Summer Teams (korte termijn)

Elke zomer zijn er verschillende mogelijkheden om iets met zending en evangelisatie te doen. Die kans aangrijpen is een verrijking van je eigen ervaring en je kunt ook nog eens iets belangrijks voor een ander betekenen! Tijdens een Summer Team krijg je training en input over verschillende onderwerpen zoals cross-culturele communicatie, kennis over wereldreligies, “hoe vertel ik het evangelie?” en “Hoe leid ik een bijbelstudie met niet-christenen?”. Afhankelijk waar je heengaat zul je met internationale of nationale studenten werken. Engels is meestal de voertaal, maar check met het team of je ook een andere taal geacht wordt te spreken.

Is je interesse gewekt? Kijk hier voor ervaringsverhalen. 

Er zijn mogelijkheden voor Summer Teams in Europa en in Azië. Kijk op IFES-Interaction voor de meest recente (aanmeldings-)informatie over Europese teams. Daarnaast staat op deze website veel meer informatie over de Summer Teams in Groot-Britannië. Verder hebben we van enkele Europese mogelijkheden meer informatie kunnen ontvangen, dat staat hieronder. Daar weer onder staat informatie over de mogelijkheden in Azië.

Stuur ons ook altijd even een e-mail om te vertellen waar je een Summer Team gaat doen. We blijven graag op de hoogte van waar Nederlandse studenten naar toe gaan. Je e-mail is welkom op mission [at] ifes.nl.

Europe

The information below is from 2008 and might be outdated; see IFES-Interaction for the most recent info.

Groot-Britannië

• Bournemouth – Gareth Jones (gareth.jones [at] friendsinternational.org.uk)
• Cambridge – Bartow Wylie (cioadmin [at] bigfoot.com)
• Edinburgh – Pete Edwards (pete.edwards [at] friendsinternational.org.uk)
• Oxford – Peter & Lynette Teagle (teaglesnest [at] friendsinternational.org.uk)
• Wimbledon – Brian Weaver (bweaver [at] uccf.org.uk)

Edinburgh

Dates: June 28th - July 13th inclusive
Cost: £60 (includes accommodation and most food)
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

This summer, many international students will be coming to Edinburgh to study English and to learn more about UK culture. As Christians we have a God-given opportunity to share the Good News of Christ with the nations if we choose to become involved in this amazing work as God brings the world to our doorstep.

What we do

Cross-cultural training and Bible study each morning is followed by the opportunity to put this into practice during afternoon activities with students and an international cafe run each evening. The training includes seminars on world religions, skills focussed sessions on sharing our faith, and cross cultural communication. In the cafe we provide entertainment each evening, including Scottish dancing and culture evenings, live music, food nights, as well as drama and optional Bible-based discussion.  At weekends we are involved with local churches in putting on evangelistic services.

It's a challenging and stretching experience, but also very rewarding and may change your life!

Expectation of team members:

• we have an application process: forms are downloadable from www.friendsinternational.org.uk/EIO
• they must be able to come for whole fortnight
• we require a willingness to learn, try new things, share their faith experience with others
• reasonable level of English (many international students come to the cafe to practice English)

Frankrijk

• Parijs – Daniel Mullins (daniel.mullins [at] gbu-france.org)
• Toulouse – Owen Chadwick (owen.chadwick [at] gbu-france.org)

Spanje

• Barcelona – Susanne Koch (susannekoch [at] gbu-es.org)
• Salamanca – Susanne Koch (susannekoch [at] gbu-es.org)

Zaragoza (location)

Dates: July 9-20 2008
Cost: €250,- excluding travel back and forth, including housing and food and public transport in Zaragoza. Excluding the pass for the EXPO, unfortunately.

What we do

This year we have a special one since we are going to be in Zaragoza where the World Exhibition takes place. There will be millions of people and we want to make use of the time there.
We are going to reach out to the thousands of international and Spanish people who are going to visit the Expo in Zaragoza. The Expo runs from mid June to mid September and they expect around 7 million visitors during those three months. We have been invited by the churches to be there with our summer team this year. There will be evangelistic outreaches going on all over the city. The programme will include questionnaires, possibly mime, a concert, an art exhibition, a Ginkana, other types of creative evangelism in the streets, apologetic talks and evangelistic Bible Studies. Primarily we will be in the old city centre of Zaragoza.
The team, which is of mixed nationality, will be trained in cross-cultural evangelism. We will have two different tracks of training, a second one for the ones who have been to our summer teams in the past years. Some knowledge of the Spanish language is highly recommended.

Expectation of team members:

• We expect the students come with an attitude to serve the people in Zaragoza and the other students on team.  
• We expect them to make an effort to integrate well into the team and be open to the people we will get in contact with. We work closely together with the churches in Zaragoza, too.
• Some knowledge of the Spanish language is highly recommended.
• We expect them to attend all sessions and activities during the mission.
  
• Look at ifesinteraction.org under Summer Teams and Summer Teams Spain.

Duitsland

• Berlijn – Claudia Horn (horn [at] smd.org)

Berlijn

Date:  June 21 - 28 2008
Costs:  €100-120 (plus travel costs)
Location:  Berlin

What we do

Planned activities for the Summer Team:
A university mission week is planned, including evangelistic talks, book table, personal conversations,  questionnaires, BBQ in the park etc.
The small SMD student group at Humboldt University of Berlin needs your help for the mission!
As a team of students from different European countries we will look together at cultural and spiritual aspects surrounding outreach amongst the students in Berlin in preparation for the Summer Team week.

Expectation of team members:

• relationship with Jesus
• willing to share the Good News with students
• willing to work in an international team and support the German Christian students
• basic knowledge of the German language will be very helpful
    

Tjechië

• Praag  – Gareth Morris (garethgmorris [at] yahoo.co.uk)

Praag

Date: 4-12 July 2008
Costs: to be confirmed but approx 80-90 Euros
Location: Bily Potok, near Liberec, Czech Republic

What we do

There are quite a lot Czeck students who want to improve their english. Therefor we organise this summer an evangelistic camp with English/German teaching & outdoor activities.
Morning - language classes
Afternoon - hikes, sport, creative activities, visits etc.
Evening - games, gospel presentation.

Expectation of team members:

• befriending Czech students
• help teaching English or German
• sharing the gospel
• helping according to gifts & skills.  

Italië

• Perugia – Giacomo Kim (giacomo [at] gbuitalia.org)
• Sienna – Giacomo Kim (giacomo [at] gbuitalia.org)

Roemenië

• Boekarest – Mike York (yorklink [at] gmail.com)

Asia

Birma/Myanmar

In cooperation with OMF/Serve Asia

Date: 19 Juli- 17 August 2009

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China, Taiwan en in het Mekong-gebied

In cooperation with OMF/Serve Asia

Email info [at] serveasia.nl for more information.