Grant-Harney, Oregon team in August 2003 at the Lavra Monestary


Overlooking the Sea of Azov in Mariupol during team assignment in June 2002


Boarding the train for 18 hour ride back to Kyiv from Mariupol


Typical tourists ready to attend the morning worship service at Kyiv First Church of the Nazarene
     

Overview

What is Work & Witness?

Work & Witness is an exciting lay ministry of the Church of the Nazarene. This grass roots effort gives you the opportunity to do construction, evangelism, medical work, office work or any other type of service needed on a specific field. Hundreds of projects are available around the world to be matched with your team’s resources and skills.

Teams of approximately fifteen to twenty people travel to one of the 150+ world areas in which the Church of the Nazarene is working. Teams stay for an average of two weeks on each project. Each participant pays for his own transportation to and from the field, field expenses (food, transportation and housing), and contributes toward the purchases of materials needed for the project. Often, a day or two is set aside for sightseeing, but the majority of the time is actually spent on the project.

Work & Witness is more than buildings and projects…it is people! If you are looking for a way to share your faith and are willing to work hard while doing so, then a Work & Witness trip is just for you. Your personal involvement will make a significant difference that will last forever. You’ll come back a different person…it will change your life forever!

Since it’s beginning in 1972, Work & Witness has continued to thrive and meet the need for missionaries on the field. In 2002, the Church of the Nazarene sent out 593 teams with 10,349 participants. Thousands of churches, parsonages, and schools have been built by Work & Witness teams.

Why should I participate?

Work & Witness (W&W) exercises your love for God in real and practical ways.
W&W allows you to utilize your natural gifts and learned skills for the betterment of those in need.
Acts of service are a way of expressing the Gospel, the Good News that God has a better world in mind.
W&W is a natural expression of your love for other people, your neighbors.
W&W allows you to experience another culture, its people, food, and celebrations.
W&W provides a venue for you to witness God doing miraculous things in the lives of those you meet and travel with.
It will change your life and the life of your church forever!

Destination Ministries is devoted specifically to attracting and organizing teams for construction projects in the former Soviet Union - Armenia, Kazakhstan, Russia, and the Ukraine. Destination Ministries is interested in helping you participate whether you are the only one in your church interested or if your church is interested in organizing an entire team. We are here to answer your Work & Witness questions, provide up-to-date information on current projects, and to equip you with everything needed to make your Work & Witness experience truly remarkable.

Please continue exploring our site and contact us when you are ready. Team assignments for the 2006 season will soon be filling up. We hope you will make your destination the former Soviet Union.

 

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