Please pray as the team prepares for their ministry this summer. Pray for the visa application process, for better-than-normal airfare prices, for safety in travel and ministries on the field.
Some dates to remember: June 15-16 All-California Team Training Retreat at the JEMS office.
First team departs on Friday, June 29th!!
May and June mark the beginning of the training cycle for JEMS South America Summer Missions. We were able to meet recently to undertake the process of preparing our volunteers for ministry and service in Brazil. We will be serving in four (possibly six) churches from July to September 2012.
(Above) We are blessed to have the training expertise of JEMS staffers, Darryl Wong (pictured top photo, blue shirt) and Justine Morey (pictured in bottom photo, wearing white sweater). They provide the trainees with insights regarding culture, ministry and practical administration (finance, insurance, visa policies).
JEMS training program includes approximately forty hours of preparation in the areas of language, culture, safety, health, ministry, prayer letter preparation, testimony and devotional sharing insights, team building, protocol and behavioral expectations in-country.
(Above) Because our training began while school was in session or due to employment constraints, we were able to use existing technologies such as Skype to facilitate our training to workers who were offsite. On that particular day, we Skyped in workers from (L-R): Palo Alto, Dallas, TX and San Luis Obispo.
(Below) In addition to the 2012 JEMS Brazil team (which will have a total of 17 members this year - not all pictured), we were blessed to share parts of our training day with the JEMS Japan Creative Arts Team (seated in front) which will be serving the Lord in Japan in August. The Japan team will be led by JEMS Music and Media Director, Lowell Sue.
Please keep our teams in prayer as they finish the school year, take time from work, prepare and train, and raise their financial support. We appreciate your partnership with us!!
