By Rev. Vincent Lee
For any short term mission requesting ACEM Missions subsidies, ACEM Missions will still support financially according to the usual practice. However, ACEM cannot be held responsible or liable for the following:
•Danger of being infected with coronavirus at the overseas field or on the plane or other mode of transport;
•The need to quarantine (however long) after arriving back home, and will affect the team members' home, work, school and local church ministries;
•Insurance companies may cancel the travel insurance once the Canadian government issued travel advisories or warnings;
•The possibility that airlines may refuse boarding of the team or the air flight may be cancelled or delayed due to new development in coronavirus spread.
Also, ACEM cannot be held responsible or liable for any additional unforeseeable consequences and expenses. Each team member will be required to sign a special waiver form.
Examples are (not exhaustive):
a.airplane ticket cancellation
b.airplane ticket cancellation admin fee
c.extra air travel fare or other mode of transportation fee
d.salary or wage loss due to quarantine (during or after the Trip, whether on the field, other countries or in Canada)
e.extra hotel or other accommodation fee beyond the Trip end period
We strongly suggest you clarify the support issues with ACEM office before you purchase your plane tickets. Each team member is required to complete and return the Waiver form prior to the Trip. Otherwise the application will not be processed.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.