2025 RAM MISSION TRIP APPLICATION
1. MISSION TRIP SELECTION
2. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Please type your name as it appears on your passport
3. PASSPORT
4. ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
Please type your current mailing address
5. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
6. MARITAL STATUS
7. MINISTRY EXPERIENCE
8. RAM STATEMENT OF FAITH
Note: If you answered "no" to the above question "Are you a baptized Christian?" the completion of this STATEMENT OF FAITH section is optional.
1. We believe the Bible is the infallible, inspired and authoritative Word of God.
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three equally divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
3. We believe Christ is fully God and fully man and was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, took on
Himself all our sins, died and rose again, and is seated at the right hand of the Father as our mediator and advocate and is coming again to judge the
living and the dead.
4. We believe that all humanity is lost in sin and in need of salvation. God justifies the ungodly by grace through faith in Christ alone, apart from any
works.
5. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells believers, empowering them to live godly and faithful lives.
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; those who are lost will rise unto damnation and those that are saved unto the
resurrection of eternal life and everlasting joy.
7. We believe that Lord Jesus gave His Church the mandate to proclaim the Gospel to all the peoples by making disciples of every tribe, tongue, race
and peoples groups of this world.
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AFFIRMATION OF FAITH & AGREEMENT: In making my application to join this RAM mission team, I affirm my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. I agree and adhere to the above statement of faith. I accept the challenges of this trip with the full acceptance that our main purpose is to impart a saving knowledge of God through Jesus Christ to all we meet. I believe that any solution apart from the saving knowledge of God through Jesus Christ is only temporary.
9. RAM PRINCIPLES
AGREEMENT: While on a RAM mission trip I will respect and adhere to RAM’s Christian principles and promise not to use or purchase tobacco or alcohol products or engage in any behavior detrimental to the ministry of Jesus Christ. Regardless of religious background, I accept the challenges of this trip with the full acceptance that the main purpose is to impart a saving knowledge of God through Jesus Christ to all we meet.
I also will NOT personally bring, carry or provide ANY medicines or vitamins in any form for the purpose of dispersing personally to host country persons or natives during my participation on a RAM mission trip. All medicines purchased in the U.S. to be used during the mission trip are to be inventoried, packaged, and managed by the medical medical team member per RAM procedures. All the medicines taken to the mission field by the RAM team have to expire no sooner than a year from the date of the mission trip.
10. SERVICE INFORMATION
11. TRIP INSURANCE
Legal name of the beneficiary
Next kin to notify in case of emergency
Premium Travel & Medical Insurance is included in the price of the mission trip. Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance is optional and it is priced according to chosen coverage.Would you like to purchase Trip Cancellation Insurance?
12. HOTEL ROOM
13. AIR TRAVEL
14. RAM T-SHIRT
15. PAYMENT
For CHECK PAYMENT
Please make the check payable to RAM and mail it to the RAM:
1950 Leestown Rd, Frankfort, KY 40601
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For ONLINE PAYMENT, please click HERE.
Instructions for online payments:
Once you are on the RAM giving page, please follow these steps:
- choose OTHER at the question "How much would you like to give?"
- enter the amount you would like to pay for your mission trip
- choose ONCE at the question "How often?"
- click DONATE
- create NEW ACCOUNT by using an email address and password of your choice (unless you have a Cornerstone account with RAM)
- validate your newly created Cornerstone account by clicking on the link received from Cornerstone by email
- click LOGIN on the RAM giving page
- enter your billing information
- under COMMENTS include your name and the mission trip for which you are making the payment
16. FINANCIAL POLICIES
RAM's Tax Exempt Status - RAM has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt organization detailed in the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and is eligible to receive tax-deductible donations. All contributions to RAM are solicited with the understanding that, according to the law, RAM has the complete discretion and control over the use of all donated funds. All funds received are at all times under the complete discretion and control of RAM. All donated funds will be used in the furtherance of RAM's tax exempt purposes for Christian missions, evangelism and church planting.
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RAM's ECFA Accredited Membership - Since 2012, RAM is an accredited member of the Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA), which stands as a proof of our organization's solid financial integrity and accountability. For more information, please click here.
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RAM's Cancellation Policy - If a mission trip participant cancels his/her plans to participate in the trip, funds received and/or donated on behalf of the trip may not necessarily be refunded due to purchases and expenses already incurred. For this reason, we encourage each participant to purchase separate trip cancellation.
17. BACKGROUND CHECK
All participants on a RAM mission trip must go to the following RAM website page and fill out the BACKGROUND CHECK APPROVAL FORM. This form must be properly filled out and sent in with this application.
A printable PDF version of the Background Check Form is available on this page, if you prefer to print it, fill it out and mail it to the RAM office address.
If you have been on a RAM trip before, your background check is good for 5 years. Please contact the RAM office to see if your background check is current.
18. PERSONAL MEDICAL RELEASE AND AUTHORIZATION
I acknowledge there is a risk of falling ill or being injured that may be inherent to any international trip, including mission trips. Some of these injuries include, but are not limited to the risk of fractures, paralysis, or death. I acknowledge the risk of contracting COVID-19 during the trip.
I hereby decide of my own free will to travel internationally and participate in all activities prepared by Romanian-American Mission (RAM) during the selected mission trip.
I assume all risk and hazards incidental to the conduct of the mission trip, and release, absolve and hold harmless the RAM mission organization and all its respective team leaders, team members, officers, board members, and all the legal representatives of RAM from any and all liability for illnesses or injuries to said child arising out of traveling to, participating in, or returning from selected mission trip.
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In case of personal illness or injury, I hereby waive all claims against RAM including all team leaders and team members, sponsoring agencies, advertisers, and, if applicable, owners and lessors of premises used to organize the mission trip.
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I sign this personal medical release of my own free will, and I authorize medical treatment under emergency circumstances, for the protection of my life and limb.
BY ACKNOWLEDGING AND SIGNING BELOW, I AM DELIVERING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS AN ORIGINAL MANUAL PAPER SIGNATURE. THIS ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE WILL BE EQUALLY AS BINDING AS AN ORIGINAL MANUAL PAPER SIGNATURE.
THE FOLLOWING SECTION SHOULD BE FILLED ONLY BY THE PARENT/GUARDIAN, IN CASE THE MISSION TEAM MEMBER IS A MINOR
19.1. PARENT CONSENT
In case a mission trip member is younger than 18 years old, an informed consent and acknowledgement as well as a medical release and authorization needs to be signed by his/her parent or guardian.
Name of the Parent/Guardian:
19.2. INFORMED CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I acknowledge there is a risk of falling ill or being injured that may be inherent to any international trip, including mission trips. Some of these injuries include, but are not be limited to the risk of fractures, paralysis, or death.
I hereby give my approval for my child’s participation in any and all activities prepared by Romanian-American Mission (RAM) during the selected mission trip. In exchange for the acceptance of said child’s candidacy by RAM, I assume all risk and hazards incidental to the conduct of the mission trip, and release, absolve and hold harmless the RAM mission organization and all its respective team leaders, team members, officers, board members, and all the legal representatives of RAM from any and all liability for ilnesses or injuries to said child arising out of traveling to, participating in, or returning from selected mission trip.
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In case of injury to said child, I hereby waive all claims against RAM including all team leaders and team members, sponsoring agencies, advertisers, and, if applicable, owners and lessors of premises used to organize the mission trip.
BY ACKNOWLEDGING AND SIGNING BELOW, I THE PARENT/GUARDIAN AM DELIVERING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS AN ORIGINAL MANUAL PAPER SIGNATURE. THIS ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE WILL BE EQUALLY AS BINDING AS AN ORIGINAL MANUAL PAPER SIGNATURE.
19.3. MEDICAL RELEASE AND AUTHORIZATION
As Parent and/or Guardian of the named RAM mission team member, I hereby authorize the diagnosis and treatment by a qualified and licensed medical professional, of the minor child, in the event of a medical emergency, which in the opinion of the attending medical professional, requires immediate attention to prevent further endangerment of the minor’s life, physical disfigurement, physical impairment, or other undue pain, suffering or discomfort, if delayed.
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Permission is hereby granted to the attending physician to proceed with any x-ray, MRI, or CT scan examination, or with any medical or minor surgical treatment, and immunizations for the named RAM mission team member. In the event of an emergency arising out of serious illness, the need for major surgery, or significant accidental injury, I understand that every attempt will be made by the RAM team leader to contact me in the most expeditious way possible. This authorization is granted only after a reasonable effort has been made to reach me.
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Permission is also granted to the RAM organization and its affiliates including directors, team leaders, and team members to provide the needed emergency treatment prior to the child’s admission to the medical facility.
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Release authorized on the dates and/or duration of the registered mission trip.
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This release is authorized and executed of my own free will, with the sole purpose of authorizing medical treatment under emergency circumstances, for the protection of life and limb of the named minor child, in my absence.
BY AUTHRIZING AND SIGNING BELOW, I THE PARENT/GUARDIAN AM DELIVERING AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE THAT WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS AN ORIGINAL MANUAL PAPER SIGNATURE. THIS ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE WILL BE EQUALLY AS BINDING AS AN ORIGINAL MANUAL PAPER SIGNATURE.
Thank you! Your application was submitted to RAM!