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Application for Mission Internship

About Me

First Name:

Last Name:

SSN:

E-mail Address:

Permanent Address

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Present Address (if different)

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

Age:

Birthdate:

Weight:

Height:

Passport No.:

Country & date of issue:

Marriage Status:

Date of
Marriage/Divorce:

Name of Spouse:

Children's Names
and Date of Birth

Father's Name:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Mother's Name:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Present state of
health:

Are you under a
doctor's care? If so,
please explain

Education

Beginning with High School, list all educational
institutions you have entered.

School Name and Location	Date Entered	Date Left or graduated	Course Pursued or Major/Minor	Degree or Certificate received or semester hours completed

Questionnaire

The personal questions which follow should be answered as completely and explicitly as
possible. Please do not say, "See resume." All information will be treated as confidential.

1. What special talents
    or abilities, such as
    musical, artistic
    mechanical, etc.,
    do you have?

2. What hobbies or
forms of recreation
do you enjoy?

3. List any positions
    which you have
    held for which you
    have received
    remuneration.

Years	Name & Address of Employer	Nature of your work

4. List any volunteer
    work you have
    done, and
    volunteer positions
    you have held.

5. Is anyone
    dependent upon
    you for support?
    If yes, to what
    extent?

6. Are you in debt?
    How much? To
    whom? How/When
    are you going to
    pay it off? Explain.

7. Are you in habit of
    contracting debts?
    What is your
    attitude toward the
    contraction of debts
    by Christians?

8. Have you ever
    been convicted of
    a felony or
    misdemeanor
    crime? If so, what
    was the outcome?

9. Are you prepared,
    in whole or in part,
    to contribute
    toward the cost of:

a) your outfit and passage? Yes No

b) your maintenance on the field? Yes No

10. Do you think your church would be
interested in assisting with your support,
should you be appointed?

11. Do you know of individuals or groups who
might be interested in assisting with your
support, should you be appointed?

12. Do you, after prayerful consideration,
     believe that you are clearly called of God
     to go into a work where you must trust Him
     for the supply of all your temporal needs?

Yes No

13. Have you ever had a very clear testing in
thus trusting God for your needs? If yes,
give details.

14. What is the attitude of your parents toward
your going into the mission field?

15. Is there any domestic situation or personal
     problem that might interfere with your
     going to the field or necessitate your
     returning from the field, should you be
     appointed? (If yes, give details.)

16. Have you ever had a problem with alcohol
abuse?

Yes No

Do you use tobacco?

Yes No

      Have you ever been addicted to
      prescription or non-prescription drugs? If
      yes, please explain.

Yes No

17. Are you willing to give up any personal
       habit which might grieve your fellow
       missionaries and lessen your influence as
       a missionary in a particular cultural
       context?

Yes No

18. What are your habits as to (a) Bible study
and (b) prayer?

19. What Christian work have you been
      involved in since your conversion?
      (Indicate type of work, age group and
      length of time.)

20. Have you been used in leading souls to
definite acceptance of Christ?

Yes No

21. With what denomination or group are you
associated?

22. Of what local church are you a member?

23. Are you ordained? If yes, please give
details.

24. Would you have conscientious difficulty in
      having fellowship, including that at the
      Lord's Table, with members of the Mission
      who are not of the same church
      association as yourself?

25. Missionary life often involves difficulties of which the following are typical:

Living without modern conveniences
Working in an isolated community
Enduring separation from loved ones
Facing health hazards

Managing on a limited income
Adjusting to new and strange environments
Assuming heavy personal and group
responsibilities
Submitting to the authority of others

26. Do you seek missionary appointment with the full knowledge of such
possibilities and with a readiness to meet them to the best of your
ability?

Yes No

27. Missionary life often involves reaching official decision by a majority.
      Do your past experiences lead you to believe that you could
      cooperate in carrying out such a majority decision even if you were
      in the minority?

Yes No

28. The mission field often brings heavy responsibility without expected
      recognition or authority. Does your past experience indicate that
      you are able to bear responsibility cheerfully and calmly, without
      anxiety, sleepless nights and care?

Yes No

29. What is your attitude toward other
      religions, particularly those in the country
      of your preference? (Such as Buddhism,
      Islam, etc.)

30. What is your attitude toward working (a) in
      full partnership with Christian nationals of
      the country you wish to serve, and (b)
      working under the direction of such
      nationals?

31. Have you ever made application to any
      other missionary society or board? If yes,
      to what society, when and with what
      result?

32. Do you believe you are called of God to
work in the mission field? If yes, please
give details.

33. Do you desire to make this your life work?

34. What type of missionary work do you wish
to do (i.e. teaching, nursing, evangelism,
etc.)?

35. Describe your life work purpose and
explain how you expect to accomplish it
through your chosen type of work.

36. Will you be willing to submit to those placed in authority over you in
the mission?

Yes No

References

Personal (friends, not close relatives, who have known you for at least two years.)

Full Name:

Phone:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Full Name:

Phone:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Full Name:

Phone:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Full Name:

Phone:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Pastoral

Church Name:

Pastor's Name:

Phone:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Officer's Name:

Officer's Phone:

(Chairman of board, Elder or Deacon)

Employment

Employer:

(present or most recent)

Supervisor's Name:

Phone:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Longest employment:

(name of business)

Supervisor's Name:

Phone:

Street Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

I give permission to New Life Advance International to contact and interview the above stated
     individuals for references/verification information pertaining to my application for mission
     service with New Life Advance International. I understand that all information obtained from
     said individuals is to remain the confidential property of New Life Advance International.

Personal Testimony

Missionaries must have a high sense of God's calling and leadership to their tasks. Recognizing the
various dimensions of God's call and the unique nature of each person's experience, please
comment on your missionary calling as you answer the following.

1. Share your
experience of
salvation.

2. Identify and briefly
    comment on some
    of your gifts,
    talents and skills
    which can be used
    effectively in
    missionary service.

3. Describe how God
    has called you to
    foreign missions.
    You may wish to
    mention certain
    persons, events,
    impressions and
    feelings which have
    been significant.

4. Please identify the
    country or area
    where you feel God
    is calling you to
    serve, and explain
    how you came to
    the decision for that
    particular area.

5. Is there such a
    thing as absolute
    truth? Please
    explain.

6. Explain your view
    of salvation, that is,
    what it is, its basis,
    its extent and how
    one receives it.

7. Please explain your
    beliefs concerning
    the Holy Spirit, the
    role of the Holy
    Spirit, and the gifts
    of the Spirit.

8. What are your
    views on the
    Sacrament of
    Baptism? Please
    include your views
    on the following:
    Purpose, Mode
    (sprinkling, pouring,
    immersion), and
    Meaning.

9. Please explain your
    views concerning the
    existence of spirits,
    their powers, and
    their influence on
    human beings.

Please read our
Statement of Faith
(scroll through box
to the right)

10. Do you agree with
      the NLAI Statement
      of Faith? If not,
      please explain.

Having prayerfully considered God's purpose for my life and being confident of His call and
leadership, I hereby offer myself for missionary service with New Life Advance International.