What’s next? You have done some training with Ellel, you received God’s healing touch for yourself and learnt about praying for others. What might be the next step in your journey with the Lord? After Jesus had spent considerable time training His disciples, He sent them out on mission by themselves. They may have felt somewhat inadequate but they quickly learnt that Jesus knew best. It must have been an exciting learning curve for them! Growth comes when we step out into obedience to the Lord’s call to go into all the world and make disciples and proclaim His Kingdom. Ellel’s Missions are designed for people who have done the Ellel training, who have a desire to serve others and are willing to adventure with the Lord. If this describes you them possibly an Ellel Mission is ‘what’s next’ for you!
God moves so powerfully when we step out of our comfort zone. We offer the opportunity to do this under the care and within the safety of an experienced Ellel Team.
Something special happens when we start stepping out into the unknown with the Lord. God shows up in new and unexpected ways when we reach out into the world, when we visit the needy, when we look at the world through His eyes. We see miracles, we grow as disciples and we get stretched as we partner with heaven in bringing the Kingdom of God. It’s an incredible privilege to represent the Lord Jesus and as we do so, we touch His heart and experience His loving care in profound ways.
The world is a big place and we could go anywhere but we have decided to run our inaugural Ellel Missions Trip in South Africa.
Why? Firstly, because we want to partner with others in the body of Christ and Ellel South Africa has established rich relationships with other churches and Christian organizations in their land. It will be a privilege to serve and work together with others that love the Lord!
But secondly, and importantly, the Ellel South Africa Team has a wonderful depth of experience in mission work which means they can provide the security and wisdom needed in running up a mission trip.
What would I be doing?
Each participant will be an active part of the mission team- no mere spectators! We will work as a team and every person will play an active role. There are many practical as well as spiritual jobs on a Mission Trip and we will make sure everyone is involved!
What kind of work will it involve?
We want to bring the healing ministry of Jesus to the needy, partnering with local churches and organisations. In past outreaches Ellel South Africa has visited prisons, rural Pastors, townships, and disabled children. Wherever the need is real, and the door is open, we want to go. The 2025 Mission Trip will involve ministry in at least 3 different places.
Overview of the Mission experience
We want to bring you a rich, exciting but also spiritually safe experience and have put together a package to facilitate this. Alongside the actual mission field experience we offer in-depth training, a course on deeper healing, pastoral care and the safety of a caring Ellel team and Ellel Centre so that you’re best position to receive from the Lord and grow in Him as you serve and pour out to others.
The trip will be led by Herman Redelinghuys (Director Ellel South Africa and Regional Director Ellel Africa) and Peter Brokaar (Director Ellel Scotland).
Peter Brokaar
Ellel Scotland
Ellel Scotland
Centre Director, Ellel Scotland
Executive Leader, United Kingdom
I am so excited to be part of this Mission Trip! Having had a strong heart for Mission work before I joined Ellel Ministries I am thrilled that I can combine this passion for Missions with the Healing Ministry God has led us in. Having visited South Africa twice in recent years I can promise you will be blown away by the beauty of the people and the land. My heart is to see people grow as they serve others and learn more of what it means to be a disciple and to make disciples of Jesus. I truly believe this trip will be transformational for anyone participating. It’s incredible to realise God can use regular people like you and me to bring about genuine change in people’s lives. I enjoy leading groups and love it when people come into their giftings and step out into the unknown with God. To utilize the Ellel Ministries training in a Mission context has greatly expanded my own horizons and I trust the same will happen for anyone who decides to join.
Herman Redelinghuys
Ellel South Africa (Pretoria)
Ellel South Africa (Pretoria)
Centre Director, Ellel South Africa (Pretoria)
Executive Leader, South Africa
Africa is unique, warm, friendly, diverse, beautiful, and inviting with deep needs on so many levels. ‘Mission’ is Ellel in a suitcase, taking God’s love and truth to His people, who deeply need Him and who will perhaps never see the inside of a Centre. Why do I choose to do missions? Simply because of God’s invitation ‘Will you join Me?’ It always boggles my mind that God wants to include me in what He is doing. It’s in responding, leaving my comfort zone, my self-reliance, and depending on and following Jesus that I have gotten to know Jesus on a whole different level. It’s exciting and humbling to be part of ‘Jesus reaching out to His people’ because you never quite know the outcome or how He is going to do it. He just does it every time. What can compare to this? It deepens your relationship with God and others, builds your faith, sanctifies, challenges, and brings new perspectives, equips, and makes you grow. It is rewarding to find His hidden jewels and moments in forgotten places. Then there is the privilege of the body of Christ on a mission working together. Going as a family from all walks of life makes it a completely different experience. One sees how team members accept and step into their different roles, even in the smallest of tasks. Watch how they struggle and work through issues, step out in unity, and trust the Lord. Finally, seeing how the Lord uses each one uniquely brings me such joy. I believe brings Him worship and glory.
Anyone who is currently serves on an Ellel Ministry Team as well as anyone who has completed our Foundational Prayer Ministry Training (NETS, Explore A and B, Modular A and B, Flagship). If you are in doubt about your eligibility please contact our office: missions.emi@ellel.org
It depends! Apart from our training days we will be busy visiting various outreach locations. It might be all day, or ½ days and it will involve some travel time. Each day will start with a devotional and we will end together with a debrief.
We will get everyone involved in the devotions, teaching sessions and prayer ministry times. But a Mission Trip also involves many practical jobs and we will involve the group in things such as keeping track of expenses, head counts, timekeeping, prop organization and much more!
Absolutely. We want to provide adequate cover and care and for this the training will be essential. Throughout the training we won’t only gain practical wisdom but God will be preparing our hearts as we build relationships within the group.
We have decided to limit the number of participants to 16 people. This way we can provide the right levels of Pastoral care and oversight. Added to the 16 will be the Group Leaders so together we’ll be about 20 people.
No. But we want to encourage everyone who wants to go but struggles financially to prayerfully fundraise for this trip. For tips and ideas these are some good starting points: https://www.signupgenius.com/Church/fundraising-ideas-mission-trips.cfm
https://www.gofundme.com/c/fundraising-ideas/mission-trips
https://experiencemission.org/blog/20-ways-fundraise-during-pandemic
Passport holders for many countries (incl UK, EU, USA, Canada) do not need a special VISA to enter South Africa. You can check here https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/exempt-countries. Your own government will also be able to give you up-to-date information on entry requirements. For UK citizens see https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-africa/entry-requirements
This depends on where you are from and where you have recently travelled. Please ensure your immunisations are up-to-date. For UK citizens requirements can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-africa/health. For visitors from other countries please find information provided by your government.
You will need to book a flight coming into JNB, Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (https://ortambo-airport.com/index.html#/from/JNB/country/South+Africa). This is a large, international Airport with excellent connections to most of the world. Ellel South Africa is about 1 hours’ drive from JNB.
We will arrange for collection from the airport Tuesday 13th May 2025. If you arrive early you can stay for 1 extra night at Shere House, but will have to make your own way there.
Yes, you can stay on, for example if you want to book your own extended trip or Safari, as long as you don’t exceed your maximum stay for your visitors VISA (this is 90 days for most people). Only you won’t be able to stay at Shere House after the trip has ended.
Yes, you will be required to share a bedroom. Accommodation at Shere House is limited which means we cannot offer single accommodation. When the daily mission activities are local we will return to Shere House for the overnight stay. When we go further afield we will be staying with local Christians, enjoying their hospitality.
£1700
To facilitate a high quality experience to everyone, we have put a booking procedure in place, which will be administered from Ellel in the UK.
Step 1: Fill out the online enquiry form
Step 2: We will set up a short interview with one of the Ellel South Africa team members with all eligible applicants
Step 3: We will get in touch after the interview and help you with the final steps of your booking, including deposit and payment.
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