¡Bienvenidos! You are welcome to serve in South America! The Lord is doing marvelous things in this part of the world. Join Him and get involved with what He is doing there. Whether you would like to serve as a teacher, agriculture specialist, medical worker, or administrative assistant, we have quite a few positions available. Remember, you do not have to be a professional minister in order to be an effective cross-cultural witness.

Bolivia
Teachers, coaches, and school workers – 1 - 5 years Teachers and other school workers are needed at the Santa Cruz Christian Learning Center (an English-speaking school, grades K-12). Present needs include: high school English teacher; first-grade teacher; sixth-grade teacher; coaches for volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track; boys’ physical education teacher for both junior high and high school; elementary school chaplain. For more information, visit www.scclc.org.

Brazil
Missiologist – 1 - 5 years
There is a need for a theologically and missiologically trained teacher at the Instituto Metodista de Formacao Misionaria in Teresopolis, Brazil.

Retreat center administrator – 1 - 5 years 
A person with administrative experience is needed at a retreat center in Telemaco Borba to run the retreat center and to pastor a small church.

Training center director – 1 - 5 years
A couple is needed to work in a cross-cultural training center/seminary in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. Administrative and teaching skills with past missionary experience are required. Vehicle and furnished housing is provided.

Ecuador
Pastoral/theological educators – 1 - 5 years
These positions offer opportunities to teach courses in the local seminary as well as seminars and conferences throughout Ecuador. Applicants should have pastoral experience and/or seminary-level training.

Paraguay
Medical personnel (physician, nurse, pharmacist, optician, and dentist) – 1 - 5 years
The mobile medical clinic is a vital ministry on our Paraguay field. The clinic travels to remote areas of Paraguay that are in dire need of medical help. In 2004 alone, the clinic staff assisted 7,000 patients. Doctors and nurses are needed for the clinic staff to examine patients; opticians are needed to manage the eyeglass clinic; pharmacists are needed to distribute medicine. Positions are open immediately! Conversational Spanish is recommended (language school is included in missionary training).

Youth program director – 1 - 5 years
Paraguay needs a passionate person with experience in youth ministry. This person must have a vision to mobilize Paraguayan youth leaders, help organize evangelism campaigns and youth rallies, and oversee planning for a youth camp. There is also potential for the development of a clown or mime ministry in local churches. Conversational Spanish is required (language school is included in missionary training).

Community health workers – 1 - 5 years
Motivated and creative people are needed to help implement a program of community development among villagers and their families. While there are no medical or professional skill requirements (training in Community Health Evangelism is available), leadership and relational skills are a must.

Children’s program coordinator – 2 months - 5 years
The Methodist Church of Paraguay is in need of a coordinator of children’s programs. This person is needed to develop a method of training Sunday school teachers in various churches. There is local interest among mothers and youth groups to develop a puppet, mime/drama and clown ministry for children and for older youth. Conversational Spanish is required (language school is included in missionary training).

Pastoral/theological educators – 1 - 5 years
These positions offer opportunities to teach courses in the local seminary as well as seminars and conferences throughout Paraguay. Applicants should have pastoral experience and/or seminary-level training.

Teachers – 9 months - 5 years
K-12 teachers are needed yearly for a variety of grades and subjects at Asuncion Christian Academy (http://www.aca.edu.py/index.html). The school, which primarily serves the children of missionaries and diplomats, uses U.S. textbooks and all teaching is done in English. The school arranges for resident visas, housing, and a modest salary. Conversational Spanish is required(language school is included in missionary training).

TESL teachers – 6 months - 5 years
Energetic self-starters are needed to teach English at a private Christian school in a suburb of Paraguay’s capital. Teachers will have opportunities to form relationships and share the Gospel with students. Conversational Spanish would be helpful. No teaching degree is required.

Administrative skills teachers – 6 months - 5 years
The Methodist church is looking for ways to increase the job market for the poor in their churches. Opportunities exist to train church members in shorthand, filing, and computer skills. Some Spanish would be helpful but is not required. (Language school is included in missionary training.)

Administrative assistant
Missionary Ben Reyes, The Mission Society’s regional coordinator of South America, is in need of an administrative assistant.

Director of short-term teams – 1 - 5 years
Coordinator of short-term mission teams is needed to organize and communicate with teams traveling from the States. Highly organized and motivated person is needed to minister to teams and facilitate projects to help the community.

Agricultural missionary – 1 - 5 years
An agriculture specialist with the responsibility of directing the Small Farm Resource Center, maintaining relations with national agriculture specialists, working one-on-one with local farmers in improving yields, marketing, and soil. This individual will maintain small-plot research sites to gather information on crop systems. He or she will live in a remote region of Paraguay and should be strong in faith, self-motivated, and have a deep calling to missions. Positions are open immediately. Conversational Spanish is required. (Language school is included in missionary training.)

Engineers
Workers with engineering experience are needed to work alongside Paraguayan water-well drillers and to host work teams who come to help drill water wells.

Peru
Children/youth workers – 1 - 5 years
Work with missionaries and national workers to provide spiritual nurturing and mentoring for fledgling youth and children’s ministries in an Andean city.

Christian school chaplain/ English teacher – 1 - 5 years
Individual or couple is needed to serve as a chaplain for a small Christian school in Huancayo(approximately 50 to 60 students) and to teach English as a second language The chaplain would work with the students and also visit their homes and work with their families as well. Many of the students and their families are not Christians.

Community health workers – 1 - 5 years
Motivated and creative people are needed to help implement a program of community development among villagers and their families. While there are no medical or professional skill requirements (training in Community Health Evangelism is available), leadership and relational skills are a must.

Director of short-term teams – 1 - 5 years
Individual or couple is needed to coordinate and care for short-term medical, evangelism, discipling, training, and construction teams. The Peru team hosts approximately 12 - 15 teams per year. This person must interface with other missionaries, local workers, and government officials. The gift of administration would be a great asset.

TESL teachers – 1 - 5 years
English as a second language teachers and coordinators are needed to work in a large, highly-acclaimed Methodist school in Huancayo, establishing an ESL program and leading classroom teaching.

Theology professors – 2 - 4 weeks a year
Qualified persons are needed to teach theology courses to missionary students enrolled in a B.A. program. Courses are taught in an intensive manner usually during the months of January/February and August/ September in the cities of Lima and Huancayo. Master’s degree is required. Classes offered include: Theology, Christology, Intro to the New Testament, the Gospels, Hebrew, and Greek.

Medical workers – 3 months - 5 years
Put your medical skills to use in a village setting. Doctors, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners are needed at clinics around Peru. Experience an open atmosphere in which staff members are encouraged to pray with patients.