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General Information:

Job Description:
The goal of the Intern Program is to provide an opportunity for genuine cross-cultural ministry for building the Kingdom of God and nurturing the intern’s ministerial gifts. The Mission Society’s mentoring missionary will provide specific job descriptions for each intern, allowing him or her to participate in the organization’s ongoing ministries overseas.

Age: The minimum age for an intern is 19. To serve longer than four months, the intern must be at least 20 years old.

U.S. Citizenship: Interns must be U.S. citizens.

Service Terms: Interns may serve from 1-11 months. Those interested in longer terms should inquire into ME-1 or ME-2 missionary programs.

Application: Interested persons should complete an Interest Form and return it to The Mission Society. Once the Interest Form has been reviewed, the intern candidate will receive an application to complete; references will be requested from various persons, and an interview will be held with the candidate. Completed applications must be received two months prior to training.

Training: In addition to some recommended reading, accepted candidates are required to attend a four-day training event in Atlanta. Language school may be incorporated into some internships, depending upon length of service.

Insurance: Interns will be required to have short-term travel insurance, which includes Emergency Medical Evacuation.

Support: Interns are responsible for raising 100% of their financial needs. The The Field Ministry department will work with the hosting missionary to provide a budget. The Mission Society’s accounting department will set up an account for the administration of financial support and can coordinate receipt of the donations. Interns will receive a modest stipend, but have the option of waiving it in order to decrease the amount of support that must be raised.

Job Description: The goal of the Intern Program is to provide an opportunity for genuine cross-cultural ministry for building the Kingdom of God and nurturing the intern’s ministerial gifts. The Mission Society’s mentoring missionary will provide specific job descriptions for each intern, allowing him or her to participate in the organization’s ongoing ministries overseas. The internship is a great opportunity for someone exploring a missionary call to get a glimpse into cross-cultural ministry life.

Internship Opportunities: 
ECUADOR
Mentor: Tim and Daina Datwyler
Term Length: 1-11 months
Description: Interns are welcome to experience the fusion of agriculture and missions by helping Ecuadorian nationals better utilize their resources. This rural setting provides invaluable opportunities for teaching, discipleship, prayer, women’s ministry, and counseling among many unreached people.

FRANCE
Term Length: 1-11 months
Description: Interns needed for hospitality-support ministry working in a Bed & Breakfast serving pastors and missionaries.

GHANA
Engage Ghana Summer Internship 
Mentor: Nicole Sims
Term Length: Summer (approximately 60 days) 
Description: The Mission Society is offering a new internship program for young adults following Christ and who have a heart for Africa. Interns assist the growth of the global Church by working with Ghanaian pastors or evangelists in outreach, children’s ministry, Bible studies, evangelism, etc. Become a global Christian by engaging Christ, engaging culture, and serving the people. We have openings for up to 20 cross-cultural witnesses.

Mentor: Michael Mozley
Term Length: 1-11 months
Description: Work with missionaries in Ghana in evangelism, discipleship, and small group ministry. Help mobilize Ghanaian Christians to reach their Muslim countrymen to the north.

Mentor: National pastors & evangelists
Term Length: 1-11 months
Description: Interns have the opportunity to be involved in evangelism, discipleship, and small-group ministry while living and ministering alongside Ghanaian nationals.

Mentor: Anne Gongwer
Term Length: 1-6 months
Description: Work with the literacy program in the village of Ankaase. Help Ghanaian adults and children learn to read in their native tongue.

JAPAN
Mentor: Neal Hicks
Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Tutor village church members and nonbelievers in English. Some expenses paid by the national church.

KAZAKHSTAN
Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Work in a rural setting, assisting in village ministry, community development, hunger/feeding programs, and discipleship. Russian language helpful, but not necessary.

Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Teach English to adults or children. Some experience or training required.

Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: People with business backgrounds are needed to help with training and business development in a rural, micro-loan program.

Term Length: 4 months
Description: Seminary teachers needed to teach Greek, Intro to New Testament, and general seminary classes. Put your M.Div. degree or ministry experience to work in a new context!

Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Teachers needed for basic English classes and tutoring.

Term Length: 4-9 months
Description: School teachers needed to teach various subjects in English. Children in grades 1-11 learn in both English and Russian. Teaching certification preferable.

Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Participate in orphanage ministry. Help in distributing aid, lead games, and develop friendships with children and staff.

KENYA
Mentors: Kenyan nationals
Term Length: 1-11 months
Description: Work with Kenyan ministers and social workers to provide care and mentorship to foster and underprivileged children living in slums while sharing the Gospel.

MEXICO
Mentor: Florencio Guzman
Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Be involved in children’s ministry in Monterrey. Intermediate Spanish needed. Interns must be willing to use public transportation to reach several mission points.

NICARAGUA
Mentors: Ronnie and Angi Hopkins
Term Length: 1-11 months
Description: The Hopkins manage a Methodist camp in rural Nicaragua. Interns would assist them in community outreach, mercy ministry, children’s ministry, as well as hosting work teams. All of these activities are designed to demonstrate and communicate the Gospel to Nicaraguans.

PARAGUAY
Mentor: John Eisenberg
Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Pre-school and first-grade teachers needed for primary school.

Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Construction workers and contractors needed to help with the construction of a Christian school in a poor barrio.

Term Length: 3-9 months
Description: Teach English, lead discussion groups at English Camps, and build relationships with the locals. Must have completed one year of college.

Mentor: Alicia Grey
Term Length: 5-6 months (June – October only)
Description: Teach English classes at New Horizons School (pre-K – 5th grade), as well as some evening and weekend classes for adults.

Mentor: National pastors
Term Length: 1-11 months
Description: Interns will be involved in evangelism, discipleship, and small group ministry as they live and minister alongside nationals.

PERU
Mentor: Arthur Ivey
Term Length: 6-11 months
Description: Teach English-as-a-second language at a missionary training school.

Term Length: 1-9 months
Description: Travel with work teams to assist in youth and children’s ministries. Develop relationships in a growing church in the Andes Mountains. Teach Bible studies and disciple young Christians.

ZAMBIA
Mentors: Delbert and Sandy Groves
Term Length: 3-11 months
Description: Come assist this missionary couple in the Methodist Community Center that they run in Kitwe, northern Zambia. Ministry activities that take place at the Center include ESL classes, orphanage mentoring, leadership training, farming, and more.