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YU Project Serve

Project Serve - Mission Trips

Project Serve is the short-term mission trip ministry of Youth Unlimited. Trips provide challenging cross-cultural service experiences that shape character and broaden perspectives. Destinations can be Canadian or somewhere in the third world and may involve constuction, assisting in a medical clinic, helping a local church, running Vacation Bible shools for children, music, drama and crafts.

Skills required range from little to leadership, technical, musical or dramatic. Trips may last from a week to a few weeks. They are primarily designed for high school students.

Unlike the sterotypes of being "selfish" abd "self-centred", many teens really want to make a difference. Location and type of project may vary but there are four things you can count on with any Project Serve trip:
  • We go to serve! Project Serve addreses real needs, both physical and spiritual, in the host location.
  • Our teens are led by youth ministry professionals with a passion for, and experience in, both youth ministry and missions. The success of a mission trip is determined by the spirit, knowledge, experience and committment of the team leader.
  • We work hard to ensure that the work and ministry accomplished by Project Serve teams is strategic in developing the local ministry. The long term benefits of a mission trip in the lives of the participants. To facilitate the growth of our team members we provide:
    • Individual and group pre-field preparation materials
    • Team meetings and small group sessions during the mission to help participants process their experiences and nurture spiritual growth
    • Personal Bible study materials to use during the trip
  • We provide time-proven materials, training and system support to help individuals and groups raise the necessary funds for their mission experience.
 

 

 

 
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