Journeyers sit under the mentorship of a national church that has been forced to trust Christ in the midst of civil war and subsequent political unrest. You will learn to grapple with questions like, "What does it look like to thrive in the midst of trials" and "how do you do ministry in a politically challenging context?"

Most of Africa, Côte d'Ivoire included, is highly relational. Journeyers who participate in JCWA will learn about the value of people over projects or tasks. America's obsession with time is challenged in West Africa. It is not uncommon for people to show up hours late to events because they met a friend on the way. Which is better, time orientation or event orientation? In many ways this culture is more similar to Jesus' day then western culture.

Most white Americans have never felt the pressures of being a minority. In Côte d'Ivoire Journeyers will be a minority within a minority. Christians there already battle the stigma of the culture but Journeyers will also be foreigners. What does it look like to serve from within a minority? Learn from local pastors who have been living and working effectively for Christ inspite of these challenges.

Just under 50% of the world's population live on less then $2.00 per day. Journey Corps West Africa exposes Journeyers to that majority world as they observe and learn from national pastors who serve in that environment. Journeyers learn the futility of money as they see it's detrimental effects on poverty if used incorrectly. Money does not solve everything. In this context relationships are the foundation to poverty relief.

Treatable Diseases: Diseases that are easily treated in the United States are often deadly in a third world context. Journeyers will observe the effects of these diseases on ministry. It becomes very difficult to offer people the gospel in word only, inevitably missionaries have to learn what it means to offer the gospel in word and deed.