Germany/TEM: Berlin

•  type: evangelism, teaching
•  level: 3
•  medical/political climate: low risk

·          type: evangelism, construction, vacation Bible school, adult discipleship

·          level: 3 

·          medical/political climate: low risk

Portugal, Lisbon

·          type: construction, evangelism 

·          level: 3 

·          medical/political climate: intermediate risk

The MTW church-planting team would like a construction team for renovation of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Christ in downtown Lisbon. Repairs will be made to the roof, walls, ceiling, plumbing and electricity. Painting, carpentry, mixing cement and plastering will also be involved.  

Romania: Timisoara

·          type: construction, evangelism, vacation Bible school

·          level: 3 

·          medical/political climate: intermediate risk

Ten-day and two-week opportunities in an urban setting. Youth ministry, children's ministry and help with church planting.  Call for more details. 

Slovakia: Trnava

·          type: evangelism 

·          level: 3

·          medical/political climate: low risk

Trnava is a city of 80,000 residents situated in Western Slovakia near the borders of Austria and Hungary.  It is widely known as the “Vatican of Slovakia,” and is a highly Catholic and, by extension, “Christian” area.  There are many “forms of godliness” without the life-changing experience of a relationship with Jesus Christ.

MTW missionaries, John and Kathy Lesondak, have been living in Trnava for two-and-a-half years and have seen God open many doors of opportunity.  One of these is the development of a teaching English ministry via personal relationships and conversational English classes with the 2,500 middle schools and high school students who study English there  
 

Summer mission teams participate in weeklong English camps as a means of initiating, developing, and solidifying meaningful relationships with young people and introducing them to a relationship with God.  The long-term missionaries will continue these relationships, and integrate seekers and new believers into home Bible studies and, as God provides, ultimately a new church-plant. 

Spain

·          type: evangelism, discipleship, music, ESL, sports 

·          level: 3

·          medical/political climate: low risk

The culture of Spain is vibrant, open-minded, relational, increasingly skeptical, and historically Roman Catholic.  Younger generations in Spain are increasingly interested in various forms of spirituality and many have a strong need to learn English.  This is a relatively new MTW team with a small team of missionaries engaged in evangelism, discipleship, and university ministry.  Short-term teams and interns are needed to help with evangelism and outreach.  Currently there are limited opportunities for 2 week teams to engage with Spanish university students using conversational English/Spanish and sports as well as potential ESL possibilities.  A majority of team members must speak at least intermediate level Spanish.

Sweden- Evangelism

·          type: evangelism 

·          level: 3

·          medical/political climate: low risk

Sweden is the second most secularized country in Europe. Teams will work with MTW missionaries, Gary Johnson and family, in Goteborg. Ministry opportunities include:  

·          Campus ministry- school assembly programs in junior and senior high schools (classic American hymns, skits, discussion groups) and hanging out with students after school to develop relationships. The goal is to get students to come to church on Sunday. 

·          Possible confirmation camp ministry (with the Lutheran State Church)- similar to the school assembly with some recreation added. The goal is to develop contacts for the church-planting effort. 

·          Sports ministry- baseball, softball, basketball and soccer teams needed. 

·          Church ministry- Missions Covenant Church (singing and testimonies)

Teams will stay with host families or at a camp. Meals will be provided by the hosts in their homes, by the team itself, and at local restaurants. Although English is taught in school beginning in third grade, there will be a need for some interpreters.

Sweden - Baseball Team

·          type: sports 

·          level: 3

·          medical/political climate: low risk

Working together with MTW ministry in Sweden, the team will consist of high school and college varsity baseball players. Potential sites in Sweden: Stockholm, Dalarna, Tranas. The goals of the project are for each team member to grow in grace through serving MTW Sweden in their church-planting efforts, communicating the gospel of Christ to Swedish youth, and studying God's Word intensively to understand God's sovereignty. Cost includes: round-trip airfare, housing, most meals, travel in Sweden, uniforms, fees (ball, umpire and tournament fees), ministry materials, translators and guides, travel insurance. Individuals as well as groups may apply.

Ukraine

·          type: construction, evangelism, teaching, vacation Bible school 

·          level: 3

·          medical/political climate: intermediate risk

Ministry in Ukraine began with short-term mission teams after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Church-planting teams arrived to gather and shepherd the people as a church community.  Several years ago, the Ukrainian courts granted full ownership of a 100-year-old Reformed church building in central Odessa to the Evangelical Reformed Church of Odessa. This historic building had been the property of the state since the Bolshevik Revolution, 70 years earlier.

Currently MTW has ministries in Belgorod-Dnestrovski, Izmail, Kharkov, Kherson, Kiev, Nikolaev, and Odessa.  The focus of these ministries includes training of Ukrainian church leadership, church planting, teaching English, outreach and evangelism, youth work, discipleship, Bible studies, mercy ministry, a medical clinic, and theological education. 

Short-term teams are needed for teaching English camps, working with orphanages, and various forms of creative outreach (sports ministry, concerts, etc.)  Team size of 10-12 is best.

Ukraine/TEM:  Kherson

·          type: teaching English 

·          level: 3

·          medical/political climate: intermediate risk

Kherson is a picturesque city of about 500,000 located on the Dneper River and just east of the city of Odessa.  Kherson has a number of educational institutions including an excellent music school, a marine college, a ship building school, and an agricultural college. 

MTW missionaries, Nadia Asanova and Melinda Wallace, have been working in Kherson since July of 1998 following up on work started by a CoMission team that had served there during the previous year.  God has blessed them with six small group Bible studies that are meeting weekly--one of which is studying English using the Bible. MTW missionary, Mel Pike, who is the team leader, and his wife Cindie, have been with the team since January 1999.

For more information about any of these projects, contact the One to Two Week Department at 678-823-0004 or 2wk@mtw.org.