Participant Guidelines

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Thank you for the worldwide vision and selfless desire that you have demonstrated by offering to volunteer in serving others.

It is our hope that the guidelines in this handbook will be helpful to prepare for a special, and even life-changing experience. The spirit of each individual adds a unique dimension and a quality of beauty to the group as a whole. In this way, we are all responsible to create the Religious Youth Service. As we reach out with a sacrificial heart and fully give of ourselves at the work sites in needy communities and to friends from unfamiliar cultures, our horizons expand and our hearts begin to grow. To gain the most from the experience, it is important to arrive with a fresh outlook and a spirit of adventure. Surely there will be minor difficulties but, because of our united goal to serve and our desire to cooperate as a world community, we can overcome them. Through our victories on a personal level, we can gain hope for peace on a worldwide level, it is this hope that we can each carry back to our own nations and share with others in our daily lives.

We look forward to meeting you!