Support Team

Purpose

There are a couple of reasons for your Support Team. The team serves as prayer warriors for your mission trip. The team also assists you in the task of raising the funds needed to go. Please remember this team is much more than a group that sends you money. You will miss the biggest benefit of this team if your only objective is to pay for the mission. You will be informing and engaging your supporters in the process of disciple-making that reaches to the ends of the earth!

Support Letters

You are acting on behalf of nations in need of and hungry for training when you send out your letters.  Your letter informs others of this need and of God's command to make disciples of all nations.  Before you go on the trip and when you return home, you will have opportunities to share what God is doing globally. For detailed steps for support raising and writing your letter please download the DL Support Raising Guidelines. You can also read a sample support letter.

Some going on mission trips prefer to pay the entire trip amount and not send support letters. You can pay for your trip, but you are still encouraged to send letters to build a prayer support and encouragement team.

Important Rule Concerning Support Raising

There are a large number of DownLine students who go on mission trips. DownLine asks that you do not send support letters to others within the DownLine class. Support letters are only to be sent to non-DownLine students. Thank you for following this rule.

Donations

Supporters can donate by sending a check (see DL Support Raising Guidelines for mailing information) made out to DownLine Ministries or online through our website. Ask them to visit donate section of this website to make their contribution using their credit card. Supporters are to designate their gift with your name and trip online. Make sure they give to the international fund.  To check your funding for a trip please email admin@downlineministries.com.