Previews

2013 ISP and USP Teams

All teams and locations are subject to change pending Executive Council and CBU Trustee approval.

Applications are available here and due October 10.

Summer USP Teams

The following teams serve for 10 days during the summer. Participants are expected to raise $2,000 to serve on a USP team.

Please note that tasks, dates and training nights are subject to change.

Team	Dates	Task	Training Night
Baltimore: City Uprising	June 20 - 30	Share the Gospel in Baltimore! This team will spend 10 days serving alongside The Gallery Church Baltimore as they reach out to the Greater Baltimore area through a dynamic outreach program known as City Uprising.	Wednesday
Baltimore: Women's Outreach	June 22 - July 2	Partner with The Gallery Church Baltimore by serving local women through volunteer work at a local outreach shelter for at risk women in the Inner-Harbor area of Baltimore.	Monday
Chicago: VBS	June 12-22	Get your thrill on in The Windy City! This team will partner with a local church in planning and implementing a week-long Vacation Bible School, as well as reaching out to international students working at a local amusement park.	Monday
New York: City Uprising	June 12-22	Spend 10 days serving alongside Cornerstone Church Brooklyn as they proclaim the Gospel in one of the greatest cities in the world through a dynamic outreach program known as City Uprising.	Wednesday

Summer ISP Teams

The following teams serve for three weeks during the summer. Participants are expected to raise $3,400 to serve on an ISP team.

Please note that tasks, dates and training nights are subject to change.

Team	Dates	Task	Training Night
East Asia: Cultural Exchange	June 12-22	This team will take interactive language and cultural classes in the mornings. In the afternoons, the team will spend time making friends and sharing with university students, the vast majority of which have never heard the good news before.	Wednesday
East Asia: ESL	May 8-28	Capitalize on your ability to speak English and converse well with others to generate new relationships with college students in order to share the Gospel. This team will teach conversational English in the morning, build relationships, and meet students in the evenings.	Wednesday
East Asia: Music	June 16 - July 7	Attention musicians! This team is in partnership with the School of Music, and will perform at various venues such as streets, concerts, schools and churches.	Monday
East Asia: Students	May 8-28 or May 22 - June 12	This team will partner with a local university and offer cultural exchange and education classes by day, and explore the sites of the capital city and build relationships by night.	Monday or Wednesday
Europe: Ethnography	May 8-28	This team will become VERY good at asking questions. Team members will get to know and build relationships with locals by administering ethnographic research surveys and will compile and report findings to field workers.	Monday
Europe: Orphans	May 8-28	This team will partner with Sunergos International and work within an orphanage by providing Bible stories, sports activities, games, and showing love to those who rarely feel loved.	Monday
Europe: Refugees	June 12 - July 2	Build relationships and share the good news with refugees from around the world by serving at a local refugee center. Would prefer students who attend Sandals.	Wednesday
Europe: Sports	June 24 - July 15	Reach out to local students and minister to the community by running various team specific sports camps such as basketball, baseball, and soccer.	Wednesday
Europe: Students (Six different location options)	May 8-28 or May 22 - June 12 or June 5-25	Spend time engaging in relationships with local university students with the aim of gaining an audience to share truth.	Monday or Wednesday
Pacific Rim: Children	June 16 - July 7	Meet children from all over this beautiful country through hiking, playing basketball and other activities organized through a local English center.	Wednesday
South Asia: Children	June 5-25	Minister to some of the most underprivileged children in South Asia, in hope of bringing the Gospel to one of the darkest regions in the world.	Wednesday
South Asia: Community Development	June 5-25	Invest in the local community by administering humanitarian aid with the hope of developing relationships and gaining a platform to share truth. Would prefer students who attend Magnolia Avenue Baptist.	Monday
South Asia: Global Studies	May 8-28	Build relationships with locals, learn the cultural and religious background and seek opportunities to share truth. This project fulfills Global Studies requirement.	Wednesday
South Asia: Nursing	May 8-28	Provide humane aid and care to one of the darkest countries in the world, and in the process gain an audience to share truth. Applicants must be enrolled in the School of Nursing.	Monday
South Asia: Students	June 5-25 or June 16 - July 7	Connect with local university students by spending time in coffee shops and sharing truth in one of the most unreached areas of the world.	Wednesday
Southeast Asia: Basketball	May 8-28	Capitalize on your ability to play some ball! This team will compete in locally organized basketball tournaments and gain an audience to share truth by participating in an increasingly popular sport in one of the least reach areas of the world.	Wednesday
Southeast Asia: Community Development	May 22 - June 12	This team will use their skills of water treatment to serve a community in need in hopes of building relationships to bring the light of the Gospel to a dark place.	Monday
Southeast Asia: Deaf Ministry	May 8-28	Reach out to a forgotten community for the Glory of the Lord. This team will minister to the deaf peoples of Southeast Asia.	Wednesday
Southeast Asia: Health Care	May 8-28	Utilize your experience in health care to minister to the people of Southeast Asia	Wednesday
Southeast Asia: Media	May 8-28	This team will use their discipline of graphic design to reach the lost people of Southeast Asia.	Monday
Southeast Asia: Nursing	June 2-25	Provide humane aid and care to one of the darkest countries in the world, and in the process gain an audience to share truth. Applicants must be enrolled in the School of Nursing.	Monday
Southeast Asia: Students	June 16 - July 7	Connect with local university students by spending time in coffee shops and sharing truth in one of the most unreached areas of the world.	Wednesday
Sub-Saharan Africa: Children	May 8-28	Minister to some of the most underprivileged children and students in Sub-Saharan Africa with the hopes of building relationships and bringing the hope of the Gospel.	Monday
Sub-Saharan Africa: Students	May 22 - June 12	Minister to some of the most underprivileged children and students in Sub-Saharan Africa with the hopes of building relationships and bringing the hope of the Gospel.	Monday

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