Walking the El Camino Spain - Arts Release Team
Jun - Jul 2025 | WEC International
Walking the El Camino Spain - Arts Release Team
Trip #27074
Trip #27074
Walking the El Camino Spain - Arts Release Team
Trip #27074
WEC International
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| Spain, Western Europe |
| Jun - Jul 2025 Lasts 3 weeks to 4 weeks |
| Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, Art, Drama, Music & Puppets, Prayer/Intercession, |
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** See Financial Information Below
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| Agency: | WEC International
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| Location: | Spain, Western Europe |
| Dates: | Jun - Jul 2025 Lasts 3 weeks to 4 weeks |
| Activities: | Evangelism- Friendship/Discipleship, Art, Drama, Music & Puppets, Prayer/Intercession |
| Cost: |
** See Financial Information Below
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What the Mission Trip Will Be Like
What is "el camino"? The Camino de Santiago is considered one of the 3 major Christian pilgrimages in the world. Every year, thousands of people from all nations walk the Camino, which finishes in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. Some of them are looking for a sport adventure, an opportunity to make international friends or to refresh their Catholic faith…and others are searching, with no specific religion or spirituality, seeking to take a breath and think about the meaning of life, ready to hear the Gospel too.
It is a Catholic pilgrimage that started in the 9th century. The legend says that after Pentecost, James the Greater, son of Zebedee and John’s brother, reached Spain and evangelised it. Nowadays, the pilgrims who walk ‘the Way’ are diverse in nationalities and motivations (spiritual, exercise, adventure, interest). While walking with the pilgrims for several days and serving them through hostel ministries, there will be opportunities to meet spiritual seekers and share the Gospel. English is the common language on the Camino, but it can be helpful to learn some Spanish.
4 Things You WOULD do:
- HIKE the routes with pilgrims.
- SERVE in hospitality ministries focusing on pilgrims.
- MOBILIZE the churches in the cities on the Camino.
- REACH OUT through the arts.
We are looking for people who love God, art and connecting with others! Be prepared to enter an out-of-the-box ministry and share moments of life with pilgrims. Serve God among the nations in an intentional, authentic and creative way.
Participants will participate in a pre-field orientation in Philadelphia PA.at the WEC USA headquarters campus. There will also be online team building sessions to get to know your team members from all over the world. There will be an on-field orientation, rest, debrief and tourism days as well.After the trip, you will return to Philadelphia for a 3 day debriefing before returning home. There are only 4 short-term worker places available on this team, so apply soon! Application deadline February 15, 2025
Fill out the inquriy form on this page for more information or any questions you may have.
You can learn more about the Camino at these websites:
- https://www.caminodesantiago.gal/en/discover
- https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/
- Or watch the film "The Way" starring Martin Sheen https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441912/
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Relation of Opportunity to National Church and/or Long-term Goals
This trip is organized by the WEC Spain team in northern Spain. They are praying about starting a debrief center in one of the towns for pilgrims. The ministries on this trip are meant to help the long-term workers in their church planting endeavors and to encourage the next generation of cross-cultural workers to consider this as a vocation.
Additional Trip Information
Mission Trip Offered By WEC International
WEC International is an international (members from 70+ nationalities), interdenominational mission agency. WEC is one of the largest church planting mission agencies in the world. WEC endeavors to bring the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to the remaining unevangelized peoples with the utmost urgency. WECers plant churches in many countries around the world with locations in Africa, Asia, North Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East and South Pacific. To find out more about WEC International in the USA visit www.wec-usa.org
WEC USA has 3 short term programs: Discovery (individuals or teams that go out up to 3 months; WEC Trek (individuals that go from 3 months – 12 months) and WEC Core (individuals that go for 2 years).
Unfortunately we can only take people living in the United States. If you are looking to apply from another country please check www.wectrek.org for one of our other WEC sending bases in or near your country.
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