Paris Olympics 2024 - Hands On
Paris, France
#34734 | 2 Students | May 15 – August 14
$3950 + Airfare & Insurance
More than 10,500 athletes will gather from nearly every nation on earth. As people from around the world gather to watch, God is giving us an opportunity to connect and proclaim the gospel to peoples from around the globe – many who otherwise do not have access to the gospel. The Olympic games also shift the mindset of locals, whose hearts may be open to different ideas they hear from visitors. We want to seize the opportunity, in partnership with US and French churches, to mobilize the global church on mission in Paris for the 2024 Olympics. We are praying for God to use volunteers to reach Parisians, the immigrants making up 40% of the population, and the flood of athletes and visitors.
Olympic projects hosted by the IMB emphasize four approaches:
Engage in relational evangelism through volunteer service points in the official Olympics program
Establish new connections and share the gospel within specific geographical church-planting targets and cultural segments of Paris
Broad gospel seed-sowing among visitors and athletes from around the globe
Engage in service projects to assist local churches in building maintenance or community outreach
Volunteers will be instrumental in helping with Olympic outreach preparations, day-to-day logistical needs with hosting other volunteer teams, the implementation of the various projects and follow-up after the projects are completed.
Introduce people to Jesus! We want to facilitate the bold proclamation of the gospel in this dark place to those who live here and those who are visiting. For guests to Paris, we hope to share and link them back to Christians in their own countries. For locals, we will do broad evangelism that fits into our overall vision for the city. Our intention is to assist in planting five churches over the next five years. We need to make connections and share the gospel broadly, and your team can help immensely in accomplishing this objective.
