Online Resources
www.travel.state.gov - U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
Travel Warnings are issued when the State Department decides, based on all relevant information, to recommend that Americans avoid travel to a certain country. Countries where avoidance of travel is recommended will have Travel Warnings as well as Consular Information Sheets.
Public Announcements are a means to disseminate information about terrorist threats and other relatively short-term and/or trans-national conditions posing significant risks to the security of American travelers. They are made any time there is a perceived threat, and usually have Americans as a particular target group. Consular Information Sheets are available for every country in the world. They include such information as location of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the subject country, unusual immigration practices, health conditions, minor political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and security information, and drug penalties. If an unstable condition exists in a country that is not severe enough to warrant a Travel Warning, a description of the condition(s) may be included under an optional section entitled "Safety/Security". On limited occasions also restate in this section is any U.S. Embassy advice given to official employees. Consular Information Sheets generally do not include advice, but present information in a factual manner so the traveler can make his or her decisions concerning travel to a particular country.
Consular Information Sheets are available for every country in the world. They include such information as location of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate in the subject country, unusual immigration practices, health conditions, minor political disturbances, unusual currency and entry regulations, crime and security information, and drug penalties. If an unstable condition exists in a country that is not severe enough to warrant a Travel Warning, a description of the condition(s) may be included under an optional section entitled "Safety/Security." On limited occasions, we also restate in this section and U.S. Embassy advice given to official employees. Consular Information Sheets generally do not include advice, but present information in a factual manner so the traveler can make his or her own decisions concerning travel to a particular country.
www.usembassy.state.gov
- US Embassy and Consular Services
American Citizen Services is a department of the U.S. Embassy that
deals with American Citizens that are in the foreign country. This
page lists a variety of information that is important information
for travelers to know, as well as current events that may affect security.
Some of this information is taken from the State Department Consular
Information Sheet and the Department of State's Travel Warnings.
www.cdc.gov/travel
- Center for Disease Control
Center for Disease Control offers health information for the general
traveler as well as information regarding specific destinations. Included
are required and recommended immunizations for every region or country,
as well as any current outbreaks, and information on safe water and
food.
www.otpplan.com
- Overseas Travelers Protection Plan
OTP is the company MOST Ministries purchases supplemental traveler's
insurance from for each and every team member. Information is given
on what services are and are not included in this policy.
www.lcmsworldmissions.org
- LCMS World Mission
This site offers information and other services relating to the Lutheran
Church Missouri Synod. It also has links to the countries and the
missionaries which LCMS serves in those countries.
www.michigandistrict.org
- LCMS Michigan District
To read more about our partnership.
CIA World Factbook
The World Factbook is produced by CIA's Directorate of Intelligence.
The Factbook is a comprehensive resource of facts and statistics on
more than 250 countries and other entities.
http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
- Foreign Entry Requirements
This site gives U.S. citizens traveling on tourism/business government
requirements for foreign entry.