SUMMER PROJECT:: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. What is an international summer project (ISP)?
2. What will I do on an ISP?
3. What will a typical day look like?
4. Will I be trained in ministry?
5. What does the ministry look like?
6. Who will I go with?
7. Where will I live?
8. Where can I go on SP?
9. How do I apply for SP?
10. How long does the application procedure take?
11. How much money will I need to raise?
12. How will I raise it?
13. How are medical needs met?
14. What about safety issues?
15. What about safety in light of 9/11?
1. What is an international summer project?
An International Summer Project is 10-40 university students and Campus
Crusade staff spending 5-8 weeks overseas doing basic evangelism and discipleship
in a university setting. In many locations, the International Summer Project
is a means of pioneering a ministry on a campus that has had no previous
ministry efforts. Usually the International Summer Project will be followed
by a team who will be there for the upcoming year. In other locations,
there are currently existing teams and the International Summer Project
is used to build momentum and generate contacts for the team that is living
their longer term.
An International Summer Project is an opportunity to experience a new
culture, to be involved in international ministry and to work with a team
whose common purpose is to make Christ known on the college campus. Thus,
International Summer Projects are a way of seeing the world with a purpose.
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2. What will I do on
an International Summer Project?
International Summer Projects are a great experience to get to know a
team and work intimately with other students from around the nation. You
will have plenty of opportunities to see the remarkable sites of the country
you go to and experience the food, people, and culture. However, each
International Summer Project is also very intense. Many teams spend 3
hours a day in language classes and the rest of the day is full of meeting
students, spending time with your new friends, and sharing your faith.
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3. What will a
typical day look like?
A typical day differs from location to location, but the following is
a good general schedule.
8 Breakfast & QT
9-12 Language Class
12-1 Lunch
1-4- On campus meeting new people
5-7 Dinner and free time
7-9 outreach/social/training time/Bible study depending on what day
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4. Will I be trained
in ministry?
You will receive some training in how to go about ministry in a manner
that is culturally relevant and sensitive to your location, however it
is assumed that you know how to share your faith. If you are not comfortable
or do not know how to share your faith, but are going internationally
this summer, you should ask a Crusade staff at your campus to teach you.
If there are no Crusade staff on your campus, pursue training through
your local church. Typically, an International Summer Project give less
attention to your individual development and more attention to ministry
at that location. Training and development will happen, but if your desire
is specifically for training and development, a Stateside Summer Project
may suit you better.
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5. What does the
ministry look like?
In most cases you are part of a team starting a very new ministry. You
will spend a lot of your time meeting new people, sharing your faith and
doing basic follow up. It most cases it is very relational. You are making
friends and talking about Jesus. You are building relationships and bringing
people to a point of decision. After you see people trust Christ you begin
to do basic follow up with them and begin to help them develop the skills
they will need to walk with God.
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6. Who will I
go with?
You will be going with a team of students from all over the
US. Many times this team will consist of students from particular schools
who have planned on being overseas together (in other words, start recruiting
some friends to go with you). Teams will vary in size, but all teams will
have a team leader (man) and an associate team leader (woman). Together
they will give leadership and direction to the whole team.
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7. Where will
I live?
In most cases you will live in apartments near campus. In some
cases you may actually live in a dorm setting on campus.
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8. Where can I
go on Summer Project?
There are many places that you can go this summer. In making your decision,
consider the importance of your campus partnership. A partnership is a
commitment is between a US campus (or several campuses from the same region)
and a specific international university agreed upon by the receiving country.
It is an agreement to work in cooperation toward the fulfillment of the
Great Commission on that Campus.
You are not limited to your campus or regional partnerships and we realize that the Lord may be putting a specific place on your heart. However, we do ask that you would give your campus or regional partnerships strong consideration so the partnerships can continue to build and develop.
Go to the Summer Project locations page
to see where you can go.
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9. How do I apply for SP?
You can apply online by clicking on "Apply" on the right menu
of this page.
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10. How long
does the application procedure take?
You can get more information about the process from the application website.
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11. How much
money will I need to raise?
The amount of money you will need to raise depends on the project. Check
out the Summer Project Locations page
for details.
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12. How will
I raise it?
Most of your support will come from individuals you ask to be part of
your ministry partner team. We will provide training on how to gather
a team of ministry partners. Be encouraged, every staff member in the
world is responsible for building a team of ministry partners and God
has done it over and over again. He continues to prove himself faithful
and gives abundantly beyond what you can imagine.
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13. How are medical
needs met?
It varies from location to location. Most locations have adequate if not
good medical facilities. In most cases you can get treatment, pay out
of your own pocket, file a claim and then get reimbursed. If it is an
emergency or a serious issue, you will leave the country to get adequate
treatment in the best place possible. If it is an extreme emergency you
will be air lifted out by our emergency evacuation service (a company
called SOS). The leadership on each project will know how to handle these
situations.
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14. What about
safety issues?
Safety is a priority for each of our teams. Each team will be given country
specific safety guidelines before and after they arrive in country. The
safety guidelines usually involve insight on traveling in country, going
out at night, being alone, and so on. The guidelines are given by people
who are very familiar with the specific country or who are natives to
the country. The guidelines are to be strictly adhered to for the safety
of everyone involved on the International Summer Project.
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15. What about
safety in light of 9/11?
In all locations we follow the instructions of the US State Department.
Check Travel
Warnings here. If they advise against going to a specific country
or advise leaving a country, we comply with their suggestions. In addition,
we have a Crisis Management team that monitors world situations 24 hours
a day. Each country has a specific evacuation plan in place as well as
contingency plans for each location.
In the case of medical emergencies, we have contracted with an emergency
evacuation company (SOS) to be able to airlift anyone out of any location.
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