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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

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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.”

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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:

• 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

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

BRAZIL

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.

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) $27,700

Northern Ireland team goal : $12,000

(team of 12)

Brazil team goal : $45,400

(team of 15)

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 .

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