Informed Consent and Acknowledgement
Mission On The Move has adopted the following guidelines. We have established them based on the culture in the areas where we serve in order for you to provide the most effective witness possible in a short trip. As such, please respect them and abide by them understanding they may not reflect your style and personality. It is extremely important to be willing to adjust to the expectations of the host church, the host culture, the missionary, and the Team Leader. Your decision to go should be done after prayer and consultation with your family and your pastor.
Therefore, in consideration of the permission granted to me by the M.O.M. organization to participate in the above-described project during the above dates of the mission, and in consideration of the other obligations incurred by the mission organization during this mission activity, I hereby agree as follows:
- I agree to share my faith in an age-appropriate, bible-based manner while on the mission.
- I agree to not post pictures of children from the children's homes on social media that show their faces in an identifiable way, as they are protected by local child protection services. This includes showing their full faces in a church service that is shown on social media. Appropriate photos for social media include if the child is looking down, the back of the head, or a profile of their face, or at a far distance so that no facial details can be seen.
- I agree to abstain from the use and/or purchase of alcohol and tobacco while on the total experience of this mission. The use of alcohol and tobacco in Latin America is taboo and would destroy the effective witness of a volunteer team.
- I agree to not hold personal or inappropriate conversations with any child I encounter. An example would be if a child asks how much you paid for your cell phone or watch or sharing photos of your car or the inside of the house you live in. No conversations about sexuality. No asking a child personal questions about their past or their family that they are not able to safely live with which had led them to MOM. A child may volunteer this information to you, but such questions should not be asked of them.
- I hereby release and discharge the mission organization, Mission On The Move, its agents, employees, and officers, from all claims, demands, judgments, and executions which I ever had, or now have, or may have, or which my heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns may have, or claim to have, against the mission organization, its agents, employees and officers, and its successors or assigns, for all personal injuries, known or unknown, and injuries to property, real or personal, caused by or arising out of the above-described mission activities.
- I hereby acknowledge that by engaging in the above-described mission activities, I am subjecting myself to certain risks, including and in addition to those which I normally face in my personal and business life, including but not limited to such things as health hazards due to poor food and water, infectious diseases, pests, and poor sanitation; potential injury while working; and inadequate medical facilities, etc.
- I agree not to give any cash or gifts to any particular National without the approval of the Resident Missionary. I also agree not to make contact with any Nationals after the departure of the Team for the purpose of giving cash or gifts without the approval of the Director of Mission On The Move and the Resident Missionary.
- I agree not to give any invitation to any National to return with the Team to the United States or even to imply that arrangements will be made for a visit or permanent stay in the U.S.
- I agree to pay in full my portion of the mission no later than thirty (30) days prior to the date of departure.
- I agree to cooperate at all times with the Resident Missionary & Team Leader concerning the work assignments, the Dress Code, the Child Safety Rules, the food, lodging, and accommodations provided for the team and to stay with the team from beginning to end.
- I understand that Failure to follow these rules may result in being asked to leave the team or the mission at your own expense.
- I have received a copy of the Dress Code For Mission Teams and the Team Member Basic Child Safety Rules and agree to follow them to the best of my ability. I have read and understand the rules outlined for interacting with the children in the care of Mission On The Move and agree to abide by them.
- I agree to wear a mask and social distance based on the current requirements of the local government and the local missionaries for the protection of myself and/or those we are near.
- I agree that any in-country expenses that could arise are my personal financial responsibility including but not limited to uncovered medical expenses and expenses related to a COVID quarantine.