Children at risk
Nurture children who lack physical, emotional, social, or spiritual necessities. Introduce them to the love of Jesus.
Children at risk intern | Guatemala
- Service term length or program Mission internship
- Region of service Latin America
- Location Guatemala
- Ministry category Children at risk
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Intern with the organization We Help Children, focusing on prayer and service in an orphanage setting. Be a part of the healing journey for the children living there. Preferred deadline for applications is March 1 each year.
Christian camp developer | Tenglo Island, Chile
- Service term length or program Long-term, Mission internship
- Region of service Latin America
- Location Tenglo Island, Chile
- Ministry category Business for transformation, Children at risk, Community development
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Work with the EMM team and a local Chilean couple to develop a Christian retreat center/camp on a beautiful island property near Puerto Montt. This position is ideal for those with skills in design and creativity, construction, and/or gardening and upkeep. Intermediate proficiency in Spanish is necessary.
Church and community development worker | Eastern Europe
- Service term length or program Long-term, Mission internship
- Region of service Europe
- Location Sensitive
- Ministry category Children at risk, Community development, Health
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Join a small group of local believers — a church EMM partners with — who are living and ministering in their village and area. Work may include — but is not limited to — caring for the elderly, working with children at risk, farming and gardening, and discipling new believers.
Church and community development worker | Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Service term length or program Long-term
- Region of service Europe
- Location Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ministry category Children at risk, Community development, Pioneer witness
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Work alongside the Evangelical Church of Tuzla in its various ministries, possibly including outreach to a minority ethnic group.
Church planting team member | Queens, N.Y., U.S.
- Service term length or program Long-term
- Region of service North America
- Ministry category Children at risk, Community development, Pioneer witness
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Move into the bustling NYC neighborhood of Flushing, Queens, and join a church-planting team in partnership with Immanuel Community Church. While a multitude of people groups live in this neighborhood, the majority of the team's interactions will be with Chinese and Spanish speaking people. Build redemptive relationships in the community; explore the possibility of securing a local job and/or raising support.
Community worker | Queens, N.Y., U.S.
- Service term length or program GO! Summer
- Region of service North America
- Location Queens, N.Y., U.S.
- Ministry category Children at risk, Community development
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Assist and/or direct community summer programs at Immanuel Community Church (ICC) and Murray Hill Neighborhood Association (MHNA) in New York City, including VBS, daily enrichment, tutoring programs for children, and a sports program. Disciple youth and expand/develop a computer lab and ESL programs. Assist with a food pantry, clothing ministry, and prayer station outreaches. Preferred deadline for applications is March 1 each year.
Deaf ministry assistant | Orange Walk, Belize
- Service term length or program Long-term, Mission internship
- Region of service Latin America
- Location Orange Walk, Belize
- Ministry category Children at risk, Education, Leadership training
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Join a Deaf Mennonite church in ministering to Deaf children and young adults, who are often marginalized. Interpret for Deaf youth in high school. Explore employment possibilities for Deaf youth. Proficiency in American Sign Language required.
English teacher | Cusco, Peru
- Service term length or program Long-term, Mission internship
- Region of service Latin America
- Location Cusco, Peru
- Ministry category Children at risk, Education, Community development
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Teach at PROMESA, a bilingual Christian school in Cusco. ESL training or experience preferred. The school year runs from March 1 through mid-December. Some proficiency in Spanish is necessary.
English teacher | Cusco, Peru
- Service term length or program Mission internship
- Region of service Latin America
- Location Cusco, Peru
- Ministry category Children at risk, Education, Community development
Urgent need for a virtual high school English teacher for seniors at Promesa Mennonite School in Cusco, Peru
We are looking for a certified teacher who is also a Spanish speaker. This teacher will perform responsibilities completely virtually. Those interested will fill out an EMM short-term application, and we will seek to process any applications quickly due to the school year starting on March 1. The person can be a "volunteer" in the sense that they can give their time. If someone would like this to be a paid position, those interested could serve as non-resident workers and raise funds through a Missionary Support Team.
Requirements
Teaching certification and Spanish proficiency
Supervision
Well-being care: Mike or Nancy Hostetter, regional representatives for South America, will supervise by meeting monthly via Zoom.
Work responsibilities as a teacher: Damaris Lucano, principal (how often is to be determined, but a monthly zoom is suggested at first).
Expectations
- Prepare lessons for each week for the senior class. (Minimum of 2 hours/per week, but perhaps as many as 4 hours per week.) The recommendation is Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m.–12:00 p.m., via Zoom. If another time later in the afternoon would work better for someone to teach, they could try to be flexible with the exact days/times.
- Share written lesson plans with the English coordinator either weekly or monthly, depending on preference.
- Maintain assessment data/grades on a spreadsheet that can be shared with the English coordinator to put on students' report cards (three times per year).
- Communicate with parents, either live via Zoom, or through a recorded video, twice during the year (at the beginning, to share expectations, and then perhaps halfway through the year).
- Help to coordinate an "English Day" event in November, where students share their learning with the school and parents.
- Attend the "Clausura" (virtually) at the end of the school year (December 2021).
English teacher | Puerto Montt, Chile and surrounding region
- Service term length or program Long-term, Mission internship
- Region of service Latin America
- Location Puerto Montt, Chile and surrounding region
- Ministry category Children at risk, Education, Community development
Every EMM worker's primary focus is to make disciples of Jesus. Teach in isolated rural or island schools near Puerto Montt. The school year runs from March through December. Intermediate Spanish ability is required. Also possible to teach English to professionals to build relationships and for simple church networking.
Kingdom Team summer staff | Lancaster, Pa.
- Service term length or program GO! Summer, Discipleship Team
- Region of service North America
- Location Lancaster, Pa., U.S.
- Ministry category Children at risk, Community development, Leadership training
Grow in leadership and discipleship skills while joining God's work during the summer Kingdom Team (K-Team) program for youth groups. Help to make disciples of Jesus while leading youth both in discipleship training and in service opportunities connecting with immigrant and refugee children in Lancaster. Preferred application deadline is March 1.
Kingdom Team summer staff | Phenix City, Ala. and Lebanon, Pa., U.S.
- Service term length or program GO! Summer
- Region of service North America
- Location Phenix City, Ala., and Lebanon, Pa. U.S.
- Ministry category Children at risk, Community development, Leadership training
Grow in leadership and discipleship skills while joining God's work during the summer Kingdom Team (K-Team) program for youth groups. Help to make disciples of Jesus while leading youth both in discipleship training and in service opportunities connecting with at-risk children in various urban settings. Preferred application deadline is March 1.
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