Each summer Wycliffe Bible Translators in the UK send teams of people to visit translation projects in different parts of the world. We call these Engage teams and this year there are planned 4 week trips to Cambodia, Indonesia and Cameroon.
The real purpose of Engage is to provide the opportunity for Christians in the UK to get to see what God is doing in the world. While there are chances to serve (do stuff), the primary focus is on building relationships (being) and learning from the environment you are in and the people you are with. If you want to understand why, you can read my post ‘What on earth are we doing with mission?‘ or go out and buy the Missions Dilemma DVD which outlines some of the issues related to trips built solely around doing.
There are still places available for this year’s trips, so if you’re interested or you know someone who is, you need to get in touch before the closing date on the 19th March.
If you’d like to read some first hand accounts of Engage teams, there’s a whole page devoted to stories from previous years.
It is invaluable for any Christian to experience how Christians from another culture live. That is the best way to become aware of the depth and vastness of the Body of Christ around the world.
I hope this year’s Engage teams are full to capacity.