Back2Back summer interns gain practical hands-on ministry experience by serving at our sites in Monterrey, Mexico; Jos, Nigeria; or Hyderabad, India. Interns work alongside Back2Back staff members and assist behind-the-scenes to host summer mission trip groups. Interns help to facilitate daily work projects at local orphanages and outreaches to impoverished communities, contributing to our mission of providing care for today and hope for tomorrow to orphans. The program includes discipleship and leadership training directed by Back2Back staff members. Back2Back offers options in terms of length; selected candidates can request to intern for one-month or two-months.
Intern applicants must have participated in a week-long mission trip at the ministry base where they wish to intern and possess a mature Christian faith. Interns are required to be 17 years or older and have completed their junior year of high school at the time of the internship. Priority is given to applicants 18 years and older. All internship positions are unpaid.
The deadline for Mexico summer 2010 internship applications is October 31, 2009. The deadline for Nigeria and India internship applications is October 15, 2009.
Interested? Email Chelsie Puterbaugh at chelsie@back2backministries.org to request an application for a Mexico internship. Contact Chris Ramos at ramos@back2backministries.org to request an application for an India or Nigeria internship.
Hannah Cessler (far right), Back2Back India 2009 summer intern
A few of the July 2009 Mexico summer interns during an evening out
Nigeria staff with a few of the summer 2009 interns (left to right): Angela Ramos (staff), Sara Dundon, Amanda Shrom, Corrie Guckenberger (staff), Stephanie Hasso, Tina Black
Zach Nachazel, 2009 Back2Back Nigeria intern, with Abigail at a Nigerian children's home
Back2Back 2009 intern, Stephanie Hasso, spends time with a local girl in Nigeria
Sara Dundon, 2009 summer intern, holds Amina, a little girl at a children's home & school with which Back2Back Nigeria partners
Emily Greider, a summer 2009 intern, along with Tim Couch, Back2Back Mexico staff member
Emilee (back row, center), a 2009 Back2Back Mexico intern, along with Becca Gantz (right)
Shawn, a summer 2009 intern, at a work project in Monterrey
Some of the June 2009 interns and B2B staff members enjoying a night out at Fede's Tacos
Rita Haworth (left) & Emily Geib (right), two of our July 2009 interns
Helping out during a concrete project
Shawn Gerber during a work project
Quin Bergh with a new friend
Adam Gellenbeck spending one-on-one time with a child