Farmwork - Launceston TAS
Tasks: Construction & Agriculture
Continent: Oceania
Country: Australia
Start: ab Sommer 2023
Monthly Costs: 198 Euro
Category: shortterm
Duration Options: min. 1 yearmin. 6 months
Job Description
The Mission Training Centre (MTC) Worldview lies in the second biggest town in Tasmania, Launceston. The spacious grounds of the college has their own farm space, amongst other things. In the town of 71,000 inhabitants, you can find everything you need within a few minutes’ drive.
Project: Worldview is a WEC Bible School, which prepares people for cross-cultural mission trips. Everyone lives together onsite at Worldview, whether they are workers, students, teachers or volunteers. There is also our own farm and kindergarten.
Tasks: Voluntary helpers work on the land, on the College owned farm. Amongst other things, you will care for the animals (pigs, chickens, and cows), plan the planting of fruits and vegetables and harvest them, repare (for example) broken fences, rooves etc… and sometimes also be involved in building projects.
Activities:
Spend time with people from MTC
Communal devotional, prayer, worship
Community life
Integration in the local churches
Evangelical work with students
Sport
Discover Tasmania and enjoy the countryside
Learn about other cultures
Team:
Long-termers: around 5 intercultural families, teachers or on leadership team.
Short-termers: usually 3-5 people
Churches
"Door of Hope" and lots more…
Challenges
Multicultural, less work at weekends, independence Particular benefits. Lots of friends, experience God, grow in faith, enjoy nature and the relaxing life of Tasmania. Free time. Football, basketball, fishing, volleyball, tennis, hiking, singing, have community, music
Questions?
Previous volunteers are ready to give more details:
Luca Konetzny: konetzny.luca@gmail.com
More information: www.worldview.edu.au