In addition to preparing meals, sorting donated clothing, and painting and remodeling at the Faith Chapel transitional housing facilities, the team will visit and learn about urban ministries of other Mennonite and Anabaptist churches in the second largest metropolitan area in the United States. You will spend your first few days in Northern Ireland learning to know Lurgan, a small city just 25 miles southwest of Belfast, and in particular, the YMCA at city center where Protestant and Catholic communities converge. The Youth Venture team hopes to encourage cross-community work through their presence and in scheduled activities in this town that is very much divided along sectarian lines. Canadian plus airfare, arranged by Youth Venture Belfast, Northern Ireland July 26-August 20 Two mature and caring individuals are needed to help staff the Belfast Central Mission Children's Holiday Programme for underprivileged children. You will spend your first few days in Northern Ireland becoming oriented to the work of Childhaven, a camp along the coast about 25 miles from Belfast, and receive training to know how to respond to the various challenges these disadvantaged children face.
Previous experience working with children is a prerequisite.