May 2025

North Africa

North Africa

Three Options

Timeframe: 12 Days with travel from Toronto • May 2025 • Cost: $3000

  • Team Leader: Gord
  • Application Deadline: February 15, 2025

Option 1: Teaching Assistant- International School 

Welcome to the opportunity to serve as a Teaching Assistant in an International School in North Africa, lending your unique skills in education while living out the beauty of your faith and asking God if this could be a place He could use you to advance his redemptive purpose in the future. 

Education is a highly prized privilege expected to provide for a better life in a part of the world where up to 45% of young adults are unemployed. International schools are a key place to influence lives and offer hope for the soul as well as daily life. 

Education is a highly prized privilege expected to provide for a better life in a part of the world where up to 45% of young adults are unemployed. International schools are a key place to influence lives and offer hope for the soul as well as daily life. 

Option 2: Teaching or Admin/Finance Assistant- International School 

 Welcome to the opportunity to serve in teaching and/or an administrative role in an International School in French North Africa, lending your unique skills in education, administration or finance to impact others. Our partner school is seeking help at Primary, Middle and High School levels, as well as Counselling, Primary Health and Finance Administration.  

 Working alongside full-time teaching and admin staff in classroom and administrative functions, you will have the opportunity to bring transformation to others in a cross-cultural setting while asking God how your life and gifts can serve his heart globally. 

 Education is a highly prized privilege expected to provide for a better life in a part of the world where up to 45% of young adults are unemployed. International schools are a key place to influence lives and offer hope for the soul as well as daily life.

Option 3: Art Exchange Practicum 

 Welcome to the adventure that is North Africa, where the opportunity awaits for you to participate in an Artist Exchange practicum in North Africa, honing your unique skills in art while engaging with local artists, living out the beauty of your faith and asking God if this could be a place He could use you to advance his redemptive purpose in the future.  

 Working alongside focused servants of Jesus, you will have opportunity to both share your skills and learn from local artists while examining what serving in a cross-cultural setting looks like and how your life and gifts can bring transformation to others.  

 Art is the expression of culture the world over, and social engagement within these unique communities is a wonderful environment within which to offer hope for the soul as well as daily life. (French language skills an asset.)  

Qualifications

  • Committed follower of Christ for more than two years  
  • Active in a local church/ministry for more than one year  
  • Must have reached the age of majority of your province  
  • Citizen or resident of Canada  
  • Ability to adapt to changing circumstances  
  • Ability to serve into a team and vision 
  • Ability to navigate conversations about faith in a culturally sensitive and respectful way 
  • Comfortable with travelling to/serving in a Restricted Access context 
  • Ability to handle climate and cultural differences with a teachable and gracious spirit 

What to Expect

  • Approximately 15 hours of pre-field training   
  • On-field language learning experiences 
  • Local cultural experience 
  • Trip debrief prior to return 
  • Fundraising to reach your goal (training and coaching provided) 
  • Exposure to what God is doing around the world 
  • Gain greater understanding of how you can contribute to global kingdom work

Have more questions about this trip or want if you want to be notified about future trips, contact Jennie Bak.

Applications will open shortly!

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