Service Explorers

Our Service Explorer program is composed of trips up to two years in length and are most often young college graduates seeking to give two years of their lives to the mission field before beginning their careers. The trip’s emphasis is personally set up to match the skill sets of the individual with the needs of the host. The intent of the service is to provide an opportunity for the individual to consider a career in serving children at risk.

We Provide:

• Training: Information on topics such as travel safety, cultural issues, biblical perspectives, personal growth and many others

• Administrative support: Coordination of trip logistics including flights, lodging, food, transportation

• Communication: Regular targeted email blasts that go to just your donor list. This is good for newsletter updates, blog updates, and notification of emergency needs.

• Financial support: Manage trip finances and donations responsibly, with NO FEE for our service!

• Individual donor list management: Includes keeping addresses, phone contacts, and emails as current as possible.

Qualifications:

• Know Jesus Christ as your personal Savior

• Have a mature, consistent, godly lifestyle; free of harmful addictive behaviors

• Work must be primarily with Children at Risk in developing nations.

• Agree with our doctrinal statement.

• Adhere to our moral/ethical behavioral policy.

• Formal Bible or Missionary training before trip

• Update blog monthly for our website

Expectations:

This program includes all Orphanos training material as well as additional training at MTI (http://mti.org/homepage.htm), or similar program, before departing. Their specialized training requires some additional fundraising, but the benefits of their expertise have proven extremely beneficial on the field.

*All applications are approved/declined on an individual basis by the staff and Board of Orphanos. Exceptions can be made, but all decisions by Orphanos are final.