Q & A with Action Brazil Workers:

1. What are some ministry tasks that you want the intern to accomplish while serving with you?

We’d love to have interns who can teach the Bible to children and also assist in classes given by the projects. Our focus for short-termers would be to encourage workers, learn about other cultures, and share Jesus’s love through children’s ministry. You will also grow in your language skills. (Try to learn the Portuguese language the best you can prior to arriving in Brazil. It will be a lot easier to adapt to Brazilian life if you know some of the language).

2. What would a typical day look like?

A typical day will consist of being at the ministry base to prepare for whatever the intern’s role would be. Whether it's a sports class, language-learning course, carrying out said classes or activities, spending time with and learning from the other project volunteers and leaders, likely sharing a meal or snack with others throughout the day. You will also provide help wherever it is needed whether it's in one of the programs, cleaning the base, doing administrative tasks, and so on. 

In general, it is necessary to be in communion with the Lord 24/7, praying and thinking about the Word and work which the intern is doing. We will plan ahead, make a schedule of what needs to be done, and help interns learn to say no when no is necessary. 

3. Please list specific skills an intern may expect to develop by the time the internship is completed.

• Studying the Bible and practical application in everyday life and ministry 

• Faithfulness in ministry rather than event orientation – speaking the truth in love day by day rather than depending on immediate results 

• Harmonious living with cross-cultural missionary personnel: living and serving with missionaries from various countries 

• Cultural adaptation and child evangelism and discipleship

• Evangelize in a context where poverty exists and develop the ability to see a need and meet it

• Actively learn how to work effectively in groups

• Understand people and their differences

• Growth in emotional maturity