Summer Intern

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Description

Complete information on this program may be found on our website, www.wordstoworks.com The Words To Works Ministries summer intern program is a unique 4- to 10-week opportunity for high school and college students to experience a broad spectrum of mission activities, responsibilities and leadership training.

Each summer hundreds of people come alongside Words To Works Ministries on mission trips. They come from around the country; they come from outside the country. They come for a day; they come for a week. They are young; they are old. They are obedient servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, shining the Light of the Good News!

The success of these mission trips is largely dependent upon a special group of people, our summer interns. These young people give ten weeks of their summer, working long hours in various jobs, ensuring that all the little details needed to keep things operating are handled. They are one of our greatest treasures.

Where do we find such people? We don't. God does. In that wonderful way that only He can do, He points them toward us. They come from near and far. Some have been to Words To Works before as part of a mission group. Many have not; they learn about us and prayerfully stepped out on faith to serve as interns.

Summer interns are given a great deal of responsibility. They rotate through jobs on a weekly basis. These include facilitating mission groups, office administration, kitchen duty, and grounds upkeep. The job is fully explained and then they have it. This isn’t one of those step-back-and-watch-while-I-do-it gigs! Nope, the interns do the jobs themselves. For many, this is the first time they have been given such responsibility. And they are happy to rise to the challenge.

Pastor Nick has a passion for growing young people, and designs his intern program to do so. Throughout the summer he teaches a leadership and development class for them, mentoring them along the way. It is no wonder that 25% return the next summer to serve again and most of them stay in contact with him for years afterwards.

Indeed, the relationships that are formed during the summer intern program are truly life-time friendships. Mini-reunions are held as they come together years later for weddings and other significant events. Where else do you get to have such a chance, to grow, to lead, to mature, all while serving the Lord?

Could you be a summer intern?

Usually 16 to 21 years old, summer interns must be believing Christ-followers with a team spirit and can-do attitude. They are resourceful, love a challenge, and want to make a difference. They are looking to do more and to have an impact.

Requirements

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Full information on our Summer Intern program will be found at http://www.wordstoworks.com/content.cfm?id=306. Here you will be able to watch videos, see photos and read testimonies from previous interns. You will also be able to read more about the broad range of ministry that is Word To Works!
Additionally, visit the Words To Works facebook page for constant updates on the ministry.

Costs cover room and board. Interns will need additional funds for laundry and entertainment/meals on the weekly "free" day. We recommend budgeting $250 for this. We encourage interns to raise financial support for this program above and beyond the $1,000: as missionaries, they are worthy of support and allowing others to do so, they permit them to participate in the Great Commission. We will assist them in developing a fundraising plan. If a potential intern strives to raise funds but falls short, we encourage them to come anyway. We do not believe that money should ever be a reason for not following a calling from the Lord.

05/01/2010