As you discern your calling, it is important to gather information to help inform your prayerful decisions. Please watch the following videos to help you in your discernment.
It is a gift for us to hear your story and how the Lord is stirring in your heart a desire for foreign mission. Reach out at any time; you don’t need to be certain that God is calling you.
Whether you have a few questions or are ready to begin discerning, just let us know. If you are ready to discern or even apply, we will schedule a longer phone call with you. After that, you may be invited to register for a Discernment Week, which would include filling out a Full-Time Missionary Application. Applications for Intake 2024 have already closed. We are currently receiving applications for Intake 2025, which begins in September 2025.
Again, it would be a gift to speak with you – don’t hesitate to reach out!
Please see the upcoming Discernment Week dates below.
DISCERNMENT WEEK DATES
July 18-21, 2024
October 17-20, 2024
February 13-16, 2025
March 6-9, 2025
July 17-20, 2025
We are excited to walk with you on your journey!
Training
In the May prior to their arrival for Intake Training, new missionaries prepare for Intake by fundraising with a coach, and by participating in two to three phone or videos calls each month.
Intake is held at our mission base in Abbeville, Louisiana. It begins in September and continues for six months until the following March, with a break for Christmas.
The goal of Intake is to prepare missionary saints to live and preach the Gospel, serve the poor and make missionary disciples in foreign lands according to our charisms and core values. Intake has an emphasis on intimacy with Jesus, docility to the Holy Spirit, growth in discipleship, communal life, and tools for missionary life and ministry.
Intake includes time for prayer, community and fellowship, worship, talks, workshops, some meals together, small groups, and more. Intakers will put their faith into action through ministry in our local community in Abbeville and through an extended trip to Mexico.
After the completion of Intake, missionaries will be commissioned and sent out to their mission post for their first term of two years.
