Dates

Choose from one of the following dates to intern with us in Siguatepeque, Honduras:

• Feb 5 – Mar 5
• Mar 5 – Apr 2
• Apr 2 – Apr 30
• May 7 – June 4
• June 4 – July 2
• July 2 – July 30
• Aug 6 – Sept 3
• Sept 3 – Oct 1
• Oct 1 – Oct 29

Work Experience

Because of the vast opportunity and need here, we can place our interns in a position that best fits them and the ministry they will be serving. This could include working on MIM grounds and helping with specific projects, managing groups, helping the resident missionaries, and/or assisting our maintenance crew.

Culture & Worldview Education

Interns will have required reading and writing that will allow them to experience the culture of Honduras more in-depth and analyze it through the lens of a believer. It is not enough to live in a culture for a short time to learn about it – one must also ask the right questions to learn how and why others do what they do.

Books
Interns will be reading the following book:

• Christ Alone by faculty of The Masters Academy International

Writing Subjects
There will be a 1 to 2-page written assignment using the “what,” “so what,” and “now what” format. The purpose of this short assignment is not to assign busywork, but to push you out into the culture, provide you with the opportunity to reflect upon this experience, and give depth and texture to this intercultural program. The unfortunate experience of many students is the precedent to never leave the safe and comfortable confines of their host home—this will not be your experience.

Interns will choose 1 of the following subjects to write on:

• Ride Public Transportation
• Cook Our Daily Bread, Rice, or Fufu
• Shop in a Local Market
• Present at a Church Service
• Orient Yourself in the City or Village
• Visit a Water Source
• Identify Roles and Routines
• Map a Honduran House
• Attend a Wedding or Funeral
• Listen to Children’s Stories
• Experience the Arts
• Create Your Own Activity

Cultural Outing Opportunities

Take a day to venture off campus and explore the ancient history and natural beauty of Honduras.

• Visit the Pulhapanzak waterfalls
• Go cave exploring
• See the oldest working clock in the world
• Swim in natural hot springs
• Visit the Mayan ruins (extra cost – $950)

What Is CQ?
MIM uses the Cultural Intelligence test designed by Cultural Intelligence Center, by which participants have the option to take their experience and education with us to the next level.

Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, measures your capability to relate and work effectively in culturally diverse situations. Whereas most cultural competence programs focus on teaching information about different cultures (e.g. Indians versus Germans; Millennials vs. Boomers), CQ takes a different approach. Based on more than twenty years of research across over one hundred countries, we know that there are 4 capabilities that need to be developed to relate and work effectively with people from different backgrounds.

• CQ Drive—the curiosity and motivation needed to work well with others
• CQ Knowledge—an understanding of the characteristics that differentiate one group from another, without resorting to cultural stereotypes
• CQ Strategy—the ability to plan effectively in light of cultural differences
• CQ Action—the ability to adapt behavior when the situation requires it