Short Term Missions Guide

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Karibuni, jambo, and hello! ICY Africa greets you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are a fellowship of national ministries based mainly in East Africa. We are African led, and totally committed to Jesus Christ and to His church. Our heart and passion is to reach and disciple African young people and to do it all in our African way! We are proud to be a part of the global ICY family, and to learn from and serve the global vision. Our regional office is based in Nairobi, from where Joe Bonga or Steve Baraza will respond to all your correspondence. We welcome visitors to join us whenever you can. You can stay for two weeks, 2 months or 2 years or?! You basically just join in with whatever we’re doing. You live in our homes, eat our food, travel on our buses, and minister alongside us. There is no better way to experience Africa and to be fruitful while you do it. We’re flexible to fit in with your dates and gifts, and if you’re equally flexible to work in an African style and in African time, then we look forward together to kick starting a few parties in heaven! We hope this Guide answers most of your questions. Give it a read, and then get back to us with any further questions you may have. The ICY Africa Team ICY Africa Office Kileleshwa Gutundu Close Nairobi Kenya Joe Bonga - +254721386827 Email: [email protected]

Contents 1. A guide to the ICY Africa Short Term Mission Programs

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2. Profiles of the ICY Africa Ministries

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3. Some Frequently Asked Practical Questions

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4. Two week and month long Ministry Suggestions

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5. Application form

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6. Ministry Support Team Member Agreement

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7. Feedback Form

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1. A guide to the ICY Africa Short Term Mission Programs We can pretty much take on visitors at any time for any period, providing we have room in the houses. You come to serve as part of the Ministry Support Team (MST) for any time from two weeks to two years or more! The MST is called that because the focus is upon giving to the established programs and serving the local church rather than ask the church to disrupt their programs to serve you! Together we aim to demonstrate the love of Christ for the poor and needy through humility and acts of service. We aim to use your gifts to the full so would seek to devise a program to suit you! Basically we try to be as flexible as possible to give you the very best experience we possibly can at the most affordable cost. You will get the chance to do the touristy things like safaris but we guarantee this isn’t what you will remember the most! “Kenya was beyond amazing. I had a fantastic time. Yes, it was quite the culture shock but I soon got used to things there and did not want to come back. I think about Kenya and all the people and experiences I had all the time. I really do miss it. The ministry work is great. Working with the kids particularly was unforgettable. I found it very hard to say goodbye. Thank you for your assistance and support and making it possible for someone like me, who is half way across the other side of the world to find out about such a life changing experience. I am truly grateful. Agnes Tofa Australia I pray that I can go back next year. I feel like I left a piece of my heart there.”

A quick guide to the present ICY Africa centres for MSTs: ICY Africa is based in over 10 centres across Kenya: Nairobi including Kibera, Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, South Nyanza. We visit and minister in Juvenile centres, schools, children’s homes, prisons and churches. We also have an accredited college age discipleship and ministry training program in each centre, with opportunities for you to join in and assist. It is also established in D R Congo in Goma. In 2014 it will be starting in Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi FOR MORE DETAILS OF THE MINISTRIES SEE THE MINISTRY PROFILE SECTION

The Program The ministries are very diverse, which allows us to use your skills to the full. Tell us your heart, such as slum or bush work, evangelism, children’s work, school’s work, orphan care or Bible and Discipleship teaching, and we will do all we can to fit you in. You will also get to be involved in everything the team is doing, and will discover gifts and abilities that you never knew you had. At various times of the year there are specific programs that the ministries are involved in: if you are coming for a short period of time or with a group, it might be worth trying to fit in with one of these.

The Costs Individuals can visit for just a few weeks or stay for a few months or even years. Basically you must join the team of Africans and Westerners, live with the team and work alongside the team in all they do. You will need to pay for your costs to get to and from Africa, including your flights, medical care and insurances, and visas. 3

From North America, this will cost approximately $900 to $2500 depending on the time of year and city of departure. From Europe it will cost approximately €600 to €800 Other costs? First we ask you to pay a basic $375 (approximately £250 €300). This includes: An administration fee which covers the cost of the ICY African Office to process your application and a one-off gift towards the ministries you’ll be engaged in, such as going towards free places on an ICY scheme for a young person from the Kibera slum. If you are a UK tax payer you can also give any tax refund towards this work as well by using the ICY Ministries Charity account to transfer the money Plus $50 (£35/€40) one-off payment to cover the costs of getting you to and from Nairobi airport etc. If you are going to be at one of the other centres, then you have to add the cost of the air fare to that city. This is usually about $65 (£42 or €48). Then you pay $60, (£40 €45) a day board and lodging and local transport for however long you stay. This is based upon you living and eating as an African; living in a secure but African team home, and eating two meals a day: breakfast and dinner. If you want a third meal, you will need to cover this yourself. So for example: A 2 week stay will cost $1,265 (£840) A 4 week stay will cost $2,105 (£1,400) A 2 month stay will cost $4,025 (£2,680) A 6 month stay will cost $11,225 (£7,480) A 10 month stay will cost $18,725 (£12,485) Finally you will need some funds in Africa for your travel around and incidental expenses. You may also want to save some money for special one off activities like a safari! We do have a program to help you fund raise to cover the costs of your stay: more on this later. How It Works Read the information about ICY Africa partners and the FAQs about visiting Africa. If you’re on Facebook, join the ICY Africa and ICY Kenya sites. Ask Joe Bonga the ICY African Director any questions and for contact details of former Ministry Support Team you can talk to. Work out when you want to go and based on your research, see if there is a preference of where you’d want to go. Fill in an application form and send it off to the ICY International Office with as much detail as you can David or Linda will reply, and make themselves available to talk to you, your family or church and answer any questions you may have. They will also forward your email to Joe Bonga who will contact you and also make himself available to chat through your options and answer any questions you have. 4

A representative of the Kenyan Office will also take up your references, and send these off with your application to the leaders of the work you’ve decided upon. The African leadership approves your application and begins discussing details of your visit. They will send you a written agreement setting out the full basis and costs of the trip. You book flights, arrange insurance and medical care. You fly out to Africa and are met at the airport by your hosts, who take care of you until they drop you back off at the airport to travel home.

2. MINISTRY PROFILES The Team ICY Kenya is led by Joe Bonga who is also the ICY Africa Regional Director. Joe is the pastor of Fountains Chapel in Nairobi. He is married to Diana and they have two small children, Jayden and Joy. Visiting team members normally live part of their time with Joe and Diana in their home on the outskirts of Nairobi. It is a on a secure compound and has electric and guaranteed water. There are 3-4 rooms ICY Africa Key Facts available, so visitors do need to be prepared to share with other visiting  Founded in 2002 with Swahiba Youth Networks team members. Other Church families (SYN) under Peter Abungu also have room if a larger team comes  Based in Nairobi, Kenya  Registered as a Society in Kenya as ICY Kenya Steve Baraza is Programme Coordinator for  Received 60+ US & EU visitors since ‘03 the ICY Africa Office which is based in  Now led by Joe Bonga since 2011 Nairobi. He is the one you liaise with prior  Main focus: young people from the slums to your arrival in Kenya and he meets you, and villages across Kenya inducts you, and then hands you over to  Taken over 1000 young people from Kibera Yvonne is the communications officer who slums on camps takes care of what is called the Ministry  New for 2014 was the expansion of ICY into Support Team, (or MST). schools across the Western Province. Rama Kitsao and Barak Kelly are research  The ministry is partly funded through the analysts participation of visitors from America and Godfrey and Charles are part of the team Europe to help with this amazing ministry. Joe heads up the training department and  ICY is bringing the ICY course to young administrates the various projects. Over the people in other African countries in 2014 last year over 1200 young leaders have graduated from the ICY Missional Leaders Diploma. It lasts for 11 months and every student who passes is certificated by Springdale College, Birmingham, UK. 5

The Ministry Schools and colleges outreach. In each of the centres, Students take on placement and individual projects which include visiting Primary and secondary schools, juvenile centres and nursery schools in some slums. Using drama, testimony, and teaching the students work in teams to bring Jesus in as many ways as possible to the school students. We use programs developed by ICY to bring the principles and challenges of the Christian life to 11-14 year olds. In the Juvenile centres, we work to bring life principles to help the lads change their lives, some coming to Christ as we share our testimonies and talk with them on a one-to-one. An Art to Heart team use performing arts (dance and drama) to reach out in schools, public places, and with special needs children (eg with autism). The ICY Diploma in Missional Leadership. Each month emerging leaders from some of the poorest backgrounds in villages and slums are brought together to disciple and train them in missional leadership so that they have a strong foundation for the future. The course was first established in the UK for training youth and schools workers in the late 1990s. It was adapted for Africa over ten years ago in recognition of the need to disciple new converts particularly in the slums. Lack of education and Bible knowledge otherwise left these young converts open to heresy and a shallow faith. It was launched by ICY with twelve young leaders committed to twelve weekends teaching through the year. The results were extraordinary as the students exhibited not just an insatiable thirst for Scripture but an amazing aptitude to learn. These graduates taught the next year group and so it has gone on, with some input from visiting team members. Now that we have expanded to over 12 centres, the vision over the next decade is to train thousands of emerging leaders to handle correctly the Word of Truth and to become missional in their DNA in reaching other young people for Jesus The course has now been taken up by Springdale College in the UK as one of its two courses in Africa, (the other one being the Multiply course for African leaders). A key component of the new course is ‘Service Learning’ where each student has to work in the community to make an impact for Jesus. You would be able to join them in these projects (such as cleaning a hospital, building a school or sports ministry) Ministry Support Team. ICY Kenya welcomes visiting team members to participate in all their ministry, and sees that an important part of their ministry is to give visitors from the west an opportunity to serve and learn in Africa. Village Ministry. Whenever possible the team hold missions into the villages of Kenya, mixing both youth ministry and practical work such as restoration of classrooms.

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Q: Where can I get a good price on plane tickets to Africa? A: There are several travel agents that offer missionary rates. Sometimes these are cheaper than what you’d find going directly through the airline but not always. Izzy Tours which is run by the Director of ICY Africa, David Isgrove. He will try to provide a competitive quote to any that you may find - www.izzytours.co.uk Fellowship Travel International – www.fellowship.com Ministry Travel – www.ministrytravel.org Pelican Travel – www.pelitravel.com ICY can provide a letter for these companies telling them you are a missionary! Otherwise try www.skyscanner.com or www.kayak.com. Shop around and try to be flexible with dates. It makes a big difference. Q: Where do I fly to? A: Kenya- Nairobi (NBO) Q: What major airlines fly into East Africa? A: KLM (with Delta) and Kenyan Airways, Emirates, British Airways, Virgin, Brussels Airlines Q: Is there a preferred route? A: Not really, but if you are able to fly via London, and can schedule your trip to fit in with a UK based ICY conference it might be possible for you to have a stop-over and join in an international conference for a brief induction before flying on to Africa with others who attended the conference. This shouldn’t cost any more for the flight, and the conference will cost about $200 (£120). It’s really worth it if you possibly can do it and can afford it. You can even get a bit of time to see London! Q: How do I get a visa for East Africa? A: Obtaining a visa to Africa differs depending on which country you are coming from. Americans have two options for obtaining visas. 1. Buy your visa from the national embassy in Washington. Recommended for longer stays of more than 3 months. The embassies offer 3 month, 6 month or 12 month multiple entry visas. Sending away for your visa takes between 7 to 10 business days. Go to the national website which will give you directions and the application. When you are filling out the form be sure to mark the actual day you will arrive in the country. They should mark your visa as starting then. If you mark a different date your visa may already start before you arrive in the country. The payment the Embassy in US requires is a Post Office Money Order, which you can get from your local Post Office. Please refer to the instructions on the website, as they may have changed. 2. Buy your visa at immigration when landing at the airport. This is the preferred option for short term visits. It is easy and there is less likelihood your passport will be lost in the post or processing. The present cost, (subject to constant change!) is $50 in Kenya. British citizens have two options for obtaining visas. 7

1. Buy your visa at the national embassy via the relevant websites. For instance on the Kenyan embassy website, there is a form to download. You will be expected to post off your passport, 2 passport sized photos and £25. It normally takes 3-5 working days to be completed. You can either go to London to collect it or give them a pre-paid recorded delivery envelope for them to post it back to you. This envelope is silver and can be found at any post office, they will know what sort you need. This visa will begin as soon as the High Commission processes your paperwork. So get the visa as close to your date of departure as possible. 2. Buy your visa at immigration when landing at the airport. This will cost £30 or $50 for Kenya. They accept pounds or dollars. This is not the best way for people staying longer than 3 month, but it does have the benefit of saving short term visitors the hassle of sending off their passports. You can renew your visa in the country if you are staying for longer than 3 months. This visa can only be renewed twice if you are planning on staying for longer than 6 months you will need to apply for a work permit. Q: Where can I get travel insurance? A: Again, travel insurance differs depending on the country you are coming from. Listed below are some options for American and British travel insurance. American Travel Insurance Options 1: If you have good health insurance at home they will sometimes cover you for emergencies overseas, which is good for short-term mission trips. You will need to call your insurance to see exactly what they would cover, who their preferred providers are in Uganda, and if you need any documents from them before you travel. Option 2: You can go for travel insurance companies. These sites let you compare different plans to see what works best for you. www.insuremytrip.com www.travelguard.com English travel insurance Option 1: All the big supermarkets, like Tesco, Sainsbury’s or even Boots offer good travel Insurance for short trips, but please be careful with the small print for some don’t cover voluntary work with children. Option 2: There are many good insurance companies, e.g. www.insureandgo.com, it is best to shop around to see which is best for you. Don’t just go on price. Make sure the policy is worth having. For instance will they fly you home if you get seriously ill or worse!!!!! Q: If I do get sick are there international clinics or hospitals I can go to? A: Yes, in the main cities there are a variety of international clinics and hospitals to choose from. Q: Will I be safe? A: Yes! Our main focus is in the west and south, close to the Ugandan and Tanzanian borders. Check the latest information on https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya. Other safety matters: If you’re sensible yes! If you’re not sensible, you’ll get knocked down on the road wherever you live. The house you will live in has its own compound, and guard. We tend not to 8

go out at night and never do so alone. Very occasionally there are incidents, then our team has to take added precautions. We never take unnecessary risks. We are always advised by our African team Q: Will I be sharing a room? A: More than likely yes. You’d share a room with one or two other volunteers of the same sex. Q: Will I be able to check email? A: Yes, the house has internet access as does the ICY Africa Office. Q: Will I be able to wash my clothes? A: Yes, there are a few options. You may go to a laundramat near the house, give your clothes to our housekeeper who will wash clothes once a week for a small fee, usually $2-$3, or hand wash them yourself. Q: Should I bring my cell phone? A: Only if it has a SIM card. You can bring your phone and buy an African SIM card with an African number for about $5. If your phone doesn’t have a SIM card leave it at home. You can buy a phone in Africa for between $40 - $80. Q: Can I receive mail while in Africa? A: Yes, your friends and family can address mail directly to you, but parcels are unlikely to make it through the system Q: Is there running water in the house or will I be using a cup and a bucket of water to shower? A: There is running water in the ICY houses and they even have hot showers. In the village it is all cup and bucket, though you can warm the water using one of our eco-shower bags where water is heated by the sun! Q: Is it safe to drink the water from the tap? A: Do not drink water from the tap. ICY houses boiled water to kill any germs and bacteria and also provide unlimited bottled water. We advise you to drink bottled water or coke/fanta Q: What vaccinations are required? A: Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, Polio and Tetanus/Diphtheria vaccinations are usually recommended. A Yellow fever one is not a requirement to enter Kenya. We advise you to consult your doctor. Q: Is there any special medication I will need while in Africa? A: Yes, you will need to go to the doctor to get a prescription for anti-malaria pills. If you are only in Kenya for a short time, then buy Malarone or the cheaper generic one Atovaquone/Proguanil Hydrochloride Tablets. Ask your doctor for the best one to buy as some anti-malaria pills can have strong side effects. Q: How much individual spending money should I bring per month? A: Between $100 - $150. You will also want to consider African crafts for yourself and as gifts for friends and family. Very nice crafts costs between $10 -$20 per item and small items are can cost 9

between $2 - $5. We would also suggest you bring some gifts for your hosts to say thank you. Q: I want to go on safari during my trip. How much does this cost? A: If you are coming as an individual volunteer or a MST, safaris are not included in the price as they are in the group price. The average three-day all inclusive safari ranges from $350 for a group of 6 individuals or more to $1,000 for a single person. Single days cost $80 to enter the park but you have to have transport to the park and back and then you need to pay to join a special vehicle within the National Park: these would cost about $40-70. We highly recommend going on a safari as it is a once in a lifetime experience as well as an opportunity to debrief from your trip. Q: What should I bring? A: Deciding what things we need in order to be effective is a personal and variable decision. Your teammates will have different ideas about what they will need and some will have more than you will have. Below are some suggestions of items which are recommended to bring. Women Clothing: 2 pairs of jeans (one nice pair and one you don’t mind getting dirty) 2 3/4 length pants (trousers) 1 or 2 lightweight/linen pants (trousers) 1 or 2 pairs of khakis or dress/business casual slacks 2 pairs of shorts (you’ll want these for safaris and to wear around indoors on hot nights!) T-shirts 1 or 2 collared or dress/business casual shirts 2 long skirts (mid-calf length okay for the city/ Bring at least one full-length skirt for the villages but jeans/trousers are becoming more acceptable) 2 or 3 long sleeve shirts 1 hoodie/sweatshirt 1 fleece/jacket/sweater 1 raincoat Swimsuit (two-piece is okay) Underwear including4 or 5 bras (1 sports bra is helpful) 6 – 8 pairs of socks 1 pair of dress shoes or dress sandals 1 pair of tennis shoes/trainers 1 pair of hiking boots or good boots for rainy, muddy conditions (optional) 1 pair of trekking sandals or regular flip flops and 1 pair of shower sandals Men Clothing: 2 pairs of jeans (one nice pair and one you don’t mind getting dirty) 2 shorts 1 or 2 pairs of khakis/chinos or dress slacks (trousers) T-shirts 2 or 3 collared or dress/business casual shirts 2 or 3 long sleeve shirts Underwear 1 sweatshirt 1 fleece/jacket 10

1 waterproof jacket Swimming trunks 6 – 8 pairs of socks 1 pair of dress shoes 1 pair of trainers 1 pair of hiking boots or good boots for rainy, muddy conditions 1 pair of trekking sandals or regular flip flops Toiletries: Comb Brush Toothbrush Toothpaste Deodorant Razor Face Wash Make-up Shampoo Conditioner Soap Tampons/Pads (tampons cannot be bought here so bring a supply if you use them) 2 washcloths 1 towel 1 pair of twin size sheets Medicine: Anti-Malaria pills Any medication you want to bring from home (Vitamins, Tylenol, any kind of flu or cold and congestion medicine, Airborne, diarrhea tablets etc.) Documents: Passport Copy of Passport (keep in separate location from your original) Insurance cards and papers Vaccination Card especially Yellow Fever Copy of Vaccination Card Doctor’s note of any allergies, prescription medicine, or any other physical conditions and note of blood group

Misc: Sunscreen (spray on works well) Insect repellent Anti-itch cream (for the mosquito bites) Aloe Vera Lipsalve or Chapstick 11

Sunglasses Hat Flashlight or Headlamp Umbrella Batteries Camera Cell phone Plug converters Sleeping bag Small blow up air mattress (optional) Bible Journal Notepad Pens/Pencils Books Card games Pictures from home DVDs Daypack/Backpack Over the shoulder purse Money belt 2 ATM cards (if you have them) Travel size sewing kit Travel first aid SNACKS! (Be sure to leave room in your suitcase to bring food you like from home because that will probably be the first thing you miss) Bring a supply of anything you want for the time period you are here. (For example good face wash is hard to find. But deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, and soap can be bought here. Note that shampoo and conditioner is usually a little more expensive here than at home.)

Q: When can I start? A: You can start and finish any time, although if you can possibly tie in your start time with an ICY conference in the UK you may be able to stop over for an induction at no extra cost to your flight. This is great if you want to get a bigger picture of the ICY family, and hey, you'll get to see London! Just ask David for dates of conferences. (The cost is normally $200 for a five day conference). Q: How does the accommodation work? A: You will live in the team house. These houses are safe, and although basic, are clean and good environments to live in. You will though need to be prepared to live in community. For instance, we may need to ask you to share a room with another Ministry Support Team member. However the room would be lockable and your private space. You will be sent by ICY but on arrival will be wholly accountable to the local ICY leadership. One of the ICY team will ensure you are doing OK. There is always lots of time in Africa, and to make the most of it the team member will need to be self-disciplined, relaxed and flexible 12

Some Dos and Don’ts for MST Members As already stated we expect team members to respect and adapt to cultural expectations and this includes those of local church. This means smoking, drinking alcohol and wearing what would be seen as inappropriate clothing are all not acceptable for MST Members and failure to be sensitive in these areas would mean you would need to leave the team. Furthermore at no time and under no circumstances should the team member form any sort of exclusive relationship with a member of the opposite sex, whilst part of the Ministry Support Team. It is simply impossible to differentiate between relationships on a case by case basis, and consequently to protect everyone including the Ministry Support Team member, we ask you to agree in writing before departure that you understand that any such a relationship will be viewed as an implied resignation from the team. At the very least we would ask you to wait until the end of your time with the ministries before entering into such a relationship, but would in any case counsel strongly against it as cross cultural relationships are extraordinarily complex. The Balance You will be given time and space, so that you can be healthy, fresh, and have the opportunity to reflect, pray and unpack what God is saying to you. Whilst reluctant to set hours on what is a ministry rather than a job, we do want you to experience Africa, and catch a wider understanding of the continent, its needs, opportunities and God’s heart for it. We would encourage you to work hard and play hard. To minister to the full but also to go on safari, and experience all you can during your stay. Our prayer and experience is that you will receive far more than you will give, and your life will never be the same again following your time in Africa

Some Final Thoughts You will find nothing is predictable in Africa. It is both the charm and frustration of the place. Time has a different meaning and priorities revolve less around tasks and more around people. You may consider yourself a flexible sort of person, and a people’s person but we can guarantee you will find yourself getting frustrated and in the process you will learn a lot about yourself. Be prepared for long waits and periods of inactivity followed by utter chaos as everything happens at the last minute, Things will happen which will leave you feeling confused, baffled, and out of the loop! You will be challenged to your very core, but will emerge with a new perspective and a world view which will change the rest of your life for the better. All this though means ‘team’ is utterly essential. You need to serve one another and together serve the Lord through the ministry as a whole. There is no room to carry those unwilling to serve! You will also need to have a real sense of call to the role. Living in Africa can be tough. You can get sick easily. You’ll miss things you take for granted, and certainly miss loved ones back home. You’ll struggle with culture, relationships and the poverty about you. You’ll struggle with what you’ll learn about yourself. Without a very real call from God to go, you won’t last the pace. Ultimately you’ll need a strong relationship with God. Africa is a wonderful place where God is moving by His Spirit, but that doesn’t necessarily make it an easy place to live and grow spiritually. 13

Don’t expect to go to Africa to find yourself! You’ll need to go with a disciplined and intimate walk with God. If you do however, you’ll come back with a foundation of faith which will set you up for life.

4. Some short term itinerary suggestions As we say you can come any time and stay for as long as you like but you might like to look out for the following. Combine youth ministry in the Kenyan slums with that in the bush along with some practical work which is termed ‘service learning’ where the team you’re with will try to make an impact on its community. This could be anything from cleaning a small hospital or clinic to building a primary school using traditional materials. You choose when you come and how long you stay We work extensively with the very poorest young people. ICY cares for them through programs like the Hadassa program, which seeks to empower girls in slums and villages giving them dignity and self worth, and Art for Heart which reaches autistic children in the slums. ICY teams share the gospel with all ages in schools, Juvenile centres, prisons and orphanages, and takes every opportunity to go out into the bush on mission to those who’ve never heard. The discipleship program is provided by Bible Teachers, mainly former slum kids who’ve graduated from the ICY year-long Missional Leaders Course. You will have a chance to get involved in the regular ICY program in Nairobi the first two weeks of your stay and then head off up country the second two weeks. If you only have two weeks you can choose to join for just one of the options. Then again you can stay for as long as you like. After your basic fee, you just pay $60 a day for your board, lodging and local transport, so in many ways the longer the better. Those coming for July may like to leave a little earlier and break their journey on the way out in London. Here you can connect with ICY youthworkers from across Europe on a conference. Then you can get experience of two continents in just a few weeks! There is real flexibility to fit in with your timetable. Here are ideas of a couple of programs: A Two Week Option 1st Arrive in Nairobi. 2nd Orientation and introduction to ministry by visiting the slums and local schools in a couple of projects 3rd Sunday Church African style. Its loud, its long, its undeniably African! 4th to 10th Travel out to South Nyanza 14

in the west by Lake Victoria. Village Ministry: join in a work party helping with school and community buildings. Then teach or be involved in youth and sports ministry and mission 11th Travel back to Nairobi for church!!! 12th Work in a couple of projects in a Girls School and a Juvenile Centre 13th Safari in Nairobi National Park and debrief 14th Fly Home A One Month Trip 1st Arrive in Nairobi. 2nd Orientation 3rd to 6th Ministry in the slums, schools and prison. Get a feel for all that’s going on. 7th Sunday Church African style. Its loud, its long, its undeniably African! 8th to 13th More ministry in Nairobi. This time you should be able to choose to specialise a bit more in what particularly interested you. 14th Back to church!!! 15th to 28th Village mission to South Nyanza, Here we will form a work party for the first week to help with community buildings. Normally this is helping to build or refurbish the school. The second week is youth ministry and mission. 29th Safari in Nairobi National Park and debrief 30th Fly Home Note: The ICY Europe conference takes place from 23 - 27 June 2014 so if you can fly out late evening on 21st June from the US, you will be picked up in London and taken to the Midlands for the conference and then dropped off at the airport on 27th June to arrive in Kenya on 28th . The cost for the conference including travel around the UK is $200. Breaking your flight shouldn’t cost you any more! As we said there is total flexibility for you to stay as long as you can. You may prefer to travel on the suggested dates so you can travel with others and join in the orientation. It is also not possible for you to join or leave half way through a village mission trip. Otherwise work out the maximum amount of time you can come and can afford and tailor your trip accordingly. The shortest time we suggest is two weeks, but there is no upper limit. We ask simply you to pay $350 (£250) to the ICY Africa office to cover the costs of administering your application and a gift to the work of ICY to support African Christians in employment, $50 (£35) towards the airport shuttle, your orientation and a contribution towards the ongoing ministry, and then $60 (£40) a day to cover your board, lodging and local transport in Kenya. You can plan to go at any time: the ICY team are ministering from January to the end of November/start of December. The highlight of the year is mid-November when we visit all the centres across Kenya and join in excitement and fun of the graduation of the students on the 3 rd Sunday of November 15

SUMMARY: International Christian Youthworks, (www.icy.org.uk) is a global family of like-minded youth ministries which gives us a pretty unique opportunity of providing you with the opportunity to go on mission through a western based organization but to serve with and for nationals. You will live, minister, travel and eat with Africans as part of their team. The administration of your application and your orientation will be offered from both a western and African perspective. We’ve been exchanging mission-hearted young adults between our partners for over ten years now, and believe our program offers you the most authentic, affordable, productive and safe mission trip. Ultimately your trip is overseen personally by the ICY Africa Directors, David and Linda Isgrove, and you and your families will be given their personal contact details to ask any questions you may like, but practically your application is administered from East Africa, which not only reduces your costs, but provides employment for African Christians and enables you to build relationships with those you will serve right from the outset and keep in touch with what is going on right at grass roots level. ICY Africa is a partnership of African led youth ministries each with a passion for African youth ministry, carried out in a Biblical, caring and African way. The ICY Africa office is based in Nairobi Kenya and is run by Joe Bonga, who after David and Linda, will be your first contact. 6.

USEFUL INFORMATION AND FORMS TO GO

If you are ready to apply to visit an ICY Africa ministry, just complete the application form below (or download separately from the website) and email it to [email protected]. Secondly you’ll need to complete a Ministry Support Team Agreement before you go (also below and on the website as a separate document), and we like you to send us a review on your return. If you have more questions, you can either ask David or Joe at [email protected] or [email protected]

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MINISTRY SUPPORT TEAM APPLICATION FORM Full Name:

Nationality

Address:

Zip/Post Code: Country Email:

Telephone:

SKYPE: Marital status: When and for how long would you like to go to Kenya?

What particular aspects of ministry are you interested in?

Have you had previous experience of youth work or mission work? If so, describe briefly:

What do you consider your particular gifting and passions?

How did you hear about ICY?

Why are you interested in Short Term Missions?

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Tell us a bit about yourself, your family, your interests …

Explain briefly how and when you became a Christian:

How has your faith developed in the past year?

What would you say have been the most important factors that have helped you most in your spiritual life?

Name and address of the Church you are currently attending:

What was your Church Leader’s reaction to your application?

What was your family’s reaction to your application?

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Highest Educational Courses: Dates and Institution: Core Subject(s) and Grades:

Most Recent Employment: Dates and Employer: Job Title and brief description:

Do you have any plans or ideas of what you will be doing in the future?

List any serious illnesses you have had with dates.

Do you suffer from any recurring illness or allergy, if so what?

Have you ever been convicted or cautioned with respect to a criminal offence YES/NO If the answer was Yes please give full details:

If you have any questions or would like to tell us anything else please include here

References: Please give 3 referees, one of whom must be your Church leader and the rest should have known you for at least two years Name and Title:

Contact details (including email)

Name and Title:

Contact details (including email)

Name and Title:

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Finally ICY has adopted the World Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith, and we ask that all workers agree with their statement of faith, as set out below. Please indicate whether you agree with this, and if you don't use the space below for further comments to detail what you disagree with and why.

WE BELIEVE that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. WE BELIEVE in the deity and perfect humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ; in His virgin birth; in His sinless life; in His miracles; in His atoning death through His outpoured blood; in His bodily resurrection; in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and His personal return to power and glory. WE BELIEVE in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. WE BELIEVE the Bible to be inspired in its entirety by God’s Holy Spirit through human authors revealing God’s truth to humanity. It is without error in all that it affirms. Christians must therefore submit to its supreme authority. WE BELIEVE in the personal and visible return in glory of the Lord Jesus Christ to raise the dead and bring salvation and judgment in final completion. WE BELIEVE in the spiritual unity of believers in Christ. Yes/No

Please email this application form to joe bonga: [email protected]

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MINISTRY SUPPORT TEAM MEMBER AGREEMENT Team Member: _____________ Trip details: ICY Africa has invited you to join their short term mission team from ________ to ________ You will join in with the regular youth ministry in the slums, orphanages, schools (during term time), remand homes, communities and villages. You will live and eat with the teams in a secure but authentic African house, and will experience Africa as only the Africans and long-term missionaries can. The team is small, giving you the opportunity to get to know both the ministry and the team Trip costs: You will need to pay for all your costs to get to and from Africa. This includes your flights, medical care and insurances, and visa, (approx. $50 or £30). In addition we ask you to pay: $375 (£250 €300) administration fee which covers the cost of the ICY African office to process their application and as a gift towards the ministry they’ll be engaged in. For instance if they’re helping on a youth camp, then this will be put towards free places for disadvantaged young people to come on camp. $50 (£30 €35) one off payment to cover the costs of getting them to and from the airport etc. Then you pay $60, (£40 €45) a day board and lodging and local transport for however long you stay. This is based upon you living and eating as an African; living in a secure but African team home, and eating two meals a day: breakfast and dinner. If they want a third meal, they will need to cover this yourself. This covers all your work and living costs while in the country from the time you get through airport security on arrival to the time of check in at the airport out of the country. It doesn’t cover personal transportation, long distance travel, safari costs or incidental expenditure on drinks or gifts. ALL monies should be paid by the team member to the leader of the ICY partner work on arrival, in accordance with his or her individual team member agreement. Payments should be in dollars, pounds or euros, brought out by the team member or else in local currency withdrawn from an ATM. If local currency, the exchange rate should be that offered by the bureau de change normally used by the team. The ICY partner work should offer a receipt for ALL monies received from the team member, and totals of all monies received should be emailed to the ICY Africa Director The admin fee and gift, if 21

not prepaid, should be taken by the leader of the partner work and arrangements made for it to be passed on to the ICY Africa Director. Should for any reason the team member withdraw or leave early from the ministry, or not fulfill their responsibilities, no monies are refundable, except at the discretion of the Team Leader. Additional Information: It is assumed all team members will have adequate travel insurance cover. The team member is responsible for ensuring they have completed all necessary inoculation courses and have adequate malaria prevention courses. The team member is responsible for paying all monies as and when they become due. Failure to pay puts the ministry under severe strain The team member is asked to abide by the directions of the national team leader and his/her assigned line manager. Failure to do so breaches the spirit of the Ministry support Team which is there to serve, and as such could result in being asked to return home. While on the ICY team the team member is asked to refrain from forming exclusive relationships with other team members or nationals. These can be distracting from the purpose of the trip and destructive to team as a whole. The team member is asked not to offer money or give out contact details to anyone including team members, but rather refer any requests to the team leader. Breaches of these responsibilities brought to the attention of the team leader can result in either a curtailment of the team member’s activities or the team member being asked to leave. Any team member sent home under these circumstances will not be entitled to a refund of monies already paid. Should a team member decide to leave the placement earlier than planned for whatever reason, due notice should still be given and appropriate funds paid to reflect the planning the ministry may have entered into based upon the MSTs stay with them. Otherwise the ministry can be placed under severe strain by unexpected loss of rental income etc. If a team member leaves the team, it is presumed they will fly home immediately. ICY bears no responsibility for those who stay in Africa either on their own or as part of another ministry. Team Member Grievance Procedures and Reviews In the first instance the team member should refer any grievance or concern to the Ministry Support Team Leader, unless it is a grievance against that person or unless satisfaction isn’t reached, when the team member should refer the grievance to the ICY Africa Partner team leader. The partner work team leader should then investigate the grievance and seek resolution and reconciliation. If resolution isn’t found, then the Team Leader can refer the matter to the ICY Africa Director, who will discuss the matter with the ICY International team. If the partner work team leader refuses to refer the matter to the ICY Africa Director, or if the Team Leader is the Africa Director, then the team member can appeal directly to the ICY International team. The team member shouldn’t seek to circumvent this system, and under no circumstances take concerns to third parties. ICY has a zero tolerance of gossip. The team member will be asked to complete a survey about the trip experience on his or her return home. The results of this survey will be passed on to the ICY Africa Director, who will then pass on information further at his discretion Signed on behalf of ICY Africa:

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MINISTRY SUPPORT TEAM MEMBER FEEDBACK FORM Name: Dates of Trip: Ministry/Ministries Visited:

Main Ministry/ministries carried out:

On a scale of 1-10, (1 being poor and 10 being excellent), please rate and then comment on the following: 

Your ministry experience:

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Your accommodation:

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Your food:

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Practical arrangements for your travel in the country:

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Your care and personal support by the team in Africa:

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Your care and personal support through the application process:

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The financial arrangements for your trip:

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Your interaction with the wider team:

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Your experience of the trip as a whole:

Would you be interested in being kept up to date with news of the ministry you visited? Yes/No Any further comments? 23