to pay salaries of teachers, daily expenses and provide each student with a meal each day. The Church is also mobilised to participate in the following ways:

The Anurakthani's in Thailand

Meet Sornchai, Yulian, and little Magdalene.
Agape will be supporting the Anurakthani family as they prepare for a mission trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand. Their monthly newsletters would be updated here. If you would like to follow more closely with the work they are doing in Chiang Mai, do follow their Instagram here!

Sornchai and Yulian has been serving as missionaries in Chiang Mai, Thailand and they hope to share more personal stories of their journey as a testimony of God’s goodness in and through their lives.
If you’ll like to keep them in prayer and receive encouragement from their stories, please click here to sign up to their newsletter email.

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