Fact Sheet - Jordan-Israel
Jordan and Israel Project June to August 2008

Nature of Project: Participants will be involved in two weeks of touring and serving at a couple of camps in Jordan. Some participants will serve at a camp conducted at the YMWA Center for Special Education. Other participants will serve at a camp in southern Jordan in the village of Al Rajif working with a kindergarten founded by the Amman Baccalaureate School. The participants will be in Jordan from June 17 to July 1. After serving in Jordan, participants will tour Israel and serve on an archaeological dig at Megiddo, sponsored by Tel Aviv University in Israel. Participants will be in Israel from July 1 until July 31, after which they will return to Jordan for their return flight home—returning on Aug. 3.

 Goals of Youth Corps Involvement: The United Youth Corps is designed to help motivated and desirous young adults connect with the work of the Church through service. This dimension of leadership will be awakened and directed toward the vision of the coming Kingdom of God in which Christians will help rebuild the waste places of the earth and assist God in serving humanity. To that end, all participants should understand that their involvement in this project should lead them 1) to understand the vision of and need for the Kingdom of God, 2) to experience and live the vision of the Kingdom, 3) to identify with and participate in the “Work of the Church,” and 4) to understand that by such participation, they will have become a part of something bigger than themselves. All Youth Corps participants will take part in pretrip teleconferences and postproject discussions of these outcomes.

Dates of Project: June 16 to Aug. 3, 2008 .

Number of Youth Corps Participants Needed: Eight to ten men and women .

Participant Prerequisites:

• Minimum of 18 years of age .
• High school graduate.
• A valid passport (a visa is not required).
• The desire to serve with enthusiasm in challenging circumstances.
• The ability to set an excellent example of personal conduct at all times.
• The ability to adapt to different environ ments and cultures and to get along well with people.
• Sufficient health and stamina to work in a developing-world environ ment. A medical examination will be required of all participants.
• Experience on staff of United Youth Camps is preferred.
• The applicant’s pastor’s recommendation.

Lodging: Lodging and meals will be provided at various facilities as the project participants travel through Jordan and Israel. Exact details will be forthcoming.

Location of Jordan and Israel

Environment: Working in the Middle East presents special rewards and challenges. The region is rich in history and culture but has been plagued with religious and ethnic conflict for many generations. Participants will have the opportunity to represent their individual countries as well as the Church and in a limited way help advance the cause of international cooperation.

Travel Dates: Participants will leave the United States on June 16 and return home on Aug. 3.

Estimated Cost to Youth Corps Participants: The Youth Corps program will commit to paying half of the cost of the airfare. The cost to each participant for the remaining costs (half of airfare and other costs) is estimated to be approximately $4,000.

Deadline for Application: Feb. 1, 2008.

Fact Sheet - Jordan-Israel 2008 (MS Word Document; 205k)