How
YOU can become a missionary. (some
volunteer positions and teaching english positions may not require
you to go through the approval process with the PAOC) contact us
to find out.
Do
you have a passion for the lost?
Are you ready to spend your life in a cause so big that nations
could be changed forever?
Do
you believe that Jesus is the only hope for the world?
Are
serving, loving, giving and dying to self words that you embrace?
If
you answered yes to the above questions read on....
Missions
is alive and well as long as there is one lost soul left on earth.
In our region of the world there are 2 billion souls, many of whom
have not yet heard that Jesus is their only hope.
Thailand
is 95% Buddhist, India has over 300,000 villages that have never
heard the gospel, North Korea hasn't had the gospel for over 50
years. This region of the world has the poorest of the poor and
the most unreached people groups in the world. GOD IS CALLING -
will you answer yes?
If
you're ready to respond to the call of the Lord to "Go"
here is what you need to do...
"We
must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is
a global God." - John Stott
"He
is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot
lose." - Jim Elliot
"Go
into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. - Jesus
Mark 16:15
Steps
to Becoming a Missionary
- Start
praying.
- Call
the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada and ask for the Missions
Personnel Services Co-ordinator. (905.542.7400) and the Regional
Director Peter McIntosh pmcintosh@paoc.org
- You
will be given an application to become a missionary. The applications
are very large but you will make it through. Keep at it - it's
easy to give up.
- Send
in your completed application form.
- You
will be contacted for an initial interview and, if approved, will
become a candiate.
- Complete
a health and wellness assessment. Part of the assessment is on-line.
- Pray.
- The
national office will call you for a 2nd interview.
- Wait
for their response.
- If
approved and appointed - get ready for the adventure of a lifetime!
- Go
to the Transitions Retreat (1 or 2 weeks) hosted by the PAOC.
- You'll
be contacted by your Regional Director in the area of the world
you will be serving. He will help you with visas, housing, schooling
etc.
- Make
brochures, prayer cards, and donor cards so you can start fundraising.
The PAOC is the most inexpensive place to print your material.
- Yes,
Fundraising - you are responsible for 100% of the funds required
to be on the mission field. The National Office along with your
Director will help you determine your budget.
- Set
a date to move.
- Get
vaccinations for your area of the world.
- Pack
and Go
- Pray
and impact the world for Christ.
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