Apply Now: Young Adults Joint Mission Action Team in Guyana

The Caribbean and North American Council for Mission (CANACOM) is sponsoring a mission placement on a six-month Joint Mission Action Team (JOMAT) to take place in Guyana, South America, from October 2010 to April 2011.  The team will include five young adults from CANACOM member churches in North America and the Caribbean to work with and alongside young people in marginalized urban neighbourhoods of Georgetown, Guyana for a six-month period.  Accommodation and a modest living allowance will be offered.  As a member of CANACOM the United Church invites applications for this opportunity.  Candidates must be prepared to widely share their experiences when they return home.

Candidates should be

*     between the ages of 18 and 30
*     involved in the life of the church
*     interested in the ministry and mission of the church
*     open to relate with others from various cultural, ethnic, and
      national backgrounds
*     ready to commit themselves to work in the church and/or
community after their return from the program.

For more information about the Guyana Joint Mission Action Team October 2010-April 2011 and to apply, download the accompanying brochure, application, and reference form.

Application deadline: April 19, 2010

For more information contact:
People in Partnership
The Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit
The United Church of Canada
3250 Bloor St. West, Suite 300
Toronto ON  M8X 2Y4
E-mail: pip@united-church.ca

Links

wonderingholyyouth@gmail.com
wonderingholyyouth.blogspot.com

Oshawa Presbytery Youth Ministry page