The Caucasus Mountains • 6–8 weeks • Summer 2025 • Status: Open
Team Name: Mountain Team, River Team • Language Focus: Kartvelian – (20 hours a week)
The Caucasus Mountains boast almost every beauty a traveler might dream of: snowcapped mountains guarding clear lakes, alpine meadows, canyons painted by flowers, palm coasts, and ancient caves.
The country you will visit in the Caucasus region provides a soft landing for both short-term and long-term workers, as one-year visas are available upon entry. Although this country is a Christian (Orthodox) country, there are opportunities to serve among five Muslim unreached people groups in the region, which include the Kist, Antsukh-Avar, Bezhta, Azeri, and Persian.
This country provides an environment to serve on a team in a variety of ways and prepare for a lifelong adventure ministering to the peoples of the North Caucasus.
Qualifications
- Born again believer for more than 2 years
- Active in a local church for more than 1 year
- Native English speaker
- Able to spend several hours a day sitting and listening
- Team player and encourager of teammates
- Able to endure stressful situations with grace
- Able to tolerate hot temperatures outdoors
What to Expect
- 100 hours of language tutoring
- Learning more than 1,000 spoken words
- Learning through listening and playing games
- Studying 4 hours every day, Sunday–Thursday
- Personal & team ministry while outside of class
- Weekend retreats on Fridays and Saturdays