Fourteen students from Northwestern College will spend part of their summer serving in ministry settings around the world through the college’s long-running Summer of Service program.
The students will take part in short-term mission experiences ranging from two to 12 weeks in Alaska, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, England, Italy, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Northwestern says students will work alongside long-term missionaries in a variety of ministry settings, including medical outreach, children’s and youth programs, evangelism and discipleship efforts, refugee ministry, and Christian camping programs.
Medical Outreach and Community Ministry
Several students will serve in medical ministries in the Dominican Republic, Tanzania, and along the Amazon River in Brazil. Northwestern says those students will help provide care through clinics and outreach efforts in remote villages.
Other students will focus on relational ministry work in England, where they’ll connect with children and senior adults through community outreach programs.
Additional placements include ministry work with refugees in Rome, counseling at a Christian camp in Alaska, and participating in a ministry training program in Zambia.
Partner Organizations
Students participating in the Summer of Service program will work with several organizations, including Students International, One Collective, Amazon Outreach, Siouxland Tanzania Educational Medical Ministries, the Antioch Partners, Echo Ranch Bible Camp, and Poetice.
Northwestern officials say students raise their own financial support for the trips through donations from family members, friends, and local churches.
Program Dating Back More Than Four Decades
Northwestern’s Summer of Service program began in 1981 and is designed to help prepare students for Christian service opportunities around the world.
The college says the program gives students opportunities to serve in cross-cultural ministry settings while building relationships with missionaries and communities internationally.
