Volunteer throughOperation Classroom
What to Expect? A Different World...
Some questions for you…
- Are you ready for a life changing experience?
- Are you a good listener and observer?
- Are you looking for an experience of getting to know people in a different culture?
- What skills do you have that you might offer to the hosts in Sierra Leone or Liberia?
- Are you willing to do whatever is asked of you whether it is exactly what you want to do?
- Will you share the story when you get home?
Why would anyone want to volunteer in Sierra Leone or Liberia?
- To be exposed to and immersed in a different culture.
- To walk beside sisters and brothers to better understand their culture.
- To get a better understanding of why would the church in the US be in partnership with the UMC in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- To be an interpreter for the ministry within your local church back home.
I’m in!! What’s next in the process?
Contact Karen Gould via email at thegoulds@iquest.net and begin a discussion about what you are feeling called to do.
Team leaders must be trained if you plan to lead a team on your own, or you may volunteer with a team already in the process. Team training and orientation are mandatory.
Understand that the cost of going to either country or both will be $3,400 – $3,800 (depending on the price of airfare) which is an all-inclusive package. This covers airfare, ground transportation in country, food, lodging, medical/accident insurance (mandatory), and project cost.
Potential team leaders please see the West Africa Survival Guide .