|
We envision equipping, empowering, and engaging a new generation of mission workers by linking young adults with a mission vision to mission workers with a multiplication vision.
Mission interns develop knowledge, values, and skills through ministry roles, personal mentoring, guided reading, and reflective writing. They are placed alongside missionaries for one-year assignments. "My desire for mission internships is to give committed young adults opportunities for personal development while testing long-term callings to cross-cultural missions," says Dave Harnish, DM associate director for internships. "My role is to give thoughtful direction to young people who have some discipleship training experience and a sense of call, but are unsure of where to go next."
Prerequisite: experience in a discipleship training/cross-cultural outreach (e.g. YES/STAT).
Current Opportunities for summer 2009:
The Gambia – Accounting and administrative work; providing support for education, agricultural, and economic projects
Olepolos, Kenya – Serve alongside the Maasi in providing administrative support for their leadership training program
Middle East – Assist at a newspaper office that specializes in writing stories on the persecuted church.
Middle East – work alongside a business consultant
U.S. and Canada – get exposure in urban ministry and witness.
Chile – multiple opportunities including the following involvements: community development; support house church development; teach English; and build relationships and support the emerging faith of a rugged mountain community.
Peru – Teach at a bilingual elementary school
Balkans – Assist EMM workers to home-school their children, teach English
Albania – Assist in Agricultural development project, church development.
Cambodia – Disciple university students in a dorm ministry
South-East Asia – Assist in community/business development
Thailand – Multiple opportunities including combinations of the following: participate with a local church in their HIV/AIDS ministry; assist in Micro-economic development work; participate with the church as they expand their ministry and begin new fellowships.
Application deadline: March 31, 2009
Many long-term opportunities can be customized into an internship; look here for ideas.
For more information about mission internships, contact Dave Harnish, Mission Internship Director: daveh@emm.org
|
