Big Red Bus Christmas Tour - Performing Arts Team: Ireland
Christmas is all about Jesus – and we want all of Ireland to know that! We want to use the Christmas season to meet people and talk about the real meaning of Christmas.
Reaching out to kids, parents and teachers, you will work with an international team for four weeks rehearsing and performing a specially written play all about the real meaning of Christmas.
| Dates: | Sat 20 Nov 2010 – Mon 20 Dec 2010 |
| Apply by: | Mon 23 Aug 2010 |
| Cost: | 985 USD (participants from United States) |
| Ages: | 18-50 |
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Ministry Details
You will receive training in basic evangelism techniques, Irish culture as well as rehearsing the play to prepare you before touring around Irish midlands visiting schools and other community groups with a fun and entertaining Christmas show for the whole family.
Participant Profile
We are looking for experienced actors who are passionate about Jesus and want to share the Gospel. Some training in the performing arts is preferable, but not essential - however you will need at least some amateur experience in acting, memorising and interpreting scripts and rehearsing.
It would be helpful if you are also skilled in other performing arts: music, dance, puppetry, singing, etc.
Team members need to be flexible and willing to try new things. A good level of English is required as all training and outreach activities will be in English. We accept married couples and will do our best to accommodate them together, however they may have separate sleeping accommodation.
Applicants will need to audition with OM Ireland via video before their application will be accepted.
Accommodation: Throughout the programme you will be staying at Lacken House. We provide beds/mattresses for all during this time but all participants should bring a sleeping bag and pillow if desired. We need to be informed in advance if you require a bed for medical reasons.
Food: OM and the local churches you work with will ensure that you are fed during the programme. While you are at Lacken House you will share the preparation of your meals with your team. We need to be informed in advance of special dietary needs (vegetarian, etc...)
Travel: Please fly into Dublin airport on the morning of Saturday 20 November (before 12pm) where we will meet you and take you to Lacken House. You can then depart on the afternoon/evening of Monday 20 December and we will provide transport to Dublin Airport.
How to find us: Meeting Instructions at Dublin Airport: Once you have collected your bags, leave through customs. Once through the double-doors, turn left, and look for the OM Ireland sign outside the Tourist Information Shop.
Health: Please contact your local office if you have any health concerns.
Visa: EEA and Swiss nationals do not need a visa to enter Ireland for any reason. If you are not an EEA/Swiss national, you can visit Ireland for a period of three months without having to register with the immigration authorities, however some nationalities will require a visa before they leave their country of residence. Please check if you require a visa to enter as a visitor and we will provide a letter of invitation. For more information visit www.inis.gov.ie
Stories from Ireland
St. Patrick's Prayer Guide (10-Mar-2010) St. Patrick's day is coming, and OM Ireland is praying that on this day the real message of the Gospel that Patrick preached will be made known.
Back to the Cross – Impact Ireland 2009 (1-Aug-2009) “Back to the cross” was more than a theme for the 50 people who took part in OM Ireland’s “Impact Ireland” outreach this summer. The message of the cross made an impact in the lives of participants from 11 different nations as well as the dozens of children, young people and adults they met in Ireland.
At the Last Minute (28-Apr-2009) OM Ireland, in partnership with SportsLink and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, hosted its first golf camp. After being told a week before the camp was to start that they couldn't play at the club, God provided abundantly more than they could have imagined, and forty-seven campers heard the Gospel.
Connect Conference Draws Teens in Ireland (25-Feb-2009) Over 120 teens gathered for OM Ireland’s youth event, “Connect” in Kilkenny from 20 – 22 February. The event aimed to help teens connect with God through teaching and worship, connect with other teens through fun interaction, and connect their faith with the real world. Connect is also a TeenStreet reunion from TeenStreet Germany that took place in August, and an opportunity to empower and invest in young people.
Sharing the real meaning of Christmas (20-Jan-2009) OM Ireland's Big Red Bus team shared the real meaning of Christmas in schools and churches through their Christmas show.
A picture of transformation (29-Feb-2008) A remarkable story which came to a climax on February 23 this year when OM Ireland took possession of the deeds to Lacken House as their new headquarters and ministry centre.
Teens go beyond (18-Feb-2008) Three hundred teenagers and their leaders gathered for OM Ireland's "Beyond 48" weekend.
Generous schoolchildren show love (21-Nov-2007) Over 3,200 gifts have been donated by generous Irish schoolchildren to hundreds of the poorest children in Eastern Europe.
Impact Ireland 2007 (23-Aug-2007) Ninety-five people from 11 countries serving alongside 12 local churches with one purpose - to transform lives and communities in Ireland. That was OM Ireland's summer outreach "Impact Ireland 2007"
Brian Watkins (22-Jun-2007) Welshman Brian Watkins served with the literature arm of OM between 1972-1977 moving to Dublin then and running OM’s memorable bookshop “Merrion Press” on D’Olier Street (1980-1988).
Denis and Gisela Coonan (22-Jun-2007) Denis and Gisela Coonan are thankful for the help they received from OM teams serving in Ireland. Today they pastor "Word of Life" church in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
Graeme Wylie (22-Jun-2007) Graeme and Frances Wylie caught the vision for church planting while serving with OM in France. In 1980 they moved to Galway planting a church and helping to develop a family of churches in Ireland.
Jean Giff (22-Jun-2007) Jean Giff from Dublin, Ireland,served in many different roles in the early OM days. She has many stories to tell.
Liz Tully-Rothwell (22-Jun-2007) Liz Tully-Rothwell joined OM full time in 1988 and returned to Ireland in 1997 to care for her elderly mother.
Mickey and Kathleen Walker (22-Jun-2007) Mickey and Kathleen Walker arrived in arrived in Ireland in September 1984. They had been planning to begin work in Sri Lanka but ten days before moving there received a telex warning of escalating violence.
Sam and Vreni Lindsay (22-Jun-2007) Sam Lindsay worked with George Verwer's team in Europe before returning to Ireland with his family in 1976.
Sarah Brady (nee Dowling) (22-Jun-2007) Sarah Brady (nee Dowling) spent two years on Logos 2 after saying she would never be a part of George Verwer's organization. She assisted OM in a church plant in Tramore, Co. Waterford, Ireland
Sean and Ana Mullan (22-Jun-2007) Sean and Ana Mullan met on the Doulos and got married in 1984. They settled to do ministery work in Ireland, recruiting OM teams to work in different parts of the island.
New Website (27-Feb-2007) OM Ireland has launched a new website to celebrate and share the story of John Newton's connection with Lough Swilly in County Donegal. Check it out at www.amazinggrace.ie
Unselfish Art (23-Jun-2006) Stunning landscapes and a rich cultural heritage make the Inishowen peninsula in Co. Donegal, Ireland, a top-choice destination for artists. But while this small area is proving lucrative for many Irish painters, a group of American artists came with a very different goal in mind.
“I wanted to give something back to the community and not be selfish with my art,” explained Courtney Cross from Atlanta, Georgia.
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