What else will I do if I go on this workcamp?

• Meet EYN leaders and worship in local churches
  
• Experience life in a Nigerian city and in the countryside
• Experience a variety of Nigerian cultural events
  
• Discuss topics of mutual interest with Nigerians
  
• Spend a night or two in a Nigerian home
  
• See mission programs in action and meet the staff
  
• Visit a game reserve
  
• Visit the sites of the early Brethren mission work

Will I have to live in a mud hut and eat bush meat?

No, at  least not most of the time.  On the project you will live in dormitory style facilities with the Nigerian workcampers (no private accommodations); other times you will be in guest houses and/or homes.  Meals will consist of a variety of Nigerian food and sometimes simple American food.  You should come prepared for a culinary experience.

Pictures -  Click on  each description to see a picture.

The ZME, women's fellowship, during their weekly meeting in Garkida

The Chief of Garkida poses for a picture during a visit with him

Youth choir sing during a local church service

EYN Secondary School students provide entertainment one afternoon

A lion makes a rare appearance during a safari at Yankari Game Reserve

Elephants are spotted during a safari at Yankari Game Reserve

Playing cards with the Nigerians is a favorite past time

The King of Sukar Kingdom dance during the annual Sukar Festival

Workcampers and villagers play volleyball during a visit to Gavva

Sunrise looking into Cameroon from the mountains at Gavva

Church service at Lokuwa

A women demonstrates the art of making calabash

Women from the ZME Development School practice sewing and knitting

David Whitten is the Church of the Brethren's Nigeria Mission Coordinator and will serve as the workcamp coordinator.  David served as a missionary in Nigeria from 1991 to 1994 working with the Wells Program. Prior to his beginning as Mission Coordinator in mid-2006, Dave has served as pastor of Moscow Church of the Brethren, Mount Solon, Virginia. Mission 21 and EYN will each appoint a representative to work with David on the total leadership of the workcamp while in Nigeria.