Luke 10

"I've been challenged to seek God more diligently in my life and know that in my weakness, He is strong. I've also been challenged to grow in my faith in God and expect great things from Him."
- 'Sue' in India
 
Luke 10 Challenge - Placement


Examples of Where Particpants Can Be Placed World Map

Looking for a country or ministry not listed here? Please ask us! We work with each applicant to find the best possible match of their placement with their interests and calling.

Asia Cambodia Central Asia
China India Indonesia
Japan Malaysia Mongolia
Philippines Poland Russia
Taiwan Thailand Turkey

Country Avg $US / Month Description
Asia $450-700

Various placement opportunities are available in the region. Contact the Seattle Office for placement details.

  • Friendship and general evangelism
  • Research minority groups
  • Resident centers for drug rehab and/or AIDS patients
  • Small-scale community development
  • Teaching kindergarten and ESL in villages
  • Vocational training for young people
  • Sports ministry

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Cambodia $450-700

imageMUP has several established ministries and additional contacts in Cambodia. Placement options include:

  • Medical work and AIDS work
  • Ministry with street children and orphans
  • Church-based English and Computer teaching
  • Unreached people research and outreach
  • Church-based ministry of almost all types

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Central Asia $450-600

Buying bread in KazakhstanServe alongside an MUP missionary or others in a network of contacts in this region. Opportunities include: 

  • Building relationships with searchers and new believers who are hungry for someone to invest in them
  • Medical
  • English and Business teaching at a university
  • Community Development
  • Unreached people outreach

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China $500-700

imageThe opportunities in China vary based on your skills and desires. One opportunity includes studying Chinese. This gives you an opportunity to learn the basics of the language and to use the language as relationships are built.

  • There are opportunities to teach English. This gives interaction with students and opportunities for questions and discussions. In addition to these, there are various community development needs as well, e.g.,  working in orphanages or other community development projects.
  • People with medical and physical therapy backgrounds are needed in a variety of areas.
  • There are opportunities for travel to rural tribal areas for prayer walking, sharing the love and gospel of Christ, guided research into tribal cultures, and being the first gospel presence in many of the villages. Discover the needs of the people and work as an advocate and resource person.
  • There is an opportunity to put your management or business skills to work at an international outsourcing business where we disciple Chinese believers in a work environment with Christian ethics.

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India  $400-600

imageSeveral opportunities exist in India, working with established national and missionary work. Some specific opportunities include:

  • Working with handicapped youth, including a handicraft ministry
  • Physical therapists and occupational therapists are needed to train Indian personnel
  • Church ministry and general evangelism and conducting home group meetings, prayer meetings and outdoor meetings, including visiting villages to preach the Gospel
  • Small-scale community development with the poor, including tutoring poor children
  • Teaching kindergarten children in a small school
    Food distribution
  • Working with autistic children, orphanages, day-care, mentally ill, and disabled kids and adults.
  • Teaching singing and music fundamentals
    Office assistant in Indian national ministry office
  • Teaching Sunday school for local children
  • Serving alongside a ministry focused on the Dalits seeking to present the gospel in a culturally contextualized way

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Indonesia $500-600
  • Language study
  • Local evangelism
  • Unreached people group networking
  • Computer/web design
  • Teaching English

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Japan $1000-1200

Spend 3 months or more working closely with a missionary focused on church planting. This would include basic street and friendship evangelism, working with the local church, teaching English, and leading Bible studies.

  • Teachers are needed at an international school
  • Be part of a church based ministry
  • Minister to college students
  • Japan Website

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Malaysia $500-700

Contact Seattle Office 


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Mongolia $500-700

If you have a heart for this country, there is probably a way you can get involved. Here is a short list of opportunities, but the main opportunity currently is English teachers. The country is seeking 3,000 qualified teachers of ESL who possess a basic level certificate or higher.

  • Accountant
  • Addiction recovery counselor
  • Bakery manager
  • Bible school teacher
  • English teacher – all sorts
  • Medical advisor
  • Micro finance, micro credit specialist
  • Optician
  • Optometrist
  • Physical therapist
  • Teacher of blind people
  • Venture capitalist

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Philippines $500-600

imageWork alongside a couple that is involved in planting churches and training up church leaders. Ministry opportunities are diverse, from traveling into the mountains to visit believers, to leading activities for kids.

Work with Aeta kids at a children’s home - includes teaching, evangelistic opportunities, and tribal outreach


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Poland $600-700

imageJoin an established growing team based in Gorzow. This ministry includes home Bible studies, evangelism and youth discipleship. This could include teaching English. Outreach and ministry to the poor.


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Russia $600-700

imageTypical ministries include:

  • Friendship and general evangelism, working with the local church 
  • Small-scale community development projects
  • Working in orphanages, hospitals and other government facilities
  • Medical and nursing ministry
  • Student evangelism

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Taiwan $700-800

Taiwan is a country that needs the Gospel. The opportunities are varied for ministry there:

  • Teaching English either in church-based or private schools
  • Friendship and general evangelism with the local church
  • Computer consulting, technical and administrative services
  • Music outreaches and evangelism
  • Disciple and work with students returning from studying abroad
  • Work with students desiring to study abroad
  • English Camps
  • Language Study

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Thailand $500-600

imageBeautiful and exotic Thailand cannot hide the fact than only one percent of the population is reached with the gospel. Come and work with established ministries.

  • Teachers are needed to work in an MK school in northern Thailand. This is open to certified teachers as well as willing volunteers.
  • Work in various unreached people groups in northern Thailand. This could include community development projects.
  • Teaching assistants at a private Thai school (grades 1-3)
  • Private English tutoring
  • Teach English to 3 and 4 year olds in a Christian school
  • Learn Thai, explore ministry opportunities, and teach at an English center
    Orphanage ministry

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Turkey $800-1000

imageTurkey (biblical Asia Minor) offers a truly unique blend of Europe and the Middle East and provides opportunity for immersion into one of the world’s least reached people groups (Turkish Muslims) in a cosmopolitan (Istanbul) and very westerner-friendly environment.

Typical ministry/vocational opportunities include:

  • Full-time immersion as a language and culture student
  • Formal university registration and course enrollment in English medium
  • Slum outreach to gypsy children
  • Assisting expatriates with childcare and other support activities
  • Bookstore/coffee house involvement
  • Administrative assistance with Bible correspondence courses
  • Teaching English or ESL
  • Teaching expatriate children (teacher’s aides also needed)

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