Soccer Clinic		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84889	Team Type: Collegiate	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 2	Team Size: 10		Earliest Arrival: Mar 1, 2008
Job Type: Sports/Recreation			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Songhai of West Africa have lived for hundreds of years outside the love and provision of God. More than 50% of our people are 15 years of age or younger. Few have had the chance to hear, understand and respond to His love. Come and be a part of sowing seeds among the Songhai. Enter the ancient, fabled city of Timbuktu with the Words of Life. Be a part of a soccer team who will teach young people to improve their soccer skills. At the same time, share your love and relationship with Jesus Christ. You will be blessed as you bring the Good News of Jesus to the Songhai who have never heard. Take every opportunity to pray for those you will be involved with on a daily basis. Share your faith by word and by your actions. Allow the youth of this desert city to see how Christ has blessed your life. Use your God-given skills to share His love with those who have not heard. Project Details

Seed Sowers		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84882	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Mar 1, 2008
Job Type: Literature Distribution			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Songhai of West Africa have lived for hundreds of years outside the love and provision of God. Few have had the chance to hear, understand and respond to His love. Come and be a part of SOWING SEEDS among the Songhai as you travel the Niger River in a hand-made boat. Be a part of a team who will distribute Gospel portions or cassette recordings to the Songhai living in Songhai villages along the Niger River. We will send your team a master copy of the Gospel of Luke or a cassette of Scripture. You will make copies and then bring them with you to distribute among our people. As we dock in various villages, we will walk the streets of the villages, praying for God's outpouring of His Spirit, asking that many will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus. Come ready to navigate the river, walk, visit in homes, pray for many and see God's hand at work. You will be blessed as you bring the Good News of Jesus to the Songhai who have never heard. Project Details

Drama Teams		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84883	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 8		Earliest Arrival: Mar 1, 2008
Job Type: Creative Arts			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Songhai team is looking for VOLUNTEER DRAMA TEAMS to bring the stories of Christmas and Easter to life. Act out these Biblical histories as the story is narrated. Four-legged talent provided locally—sheep, camels and donkeys. One to two week volunteer ministry opportunities are available during the Christmas and Easter seasons in villages between Niamey, Niger to Timbuktu, Mali. Project Details

Prayer Walking Teams		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84884	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 6		Earliest Arrival: Mar 1, 2008
Job Type: Prayer Walking			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Songhai Team is looking for PRAYER WARRIORS who will come to join team members on one to two week prayer adventures on site in Songhai lands. Various teams are forming for prayer “walks” in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali. Whether you pray by boat or camel in new areas where the team wishes to start new work or prayer walk or ride through areas where work has already begun, your lives will be touched in an unforgettable way as you experience the culture and needs of the Songhai. The lives of the Songhai People will also be touched for Eternity. Project Details

Seed Sowers		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84886	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Mar 1, 2008
Job Type: Literature Distribution			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Songhai of West Africa have lived for hundreds of years outside the love and provision of God. Few have had the chance to hear, understand and respond to His love. Come and be a part of sowing seeds among the Songhai. Enter the ancient, fabled city of Timbuktu with the Words of Life. Be a part of a team who will distribute Gospel portions or cassette recordings to the Songhai living in Timbuktu or the surrounding villages. We will send your team a master copy of the Gospel of Luke or a cassette of Scripture. You will make copies and then bring them with you to distribute among the Songhai people. As you walk the streets of the villages, you will pray for God's outpouring of His Spirit, asking that many will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus. Come ready to walk, visit in homes, pray for many and see God's hand at work. You will be blessed as you bring the Good News of Jesus to the Songhai who have never heard. Project Details

Seed Sowers		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84887	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Mar 1, 2008
Job Type: Literature Distribution			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Songhai of West Africa have lived for hundreds of years outside the love and provision of God. Few have had the chance to hear, understand and respond to His love. Come and be a part of sowing seeds among the Songhai. Enter the ancient, fabled city of Timbuktu with the Words of Life. Be a part of a team who will distribute Gospel portions or cassette recordings to the Songhai living in Timbuktu or the surrounding villages. We will send your team a master copy of the Gospel of Luke or a cassette of Scripture. You will make copies and then bring them with you to distribute among the Songhai people. As you walk the streets of the villages, you will pray for God's outpouring of His Spirit, asking that many will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus. Come ready to walk, visit in homes, pray for many and see God's hand at work. You will be blessed as you bring the Good News of Jesus to the Songhai who have never heard. Project Details

MK Teacher		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84881	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 2		Earliest Arrival: Apr 1, 2008
Job Type: Field Support			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Womble family is looking for volunteer MK teachers who can provide fun, challenging, and encouraging courses in American history, English, and literature to the Womble children during one of their four two-week school breaks (October, December, February, and April/ May). All four children attend a French school in Niamey. We would also ask that you plan to do an age appropriate Bible study, one for the girls and one for our younger son during your time with them. Project Details

MK Teacher		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 84888	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 2		Earliest Arrival: Apr 1, 2008
Job Type: Field Support			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
The Womble family is looking for volunteer MK teachers who can provide fun, challenging, and encouraging courses in American history, English, and literature to the Womble children during one of their four two-week school breaks (October, December, February, and April/ May). All four children attend a French school in Niamey. We would also ask that you plan to do an age appropriate Bible study, one for the girls and one for our younger son during your time with them. Project Details

Volunteer Coordinator		Bambara of Mali
IMB# 89186	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 120 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 2		Earliest Arrival: Apr 1, 2008
Job Type: Specialized Support			Latest Arrival: Apr 1, 2009
You will be a vital link between American volunteers and the Bambara people they are serving. You will come to live in Bamako, Mali, and you will fill your days (and sometimes your nights) coordinating volunteer activities. This is a vital role, facilitating between 25 to 50 teams of volunteers, arranging for their housing, transportation, interpreter usage, running volunteer errands, and making airport runs. This job will demand a great deal of flexibility and organizational skills. The need is great. The Bambara team does not have enough people resources to meet the volunteer logistical needs and still continue ministry among the Bambara people. That is where you come in. Volunteers are already doing a lot on their own, but to help them facilitate their ministry, you will arrange local transport, coordinate schedules with interpreters, pick them up at the airport, etc. Your ministry will be dynamic as you work to tailor the on-the-field logistics to the specific needs of the team that is coming. You will have the privilege of seeing volunteers enter the field with trepidation, but returning with joy as they have shared their faith, and people have responded. You will learn of their trials, joys, and victories as you host them in your home. You will build a network of friends across large parts of the US. You will also have time to engage interpreters and others you relate to with the gospel. Has God uniquely gifted you to serve in this capacity? Project Details

Surgeon		Mamprusi of Ghana
IMB# 91319	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 30 days
No. of Teams: 9	Team Size: 3		Earliest Arrival: Apr 1, 2008
Job Type: Medical Ministry			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
Located in Nalerigu in northern Ghana, Baptist Medical Centre is the only hospital facility in a 50 to 60 mile radius. BMC has been in operation since 1958 and has developed a strong reputation for providing excellent care, both physical and spiritual. While it is a 128 bed hospital, our occupancy rate is generally greater than 100%. Annually 60,000 to 70,000 people receive treatment through our clinics and 7,000 to 8,000 are admitted. These people represent over 20 different people groups, from Ghana and 4 other countries. Many of these people groups are unreached with the Gospel. Currently we have only 1 surgeon on staff. By coming you will allow Dr. Faile time off from being on call every day or even vacation time. As a surgeon, you will assist with outpatient (OP) clinics 3 days/week, & share night call with our other physicians. Two days /week are for scheduled surgeries. While on call, you may have surgical or pediatric emergencies, obstetrical complications, traumas, as well as general medical cases. Approximately 1500 major surgery cases are performed each year, including inguinal hernia repair, repair of typhoid perforations, C/S, amputations, exploratory laporatomies, prostatectomys, thyroid surgery. Each day begins with employee devotions followed by inpatient rounds and then clinic or surgery. Minor procedures, such as I & D’s, suturing, debridements, ultrasounds, gastroscopies, are done during the day as time permits. Project Details

Family Practice Physician		Mamprusi of Ghana
IMB# 91320	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 30 days
No. of Teams: 9	Team Size: 3		Earliest Arrival: Apr 1, 2008
Job Type: Medical Ministry			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
Located in Nalerigu in northern Ghana, Baptist Medical Centre is the only hospital facility in a 50 to 60 mile radius. BMC has been in operation since 1958 and has developed a strong reputation for providing excellent care, both physical and spiritual. While it is a 128 bed hospital, our occupancy rate is generally greater than 100%. Annually 60,000 to 70,000 people receive treatment through our clinics and 7,000 to 8,000 are admitted. These people represent over 20 different people groups, from Ghana and 4 other countries. Many of these people groups are unreached with the Gospel. As a physician, you will assist with outpatient (OP) clinics 3 days/week, & share night call with our other physicians. Two days /week are for scheduled surgeries. While on call, you may have surgical or pediatric emergencies, obstetrical complications, traumas, as well as general medical cases. Surgical skills, though not required, would be an asset. Each day begins with employee devotions followed by inpatient rounds and then clinic or surgery. Minor procedures, such as I & D’s, suturing, debridements, ultrasounds, gastroscopies, are done during the day as time permits. Project Details

Maninka Vision Quest		Maninka of Guinea
IMB# 91179	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 6		Earliest Arrival: Apr 29, 2008
Job Type: Vision/Discovery			Latest Arrival: Jun 20, 2009
A 7 day vision trip designed to build relationships with locals, tour rustic villages, engage in the culture, and let God challenge your faith. This quest will focus strategically on intentional relationship building with Maninka people, prayer-walking, exploring, and encouraging international and national workers. Special attention will be given to providing you and other Christian leaders with hands-on-experience in frontier mission situations. This trip will provide the impetus needed to bring your churches into focused involvement and equip participants to replicate this trip with others within the church. Take this opportunity to gain practical and concentrated experience among an unreached people group reaching back to the 12th century. Through face-to-face interaction with the Maninka, you will gain fresh insight into God's heart for those who have not yet heard the gospel and learn about the type of commitment needed for Christians and the local church to become involved in reaching the unreached. You and those who follow will develop a greater vision of how your church can be involved in reaching the remaining unreached peoples of the world. Whether your church is just developing a vision for the unreached or is ready for strategic involvement, this experience can help you move your congregation toward God's purposes. Project Details

Leadership Training		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 88894	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 7 days
No. of Teams: 6	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Aug 13, 2008
Job Type: Church/Leadership Devel			Latest Arrival: Dec 12, 2009
The Songhai Team is looking for volunteer teams (individuals or a group) who will help by teaching CHRISTIAN Leadership/DISCIPLESHIP training principles. Volunteers are needed for one to two week periods to disciple/mentor new Songhai believers and leaders in basic Christian beliefs and disciplines, as well as Scripture application. Help your brothers and sisters in Christ build strong Biblical foundations in their daily lives and encourage them in their walk of faith. Project Details

Seed Sowers		Songhai of Niger
IMB# 89006	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 10 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 6		Earliest Arrival: Aug 15, 2008
Job Type: Church Planting			Latest Arrival: Dec 31, 2008
Groups (2 – 6 people) who will participate in massive sowing of the Gospel among the Songhai in Ayorou. This ministry will be obviously evangelistic in nature and every team member should be prepared to share their faith. The strategies are wide and will include prayer walking, distribution of evangelistic cassettes, showing the Jesus Film video, and storying. You will be an integral part of the strategy in Ayorou to reach the Songhai for Christ and plant His church among them. Project Details

MK teacher		Missionary Kids of West Africa
IMB# 91018	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 30 days
No. of Teams: 9	Team Size: 1		Earliest Arrival: Aug 25, 2008
Job Type: Field Support			Latest Arrival: May 31, 2009
Your primary ministry will be to teach the 3 Hewitt children - Emily 7th, Abby 6th, and Benton 3rd. Dr. Earl and Mona Hewitt serve on the Health Ministry team. Earl is a doctor at the Baptist Medical Centre of Nalerigu, Ghana. You will also participate in the Health Ministry team ministry by attending weekly team meetings, being involved in the local Ghanaian church and praying for the holistic ministry of the Baptist Medical Centre. During part of the months of September, December, March and May the Hewitt children attend a home school co-op in the neighboring country of Burkina Faso. For these dates, you will join them in Ouagadougou and serve as a teacher or teacher's aid in the FES (Field Education System) program. This is a program in which IMB missionaries partner with Wycliffe Bible Translators and other evangelical missions to provide educational and social activities for MK's, allowing them to develop peer interaction skills in the academic realm. The Hewitt children attend four school sessions a school year. This program is directed by IMB ISCer Elsie McCall, and you will assist her as she directs the home school co-op. For more information about this program, please contact Elsie at elsiemccall@yahoo.com. Other ministries may be shared as time and gifts permit. Project Details

Prayer Walking with the Jola		Jola-Fonyi of Senegal
IMB# 88221	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 5 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Sep 1, 2008
Job Type: Prayer Walking			Latest Arrival: Sep 25, 2008
We want these predominantly Muslim people to see us as being Godly people who pray; therefore, we will be prayer walking in mainly public places. After being with the Jola people for 4 or 5 days, we believe you will have a better understanding of how to pray for them and you will return to your churches with an excitement for sharing about the people and encouraging others to pray for them. Project Details

Prayerwalkers		Western Fulani of Niger
IMB# 90211	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 10 days
No. of Teams: 4	Team Size: 6		Earliest Arrival: Oct 20, 2008
Job Type: Prayer Walking			Latest Arrival: Jun 1, 2009
You and your team will be accompanied by a couple of interpreters. You will travel to Fulani villages where you will build relationships and pray for them. You will visit from one compound to another getting to know the people and learning of their way of life. You will ask to pray for them and when they agree you will pray for them in Jesus' name. Your prayers, in addition to the obvious of calling upon God to intervene, will also demonstrate to muslims that indeed Christians do pray and will help erode myths that they believe about us. It will also reveal the love of Christ to them and be a positive witness. It will in some instances open immediate doors to bear witness of Jesus. You will also assist us in distributing scripture or testimony cassettes to be a lasting witness among the people. In many areas where muslims are turning to Christ, one of the primary tools helping them is cassettes which teach the gospel. You will work in rural areas, and therefore live in a "camping" situation some nights. You will sleep outside, using mosquito nets. You will take bucket baths. As you live among the Fulani, you will seek opportunities to get to know them and and learn about their way of life. You will learn greetings in their language. These small things will show that you value them and will open doors for ministry among them. Project Details

Orchardman		Zerma of Niger
IMB# 89699	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 12 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 3		Earliest Arrival: Nov 1, 2008
Job Type: Agriculture			Latest Arrival: Nov 30, 2008
Trees are important and could be more so in the yearly food production cycle of the Zerma people. An almost constant food crisis has made it all the more important. Objectives are for you to provide expertise to local farmers/gardeners as well as trees ready to plant. You will be able to share expertise in small orchard site location, layout, planting, watering, fertilization, cultivation, pruning and others. Plans are to do presentations with individuals on the topics listed above in different villages. Individual interest will range from just a few trees up to maybe 25. Included with these presentations will be a presentation of the gospel and why you are here. This will take some preplanning on your part so that execution will benefit the most of time and effort. Mango, guava, lemon will be the main trees of interest. But also of interest is Eucalyptus trees for the wood. Cost of these will be about $.75 for non-grafted. Grafted trees are about $2. The number of trees you will provide could be between 50 and about 500. The number really depends on you, your team or church resources. Working conditions will be primitive. Most presentations, demonstrations and prayer walking will be outside. Other team members may help with the tree work or prayer walk. Drawings or pictures may help some presentations. All work from planting to harvest is hand done. It will most likely be hot, 95F to 110F and above. Project Details

Dental and Eye Clinics		Jola-Fonyi of Senegal
IMB# 88403	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 10 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Jan 15, 2009
Job Type: Medical Ministry			Latest Arrival: Feb 15, 2009
The Jola-fonyi team would like to invite a three to four member team to join them in providing eight days of dental/eye clinics. The objective of this team is to provide short term medical care for villages where we have existing work. We want these predominantly Muslim people to see us as being Godly people who pray; therefore, we will pray for each patient and local believers will tell Bible stories while patients are waiting to be seen. Project Details

Operation Show and Tell		Bissa of Burkina Faso
IMB# 91564	Team Type: Collegiate	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 181 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Jan 17, 2009
Job Type: General Evangelism			Latest Arrival: Jan 10, 2009
Your ministry among the Bissa (Bee-sa) people of West Africa will be four-fold: 1. SHOW God's love for the Bissa as you teach literacy classes. 2. TELL of your faith to Bissa city dwellers and villagers through door-to-door evangelism using accompanying media in the Bissa language. 3. SHOW the Bissa how much God loves them as you pray for them when you meet them and learn about their culture and worldview. 4. TELL new Bissa believers how to grow in their faith. Orientation and ministry will begin in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. Your first phase of ministry will be among Bissa people who have migrated to the city in search of work. Some families have lived in the city many years; others (especially young men seeking a better life) have just arrived. You will minister alongside the Shafto family who are missionary church planters among the Bissa. You will distribute Bissa literature and cassettes, pray for those who receive these gifts, and share the gospel message as the Holy Spirit leads. You will also help to conduct literacy classes. The second phase of ministry is similar with the team traveling three hours outside of the capital city to an unchurched Bissa village in Burkina. The final phase will be in an unchurched village of northern Ghana. Here, with experience and language, you will be able to share with those who are English speakers. Project Details

Village Bible Storying		Western Fulani of Niger
IMB# 90212	Team Type: Adult	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 10 days
No. of Teams: 2	Team Size: 6		Earliest Arrival: Mar 1, 2009
Job Type: General Evangelism			Latest Arrival: Jun 1, 2009
You and your team will be accompanied by a couple of interpreters. You will travel to a Fulani village where you will build relationships and offer to teach them about the Word of God. We will provide you with cassette resources with Bible stories in Fulfulde. You will lay a foundation from the OT and then have opportunity to show how Jesus is the fulfillment of the OT stories and provides the only way for forgiveness and salvation as you share NT stories. You will work in rural areas, and therefore live in a "camping" situation. You will sleep outside, using mosquito nets. You will take bucket baths. As you live among the Fulani, you will seek opportunities to get to know them and and learn about their way of life. You will learn greetings in their language. These small things which will show that you value them will help you gain an entrance into their village and will open doors for you to meet in small groups and teach them the Word of God. You will teach a few stores to each group each day as you are allowed. You will use the cassette resources provided and then use your interpreters to further explain and discuss the Word. You will always be afirming the Biblical message and NEVER argue against their religion. You will share the gospel in love and teach the Word with all diligence. You may find that you meet with these groups inside grass huts, or under a shade tree. You will likely sit on a mat on the ground with 3 - 10 others. Project Details

Operation Show and Tell		Bissa of Burkina Faso
IMB# 91565	Team Type: Collegiate	To discuss dates and other questions about this project use our contact form.	Assignment: 35 days
No. of Teams: 1	Team Size: 4		Earliest Arrival: Jun 13, 2009
Job Type: General Evangelism			Latest Arrival: Jun 13, 2009
Your ministry among the Bissa (Bee-sa) people of West Africa will be four-fold: 1. SHOW God's love for the Bissa as you teach literacy classes. 2. TELL of your faith to Bissa city dwellers and villagers through door-to-door evangelism using accompanying media in the Bissa language. 3. SHOW the Bissa how much God loves them as you pray for them when you meet them and learn about their culture and worldview. 4. TELL new Bissa believers how to grow in their faith. Orientation and ministry will begin in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. Your first phase of ministry will be among Bissa people who have migrated to the city in search of work. Some families have lived in the city many years; others (especially young men seeking a better life) have just arrived. You will minister alongside the Shafto family who are missionary church planters among the Bissa. You will distribute Bissa literature and cassettes, pray for those who receive these gifts, and share the gospel message as the Holy Spirit leads. You will also help to conduct literacy classes. The second phase of ministry is similar with the team traveling three hours outside of the capital city to an unchurched Bissa village in Burkina. The final phase will be in an unchurched village of northern Ghana. Here, with experience and language, you will be able to share with those who are English speakers. Project Details