Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI).
Consider serving in the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI). The EAPPI is an initiative of the World Council of Churches in response to a call from partners in Israel Palestine. The United Church of Canada has participated in this programme since 2003 by sending “Ecumenical Accompaniers” (EAs), volunteers who serve 3-month terms in the occupied Palestinian territories, as human rights monitors and accompaniers to vulnerable communities and individuals. To date, The United Church of Canada has sent nineteen EAs.
If you are interested in learning more about the EAPPI, you can:
• Visit the EAPPI’s extensive website at www.eappi.org,
• Read the “Letters from Overseas" written by former EAs sent by the United Church of Canada, found on The United Church`s website at http://www.united-church.ca/communications/overseas and respond to us regarding any questions, comments and/or concerns.
• Visit the profiles of Jan McIntyre, Norman Williams and Steve Berube, the most recent United Church of Canada EAs, found at http://www.united-church.ca/getinvolved/global/current. Each profile links to personal blogs where you can read stories of their on-the-ground experiences.
• Contact the General Council Office at pip@united-church.ca for more information.
If you are looking to discern a call to this work more deeply, here are the next steps:
• Contact the General Council Office at pip@united-church.ca
• Talk with a former EA or a Conference `Global Mission Personnel Facilitator` about exploring a call as an overseas personnel. The General Council Office can provide this connection for you.
• Consider participation in a General Council-organized "Mission Discernment Event". This is 2-day residential event planned for this fall is “an opportunity to meet other inquirers and to explore goals, gifts, and limitations as they relate to mission service overseas".
If you are interested in learning more about the EAPPI, you can:
• Visit the EAPPI’s extensive website at www.eappi.org,
• Read the “Letters from Overseas" written by former EAs sent by the United Church of Canada, found on The United Church`s website at http://www.united-church.ca/communications/overseas and respond to us regarding any questions, comments and/or concerns.
• Visit the profiles of Jan McIntyre, Norman Williams and Steve Berube, the most recent United Church of Canada EAs, found at http://www.united-church.ca/getinvolved/global/current. Each profile links to personal blogs where you can read stories of their on-the-ground experiences.
• Contact the General Council Office at pip@united-church.ca for more information.
If you are looking to discern a call to this work more deeply, here are the next steps:
• Contact the General Council Office at pip@united-church.ca
• Talk with a former EA or a Conference `Global Mission Personnel Facilitator` about exploring a call as an overseas personnel. The General Council Office can provide this connection for you.
• Consider participation in a General Council-organized "Mission Discernment Event". This is 2-day residential event planned for this fall is “an opportunity to meet other inquirers and to explore goals, gifts, and limitations as they relate to mission service overseas".