By faith, giving sight. With grace, giving healing. In love, giving hope.
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SHINE This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. You know God has big plans for you—you’ve known for a while. You know the why, and maybe even the how. Now it’s time to take that valiant first step and start uncovering the what and the where. We know it can be scary; there are many options after all. But we also know that God will help you to make the right choice and find the place where your passion and His purpose collide. This booklet contains opportunities on to serve manyFor Christ For the City manyon Christ the City International International (CFCI) city bases.and Take lookinterests and see what interests you.more You (CFCI) city bases. Take a look see awhat you. You can find can find more information on our website, cfci.org, or by contacting us. information on our website, cfci.org, or by contacting us. CFCI is an evangelical mission organization with workers around the world. Over half of our workers are nationals ministering in their own countries.
Our Vision
Our Vision
No place without a witness. No place without a witness. No No church without a vision.church without a vision. No person without hope. No p
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Argentina Argentineans highly value prosperity, meaning people in poverty are often overlooked by society. Some are even forced to build their makeshift homes next to the city dump. No matter what the person’s socioeconomic status, CFCI-Argentina works to show love and be bearers of hope. MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Social Media Graphic Design/Web Design Skate Park Outreach Hospital, Prison, Home Visitation Street Evangelism Homeless Ministry Teaching English
VBS Kids Camp Feeding Program Sports Ministry Medical Assistance Medical Internship Team Receiver
Bolivia CFCI-Bolivia works to give people hope by pointing to life beyond their external circumstances—by pointing to Jesus.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES
In Latin America, Bolivia is one of the poorest and least-developed countries with a staggering poverty rate of 51 percent.
Medical/Dental Outreach Sports Ministry Teaching: English, Arts/Crafts Counseling Daycare Youth Ministry Construction/Maintenance Indigenous Tribe Evangelism Missions/Church Ministry Training Computer Training Office Administration/Finance
Brazil Though Brazil’s economy is one of the strongest in South America, 35 percent of its population still lives in poverty. CFCI-Brazil works among the poor in the city of Manaus, bringing hope to many by offering good meals, education, and the possibility of a new life.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Ministering to Children at Risk Teaching: Bible, English Computer Skills Feeding Program Medical Outreach Sports Ministry
Colombia Medellín is located in the Andes Mountains of northwest Colombia at an altitude of 5,000 feet. On the mountainsides are hundreds of squatter communities. CFCI-Medellín reaches out to these communities with the Gospel - that is, with hope.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Daycare Training Youth Pastors/Leaders Teaching: Math, Bible, Art, English Youth Outreach & Mobilization Evangelistic Campaigns Missions Training Construction Assistant Counseling
Bilingual Administrative Work Team Receiver
NOTE: Many of these opportunities require intermediate Spanish.
Costa Rica
Americans know Costa Rica as a tourist destination. Beautiful beaches, lovely resorts, and wonderful weather. Yet the fringes of the capital city of San Jose give way to open sewers, dirt streets, and houses made of corrugated tin and scrap lumber. CFCI-Costa Rica is penetrating the spiritual darkness here with the Gospel of Christ by meeting basic needs and bringing healing to a hurting world.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Medical Clinic: Doctors, Nurses, & Aides Dental Clinic: Dentists, Technicians, & Hygienists Pastors, Biblical Counselors, and Leaders Psychologists/Social Workers Training Pastors Teaching: Bible, English, Computers, Crafts, Carpentry, Music, Sewing, Job Skills, High School & Remedial Classes Bible Study Leaders Women’s Prison Ministry Nursing Home AIDS Help Center Construction/Maintenance Feeding Program Street Evangelism Team Receiver Shelter for Abused Women
NOTE: Some opportunities require mature adults with a high level of conversational Spanish; others simply require mature adults with a willingness to learn.
El Salvador
San Salvador is the largest, most prosperous city in the nation. While the downtown shopping areas are full of sleek malls and tall buildings, other areas of the city are rife with gangs and weighed down by poverty.
CFCI- El Salvador is bringing the Kingdom into this nation. Without godly role models many youth join gangs and fall into destructive lifestyles. CFCI offers hope to at-risk youth through Soccer and addresses the physical needs of families living in impoverished neighborhoods through the medical clinics. CFCI organizes regular outreach efforts bringing food, clothes, and the Gospel to the poorest areas of the city.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Evangelical Soccer School Community Development Teaching English Medical & Dental Clinic Neighborhood Outreach Teaching Art, Music & Computer Skills Sports Ministry Develop Church Leadership Children’s Ministry / VBS
Guatemala Guatemala means “place of many trees” and is a picturesque country. In the midst of the natural beauty are many hurting and needy people. CFCI-Guatemala is working to show to the Guatemalan people the hope and love that come from a relationship with Jesus Christ and the community of the church.
Mali Located on the Niger River, CFCI works in Bamako, the largest city in Mali, with two million people. It is the fastestgrowing city in Africa; many rural workers moved to the city. As a result, many of them live in abject poverty. CFCI-Mali works to bring hope and vitality to children and families.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Evangelism Discipleship Counseling Worship/Music Children’s Ministry / Crafts
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Teaching English Medical & Dental Clinic Medical Laboratory Radio Program Daycare & Orphanage Feeding Program Secondary Education Team Receiver Preaching
Mexico MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Tijuana Orphanage Worker Evangelistic Campaigns Tuxpan Beach Camp Development Beach Camp Programming Camp Director/Administrator
Construction Food/Clothing Distribution
Thousands of children live on the streets of Tijuana; many are taken advantage of and abused. They long for a better life and search for hope. On the beautiful beaches of Tuxpan, you’ll find broken-down homes and hungry families. Tuki, CFCI’s big yellow pick-up truck, drives up and down the beach on Saturday mornings with bread from a local bakery. Children and adults run to it with outstretched arms—for both the bread and the hugs they receive from CFCI workers. This is a small way to help bring change.
Nicaragua
Ravaged by recent civil war, poverty and natural disasters, security has long eluded the Nicaraguan people. The poor economy has caused many to lose hope. Only within the past 15 years have the people experienced the beginnings of restoration. Still, nearly half of the
population lives on less than $2 a day. Innocent children suffer from malnutrition, chronic health problems and lack of proper education. In the midst of these many difficulties, CFCINicaragua ministers to bring hope and healing.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Medical Clinic: Doctors, Nurses, Aides Christian Education Teaching: English, Bible, Theology, Crafts Training: Pastors, Teachers, Christian Education Workers, Bible Study Leaders Short-Term Team Receiver Micro-Enterprise Training Web Design/Computer Networking Administration Base Development
Peru Of the 29 million people who call Peru home, nearly half live in extreme poverty. Most live in urban squatter settlements cluttering the mountains and hillsides outside major cities. CFCI- Peru offers hope through education, training, services, and other expressions of love to the families and churches of Lima and the surrounding rural areas.
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES Women’s Home (for former inmates) Children in Poverty Remedial Classes
Medical Outreaches Prison Ministry Church Ministry Team Receiver
Spain
Seville, Spain is the headquarters for this CFCI city base, but CFCI-Spain isn’t limited to that city. Even in the midst of a country where only one percent of the population are evangelical Christians, this innerhealing ministry goes to many European and Asian nations, reaching out with hope by means of renewal!
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES School of Intercession Prayer Journeys to other Countries Spiritual Warfare Luke 10 School Inner-Healing Seminars Counseling Facilities Caretaker/Practical Helps
“I think I did more good...in my 10 weeks there serving God... than I had in the 26 years before that. I came back from my time in Bolivia with new priorities and a completely new direction in my life. After seeing the situations these beautiful kids were in, and realizing what an impossible road many of them face in the future... it really awakened a passion in me to work with kids in these situations. I really drew close to God, and for the first time really began to understand what it looks like to surrender to God and to begin to show His love to the world.” ~Adam
TESTIMONIES “I went to Córdoba, Argentina, not being able to fully speak the language. That was hard...and it pushed me to Jesus. I had the opportunity to think and pray a lot, where my thoughts were transformed into prayers. Also, not being able to love people in the way I’m used to—by conversation—I learned how limitless the Gospel can be, even without words. Lastly, I saw how vast and BIG God is. I got to worship Him in a different language with people I grew to love in only a month, on a completely different continent.” ~Morgan
COLLIDE with a culture different than your own.
SERVE with all you have. ENCOUNTER God like never before.
BE a giver of life and a bearer of hope. Join us as we transform the landscape of the world with the love of God!
Our Mission: Helping people transform cities by transforming lives.
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