Internship in Island Ministry

Q & A with ACTION missionary Catie Smith

Overview: My ministry is on the island of Iloilo, and I live in the context of a refugee resettlement community where families relocated after a devastating typhoon in 2014. My focus is discipleship and evangelism on the island, reaching the poor locally and also on other remote islands. Through incarnational living, God is establishing communities of believers for His glory and the joy of the Filipino people!

1. What are some ministry tasks that you want the intern to accomplish while serving with you?

Phase 1: Primary responsibility is to learn language and culture and observe cross-cultural living and ministry.

Phase 2: Discern where the community’s needs and the intern’s God-given passions intersect. Create a plan under the supervision of the leading missionary (Catie Smith) to put this discernment into action.

Phase 3: Carry out the plan created from Phase 2 under t...