International Volunteer Program

INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
COME IMMERSE YOURSELF AT DWELLING PLACE ANAHEIM
August 2024 - December 2024 OR January 2025 - June 2025

We are excited to host the nations here in Anaheim. This 5 month international volunteer program immerses you in the culture and story of our community.

Immerse yourself in the story of this church. 

Immerse yourself in the story of this city and region.

Immerse yourself in the story of compassion.

Immerse yourself in a supernatural and Kingdom lifestyle.

This practical training program will give you experiences to help you take back a Kingdom Culture to your home city.

You will have the opportunity to be part of:

We are looking for people from every nation who are:
- Hungry to learn and for more of God
- Have a growing heart of surrender
- Who want to step further into the story of God


Ready to Apply?

Want to talk more?

FAQ’S

  • The cost of the program is $1,500 per person. Note this does not include travel, food and other daily living expenses. Living costs can be up to $1,500 per person per month but largely depends on accommodation and cost of a car.

  • We do not provide accommodation but we can potentially help with recommendations or connections to find somewhere to stay in Orange Country or with other IVP volunteers.

  • The weekly commitment is 40 hours a week.

  • No. Your visa will not allow you to work in the United States.

  • There are two programs each year. One starts at the beginning of January and one starts at the end of August. Each program lasts 4-5 months.

  • Each week the schedule may vary slightly but the core components are:

    • Training and development

    • Leading at our Food Pantry

    • Serving at the Kings table

    • Participating in Healing on the Streets

    • Taking part in street outreach

    • Serving in different areas on a Sunday

    • Opportunities to be part of short term mission trips

  • The IVP includes:

    Encounter School of Mission

    Healing on the Streets training with Mark Marx

    Outreach training

    IVP training with staff and church members eg. prayer, compassion

  • To stay in the US for more than 90 days, you will need a B1 visa. We can help you with this but depending on wait times in your nation, it can take 3 - 6 months usually to secure the visa.

Example of IVP Schedule

Sunday
AM: Sunday Service 
PM:  Kings Table OR Newcomers & Internationals lunch

Monday
AM: Community Outreach 
PM: Individual projects/Training and development 

Tuesday
AM: Prayer and Worship /Staff meeting 
PM: Serving in compassion 
PM: ESOM teaching 

Wednesday
AM: Serve in at our food pantry 
PM: College outreach

Thursday
AM: Serve at Food Pantry / Healing on the Streets 
PM: Individual projects/Outreach 

Friday
Off
 
Saturday
Varies each week // Potential King’s Table // Community outreach // Training

ReGISTER YOUR INTEREST

  • Being part of the IVP has been awesome. It has allowed me to experience the culture of this place and has pushed me out of my comfort zone in a really healthy way. It has given me many opportunities to take risk. To talk to people, to pray and minister to people. It has raised the faith ceiling in my life.

  • My favorite thing about being here at has been being with people who are like minded and have the same heart and vision to pursue the Lord. It’s been amazing to be in an environment where that is so evident here.

  • I came because we were feeling dissatisfied with where we were at in our faith even though we had a great life but we felt the Lord was calling us to more. Being part of the IVP I have learnt how to share my faith in a really practical way and reach out to the community around me.

  • If you are thinking of coming and you’re not 100% I encourage you to take a step of faith. Lean into it and see what doors the Lord opens for you. It’s been such a privilege to be here. There is a wealth of wisdom here and so many opportunities for God to grow you. I totally recommend coming.

  • I was in a place where I knew God was calling me to a season of growth and surrender. I didn’t know what that was going to look like but I felt him call me here. One of my favorite things has been being surrounded by a lot of different people from different cultures and backgrounds and feeling like we are all in this together.

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