The Mission House www.missionhouse.nl

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The Mission Housewww.missionhouse.nl

• The Next Step
• 23rd September 2007

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Whos behind The Mission house

• CWM Council for World Mission (Europe)
• Protestant Church of the Netherlands/Amsterdam
  (PKN PKA)
• ICCO
• togetthere
• De Schinkel Jeugdwerk (PKA)

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History behind the House

• The Mission House is in its 3rd year to date, it
  was set up in 2005
• Originally there were 2 Diaconaal Jaar flats but
  it was decided that more was to be offered more
  opportunities and challenges for volunteers, so
  a Christian youth house was created
• The Mission House was born out of the
• Diaconaal Jaar idea, international
• community, freedom to see different
• walks of life give young people an
• opportunity to experience life

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What is The Mission House ?

• An international community of 8 people from all
  4 corners of the world, mainly drawn from Europe
• Each member of the team works as a full-time
  volunteer in different projects around the city
• The team work lives together to build up a
  community
• There are weekly group meetings for
• reflection faith

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Diaconaal Jaar

• The Mission House is part of the Diaconaal Jaar
  which is an annual volunteering programme
• An International program from home abroad for
  young people bringing them together giving them
  an opportunity to work in challenging situations
  ranging from terminally ill, the homeless to
  children under the morals of a Christian
  background
• Through the Diaconaal Jaar around 50 people from
  all over Europe can come work in the
  Netherlands
• There are 3 seminars through out the year to
  evaluate
• encourage personal spiritual growth Dutch
• language courses

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The Work

• The Mission House team works within a number of
  social projects
• Each team member works up to 36 hours a week
• The 36 hours are made up of working in 4 to 5
  different projects a project for the Mission
  House team to work on together
• Some of the projects that you can work in are...

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Drugspastoraat - www.diaconie.org

• Offers addicts spiritual guidance, advice
  support
• A service is held every Sunday afternoon for
  homeless people and drug addicts
• As part of the project there are visits to people
  in their individual situations
• Help is given to them get out of
• situations e.g. To help someone
• come off drugs or to help find
• someone a place to live

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Meisjesstad - www.zustersaugustinessen.nl

• This is a shelter for women only
• Started by Augustine Nuns in 1939 is still
  going strong
• Up to 15 women live in the house at any one time
• Children are welcome but the age limit for boys
  is 12
• They can stay for 2 months to help them to sort
  their situation out

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De Regenboog - www.deregenboog.org

• The main aim of De Regenboog (the Rainbow
  Foundation) is to offer as many homeless people,
  and especially addicts, low-threshold drop-in
  rooms and long term help
• There is an open door policy, this provides a
  place for people to feel welcome, support basic
  necessities eg. food clothes
• This is done through the 8 Inloophuizen
• (drop in centres) across Amsterdam City
• Centre

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Missionair Diaconaal Project MDP Thuiskomen
- www.getsolid.nl

• Aimed at children and teens, with adult groups
  becoming ever more prominent
• Educating youth about God in life lessons in
  a fun and creative way
• MDP offers workshops in music, drama, cooking,
  dancing, sports, bible study, after school clubs
  to help working
• parents also a service once a
• month on Sunday

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Kerkhuis - www.kerkhuis.nl

• Assisting migrant churches in the Bijlmer
  district
• Helping people in their own situations, helping
  people to understand their new surrounding
  culture
• Services are provided to help people eg. language
  course, computer course internet cafe, doctors,
  councillors

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Kuria - www.kuria.nl

• Kuria is a hospice for terminally ill people
  offers medical, spiritual, emotional practical
  support
• There up to 10 patients in the hospice at anyone
  time, they are there for the last 2 to 3 months
  of their lives
• There is an Out Patients facility which provides
• the same level of support through a
• Buddy system
• The patients are not restricted to stay
• in the hospice, they can go out do
• normal activities

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Opvangcentrum Elandsstraat - www.opvangcentrum.we
b-log.nl

• A crisis shelter for young people who can no
  longer live in their own home
• Clients can stay there for between 4 weeks to 3
  months
• They can receive help for their situation
• The clients have to attend college or work every
  day

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Blikveld

• Giving young people of Amsterdam a chance to have
  information on Christian views events
• To give the Christian Youth of Amsterdam a face
• Made for the youth by the youth
• Aimed _at_ 12-25
• It is a joint initiative between The Mission
  House, Oudezijds 100, PKA Church newspaper
  Horizon
• Goals of Blikveld are to provide information,
• interactive discussions opinions, on people,
• places, help and events in Amsterdam
• 3 parts page in Horizon, an E-zine a website
• Hitting the streets of Amsterdam on 31st Oct

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Missionair project Hebron - www.noorderkerk.nl

• A missionary project of the Noorderkerk in
  Amsterdam centre
• Situated in a district of Amsterdam, containing
  10,000 people 35 different nationalities
• They run different groups for all e.g. kids
  club,
• men's group, women's group, a group for
• the older generation

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Other projects that are avaliable to work in

• Exodus - www.stichingexodus.nl
• Koopvaardijpastoraat - www.nederlandsezeeman
  s.central.nl
• Straatpastoraat - www.diaconie.org
• De Kleine Johannes - www.dekleinejohannes.nl
• many more......

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The Mission House Team

• The Mission House Team is made up of 8 people
  from all over Europe. Previous nationalities in
  The Mission House have been Hungarian, Dutch,
  German, Swedish, British Belgian
• This year in the house we have 2 Germans, 1
  Hungarian, 1 Dutch 4 British people
• Iain (Houseleader), Robi, Ferdinand, Zoe, Kim,
  Erjo, Iain Sian
• 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 -
  2008

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The Next Steps

• If you like the sound of The Mission House you
  are.....
• Between 18-25
• Looking for a challenge
• A chance to explore yourself, your Christian
  faith the world around you
• Willing to give up 10 months to live and
• work in the heart of Amsterdam

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Whats needed

• You must be
• Single with no kids
• In good health
• A team player
• Willing to participate in Gods mission to serve
  others open minded to religion/faith
• Flexible open to change
• Able to speak English willing to learn Dutch
• Able to work as part of a team and independently
• Take initiative

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Contacts Website

• The Mission House
• Email info_at_missionhouse.nl
• Website www.missionhouse.nl
• CWM Europe
• Mission House Project
• 44 (0)207 278 9655
• Email office_at_cwmeurope.org
• Website www.cwmeurope.org
• De Schinkel-Jeugdwerk
• 1e Schinkelstraat 2
• 1075 TX Amsterdam
• 31 (0) 20 664 9063
• Email Sjaak.teuwissen_at_deschinkel.nl
• Website www.deschinkel.nl

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The Mission House
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Mission House 2007-2008