GUYANA | NEXT Internship
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NEXT is a mentored, cross-cultural immersion trip. You will be living and working with long-term Site Leaders during your internship, learning a new culture, and discovering your calling in God's kingdom.
Areas of Interest: Compassion ministry, afterschool teaching and homework help program for children and youth, cross-cultural relationship building, women and children in poverty.
Language Note: Guyana is an English speaking country in South America; there are many people groups represented at this Site with languages such as Creole and Spanish being represented too.
Next Available Dates:
TBD
Length: 2 Months
General Description: Join what God is doing in Guyana through a community centered, grassroots lessons program, that blends academic teaching, with leadership development to empower students to rise above poverty, while cultivating character on a daily basis. Come alongside and gain understanding in how to build bridges to those rooted in Hinduism, Islam, Eastern Religions and Rastafarian traditions among a people that speak English and Creoles as their primary languages.
What will I do during my internship?
Some examples of what interns do on this site include:
- Gain language skills in Creoles as you work in the community.
- Co-plan and teach daily on academic material in specific areas
- Work closely with a ministry leader
- Experience English speaking and Spanish speaking church services
- Build relationship with children, youth, and their families.
- Experience the diversity of food culture with Amerindian, African, & Asian roots
- Participate in house-to-house prayer times
- Lead a youth Bible Study
- Travel within the country
- Disciple others
Cost: $1700 (USD) per month + airfare
We offer extensive resources for fundraising, a scholarship, and 1-on-1 coaching for all NEXT interns.
Note from Site Leader:
“As the NEXT Site Leader for Guyana, I am overjoyed to welcome you to Guyana. I visited Guyana for the first time as part of a mission team. Eighteen months later, I moved here, following God’s call. I never knew that six people groups lived within the borders and represented three prominent religious worldviews. Today, one of my biggest joys is being friends with those who are Hindu, Muslim and Rasta’s. Work began fifteen years ago, in a specific area bogged down by generational poverty, lack of education, childhood neglect and oppressive darkness. Today the pathway of education, has blazed new trails to strengthen families and empower children to understand their value and voice. The hope of Christ is pushing back oppression one step at a time. Our community will welcome you in, and my prayer is that God will give you a vision to embrace those on the margins of life and be overwhelmed by how much you can learn from unexpected people and places." - Angie Hemric
Field Background: Guyana is a land of many cultures. The population is under one million with the majority living along the coastal plain between the Suriname and Venezuela borders. Mixed ethnic groups add to the diverse landscape. Guyana is a land where Hindu, Islam, Christian, Rastafarian, and Amerindian animism have dwelt comfortably with one another since the beginning. British Guiana became The Republic of Guyana in a progression of events from 1966-1970. Today they represent themselves as a sovereign government on the South American continent and identify with the Caribbean.
Our area of focus is a depressed community comprised of simple dwellings set within two square miles of trees, marshy mangrove, and modern roads. It is a diverse assortment of Afro-Guyanese, Amerindian, Indo-Guyanese, Spanish-Speaking refugees, and a blend of others.
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