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Iquitos, Peru Summer Missionary Intern
June – August (specific dates are flexible to some degree, to be discussed)

Job Description

This is a volunteer position for anyone with a heart for missions.  You will spend a minimum of six weeks in the port city of Iquitos, Peru and the surrounding jungle villages working with U.S. church mission teams and their Peruvian partner churches.  This is a demanding position which will develop organizational, leadership, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.  You will work under the supervision of the full-time Iquitos missionary.

The specifics of this volunteer position are as follows:

Compensation:

  1. Round trip airfare is paid for by the board of the Amazon Mission Fellowship.
  2. Housing is provided by Medical Missions, Inc. at the El Jardin campus in Iquitos.
  3. Meals and transportation are covered while working directly with mission teams.  Any travel, food, or other expenses you incur during free time or days off are not included.
  4. As a volunteer, there is no direct compensation for your work; however, it is an appropriate and accepted practice for each mission group to present you with a love offering/tip at the end of each week.

 

Language:

  1. Basic conversational Spanish is required.  Fluency is not essential, but fundamental knowledge of and an ability to use the language are necessary.
  2. Because you will be living and working in a language immersion situation, the Amazon Mission Fellowship is willing to work with your college or university to attempt to secure any foreign language credits that you may be eligible for.  However, AMF will not pay tuition if that is necessary to receive credit.

 

Responsibilities:

  1. Communicating regularly with the full-time missionary, keeping him/her informed on specific needs/issues with groups.  You may also use him/her as a prayer partner and confidante for your own needs and/or concerns.  Again, this is a demanding position and you can expect to experience normal frustrations associated with facilitating groups of people, in addition to the added pressures of working in a foreign culture.
  2. Working closely with each mission team’s designated leader to help him/her carry out his/her team’s projects and provide support/assistance necessary to ensure a productive week and foster an atmosphere for spiritual growth.
  3. Assisting the full-time Iquitos missionary by:
  4. Accompanying him/her to the airport to pick up arriving mission teams and helping transport them to El Jardin and the hotel.
  5. Helping transport departing teams to the airport and assisting them with all departure procedures.
  6. If necessary, helping to arrange meals, transportation, and alternative activities for the mission teams.
  7. Typical Daily Schedule and Responsibilities:
                         
7 a.m. – Breakfast
                          7:30 a.m. – Depart by boat/motokar to village/church/worksite
   You will accompany mission teams to their churches/villages each day.
                                       You may certainly choose to participate in the teams’ projects;
                                        your primary responsibility is to facilitate communication and to be
                                        available for whatever needs arise.

                        Noon – Lunch

                         4 p.m. – Return to Iquitos
                                       Upon returning each afternoon, if necessary, you will assist the group
   leader and/or Señor Villa in purchasing supplies and project materials for the following day.

                         5 p.m. – 7 p.m. – Free time (you may have more/less time depending on what
                                                         needs to be done on any particular day)
                        7 p.m. – Dinner

                        8 p.m. – Mission team devotion/reflection time
                                       After devotions, you are free for the remainder of the evening.

Additional Expectations:
           

  1. This is a Christian mission.  You are best suited for this job if you share in the Christian faith and recognize Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior.
  2. To maintain the integrity of the mission and a healthy relationship with mission teams, it is important to remember to be as positive and encouraging as possible and to express frustrations in the safety of confidential conversations with the full-time missionary and not with the mission teams.
  3. You are encouraged to safely explore the city, soak up the culture, and enjoy the fullness of this experience, but also be aware that some activities (i.e. drinking, smoking, and dancing) are perceived differently by Christians in Peruvian culture than in U.S. culture.  As a representative of the Amazon Mission Fellowship, you must be cognizant of your behaviors, particularly during days off/free time, and not engage in any activity that might have a detrimental effect on our mission.

 

Interview:

Upon receipt and review of your application, you will be contacted to set up a phone interview.
               A portion of the phone interview will be conducted in Spanish
If you are seriously being considered for the position, you will be contacted to set up a personal interview (or a second phone interview if time/distance do not allow for a
               face-to-face meeting)

IQUITOS SUMMER MISSIONARY INTERN APPLICATION

Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________

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Phone:  _____________________________________________________________________

E-mail:  ____________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth:  ______________________________________________________________ 

College/University:  __________________________________________________________

Major Course of Study:  _______________________________________________________

 

Emergency Information:
           
Contact Name:  ______________________     Contact Name:  __________________________

Address:  ___________________________     Address:  _______________________________

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Phone:  ____________________________       Phone:  ________________________________

E-mail:  ___________________________         E-mail:  ________________________________

Relationship:  _______________________       Relationship:  ___________________________

 

Do you have any medical condition(s) that the supervising missionary should know about?  If so, please explain:

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Please answer the following questions honestly and thoroughly.  If you need more space than is provided, please attach additional pages to the application.  If your handwriting is difficult to read, please type your responses.

How did you hear about this position?  ____________________________________________

Why are you interested in the position?  ___________________________________________

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Have you taken Spanish classes?  __________  What level?  _________________________

How would you rate your Spanish speaking ability?  ________________________________ 

Have you participated in cross-cultural ministry and/or foreign missions trips previously?  If so, please describe your experiences.

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What do you think your biggest challenge might be when you think of living for an extended time in a foreign country, experiencing cultural boundaries, and working with U.S. mission teams in a foreign context?

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Describe other ministries you have been involved in and your contribution to them.

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How did you become a Christian and how has your relationship with Christ grown in the last year?

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Please send completed application (via e-mail) to:
            president@amazonmissionfellowship.org
Or mail a hard copy to:
            Sarah Beth Mulet, AMF Secretary
            8101 Plott Road
            Charlotte, NC 28215

If you have any questions or would like to further discuss the intern’s position, please contact:
            Pam McAbee, President Amazon Mission Fellowship
            E-mail:  president@amazonmissionfellowship.org
            Phone:  864.641.1288
REFERENCES

Amazon Mission Fellowship requests that you provide three (3) non-relative references.  Please provide the names and contact information for your references below.  Either via e-mail or hard copy, please also provide each reference with both the Intern Job Description (p. 1 and 2 of the application) and the AMF Summer Intern Reference Form to be filled out and sent directly to AMF. 

  1.  Name:  _____________________________________________________________

 

Address:  _____________________________________________________________

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Phone:  Home  ___________________________________________________________

             Cell  __________________________________________________________

 E-mail:  ________________________________________________________________

 

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Phone:  Home  ___________________________________________________________

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AMF SUMMER INTERN REFERENCE FORM

Please answer the following questions candidly and honestly.  Your answers will be kept confidential and will not be shared with the applicant unless you choose to do so.

 

Name of Summer Intern Applicant:  ______________________________________________

 

What is your relationship to the applicant?  (How long have you known him/her?  In what capacity?)
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Have you traveled on a mission trip with Medical Missions, Inc. (Columbia, SC) or Amazon Mission Fellowship, or are you in any other way connected with either organization?  Explain.

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Based on the Job Description the applicant provided you and your knowledge of him/her, why do you believe he/she is a qualified candidate for the position?

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Again, based on your knowledge of both the applicant and the job description, what challenges or difficulties do you anticipate him/her having with the job?

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Your Name:  _________________________________________________________________

        E-mail:  __________________________________________________________________

        Phone:   _________________________________________________________________

                              

 

You may complete this form either in a hard copy or e-mail version. 
Please submit hard copy to: 
         Sarah Beth Harkless, Secretary AMF
         8101 Plott Road
         Charlotte, NC 28215

Please submit electronic copy to:
          Pam McAbee, President AMF
          president@amazonmissionfellowship.org

If you received a hard copy of this form, but would prefer an electronic version, please visit the AMF website:  www.amazonmissionfellowship.org

       

 

 

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