Team Member Survey Tell Us About Your Team Experience! Please take time to share your thoughts - both positive and negative concerning your experience with us in Alaska. Your answers will not be shared publicly. They will only be evaluated by our ministry board. Thank you! Name of TeamName First Last Describe your overall missions experience in Alaska: An amazing and productive time! We had some great moments but it was not what I expected. I did not connect with the purpose of this trip. Please comment on your last answer:Did your team leader adequately prepare you for this team? Yes. I felt thoroughly prepared. Good. But they were not clear on a few things. No. I felt unprepared and frustrated. Checklist for gear, proper clothing and footwear, etc.Please comment on your last answer:Did you enjoy your team leader's 30 day email countdown? Yes! I looked forward to it each day. Yes, but some of them were long and wordy. No. I am not an "email person". Explain your thoughts on the 30 day email countdown.Was your team leader personally organized during your assignment? Yes. I was very thankful for their former experience. Yes, but I had some concerns and differences of opinion. No. I did not feel they were qualified to lead a team. Feel free to comment confidentially on the previous question.What was your opinion of the meals on your team? Oh, my - SO GOOD! I think I gained weight! We did not go hungry but desired healthier food. I was not impressed with the food choices. Please comment on your last answer:What best describes the people and the ministry your team served: I thoroughly understood why we were helping them. I gave sacrificially of my time but I wasn't clear on some things. I have concerns why LightShine chose this assignment. How did you view the work you were doing and the people you were serving?Please comment on your last answer:Describe how you feel about raising financial support? I understand why it needs to happen and do it with prayer and diligence. I don't like it but I do it anyways. I hate it and would rather pay for it myself than ask others for help. More specifically - What do you think about asking others for money to serve.Please comment on your last answer:Did your team have good times of Bible study and edifying conversation? Yes! I looked forward to it every day. Yes, but sometimes it seemed like an obligation to our team leader. I don't think you should require participation of this on your teams. Please comment on your last answer:Describe any negative incidents on your team: There was at least one person that I clashed with. Clashes between others turned me off. I saw moral choices that I did not agree with. My team leader did things that bothered me. Other I had no negative experiences Please comment on your last answer:Please offer some suggestions how we can better prepare our teams:Would you serve with LightShine in Alaska again? Yes! I am coming next year! Yes, but not sure when. No. Its not my thing. Would you be interested in becoming a team leader? Yes. I feel qualified and feel God is calling me to do this. I am interested by not sure if I have the right motives. No. This is not my skill set or personal desire. Please offer any final suggestions that are on your mind:
