Here's how not to blow a great opportunity to serve on the foreign field:

 10-Tips for Mission Trips

  Ten Commandments for your next Short-term Mission Trip      

You shall not forget that you represent your home country and the Lord Jesus Christ.  Be prepared to do anything you can to help and serve the missionary and his people.  Have a learner's attitude (you will learn something about native Christians; about the work of missions; about the job of a missionary; and you will learn something about yourself).

You shall not expect that things will be the same as they are at home, for you have left your home to find different things.  Memorize and Repeat: “It’s not wrong; it’s just different.

You shall not take minor things too seriously.  Accepting things as they are paves the way for a good mission trip.

You shall not judge all (people in your host country) by the one person with whom you have had trouble.

You shall not let other group members get on your nerves.  You raised good money and set aside this time.  So, enjoy yourself.

You shall not be overly worried.  The person who worries has no pleasures.  Few things people worry about are ever fatal.

Remember your passport (or other identification document) so that you know where it is at all times.  A person without documents is a person without a country. 

Blessed is the person who says "thank you" in any language.  Verbal gratefulness is worth more than tips.

When in (your host country) [“Rome”], do as the (people of your host country) [“Romans”] do (as long as it’s not sinful).  If in difficulty, use common sense and your native friendliness.