JUAREZ, MEXICO ENCOUNTER

Dates: June 14 – August 16, 2008 (Monday - Saturday)
Costs: $1,625 USD / $1,920 CAD
This is a NON-SMOKING site.

Special Notes: Participants must be at least 18 years old. Spanish language skills are helpful, but not required. Passports are required to travel to/from Mexico in 2008.

>>>ATTENTION! eQuip RECIPIENTS (eQuip is a resource for leaders of partnering churches)
Be sure to check out page 7 of the November/December issue of eQuip for a coupon good for $20 USD/$25 CAD off the registration fee to send one of your student leaders to go on a Youth Unlimited ENCOUNTER experience in 2008. See coupon for details.

General Description:  The objective of Juarez Summer ENCOUNTER is to introduce students to the heart of Christ toward missions. In order to do this, the ENCOUNTER program focuses on developing each student through three primary areas of learning: classroom discussion, real life experiences, and mentoring. Students will live in Juarez for nine weeks, allowing them to bond with the Mexican people and culture, while also deepening their understanding of God’s heart for the lost. As students participate in a variety of experiences, a recurring theme is that God wants to use each of us wherever we are and has equipped us to serve Him.

Work Sites: Students will be working with Life Challenge International (LCI) and will be under the guidance of LCI staff. They will be living and working in Juarez, Mexico, and the work/projects they participate in will benefit both the people of Juarez (with whom LCI works on a continual basis) and LCI’s ministry.
The environment within and around the city of Juarez offers students a unique opportunity for experiencing the work of the Lord in border ministry, as Juarez is situated on the US/Mexico border. 

Facilities: You will live in a dorm facility in Juarez, Mexico for the summer. The objective is to introduce you to the heart of Christ towards missions.  Living in Mexico allows you to bond with the culture and people, and deepen your understanding of God's heart for the lost.

Transportation: Registration fees do NOT include airfare to and from Juarez, Mexico. As an all-inclusive site, transportation will be provided for you once you arrive at the site.
For your decision making purposes, the closest airport is El Paso, Texas.
Please DO NOT book airfare until you have received written confirmation from Youth Unlimited that you have been placed at this site.
Other Info: Other expenses that are not covered by YU in the registration fee include your passport application ($85 USD), inoculations/vaccinations ($100-$200 USD estimated for recommended inoculations at county or provincial health department), souvenirs (estimate $50-100 USD).

Important Web Links
U.S. Consular Information Sheet:
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html
Canadian Consular Information:
http://www.voyage.gc.ca/dest/report-en.asp?country=184000
Center for Disease Control -- for recommendations about vaccinations and other preventative health measures:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/destinationMexico.aspx
Ministry Web Site: http://www.lifechallenge.net