{"id":5416,"date":"2014-02-24T21:19:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T02:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/?p=5416"},"modified":"2014-02-24T21:27:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T02:27:02","slug":"fuse-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2014\/02\/24\/fuse-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"FUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>Sponsored by Covenant Merge Ministries<\/strong><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5416 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2014\/02\/24\/fuse-trips\/1066527_10201748387537937_1353614710_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/02\/1066527_10201748387537937_1353614710_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2014\/02\/24\/fuse-trips\/1065719_10201748383657840_1907592148_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/02\/1065719_10201748383657840_1907592148_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2014\/02\/24\/fuse-trips\/1058723_10201378867334962_1680454392_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/02\/1058723_10201378867334962_1680454392_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2014\/02\/24\/fuse-trips\/1040791_10151695554019661_1266034398_o\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2014\/02\/1040791_10151695554019661_1266034398_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Covenant Merge Ministries is providing an opportunity for US\/Canadian youth to develop their leadership skills in an international cross-cultural setting, in partnership with international youth developing their leadership skills at the same time. North American students will live, learn and serve alongside youth from other nations. Teaching and mentoring will be by both North American and international youth leaders. All learning will be done bilingually, in Spanish and English. North American students will live with their international counterparts, attend creative sessions on leadership together, and work together to encourage and enhance local community ministry in the international setting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Puerta Plata, DR \u2013 June 20-28, 2014<\/p>\n<p>(Youth from Puerta Plata and Santiago, DR, will be participating)<\/p>\n<p><b>Ages <\/b>&#8211; 15-19 year olds<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Housing <\/b>&#8211; North American students will live in pairs in the homes of church members and staff<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Meals <\/b>&amp; <b>Interpreters <\/b>&#8211; all provided by Merge Ministries<\/p>\n<h6><strong>NEW:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-6cc2d5b7-66cd-6fd7-5216-fe09e4e680e2\">This year Merge is providing an opportunity for US\/Canadian <strong>Young Adults<\/strong> (18-27) to develop their leadership skills in an international cross-cultural setting, in partnership with international young adults developing their leadership skills.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">May 9-18, 2014 \u00a0&#8211; Santiago, Dominican Republic<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">December 27-January 4, 2015 &#8211; Chemax, Yucatan, Mexico<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mayan town of 10,000 near Valladolid, 1 \u00bd hours west of Cancun<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Ages<\/strong> \u2013 18-27 year olds<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Housing<\/strong> &#8211; North Americans will live in pairs in the homes of church members and staff<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For more information, please contact us at merge@covchurch.org or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/covmerge.org\/fuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=5416&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsored by Covenant Merge Ministries Covenant Merge Ministries is providing an opportunity for US\/Canadian youth to develop their leadership skills in an international cross-cultural setting, in partnership with international youth developing their leadership skills at the same time. 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