Tentative Camp Period Dates Summer 2020: June 1-August 10
Goal: As part of our long-term goal of building relationships and reaching out to the youth of Eastern and Central Europe, we partner with local schools and churches to organize summer English/Outreach camps. The objective is not only to teach conversational English, but more importantly to share the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to introduce and connect people to local churches. Knowledge of the English language has a broad appeal. It is seen as a means to further oneself and to afford many opportunities for the future. This makes English camps widely accepted and appreciated. Our English camps have three goals: First, to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and set a Christ-like example, encouraging young people in their faith while building relationships with them. Second, to introduce young people to the local churches, schools, and pastors in their community who we partner with. Third, to teach the English language helping to provide these young people with language knowledge that they can tangibly use in their lives, education, and future careers.
Each summer we organize a series of English/Outreach summer camps while partnering with local pastors and teachers. We recruit English speakers who are willing to not only teach, but to participate in leading, organizing, and partaking in the many tasks of the English camps. Being a trained teacher is not a necessary qualification. In the past, most of our volunteers have not had degrees in education or English. Our volunteers have come from a variety of settings including college students, retirees, husband-wife teams, etc. Our volunteer teams often become international teams as we have had Christian volunteers from the United Stated States, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Ukraine, South Korea and Nigeria.
Volunteers would take part in:
• Teaching conversational English classes
• Sharing the Gospel through word and deed
• Leading devotions and singing • Organizing games/activities/sports and recreation
• Daily interaction and serving as a role model for the young people attending camp
If you are post high school and in good health and . . .
1. Seek to live in obedience to Christ; daily acknowledging Him as Lord and Savior
2. Have a desire to share Gospel of Jesus Christ with others
3. Desire to experience an adventure in a new culture: people, language, food, traditions . . .
. . . then you may be interested in this unique opportunity to serve in Eastern and Central Europe. Below is a brief description of camps and proposed dates of the camps.
Please Contact us at ehoekse@hotmail.com