IMPORTANT FIELDWORK DETAILS
 First Day Activities

S.O.S. TRAVEL TIPS

THINGS TO PREPARE

  1. Toiletries
  2. Spoon, fork and plastic glass.
  3. Flashlights, small pail (properly labeled), umbrellas, etc.
  4. Bedding
  5. Hand-outs, Bibles, ball pens, notebook.
  6. Light Sound and music equipment if you have.
  7. Clothes
  8. Other things: clothesline, big plastic bag for dirty clothes, etc
  9. Drinking water container.

    10. LEAVING THE TRAINING QUARTERS

  10. Clean lodging quarters, including bathrooms and grounds.
  11. Put everything back to their proper places.
  12. Throw all trash or burn them if possible.
  13. Check that you did not leave any of your belongings.
  14. Leave key to lodging quarters in-charge.
  15. Be in the departure area 15 minutes before departure time:_______
  16. Do your personal necessities before leaving quarters.
  17. Inform Nurse if you have travel sickness. Take medicine 30 minutes before travel.
  18. Have a good breakfast.
  19. Bring along drinking water for travel.
  20. TEAM COOKS: Prepare and pack food for first meal on field.

    21. PACKING AND BOARDING

  21. Pack the night before the travel. Prepare travel clothes before going to bed.
  22. Do not wake too early. Get enough sleep in preparation for the journey.
  23. Secure luggage that they will not open during travel. Those traveling on water should secure luggage in big plastic bags.
  24. Label luggage clearly with your name and town assignment.
  25. In departure area, be with your squad. Have luggage checked and counted in by squad leaders. Squad leaders count total number of luggage.
  26. Boarding of volunteers and luggage must be by squads. Wait for signals of FD. Squad leaders check as volunteers go on board.
  27. Team Warden and Team Scribe/Supplies Officer load corresponding supplies and equipment.
  28. Keep money in secure place. Just have petty cash in your pockets for expenses along the way.

    29. DURING TRAVEL

  29. During stops, inform squad leader if you are to go to the bathroom, buy something from a store, etc. Inform the same once you're back. You are only given 5 minutes to do this.
  30. Observe safety precautions during travel.
  31. FD should assign a body guard for comptroller.

    32. UNBOARDING

  32. Unboarding must be by squads, too.
  33. Number of volunteers and number of luggage must be checked before letting the vehicle leave.
  34. Wardens and Team Scribes/Supplies Officer check corresponding supplies are unloaded.

SETTING UP CAMP QUARTERS & FACILITIES

  1. Sleeping areas
  2. Kitchen – cooking & dining area
  3. Laundry area, bathrooms
  4. Light and water supply
  5. Team Meeting Area
  6. Office area

FINALIZING CAMP LIFE PROCEDURES

  1. Standards for wholesome camp-life and relationships
  2. Housekeeping teams.
  3. Warden's Procedures:
    1. Lodging and security rules.
    2. System of going in and out.
    3. Kitchen and mealtime regulations

SURVEYING THE PLACE AGAIN

  1. Cooks survey markets for prices and commodities available.
  2. FD, Intern, PW And Squad Leaders AND Squad Operations Officer conduct a comprehensive survey tour of the place again needed to determine the area of ministry.
    AREA OF MINISTRY – the portion of the entire town or city where the S.O.S. team will concentrate their effort for the next three weeks. The area of ministry should cover the poblacion and perhaps the nearest or most accessible and populated baranggays. It is impossible for the team to saturate the whole target town or city. They should not aim to get contacts and converts from all parts of the town or city. This will make consolidation and follow-up work of the PW difficult later on. If time allows later on, this area of ministry can be expanded to include an additional portion of the target place that is accessible has many potential contacts & converts.

STRATEGIC MEETING OF LEAD GROUP

  1. Study all survey information about the place.
  2. Determine Area of ministry. Have a rough map made for the team members’ reference.
  3. Determine areas of concentration for the squads.
  4. Plan for a thorough and systematic way to get contacts.
  5. Plan details of the all Team Friendship Tour in the place, for the best method to make presence known in the town.
  6. Discern spiritual strongholds to be torn down and plan for details of first Prayer War.

FALLING IN LINE

  1. Review jobs descriptions. Regroup, change appointments if necessary.
  2. Check and get to know the supplies available from team Scribe.
  3. Review SOS goals and determine Team goals, later squad goals.
  4. Communicate to entire team results of the Strategic Lead Group Meeting.

STARTING RIGHT WITH GOD

  1. Praise & Worship, Prayer, Intercession and Warfare
  2. Trust in the Lord, and get enough sleep during the first night!