Volunteer
Do you want the most life-changing experience of your life? Answer God's call, be a volunteer missionary, and put your full trust in Him!
If you feel called for short or long-term service go to www.gmivolunteers.org. Your application will be sent to other GMI projects as well. Feel free to contact us directly for more information.
Volunteers needed:
- Bible Workers/Medical Missionaries
- Pilots
- Mechanics
- Teachers
- Principal
- Lifestyle Center Managers
- Construction/Builders
- Agriculture/Farm Managers
Place: Palawan and Luzon (Philippines)
Number of positions needed: 7+ singles or young couples
Length of Term: at least 2 years optimally, 1 year minimum
Language in Palawan: Tagalog necessary (or willing to learn), Palawano dialect helpful
Language in Luzon: Ilocano preferred, Tagalog acceptableRequirements: Active SDA member,
Highly recommended: missionary experience or missionary training, including medical missionary trainingHousing: provided
Position: Helicopter Pilot
Place: Luzon (Philippines)
Number of positions needed: 1
Length of Term: 2 years minimum
Description of activities: Medivac flights, transporting missionaries and supplies, transporting medical teams, and helping with any other activity needed around the projectLanguages required: English (Tagalog, Ilocano, are also helpful)
Requirements: Active SDA member
Recommended: Previous missionary experience or missionary training, including medical training
Housing: provided
Position: A & P Mechanic
Place: Luzon (Philippines)
Number of positions needed: 1
Length of Term: at least 2 years desired, 1 year minimum
Description of activities: Help maintain aircraft, vehicles, and equipment at the airbase. Other activities may include: maintaining the grounds, gardening, or any other activity needed around the project.
Languages required: English (Tagalog and Ilocano also helpful)
Requirements: Active SDA member
Recommended: A & P License. Missionary experience or missionary training
Housing: provided
Position: Teacher
Place: Palawan (Philippines)
Number of positions needed: 2+ singles or couples
Length of Term: Minimum 2 years
Description of possible activities: Teaching in remote, mountain schools, helping with church activities, Bible work, and medical work as time permits.
Languages required: Tagalog (or willing to learn) and English. Palawano dialect helpful.
Requirements: Active SDA member
Highly recommended: Missionary experience or missionary training, including medical missionary training if possible, and teaching experience.
Housing: provided
Position: School Principal
Place: Palawan (Philippines)
Number of positions needed: 1
Length of Term: Minimum 2 years
Description of possible activities: Overseeing and helping develop curriculum for 2 remote, mountain schools.
Languages required: English (Tagalog also very helpful)
Requirements: Active SDA member
Highly recommended: Teaching experience, missionary experience or missionary training, managerial skills
Housing: provided
Position: Manager of small “Lifestyle Center
Place: Luzon and Palawan (Philippines)
Length of Term: 2 years minimum
Description of activities: Help start and manage a small “lifestyle center” using local and foreign, medical missionary volunteers. Oversee the plan and care for each guest.
Languages required: English (Tagalog and Ilocano helpful)
Requirements: Active SDA member
Recommended: Medical missionary training and experience, Lifestyle center experience, previous missionary experience or missionary training, and managerial skills
Housing: provided
Place: Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao (Philippines)
Number of positions needed: 2+
Length of Term: flexible
Description of activities: Help build lifestyle centers (in Palawan and Luzon) and hangar/housing complex in Mindanao.
Languages required: English (Tagalog, Ilocano, and Bisaya also helpful)
Requirements: Active SDA member
Recommended: Building experience
Housing: provided
Position: Agriculture/Farm Manager/Landscaper
Place: Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao (Philippines)
Length of Term: at least 2 years desired, 1 year minimum
Description of activities: Develop and keep up gardens and fruit trees; landscape and help upkeep airbase grounds; mentor/teach others how to grow healthy vegetables and fruit.
Languages required: English (Tagalog, Ilocano, and Bisaya also helpful)
Requirements: Active SDA member
Highly Recommended: Love for agriculture; experience with agriculture or desire to learn new methods; Managerial skills; Missionary training or experience
Housing: provided
Vaccines: PAMAS does not require vaccines and neither does the Philippines. Some recommendations are: Tetanus, Typhoid, and Hepatitis A and B. There is no vaccine yet for Malaria. Palawan missionaries are at high risk of contacting Malaria, but treatment is available. Typhoid (from poor sanitation and affected water sources) and Dengue (from mosquitos) are common and precautions should be taken.