The team explained the plan of salvation several more times, and still the children responded. The team was able to lead them all to the Lord that night, he said. Team members saw God provide the money needed for the trip. Dr. Matzko said the cost of the trip is several thousand dollars. The student loses the chance to stay home and make money at a summer job, he said.
Most teams go on deputation to help raise the money for the trip.
Another concern, the language barrier, can be a problem even in English-speaking countries, such as Australia. Dr. Matzko said one team member's father was a forest ranger, and the Australians asked that member what his father did for a living. A silence fell over the group of Australians. Although ministering is the main emphasis of the trip, many mission teams have time for fun too. And accidents are sometimes a part of the trip.