Global opportunities
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Thailand Dec. 28 – Jan. 9, 2009
Led by Melody Suos and Anzie Yangmi, the team will be working with orphanages in Burma and Thailand, celebrating New Years with a village in Thailand and teaching English, and be involved in youth and children’s ministries. $2200 Contact: masous@mnu.edu, amyangmi@mnu.edu
Guatemala –Senior Nurses Trip Jan 2 – 11
Dr. Delia Pittman will take senior nurses to the highlands of Guatemala to provide medical treatment to the orphaned children of the region. They are collecting medical supplies, toys and hygiene products to take with them. Donations appreciated.
Mexico March 13 – 21
Kira Birkowski and Lisa (Phipps) Aparicio will lead students in Border Initiative ministries, evangelism and light construction, near the border town of Ciudad Juarez. $500 Contact: ksborkowski@mnu.edu, lisaparicio@gmail.com
Honduras, Southwest School March 13 - 22
Dr. Linda Alexander and recent graduate Amanda Stolba will take a small group of Education majors to minister and teach in this bilingual school in the mountains of Central America, preparing future leaders of this developing country. $1500 Contact: lalexand@mnu.edu, amstolb@kckps.org
USA – Fort Collins, Colorado March 13 – 22
Asst. Chaplain Brady Braatz and Resident Educator Taylor Johnson will lead a team in church planting ministries --compassionate ministries and evangelism. Cost TBA (cheap--road trip!) Contact: bbraatz@mnu.edu, tljohnson@mnu.edu
Ecuador March 14 – 21
Jon and Ashley Bell, recent graduates, and student leader Michelle Fischer, will lead a team in children’s ministry, JESUS film ministry, and light construction work on a church in Riobamba, Ecuador. $1690 Contact: arbell@mnu.edu, mrfischer@mnu.edu
Arizona, Sun Valley Indian School May 16 – 23
Education majors and the Men’s Basketball team, led by Dr. Jo Lamar and Coach Rocky Lamar, and assisted by student leader Amanda Badley, will return to help the SVIS staff teach the children and youth of their boarding school Christian character through academic lessons, an after school basketball camp and music camp. $1000 Contact: jlamar@mnu.edu, adbadley@mnu.edu
Jazz Band – Europe
Prof. Ron McClellan and the Jazz Band will tour and minister in Europe, helping our churches in outreach to their communities.
EUNC and Mainz, Germany May 10 – June 2
Team leaders, Emilie Beckum, Emily Rook, Taylor Bottles and Stephanie Griggs will take a team to European Nazarene College in Switzerland for a two-week class and then train up to Mainz, Germany, to support the church planting team in ministry and outreach. Approx. cost : $2200 plus EUNC tuition for 2 credits ($642) Contact: eabeckum@mnu.edu, tjbottles@mnu.edu, segriggs@mnu.edu, emily.rook@gmail.com
Art Mission – Summer
Summer Jennifer and David Platter, MNU graduates, will lead a team in art ministry. Definite plans TBA Contact: jplatter@mnu.edu, davidplatter@email.com
Australia - July
Alison Weinstock, MNU graduate, will return to Australia this summer to lead a team in community development and youth ministry. $2500 Contact: bigal81@comcast.net
Dominican Republic May 8 - 15
Student leader, Arodi Sanchez, will take a team to his home country in the Caribbean to paint a church, minister through a sports camp outreach and Vacation Bible school. The trip will also include fellowship with the pastors and families, and a sailboat snorkel trip to Isla Catalina. $1550 Contact: asanchez@mnu.edu
MNU STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITIES
EUNC - European Nazarene College (www.eunc.edu) and www.buesingen.de (click on the British flag for English) Spend a semester in Switzerland during your junior or senior year, studying in the areas of Religion, Christian Education and Missions. Expand your view of the world and the Church as you increase your global perspective and passion for missions. EuNC is an international community with students from 15 - 20 countries. Many opportunities exist for cross-cultural interaction and learning, both on and off-campus.
Students may apply through the MNU Center for Global Studies and Service Learning for the Semester in Europe program or by downloading the Application (PDF 35.81 KB Help ) and Recommendation Form (PDF 18.31 KB Help ). For the application, you will need to request your official current transcript in a sealed envelope, have two passport pictures for your visa, and give a reference form to Kristi Keeton Associate Dean for Student Development. Contact Lorie Beckum
EuNC Tuition, room and board (weekly main meals at noon hour): ($5030, half-tuition only for 2008-2009 academic year) Other costs: travel, passport, visa, insurance, books, breakfast and supper food costs (often done in community with other students) and personal expenses.
Nursing Division - Senior nursing majors travel to Guatemala during Christmas break and J-term to minister to health needs. Contact Dr. Delia Pittman for further information and cost.
MNU Summer European Experience
Sign up for a May term class (May 11-22, 2009) at EuNC in Buesingen, Germany/Switzerland, 3 credit hours in missions, ethics, worship, or doctrine of holiness. A mission trip will follow. Contact Lorie Beckum
MNU China Practicum --study, travel and minister through teaching English in China. Contact Lorie Beckum for further information. 3 hrs. credit possible
MNU/North Andean Field Practicum --be a missionary intern for two months in the summer, helping missionaries in Quito, Ecuador. Contact Lorie Beckum for application and information. 3 hrs. credit possible.
Other study abroad opportunities:
CCCU– www.bestsemester.com
Join hundreds of university students in the international programs offered by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities: Russia, China, Middle East, Uganda, Latin America, Australia, and Oxford, England. MNU scholarships offered to three students each semester. Apply online at www.bestsemester.com Visit the MNU Center for Global Studies and Service Learning for guidance in the "Steps to a Semester or Summer Abroad". Notify Dr. Doug Henning when you are applying for a CCCU program.
Romania Studies Program
Spend a semester or summer in studies and internship in Transylvania, where over 250 students have been involved in cross-cultural and service-learning experiences. Check out the website and apply through the MNU Center for Global Studies and Service Learning, Lorie Beckum.
NILI Nazarene International Language Institute
studyinecuador.blogspot.com Semester study abroad with total immersion Spanish language program in Quito, Ecuador
International Nazarene Colleges and Universities
Study at one of our international Nazarene Colleges and Universities for a semester. Africa Nazarene University http://www.anu.ac.ke/
Korean Nazarene University http://www.kornu.ac.kr/kornu/eng/index_eng.html (Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, England http://www.nazarene.ac.uk/ Apply for transfer credit before your semester abroad. Contact Lorie Beckum in the Center for Global Studies and Service Learning office for guidance in this process. lbeckum@mnu.edu
International Students
We welcome international students and thank them for their contribution to our campus diversity and global understanding. Dennis Miller is the International Student Advisor. The student-initiated ASG club, International Student Community, provides fellowship and advice.
Questions? Contact Lorie Beckum, Center for Global Studies and Service Learning Director at lbeckum@mnu.edu or ext. 3261 (or 913-971-3261).
(The office is now located in Weatherby Chapel.)
