Why not take six or more months out to grow your skills, have funand experience a different country and culture – at the same time as serving God through Scripture Union’s Action Abroad programme!
Sounds exciting? There are so many opportunities!
You could find yourself flat water rafting on an adventure camp in Western Australia, or caring for street kids in Peru. Or trained to give lifeskills lessons in South Africa, equipping young people to choose good values to live by. You could be working in schools in New South Wales. Or getting alongside excluded young people on camps in New Zealand.
If you’d like the challenge of a completely different culture, then you could help set up school Christian groups and life skills classes in Swaziland.
Perhaps something closer to home appeals; you could run youth clubs or lunchtime clubs in schools on the Isle of Man. If you are looking to improve your French – especially if you are a university-level language student – then perhaps a placement in France will attract you.
A wide variety of experiences are available – all with the same aim of introducing children and young people to a vibrant faith in Jesus Christ in ways which impact them and their community and be relevant to their needs.
Scripture Union is committed to the Global Connections Code of Best Practice which guarantees that we will support all our volunteers before, during and after their placements. The cost of each Action Abroad experience includes orientation training before departure (covering topics such as culture differences, working with children and young people, leading small groups, being spiritually prepared), flights, insurance, advice on visas and health care, regular contact during your placement and a debrief weekend on your return to the UK to evaluate your experience.
How to get more information?
If you want to find out more about Scripture Union’s Action Abroad placements please write, phone or e-mail.
Scripture Union Action Abroad
207-209 Queensway
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
MK2 2EB
Phone: 01908 856120
Email: actionabroad@scriptureunion.org.uk
‘I think I really needed God to take me out of my cosy environment in order for me to hear him. I’ve definitely grown closer to Him. I have loved my time out here and would recommend it with all my heart – I will certainly be a different person to the one that left 7 months ago.’ Natalie, Cape Town, South Africa