Amazon River - Brazil - for teens or leaders, Teen Missions International, Sao Miguel do Guama- PA, Brazil

 Description

Experience God's awesome creation as you serve Him deep in the Amazon Rain Forest. Here you work alongside the 
students running children's programs and visiting with the teens of local youth groups. You will be involved 
in various projects such as building a fence and stable for the livestock, a tower for the water tank and a 
bathroom block for Boot Camp. Then you will board the boat, "Light of Guama", and spend a week cruising through the 
jungle on the Guama River reaching out to people through children?s programs and evangelistic films.

Location:
Your summer will be spent in various locations in the country of Brazil. You will begin your ministry at the 
Teen Missions in Brazil BIBLE, MISSIONARY & WORK Training Center located, in a deep jungle setting, in Sao 
Miguel do Guama. You will also spend a week cruising through the jungle on the Guama River reaching out to people 
through children?s programs and evangelistic films.

Sightseeing/Souvenirs:
There will be a number of shopping opportunities where you can purchase: futbol (soccer) shirts, machetes, 
hammocks and Indian artifacts. Sightseeing in Belem and an authentic churrasco banquet (Brazilian BBQ) will 
complete your Amazon adventure.

Housing:
Housing for this team will vary between dorms and tents. Bathing and laundry will be done using a bucket.

Travel:
After Boot Camp, you will travel to the Orlando International Airport for a flight across the Florida Keys, 
Cuba, Caribbean Sea and the vast Amazon Rain Forest, before arriving in Sao Paulo, Brazil. From here, a 
connecting flight takes you to Belem, Brazil, located on the Amazon River, near its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. A 
three-hour bus trip takes you through the rain forest to the Teen Missions in Brazil BIBLE, MISSIONARY & WORK 
Training Center.

 Requirements 

We welcome all who are are willing to serve! Team members are ages 13-19 and leaders are needed ages 19 and 
up.  Leaders may bring their children.

References from people who have done Short Term Missions with this organization before are available upon 
request. Submit "I Want to Volunteer!" to receive more information.

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