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Short-term Mission Trips - by Date

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OM hosts and organises short-term mission trips—hundreds annually, world-wide. From 2 weeks to 6 months, there is a short-term mission trip to suit you—various specialist short-term mission trips, tailored opportunities for groups, families and married couples, and much much more. Want to go to Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia-Pacific or the Americas? Apply now!


August 2010

Siberian Extreme - Summer Ministry (Russian Federation)

Participants will stay the first two nights in OM Russia’s new Discipleship Centre for a mini-conference including worship and Bible teaching, basic language lessons, team building, country orientation and outreach planning. The team will then travel 12 hours by train to the town of Rubsovsk for five days to be involved with ministry with the local church. This will include open air evangelism, ministry to drug addicts, children’s and teenage work. The team will then travel on to a Siberian village to run a five day holiday Bible club for non-churched children. This will include sport, games, Bible lessons, crafts and lots of fun! The team will then travel back to Novosibirsk for a final day of sight-seeing.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 02 Aug 2010 – Mon 16 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Camps
Cost: $610 [USD]
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Lifehope TiM - Teens in Mission in Southampton, UK (United Kingdom)

You will join with many international young people for a time of orientation and training to help you share your faith. You will then reach out to kids, youth and their families. Most days, there will also be NET times where you will meet in small groups to share and pray together.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Wed 04 Aug 2010 – Sat 14 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: Youth | Reaching to: Children | Teens in Mission (TiM)
Cost: $365 [USD]
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Light for Germany 2010 (Germany)

You will be working with an international team but also together with a local church in running a holiday club. Our aim is that this outreach will give the ongoing ministry - in a socially needy district of Greifswald - a boost. We will run a one week programme with the kids - do various activities, games, sports and creative stuff. Besides giving also a spiritual input, we will also seek to establish relationships to the parents. Our main goals are: Being a light in this neighbourhood, introducing Jesus to the kids and their parents, providing a fun time for kids who usually don’t have many highlights, raising the self esteem of the kids, supporting the kids to develop skills like concentration, coordination, etc. Since the circus theme worked last year as an excellent tool to reach our goals we will continue to run a circus theme programme in 2010. With us you can get involved in evangelism, kids ministry, prayer walking, social action, building friendships, etc.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families sorry, no groups
Thu 05 Aug 2010 – Sun 15 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Prayer | Friendship evangelism | Reaching to: Children
Cost: $475 [USD]
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Teaching English - Balatonfűzfő Children's English Camp (Hungary)

Each day the same children, ages 6-15, will come to learn about the Bible and Jesus through English. This will include a morning and afternoon lesson from the Bible. Between the lessons will be games, songs and crafts.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Fri 06 Aug 2010 – Sun 15 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Camps | Reaching to: Children | Teaching English
Cost: $545 [USD]
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Teaching English - Ceglég Children's English Camp (Hungary)

Each day the same children will come to learn about the Bible and Jesus through English. This will include a morning and afternoon lesson from the Bible. Between the lessons will be games, songs and crafts.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Fri 06 Aug 2010 – Tue 17 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Teaching English | Reaching to: Children | Camps
Cost: $579 [USD]
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Love Moldova D - Adventure cycling (Moldova, Republic of)

Participants will set off from a central location and cycle to different villages every day. They do have evangelistic meetings in the villages they are going to.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Sun 08 Aug 2010 – Sat 21 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Sports | Travelling teams | Reaching to: Youth
Cost: $572 [USD]
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Love Moldova D - Adventure trekking (Moldova, Republic of)

Join us for a unique mission opportunity. Participants will be a part of a trekking team that travels by foot through the remotest and most beautiful yet unreached areas of the country. They will visit churches and reaching out to youth and children through evangelistic programs

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Sun 08 Aug 2010 – Sat 21 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: Children | Sports | Travelling teams
Cost: $572 [USD]
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Love Moldova D - Day Camp (Moldova, Republic of)

Work with local churches as they reach out to children and youth through games, songs, bible lessons and more.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Sun 08 Aug 2010 – Sat 21 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Camps
Cost: $572 [USD]
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Love Moldova D - Playground evangelism (Moldova, Republic of)

Build and install a new playground at a local church while building relationships with the local community.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Sun 08 Aug 2010 – Sat 21 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: Children | Games | Construction/building maintenance
Cost: $572 [USD]
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Love Moldova D - River Adventure (Moldova, Republic of)

The most spectacular outreach ever offered by OM Moldova. This team will sail down the Nistru river and stop in different villages to encourage the believers and hold evangelistic programs.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Sun 08 Aug 2010 – Sat 21 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: Children | Games | Travelling teams
Cost: $616 [USD]
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Love Moldova D - Sports Outreach - CANCELLED!!! (Moldova, Republic of)

Work with local churches, doing sports and kids games with children and youth.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Sun 08 Aug 2010 – Sat 21 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Sports | Games | Reaching to: Children
Cost: $572 [USD]
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Transforming Gypsy Communities - Gypsy Outreach (Romania)

We will stay two weeks in the heart of a Roma/Gypsy community taking part in projects, using our practical skills to bless the community and to be a light in a dark and needy place.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Sun 15 Aug 2010 – Mon 30 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: Ethnic peoples | Construction/building maintenance | Community service: cleaning up streets
Cost: $625 [USD]
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GO Conference Service Team - Netherlands (Netherlands)

Can I serve God in missions by driving a van load of people from the airport, helping to cook for 260 people, running a children's programme? We need people who want to serve in practical ministry at our Global Orientation (GO) conference. You will help the conference run smoothly. It is also an amazing time to check out mission opportunities around the world as you mix with long term missionaries.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Sun 22 Aug 2010 – Sat 04 Sep 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Cultural/international events
Cost: $250 [USD]
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Extreme Leadership Training camp - August option (Ukraine)

After a short time of orientation you will participate in a 3-day extreme leadership training camp with young adults from local churches.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Wed 25 Aug 2010 – Mon 30 Aug 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Camps
Cost: $354 [USD]
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September 2010

Lifehope Community Encounter - Autumn Option (United Kingdom)

Starting with our "Toolkit" course, you will learn the essential skills to be able to share the Gospel confidently, work on a multi-cultural team and develop in your prayer life and personal walk with God. An outdoor adventure week is part of the team building and leadership development training. Having learnt the basics, you will then join an international team working in close partnership with a church. You will impact adults, youth and children's lives through your outreach. As you reach out to the community, you will establish friendships and have many opportunities to share your faith in many different ways. You will carry on receiving training as you develop in your ministry.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Sat 04 Sep 2010 – Tue 21 Dec 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: Youth | Reaching to: Children | Friendship evangelism
Cost: $2,789 [USD]
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GAP Italy 2010 - FALL (Price Reduced!!) - 3-Month Training and Ministry (Italy)

Team members who join ReCreate! will experience training, group life, and experience the culture and outdoors, and the transforming process of becoming disciples who are "all for Him." Learn about the Italian culture and people through training and interaction and ways and reasons to relate to the 62 different ethnic groups that make up Italy.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 06 Sep 2010 – Mon 29 Nov 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: Muslim | Literature distribution | Friendship evangelism
Cost: $4,010 [USD]
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GAP Italy 2010 - FALL (Price Reduced!!) - 4-Month Training and Ministry (Price Reduced!!) (Italy)

Team members who join ReCreate! will experience training, group life, and experience the culture and outdoors, and the transforming process of becoming disciples who are "all for Him." Learn about the Italian culture and people through training and interaction and ways and reasons to relate to the 62 different ethnic groups that make up Italy.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 06 Sep 2010 – Sun 12 Dec 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Reaching to: College/University | Reaching to: Muslim | Friendship evangelism
Cost: $3,378 [USD]
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October 2010

Challenge into Missions in Moldova - CiM Fall Option (Moldova, Republic of)

Challenge into Missions (CiM) is a practical 10 week missions training program, which provides a greater vision for world mission through theory as well as practical involvement in Mission in Moldova.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families sorry, no groups
Thu 07 Oct 2010 – Thu 23 Dec 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Prayer | Travelling teams | Reaching to: Orthodox
Cost: $1,710 [USD]
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CANCELLED - LOGOS HOPE STEP (Oct - Dec 2010) (Ships)

The S.T.E.P (Short Term Exposure Program) is a unique opportunity for young people to serve God on board the ship.

single people welcome sorry, no married couples sorry, no families sorry, no groups
Sun 17 Oct 2010 – Wed 22 Dec 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Literature distribution | Cultural/international events | Ship
Cost: $1,030 [USD]
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Chile Next Adventure 2010 (Chile)

We will be visiting children’s homes in Santiago, a school for blind and handicapped adults in Vina del Mar, a Christian book store and youth hostel on the island of Chiloe, a prison ministry in Punta Arenas, meet pastors and mission groups, visit churches and leave room for a few surprise opportunities. On the tour side, we will have a walking tour of the historical part of Santiago, visit the beach at Vina del Mar, enjoy the island of Chiloe, visit Magdalena Island and walk among the penguins and end our trip with a tour of the national part Torres Del Paine. During the trip there will be a life direction seminar and Bible study as we examine spiritual gifts and God's call on the next step of your life.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Sat 23 Oct 2010 – Sat 13 Nov 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Travelling teams | Prayer | Friendship evangelism
Cost: $3,180 [USD]
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Adventure Team/OPTION FULL - Chile 2010/OPTION FULL (Chile)

In the Adventure Team we do youth work, visit churches, evangelise on the streets, work with children and will be involved in whatever the church is doing at that moment. Programme: Evangelism and sight-seeing in Santiago, Valparaiso and Viña del Mar Outreaches with local churches Adventure in Pucón and Viña (body-boarding, rafting, mountain-biking, climbing a volcano) Life Direction Seminar

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 25 Oct 2010 – Sat 13 Nov 2010 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Travelling teams | Reaching to: Youth | Friendship evangelism
Cost: $1,180 [USD]
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November 2010

Big Red Bus Christmas Tour - Performing Arts Team (Ireland)

Reaching out to kids, parents and teachers, you will work with an international team for four weeks rehearsing and performing a specially written play all about the real meaning of Christmas.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Sat 20 Nov 2010 – Mon 20 Dec 2010 · Apply Now - Deadline Mon 23 Aug 2010
Categories: Creative ministries: Drama | Creative ministries: Puppets | Reaching to: Children
Cost: $985 [USD]
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December 2010

Japan - Christmas With Love (Japan)

This is a great opportunity for those people with a heart for Japan and a desire to use their God-given talents in literature distribution and creative ministry to the Japanese. It is also a wonderful time to meet many missionaries in Japan and to learn more about what God has been doing in Japan. Come to the illuminated Christmas town of Japan, Karuizawa, and share the real story of Christmas!

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Fri 03 Dec 2010 – Mon 13 Dec 2010 · Apply by Tue 07 Sep 2010
Categories: Friendship evangelism | Creative ministries: Music | Literature distribution
Cost: $1,180 [USD]
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Turning Point - Lights of London - Option 1 (United Kingdom)

During the Outreach you will receive training, which will equip you in basic Muslim and Christian doctrine. It is centered on the Muslim mindset and how to share the Gospel in a culturally sensitive way! It also includes International Team Life, in which you will have opportunities to cook, clean, pray and worship together! All teams will be living in CHURCHES, which means the accommodation won’t be five stars! OM is based on a ‘learn by doing’ process and you will get plenty of ‘street time’ to put into practice all you have learned. You could do anything from book tables, to street work, to door-to-door, to video distribution, to the famous ‘Speakers Corner’ debate! You will find yourself doing things you never thought you could. Our first priority is to the church plants that we have in London; the Turkish/English church in North London, and the Arabic/English church in Central London. Our strategy and evangelism is based around these church plants, and is the reason for much of what you will do.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Sat 11 Dec 2010 – Thu 23 Dec 2010 · Apply by Wed 13 Oct 2010
Categories: Reaching to: Muslim | Literature distribution
Cost: $520 [USD]
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Christmas Outreach - Christmas Bus 4 Life Outreach (Romania)

We will travel with Bus4life around Romania, visiting an orphanage, Roma (Gipsy) village and an old people home sharing God's love.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Wed 15 Dec 2010 – Mon 27 Dec 2010 · Apply by Mon 20 Sep 2010
Categories: Travelling teams | Reaching to: Ethnic peoples | Orphanages
Cost: $500 [USD]
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Christmas outreach - Christmas with children (Ukraine)

We will encourage some village churches in their effort to establish a regular Sunday school after last evangelistic summer camps. We will visit houses for children with special needs and possibly some other institutions. We will visit some orphanages in the Vinnitsa region, bringing gifts for the children and doing Christian programs for them, using stories, songs, drama, games, sports, puppets and other tools.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 20 Dec 2010 – Wed 29 Dec 2010 · Apply by Tue 21 Sep 2010
Categories: Orphanages | Reaching to: Children | Creative ministries: Puppets
Cost: $670 [USD]
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LOGOS HOPE STEP (Dec 2010 - Mar 2011) (Ships)

The S.T.E.P (Short Term Exposure Program) is a unique opportunity for young people to serve God on board the ship.

single people welcome sorry, no married couples sorry, no families sorry, no groups
Sun 26 Dec 2010 – Tue 22 Mar 2011 · Apply by Mon 27 Sep 2010
Categories: Literature distribution | Cultural/international events | Ship
Cost: $1,280 [USD]
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Lifehope New Year Outreach - Joy in the City (United Kingdom)

Over the new year period, many people have time off and think about new year resolutions. This is an ideal time to befriend people and bring them news of hope for the future. Together with many international young people and working alongside several churches, you will be reaching out to people with the love of God and the message of the Gospel in and around Birmingham. Come and join us and celebrate the New Year in a very different way, making a difference in people's lives!

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 27 Dec 2010 – Wed 05 Jan 2011 · Apply by Fri 01 Oct 2010
Categories: Reaching to: Homeless/street people | Friendship evangelism | Literature distribution
Cost: $370 [USD]
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January 2011

New Year outreach, 15 days (Ukraine)

We will encourage some village churches in their effort to establish a regular Sunday school after last evangelistic summer camps. We will visit houses for children with special needs and possibly some other institutions. We will visit some orphanages in the Vinnitsa region, bringing gifts for the children and doing Christian programs for them, using stories, songs, drama, games, sports, puppets and other tools.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 03 Jan 2011 – Mon 17 Jan 2011 · Apply by Tue 05 Oct 2010
Categories: Orphanages | Reaching to: Children | Creative ministries: Puppets
Cost: $820 [USD]
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New Year outreach, 8 days (Ukraine)

We will encourage some village churches in their effort to establish a regular Sunday school after last evangelistic summer camps. We will visit houses for children with special needs and possibly some other institutions. We will visit some orphanages in the Vinnitsa region, bringing gifts for the children and doing Christian programs for them, using stories, songs, drama, games, sports, puppets and other tools.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Mon 03 Jan 2011 – Mon 10 Jan 2011 · Apply by Tue 05 Oct 2010
Categories: Creative ministries: Puppets | Reaching to: Children | Orphanages
Cost: $615 [USD]
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Uturn Arabia 2011 (Arabian Peninsula)

Orientation conference will be held in the UAE equipping and training people for ministry in the Arabian Peninsula, followed by a 2-week outreach in 4 AP countries. There will be a 2-day debrief at the end of the outreach. Arrival: Saturday 8 January Orientation: 9 - 12 January, Outreach: 13 - 26 January, Debrief: 27 - 28 January, Departure: 28 January

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Sat 08 Jan 2011 – Fri 28 Jan 2011 · Apply by Sun 10 Oct 2010
Categories: Friendship evangelism | Prayer | Reaching to: Muslim
Cost: $1,280 [USD]
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Lifehope Community Encounter - Spring Option (United Kingdom)

Starting with our "Toolkit" course, you will learn the essential skills to be able to share the Gospel confidently, work on a multi-cultural team and develop in your prayer life and personal walk with God. An outdoor adventure week is part of the team building and leadership development training. Having learnt the basics, you will then join an international team working in close partnership with a church. You will impact adults, youth and children's lives through your outreach. As you reach out to the community, you will establish friendships and have many opportunities to share your faith in many different ways. You will carry on receiving training as you develop in your ministry.

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Fri 28 Jan 2011 – Fri 20 May 2011 · Apply by Mon 01 Nov 2010
Categories: Reaching to: Children | Friendship evangelism | Reaching to: Youth
Cost: $2,850 [USD]
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February 2011

MISSION EXTREME - PANAMA (Panama)

The programme consists of practical missions training and outreach to the various people groups in Panama. After the training you will be travelling to different regions doing friendship evangelism, open air evangelism and working alongside local churches

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Thu 10 Feb 2011 – Sun 10 Apr 2011 · Apply by Mon 15 Nov 2010
Categories: Friendship evangelism | Camps | Door-to-door
Cost: $1,375 [USD]
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July 2011

MISSION EXTREME - PANAMA (Panama)

The programme consists of practical missions training and outreach to the various people groups in Panama. After the training you will be travelling to different regions doing friendship evangelism, open air evangelism and working alongside local churches

single people welcome married couples welcome families welcome groups welcome
Fri 01 Jul 2011 – Thu 01 Sep 2011 · Apply by Mon 04 Apr 2011
Categories: Friendship evangelism | Door-to-door
Cost: $1,375 [USD]
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Cycling Outreach (Romania)

Together with local church members we will go biking in open air areas to have fun and share a cup of tea or coffee and a brochure, performing dramas, sharing testimonies in order to preach the Gospel.

single people welcome married couples welcome sorry, no families groups welcome
Thu 21 Jul 2011 – Wed 31 Aug 2011 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED
Categories: Sports | Travelling teams | Friendship evangelism
Cost: $572 [USD]
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Specialist short-term mission trips within sports and the arts can be found at:

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International

International :: A sex worker awaits clients on a street in Asia (picture is blurred to protect identity).
Nepal :: Slum area in Kathmandu, often people looking for HIV treatment end up living in desperate circumstances.
Nepal :: Grassroots HIV and AIDS training in Nepali Village
Guatemala :: The policemen who escorted a group of OM volunteers during a medical outreach, are talking to OM leader Pilar Castro.
Hungary :: Time of fellowship while learning a folk dance from UK during the English Course in Érd.
Hungary :: Charlie (short-term participant from UK) is teaching English to local people from Érd, Hungary.
Hungary :: Singing songs with children at the Childrens English Camp in Litér, Hungary.
Hungary :: Two hungarian boys learning English through Bible stories at the Childrens English Camp in Litér, Hungary.
South Africa :: A band plays at TeenStreet South Africa.
South Africa :: A Zulu dance during the Ultimate Goal Challenge.
South Africa :: A grandmother watches a childrens program.
South Africa :: Child playing with a soccer ball.