Ever
shared the Gospel at 20,000
feet?
If you wonder if you're tough
enough? You're not.
If you are thinking about
missions, forget it. "Thinking"
just doesn't cut it here.
Summary description:
People who live in the easy-to-reach
places have heard the Gospel.
The people in the hard-to-reach
places haven’t. Traditional
mission strategies don’t
get it done. Most missionaries
don’t go there. How
will they be reached? The
Xtreme Team is Western South
America’s answer. If
traditional forces can’t
get in, Special Forces must
be trained. If traditional
strategies aren’t reaching
them, Xtreme strategies have
to. The Xtreme Team leaders
will train teams of young
men to reach people in the
most isolated and difficult-to-access
places. The training will
produce the best trained mission
force in the region. They
will be physically, mentally
and spiritually ready to reach
people who have been overlooked
for centuries.
Job description:
This one is definitely not
for everyone. Those who cannot
or will not do tough physical
work, or those who are not
willing to suffer for the
Lord better look elsewhere.
The Xtreme Team members will
go where the rest of the world
is unable, or at least unwilling
to go. They will explore some
of the most extreme, isolated
and inaccessible places on
earth and take the gospel
to those who live where no
one else has reached. They
will share God’s story
in a way that fits perfectly
to the culture and learning
style of the people. The team
members do not need any special
training before coming to
the team. They will receive
all the training they need
on the field, at the Xtreme
Learning Center. They will
receive extensive training
in physical fitness, spiritual
discipline, cross-cultural
ministry, chronological Bible
storying, Spanish and more.
Work/living
environment:
The Xtreme Team member will
serve in one of two areas.
The first area is the
Amazon jungle. The people
of the jungle are accessible
mainly by small boat or canoe.
The entire area is very humid
and hot, with temperatures
on an average day ranging
from a low of 80 to a high
of 95 or 100. The people who
live close to a town will
be more westernized, but those
who are isolated will still
be indigenous in their dress,
customs and beliefs. Most
of the jungle people are animistic,
believing in the dominance
of spirits.
Those
who serve in the Andes Mountains
will do a lot of backpacking.
Transportation will include
walking, bus, car, motorcycle,
bicycle or whatever else is
needed. They will go from
small village to small village,
mostly visiting people high
in the mountains who have
no roads in or out. They will
constantly travel, teaching
and sharing Christ. They will
live among people who come
from a Quechua background,
have Quechua thought patterns,
and some of whom speak Quechua.
Visit
the Xtreme Team Web site
