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 **
TONIGHT’S AGENDA:
• Why go?
• How to go? Teams and/or Service-Learning
• Money Issues
• Important Dates
• Application details
• Q & A time
HOW TO GO:
• Messiah teams
• Service-Learning (SERV 231 & 232)
SPRING BREAK TEAMS
Northern Ireland
Toro Toro, Bolivia
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
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.”
TORO TORO, BOLIVIA
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
NORTHERN IRELAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
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:
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Learn about Sports and English Evangelism
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Visit Brazilian schools teaching English and/or Sports
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Help run a camp for Brazilian adolescents and teens
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Visit Iguacu Falls, at the intersection of Brazil, Paraguay and
Argentina
BRAZIL
BRAZIL
SERVICE-LEARNING COURSE (SERV 231 & 232)
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Spring Class (3 Credit)
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Summer Experience
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Fall Class (1 Credit)
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On own or through one of Messiah’s extended teams
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Major learning project is a funded grant proposal.
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Required for all team leaders.
MONEY ISSUES
Team approach
Support Raising
Fund Raising
Grants and Scholarships
Service –Learning Class
Team Trips
Financial Responsibility
ESTIMATED TRIP COSTS
Bolivia Team goal :
(team of 12)
Northern Ireland team goal :
$27,700
$12,000
(team of 12)
Brazil team goal :
(team of 15)
$45,400
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
1) Keep a personal journal;
2) Participate in the re-entry retreat;
3) Put together scrapbook pages of their experience;
4) Write a thank you card by the end of the re-entry retreat;
5) Write a double spaced 3-5 page service-learning reflection paper.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Link online: NISM website
1. Go to Messiah’s website and click Service-Learning, then click
International Opportunities and Sign up!
2. 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
IMPORTANT DATES
1. October 7 through October 29 – Interview and Selection Process
2. October 29, 2013 --- Fund Raising Meeting; 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.; Boyer 131
3. November 14, 2013 --- List of addresses due
4. November 25, 2013 --- Solicitation letters mailed.
5. Risk Management Forms (online on Terradotta, TBA (3 weeks before trips))
6. Re-entry retreats -- TBA
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INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS SALT-N-LIGHT
Chapel Dates TBA.
2 in February.
1 in March.
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
WHERE TO GET MORE INFO:
Agape Center’s Website:
www.messiah.edu/agape/nism
Agape Center’s Resources
Contact Carol Zook
nismoffice@messiah.edu
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Q & A