Volunteers in Mission
2011 VIM Trip Opportunities
| Country | Date | Team Leader |
| Bolivia | June 24-July 9 |
Carl Franson |
| Cambodia | January 7-19 |
Laura Galbraith |
| Ecuador | February 11-22 |
Judy Stevens |
| Costa Rica | February 19 – 26 | Robert Hawkins rhawkins456@optonline.net |
| Mozambique | August 6-22 | Annette Griffith annettegriffith@earthlink.net |
| Ghana | July 8-20 | Joseph Ewoodzie jewoodzie@gmail.com |
| Youth Ambassadors Mission to Ghana | February 16-28 | Joseph Ewoodzie jewoodzie@gmail.com Donna Jolly jolly_donna@hotmail.com |
| Haiti Disaster Response Mission | Dates are frequently added, please click here to view the schedule>> | Apply through nyacdisaster@gmail.com |
We currently send VIM teams to the following countries:
Biloxi Iowa Chile Haiti Ghana Bolivia Costa Rica Mozambique Youth Ambassadors Thailand/Cambodia
What is VIM 
A United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) team is one that serves locally, notionally, or internationally where it is invited; works in a ministry endorsed by the host Methodist church, partner church or agency, or nongovernment organization (NGO); and serves in cooperation with the local host group.
The UMVIM motto, “Christian Love in Action,” is taken from 1John 3:18, in which Christians are asked to love “not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” Living our faith is at the very heart of our Christian calling and reflects the purpose that has grown out of our understanding of who we are and what we want to be: those who express “Christian Love in Action.”