SNU In Missions: Summer Mission Trips 2013

To make a payment to one of the mission trips below, click here, and designate which trip/student you would like to support. Thank you for you support, be they prayers or financial!

NAVAJO RESERVATION, Arizona
May 13-19, 2013

Description: To be announced
Leaders: Associate Athletic Director Paul McGrady and BFC College Pastor Mike Brooks
Cost: approx $450

PERU, South America
May 14-29, 2013

Put your Spanish and/or relational skills to use in our second annual Peru Mission Trip! Partnering with Extreme Nazarene, this trip is an opportunity to help the exploding church in Peru by working with college students from across the United States to plan, set-up, recruit, and run city-wide community and evangelism events. You’ll be working in the heart of the Andes mountains in the beautiful, ancient city of Arequipa, Peru, a city of over 800,000. If you want to exercise your Spanish, learn a little about cross-cultural communications, or practice sharing your faith, this trip is designed perfectly for you! You’ll get a chance to build relationships while working side-by-side with the Peruvians as you talk daily with the locals, planning major events to transform thousands of lives. This trip will partner with Extreme Nazarene for the second year in a row.

Leader: Chris Peterson
Cost: approx $2400
Additional info: Click here for more information from Extreme Nazarene.
*If the interest is there, we will consider going to World Heritage Sight Maccu Picchu. This will carry an additional fee and prolong the trip.

SWAZILAND, Africa
May 13-29, 2013

Travel to Africa and forge relationships with brothers and sisters in Swaziland while working with them to bring hope to the epicenter of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. We’ll have two teams on this trip: medical and micro-finance. Designed with pre-med and nursing students in mind (but everyone is welcome!), the medical team will provide medical missions through the Luke Commission. You’ll work with doctors to give shots, take blood pressure, dispense medication, and offer the hope of Christ to the people of Swaziland. The micro-finance team will work with our local SIFE team to establish micro-finance and income-generating opportunities for Swazis. If you're in SIFE, a business major, or just interested in sharing the love of Christ in practical ways, this one is perfect for you! This will be our sixth time in Swaziland in the last seven years—be a part of the SNU-Swazi legacy; plus, you’ll be going to a wildlife preserve to see lions, giraffes, elephants, and rhinos!

Leaders: Campus pastor Blair Spindle and former missionary to Swaziland Brent Lavigne
Cost: approx $3000

KOSOVO, Eastern Europe
May 14-June 15, 2013

This beautiful Eastern European region has all the beautiful architecture and geography you might expect from an old European city, but a gaping God-shaped hole at its core. This trip, designed for a small team, will participate in a one-month adventure working with the local Albanian Nazarene church to build relationships in Kosovo. If hanging out in coffee shops, talking to the locals, and working with the local children seems like the perfect way to spend a summer, this trip is for you! At an unbelievably low price for one month experience, this is a perfect trip for those interested in doing relational ministry. Craig Shephard, a resident of Kosovo for seven years, will take you to Kosovo, help you get established, and then your team will stay together in Kosovo for the last 2 weeks.

Leader: Craig Shephard
Cost: approx $2200-2400

BRAZIL, South America
June 3-July 14, 2013

Brazil-- the largest country in South America and one of the fastest-growing economies in the world-- is a dazzling blend of the old and the new desperately in need of the Lord. This 6-week trip is in 3 parts, spread across 3 locations in Brazil: Campinas, Atibaia, and Rio de Janeiro. For much of the trip, you will be partnering with the young people of the largest Nazarene church in the world in their ministries, including urban projects, homeless ministry, and outreach to children. In addition to this work, you will take in the gorgeous sites of Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro, the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics!

Leader: To be announced
Cost: approx $3000

ITALY, Western Europe
June 1-June 30, 2013

Spend the month of June in gorgeous Northern Italy (Torino) ministering with the Nazarene church in a small team of students (4-6 people). Your ministry will include hanging out in coffee bars (!), contact ministry with unchurched friends and neighbors, leading children’s ministry in the local church, leading Conversational English classes, and doing some minor work projects. You’ll also choose from sightseeing visits throughout Italy—an almost never-ending supply of archaeological sites, gorgeous hikes, trips to the beach, and ancient churches. All this on our CHEAPEST trip at $2300!

Leader: To be announced
Cost: approx $2300

SNU In Missions (SIMS)

SNU In Missions summer mission trips aim to help students in their spiritual growth and development, create global Christians, and provide assistance to mission fields around the world. These trips expose students to the rich variety of cultural experiences across the world while ministering to the homeless, impoverished, and marginalized caught within its systems.

Checklist for Interested Students

  • Check out the trips and information below. Talk to Spiritual Development if you have questions.
  • Turn in the online application and reference forms by November 21st, 2012.
  • Schedule an interview with Spiritual Development once you submit your application.
  • Pay your deposit before you leave for Christmas break.

Other Important Information

  • At least two reference forms are required; one must be completed by an SNU faculty member and one by a pastor.
  • Cost includes everything except passport fees and any vaccinations/medications you might need for your trip.
  • You must make a down payment before you leave for Christmas break to hold your place on the trip.
  • All summer trips have a mandatory May 9-12, 2013, SIMS training camp.

2013 Trips

Navajo Reservation, Arizona
Peru
Swaziland
Kosovo
Brazil
Italy

Summer Mission Opportunities