OCMC Announces 2006 Mission Teams - “Put Your Faith in Action”!
The Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), St. Augustine, FL –The
Orthodox Christian Mission Center’s 2006 Mission Teams are preparing to
travel around the world. Participants will assist Orthodox communities
around the globe on various projects. OCMC short-term Mission Teams
will travel to Alaska, Albania, Argentina, Ethiopia, Guatemala, India,
Kenya, Romania, Tanzania, and Uganda. They will offer Christian witness
to the Orthodox Faith, while providing service and support to numerous
faithful. Projects include teaching, youth ministry, renovation,
construction, and health care outreach.
Our team to Ethiopia will partner with International Orthodox Christian
Charities (IOCC) to educate local health care providers working with
people living with HIV/AIDS. The Kenya Team will assist in the
construction of St. Panteleimon Orthodox Church in Lamou. The Tanzania
Teaching Team will participate in evangelism and catechism seminars for
young adults and church school teachers throughout the Diocese of
Bukoba, and the Uganda Medical Team, based at the Holy Cross Hospital in
Namungoona, will assist various medical clinics in nearby villages.
In Asia, the India Teaching Team will offer catechism to adults and
youth and lead clergy seminars in Calcutta. The team will also assist
with daily outreach programs to the poor.
In Europe, the Albania Mission Team will teach and assist in the daily
activities and ministries of the Children’s Home of Hope in St. Vlash.
The Romania Health Care Team will provide substance abuse counselor
training for the staff of the St. Dimitrie Project, and the Youth
Outreach Team will help organize and participate in youth camps outside
of Cluj.
In Latin America, OCMC will send its first team to assist with
construction, repairs and partial restoration of dwellings outside of
Buenos Aries, Argentina. The Guatemala Youth Outreach Teams will
assist in the activities at the Hogar Rafael Ayau orphanage in Guatemala
City.
In North America, four mission teams will travel to Alaska. The
Orthodox Dental Team will provide basic dental care and oral hygiene
education to villages on the Lower Kuskokwim River. The Teaching Team
will work in Port Graham, Nanwalek and Anchorage offering adult seminars
and youth camps on the Orthodox Faith. The Youth Ministry Team will
offer an Orthodox youth camp for teenagers in the Kodiak Deanery. A
Construction Team will help the local community in New Halen complete
the Transfiguration of Our Lord Church.
In conjunction with the ongoing work and teaching projects, health care
personnel are needed to help oversee the health of the mission team
members, conduct medical clinics, and offer counseling and health
instruction. Most communities around the world do not have access to
basic medical care or instruction, nor do they have the opportunity to
visit with a physician or receive regular medical attention.
Orthodox mission teams make a difference. Through work, witness, and
worship, mission teams become a visible expression of love, unity, and
support in the Church. Mission teams require hard workers willing to
participate and to share the Faith.
Please contact OCMC for additional information and applications. All
wishing to volunteer their services, time and talents on an Orthodox
mission team, please call toll-free, 1-877-GO FORTH (463-6784), or email
Teams@ocmc.org. Visit our website at ocmc.org. Applications can be
downloaded at http://www.ocmc.org/teams.php
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The Orthodox Christian Mission Center: Helping Orthodox Christians
respond to Christ's call to preach, teach, baptize, minister to the poor
and make disciples of all nations as the official international mission
agency of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in
the Americas (SCOBA).
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