Summer is coming! Have you planned your holiday yet? Are you already dreaming of sunny beaches and lazy days?
I guess most of us who are able will plan the usual beach holiday, or maybe something slightly more adventurous. But, have you ever thought about using your holiday to do something more?
And what if you are a young person who has just finished their GCSEs or A-Levels, or a Student, and you are wondering what to do with those weeks/months that lie ahead? Or what if you are retired but fit and able?
Maybe you’ve hardly given it a thought, but there are many organisations and opportunities which could use you over some or all of the summer period. Here are some examples, but there are many others:
In the UK:
- Beach Missions with United Beach Mission (https://www.ubm.org.uk/), Scripture Union (https://www.scriptureunion.org.uk) or CEF (https://www.cefbritain.org)
- Helping to Lead in Camps with Scripture Union (https://www.scriptureunion.org.uk) or going on a camp with WEC (https://wec-uk.org/stories/roll-on-the-summer)
- Doing outreach in cities with London City Mission (https://www.lcm.org.uk), or Christian Answer teams (https://www.ubm.org.uk/)
- Reaching International students with UCCF Summer Teams (https://www.uccf.org.uk/) or Friends International teams (https://friendsinternational.uk)
In Europe:
- Beach Missions with Mission Vacances (https://www.ubm.org.uk/)
- Summer Teams with UCCF (https://www.uccf.org.uk/)
- Summer Teams with OM (https://www.om.org/uk/)
- Summer Teams with YWAM (https://ywam.org/get-involved-now)
Going further and deeper:
Short-term mission work in:
- Asia (OMF – https://omf.org/uk/get-involved/serveasia/)
- Africa (AIM – http://eu.aimint.org/go/shortterm/)
- Africa (SIM – http://www.sim.co.uk/serve/pathways/)
- World-wide (OM – https://www.uk.om.org/Pages/Category/go)
- World-wide (CrossLinks – https://www.crosslinks.org/what-we-do/short-term-placements/)
- World-wide (WEC – https://wec-uk.org/)
- World-wide (Interserve – https://www.interserve.org.uk/what-is-god/service-streams/on-track/)
You might think that this is for the ‘keen Christian’ / ‘super Christian’ or just simply ‘Someone older than me’ or ‘Someone younger than me’. There are actually opportunities for all, and you will be amazed at all God can do through someone like you! So, go on ! have a look and see what you can do with your summer which you would never have expected!