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Preparing for a Mission Trip to India

Arrive as a guest who did the homework — the languages, the faiths, the law and the harm to avoid.

Reviewed monthly · last reviewed October 2026

50 min Principiante 7 módulos Aprobar con 80%

EnglishPara: Short-term mission team members, youth group leaders, trip coordinators and first-time travelers

Este curso se tradujo al español con asistencia automática. La versión en inglés es la original.

Lo que aprenderá

Explain who you are visiting — India’s regions, its 22 scheduled languages, and why Hindi is not a national default
Greet, thank and apologize in Hindi, and know to ask for the local language in the south
Describe the respectful basics for Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity and Jainism
Follow Indian norms for shoes, hands, greetings, dress and food without being told
Understand the legal reality — FCRA, visa categories and state conversion laws — and why your team takes legal advice before it books
Recognize the short-term practices that do harm, and choose the ones that help
Prepare for water, food, heat, air quality and road and rail travel before you go

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Contenido del curso

1
Guests of an older church
Why India is not a place anyone takes Christianity to, and the posture that follows from that.
6 min Cuestionario
2
One country, many countries
Scale, 22 scheduled languages, the north–south language divide, and the regions you may land in.
7 min Cuestionario
3
The law that can end your trip
FCRA, visa categories and state conversion statutes — and why your sending organisation takes legal advice before you book.
9 min Cuestionario Escrito + interactivo
4
Hindi that earns trust
Two dozen Hindi phrases worth memorizing — and knowing when Hindi is the wrong language.
7 min Cuestionario Escrito + interactivo
5
Faiths, feet and the right hand
Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity and Jainism; shoes, hands, dress, food and the head wobble.
8 min Cuestionario Interactivo
6
Do no harm
Orphanages, photography, money, displaced labour — and caste, handled without lecturing.
8 min Cuestionario Escrito + interactivo
7
Staying well, getting around, and the pre-flight checklist
Water, Delhi belly, air quality, heat, trains and roads — plus the screening step most teams forget.
7 min Cuestionario Escrito + interactivo

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