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100869 in Russia.
Additional information on this opportunity has been provided below.
Summer Camp - #100869
(Children's Ministry )
Location
Russia
Description
Provide sports, crafts, & Bible study for about 60 kids (9-15 yrs) for a Mon-Fri camp near St. Pete, Russia. Russian partners will do music & host camp. Approx 60 min. for each event with about 15 kids/event (sport, craft, B/S, music) - events will run concurrently. Arrive Sun morn/early afternoon, depart Sat morn. Sleep/eat in the camp. Requesting minimum contribution of $3000 to cover camp basic costs. Team to have min. of 6, max. of 10 people. Pick 1 or more weeks. 4 wks available 7/4-7/31.
Dates
Any 6 days between Jul. 4, 2010 and Aug. 2, 2010
Specific Date Instructions
Recommended arrival in St. Petersburg is Friday before the Sunday start of camp. Departure from St. Petersburg could be as early as Sunday after the Saturday departure from camp. Tourism could be figured in before & after the camp, i.e. depart US Thursday (lose a day) & arrive SPb Friday, tour in the city on Saturday, arrive camp Sunday morning for church and camp setup. Do camp Mon-Fri, depart camp Saturday morning and tour an interesting tourist point on the south side of SPb. Return to city Saturday night, depart SPb early Sunday morning.
Team Description
Personnel Type (individual/team)
Family
Number of Teams
4*
Number on each team
6
Total Number needed
24
Is team size flexible?
Y
Minimum/Maximum team size
min. is 6
max. is 10
Are children under 15 permitted?
Y
If Yes, what is the minimum age?
12
Costs
Total on field cost PER PERSON
$665 + airfare
Total on field cost PER TEAM
$1320
Additional Team Cost Description: R/T bus to camp is about $600. Translators for 6 days, $720.
Tourism not included in estimate.
Instructions for collecting field costs: All fees should be dispursed through a designated team finance coordinator.
Health Considerations
Factors that could influence the volunteer's ability to do
this job
You will be staying in a camp environment. Housing is indoors but there is no A/C. Temps in July can range from low 60's to low 80's. You will encounter mosquitos during the day and/or while sleeping. Be prepared.
Health care facilities available
Western type medical care will be about 4-5 hours away by car. You should bring people who are not likely to require immediate medical care. We are 3 hours outside St. Pete. Traffic could add an hour or so to the trip to the hospital in St. Pete. Emergency medical care is available but the adqueacy beyond first aid is not a guarantee. you should bring a well equipped 1st Aid kit. You might consider anti-itch crea and/or antihistamines also.
Travel, Location and Culture
Geographic Settings
Camp is 3 hours by bus south of St. Petersburg. There is a small but beautiful lake at the camp. The kids will swim daily. Team should bring swim wear & join them as you can. There is a small store at the camp where you can buy snacks, bottled water, & fruit. Only Russian Rubles are accepted. Money exchange is available at the airport & the rate is generally very competative with other rates outside the airport. Travis & Sue Barfield, our ministry partners, will be with you in the camp all week.
Other (customs, clothing, shopping, etc.)
Camp leadership is from our Russian Baptist Partners. Expect 8 college aged Russian counselors (1 girl/1boy per team); 10 cooks; 5 or so adult supervisors/helpers (pastors, maintenance, supplies, etc.) for camp. Children are Church members and/or their family/friends. Some kids may stay more than one week. Clothing should be conservative. No shorts above knees. No sleeve-less shirts. Appropriate sleepware necessary. Showers available. One-piece swimware for women. Avoid excessive makeup/jewelry.
Available Housing
You'll be housed at the camp in finished or partially finished rooms on cots. Best to purchase sleeping bags in St. Pete. Cot's have mattresses but you'll need to be pretty easily pleased (smile). Expect 1 Star level (high on love, low on amminities - no peppermint on your pillow at camp). Hotel accomodations in St. Petersburg on either end of the week of camp. You'll need to book these hotel accomodations as early as possible. Expect 3 Star level. St. Pete sees 2 million tourists per summer.
Mode of in-country travel
Private Bus, metro, walking
Possible Visa/Passport Restrictions
Tourist VISA is recommended.
Items/materials to bring to the field
All materials for Bible study, crafts, games.
Snacks as described.
Peanut butter adequate for 1 meal.
Clothes, medicines, personal hygiene supplies for 1 week.
Mosquito repellent, wet-wipes for temporary hygiene.
Pillow of some type?
Additional information
Schedule
8:30 wake up
9:15 breakfast
10:00 quiet time
10:30 rotation 1 (Bible story/crafts/games/music) campers split up into 4 groups
11:15 rotation 2
12:00 rotation 3
12:45 rotation 4
13:30 lunch
14:00 free time
16:00 snack
16:30 free time
18:00 dinner
19:00 camp games (all campers together)
20:30 campfire (singing and devotional)
21:30 snack
22:00 showers/brush teeth
22:30 lights out
Team responsibilities: Bible story, crafts & games for rotation time Mon-Fri, peanut butter enough for one meal
Team possibilities: Crafts during free time Mon-Fri;help with Music rotation by teaching some songs in English. Camp games at 19:00 Mon-Fri.
Team participation: Campfire time can do skits, sing songs
Rotation games: Need to have plenty of games lined up; also there is a possibility of rain, so need to have lots of indoor games
Brings snacks: at least 1 snack per day for 5 days. Peanut butter crackers are good, i.e. Toms or Planters. Pop-Ice tubes are really good too.
If you would like to enlist a team and serve as the Team Leader for Job Number 100869, please complete a short Team Leader Information Form, which will be sent to the Field Contact for this job. He/She will contact you with more information. Please be patient while the field considers your request.
*If more than 1 team is needed for this job, please indicate how many teams you wish to lead.
