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Welcome to International Service and Missions INFO night!

Welcome to International Service and Missions INFO night!. Introductions. Chad Frey – Agape Center Director Carol Zook – International Missions Coordinator Agape Center Local Community Service World Christian Fellowship Human Rights Awareness Service Trips (National Break Trips)

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Welcome to International Service and Missions INFO night!

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  1. Welcome to International Service and Missions INFO night!

  2. Introductions • Chad Frey – Agape Center Director • Carol Zook – International Missions Coordinator • Agape Center • Local Community Service • World Christian Fellowship • Human Rights Awareness • Service Trips (National Break Trips) • Service-Learning • ** International Service and Mission **

  3. Tonight’s Agenda: • Why go? • How to go? Teams and/or Service-Learning • Money Issues • Important Dates • Application details • Q & A time

  4. How to go: • Messiah teams • Service-Learning (SERV 231 & 232)

  5. Spring Break Teams • Northern Ireland • Toro Toro, Bolivia

  6. Toro Toro, Bolivia

  7. Toro Toro, Bolivia • Organization: Food for the Hungry • Trip Advisor: Erik and Molly Lindquist • Team Leaders: Kristin Sicher; • Timothy Swartz • In Country: March 14 – 23, 2014 • Themes: Environmental • Women’s Advocacy • Economic Development

  8. Food For the Hungry • MISSION STATEMENT: “To walk with churches, leaders and families • in overcoming all forms of human poverty by • living in healthy relationship with God and his • creation.” • Food for the Hungry embraces an intensely • personal and biblical response to God’s call to • end physical and spiritual hungers worldwide. • This intentional walk with the poor mirrors God’s • walk with each of us, recognizing our own • brokenness and His transforming grace that • brings out our God-given potential.”

  9. Toro Toro, Bolivia

  10. Toro Toro, Bolivia

  11. Northern Ireland • Organization: Local School System • Trip Advisors: Chad Frey and David Downey • In Country: March 14 – 23, 2014 • Mission: • Outreach and relationship building with youth • Outreach and Sharing Christ in schools • Modeling ecumenism and reconciliation

  12. Northern Ireland

  13. Northern Ireland

  14. Summer Trip 2014 • Advisors: Jan and Rod Dormer and Alberto Poxes • Student Leaders: To be decided • In Country: May 24 or 25 – June 9, 2014 • Mission: • Learn about Sports and English Evangelism • Visit Brazilian schools teaching English and/or Sports • Help run a camp for Brazilian adolescents and teens • Visit Iguacu Falls, at the intersection of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina

  15. Brazil

  16. Brazil

  17. Brazil

  18. Service-Learning course (sERv 231 & 232) • Spring Class (3 Credit) • Summer Experience • Fall Class (1 Credit) • On own or through one of Messiah’s extended teams • Major learning project is a funded grant proposal. • Required for all team leaders.

  19. Money Issues • Team approach • Support Raising • Fund Raising • Grants and Scholarships • Service –Learning Class • Team Trips • Financial Responsibility

  20. Estimated Trip Costs • Bolivia Team goal : • (team of 12) $27,700 • Northern Ireland team goal : $12,000 • (team of 12) • Brazil team goal : $45,400 • (team of 15)

  21. Grant Opportunities • Keep a personal journal; • Participate in the re-entry retreat; • Put together scrapbook pages of their experience; • Write a thank you card by the end of the re-entry retreat; • Write a double spaced 3-5 page service-learning reflection paper.

  22. Application process: • Link online: NISM website • Go to Messiah’s website and click Service-Learning, then click International Opportunities and Sign up! • Fill out the application. • Applications for TEAM LEADER are due by September 30, 2013. • Applications for TEAM MEMBER are due by October 7, 2013. • Selected group will interview with Team Advisors and Team Leaders

  23. Important Dates • October 7 through October 29 – Interview and Selection Process • October 29, 2013 --- Fund Raising Meeting; 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.; Boyer 131 • November 14, 2013 --- List of addresses due • November 25, 2013 --- Solicitation letters mailed. • Risk Management Forms (online on Terradotta, TBA (3 weeks before trips)) • Re-entry retreats -- TBA .

  24. International Missions Salt-N-Light • Chapel Dates TBA. • 2 in February. • 1 in March.

  25. Important dates • Fundraisers: • Canoe-A-Thon: October 5, 2013, • 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. At Yellow Breeches • Ducky Derby: February TBA • Discount Cards: TBA

  26. Where to get more Info: • Agape Center’s Website: • www.messiah.edu/agape/nism • Agape Center’s Resources • Contact Carol Zook • nismoffice@messiah.edu

  27. NEXt steps….. • APPLY ON-LINE

  28. Q & A

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