MICHEALS’ MEMOIRS July 2019 Update
Dear Friends and Family, Over the 19 years since we returned from Papua New Guinea (PNG), we have been involved in various aspects of recruitment work with Wycliffe. For Chuck, that has meant varying degrees of leadership and recruitment efforts. For Barb, that has meant mainly working with college students (in the past) wanting to go on short term mission trips with Wycliffe (which Wycliffe no longer does) or on internships with Wycliffe (which Barb’s work involves now). Chuck’s recruitment work in the past has been less busy in the summer and Barb’s has been busier since most of the trips were in the summer. Now with Chuck’s added responsibilities and Barb’s internships happening year round, we are both busier throughout the year. Please pray for wisdom as we try and balance, work, home and church life and spend time with adult children and grandchildren.
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2014 – Missionary Kids (MKs) at Ukarumpa High School in Papua New Guinea (Click on the photo above to learn more about the school and the teacher needs at Ukarumpa)
New Teacher Recruitment Work The need of teachers for our missionary children has always been there and so teacher recruitment has always been going on. However, in the past few years the number of teachers we have recruited has gone down significantly while the need has remained high. The reasons for this decline in teachers serving with Wycliffe are many, but when our last teacher recruiters needed to step off our recruitment team, the need to fill that gap became evident. Chuck was asked to help fill that gap and so now he has added teacher recruitment to his management, professional and trades recruitment efforts.
Click Here! Check out non-traditional MK teaching opportunities (Click on the photo above for details)
The picture above shows the ways teachers can serve with us in many non-traditional roles. Click on the photo to see a short video explaining those roles. Several years ago Chuck took an interest in teacher recruitment, although it was not officially part of his responsibilities. He wanted to know more about recruiting teachers since the ways people can teach is varied and challenging. Now, what he learned then is paying dividends! You are probably familiar with schools set up around the world for Missionary Kids (MKs) like the one our children went to in Papua New Guinea - PNG (Ukarumpa International School UIS). Click on the photo to the left to learn more about the UIS school and the need for teachers.
Wycliffe MKs and MK Schools
Our Micheals’ Family MK’ Story
There are almost 3,000 Wycliffe MKs who are from families serving with Wycliffe around the world. Each family has specific needs for education depending on the location of their work, the ages of their children, the needs of each child and the availability of MK Schools. Thus, the need for teachers in our MK schools is very large!
Most of you have known us for a long time and so you know that our four children attended the Missionary Kids (MKs) school at Ukarumpa in PNG. Had the MK school at Ukarumpa not been available, we would not have served in PNG. That is how important these MK schools are!!!
Worldwide, there are over 100 MK schools and another 12 non-traditional teaching systems. Wycliffe MKs have children in all 12 nontraditional settings and in over 30 MK schools. Currently, Wycliffe has a need to place over 160 teachers in these 30+ MK schools (in Pre-schools, Primary and Secondary schools) and in the 12 non-traditional systems by the fall of 2020! Beside the need for teachers in almost every teaching discipline, there is a need for school administrators and positions like school counselors, librarians, nurses, chaplains and even youth workers. In addition there is an ongoing need for parents to supervise boarding homes in a variety of locations where these MK schools are located. Check out all the ways you can serve as a teacher with Wycliffe in many locations:
Click Here! Check out teaching opportunities (Click on the photo above)
As you can see the need for teachers and support personnel is huge. We need your prayers for success in this recruitment area and for wisdom as to the best structure for our teacher recruiting efforts.
Click Here! 1998 - Our four kids at UIS – Jenny, Maria, Isaac, Rachel (Click on a photo to see a video of our kids in the 1980s)
Our son and his wife (Isaac and Suzanne) are teachers with Wycliffe at Black Forest Academy (BFA), an MK school in Germany. Our daughter Maria and her husband Josh also serve with Wycliffe at our SIL office in the same town as BFA. Their children attend BFA for their education. Now you know why we are so passionate about recruiting teachers!!! In closing, please also pray for additional financial supporters. We need others to join with us on a monthly basis! FOR SUPPORTING US FINANCIALLY Wycliffe Bible Translators P. O. Box 628200 Orlando, FL 32862-8200 Mark on separate sheet: “Preference For Chuck & Barb Micheals”
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