Presbyterian Church in Ireland - Mission Overseas - TEAMS 2010: Application closing dates fast approaching!

29th December 2009

This is a REMINDER that the closing dates for receipt of applications for next summer's overseas mission teams are fast approaching, so anyone interested in being considered should act without delay!

In 2010, short-term Overseas Mission Teams being organised by both the Board of Mission Overseas (BMO) and the Board of Youth & Children's Ministry (YAC).

Between the two Mission Boards, plans are in hand to send teams to Malawi (2), Mexico, Romania, Ukraine and London.

BMO is organising two teams. For the fifth year in the past six, another team is going to Western Ukraine, to help run an English Camp for young people. Breaking new ground, BMO is sending a 'Go See' team to Southern Malawi, with the aim of enabling participants to learn from our partner church, the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP), so they can share their experiences on return and thereby help congregations and individual to 'catch the vision' for active engagement in God's mission to the world, whether in Ireland or overseas.

Following the success of this past summer, YACis sending another team to Cluj in Romania, to work alongside Csaba and Ilona Veres. Plans are also in hand for another family team to Mexico. New for 2010, will be a team going to London to work alongside PCI-supported Kenyans, Edwin and Anne Kibathi and family, in their work with PCEA UK Outreach.

Finally, BMO and YAC have come together to jointly organise a specialist 'Teachers' team, which is going to Northern Malawi to assist Diane Cusick (and also Fiona Innes, who, God willing, will be in Malawi by that time) in the running of workshops for those who in turn train other nursery school teachers.

Details of these teams can be obtained from the BMO and YAC websites (see links below), or their respective offices in Church House.

Closing Dates

BMO - The closing date for receipt of applications for BMO's two 2010 Overseas Mission Teams is Friday, 8th January. Application Forms cannot be emailed and must be posted, therefore anyone interested in being considered for selection for either team should contact the Mission Overseas Office without delay to obtain an Application Form.

YAC - The closing date for receipt of applications for YAC's 2010 Overseas Mission Teams is Friday, 22nd January. Application Forms can be downloaded from the YAC website (see link below).

BMO and YAC offices are both closed this week but they will reopen again at 9.30 am on Monday, 4th January.

For further information follow these links:

BMO Overseas Teams 2010 | YAC Overseas Teams 2010