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Our many partners are essential to the Outtatown experience. Through their love for the Lord and their desire to serve Him, our students are fed, housed, instructed, guided and given the opportunity to experience God and His people in amazing ways. Below are some of the organizations we partner with. Check out their websites to learn more about them.

Canada
Camps and Retreat Centres
Culture/Ministry partners

South Africa
Culture/Ministry partners

Guatemala
Culture/Ministry partners

Canada

Camps and Retreat Centres

Camp Arnes is an inter-denominational Christian camp, committed to presenting opportunities for children and youth, to experience an unforgettable adventure while hearing the message of Jesus Christ.

Wilderness Edge Retreat & Conference Centre is located in Pinawa, Manitoba inside Whiteshell Provincial Park.

Wildwise is a wilderness out-tripping program which operates out of Pioneer Camp. They offer custom-tailored wilderness canoe trips for schools, youth groups, and organizations of all shapes, sizes and abilities.

Charis Camp & Conference Centre is a Christian camp located 16 km east of Chilliwack, BC.

Camp Valaqua is a Christian ministry of the member Churches of the Conference of Mennonites in Alberta.

Camp Squeah, a ministry of Mennonite Church British Columbia, is a children's summer camp, retreat centre and outdoor education facility.

Culture/Ministry partners

NAIM is a multicultural team that exists to glorify God through building the Church by making disciples among North American Indigenous peoples, to reach the world for Christ.

Esperanza is an organization that runs various programs and summer camps that minister to and provide counseling for both Indigenous and non-indigenous people.

YWAM Vancouver runs a program called URBAN MISSION ADVENTURES which is an exciting, short-term, urban outreach experience.

South Africa

Culture/Ministry partners

Soweto Vineyard community Fellowship is part of the larger International Vineyard Christian Fellowship. Their vision is to be a community that equips believers to impact the broader Soweto community .

Refilwe means “gift” or “to give” in Tswana and has its origins in a vision given by God to Jean Stewart and Yvonne Jaques. In April 1991 they started a clinic on a small site next to the Lanseria Airport, North of Johannesburg. From this grew a wider ministry to the needy people of the area, that today focusses on spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ, by addressing critical needs in the following areas: Medical, Child Care, Education, Life and specific skills training, and Income generating activities.

The SKY Foundation (Soweto Kliptown Youth) is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating self-respect and self-worth in the children and young adults of Kliptown, the poorest township within Soweto, South Africa. It does so by providing a safe-haven, where essential services, like meals, mentorship, and support, are offered.

Uniting Christian Students Association seeks to guide every new generation of children and young people to a new lifestyle in Christ. To do so, UCSA creates life-transforming experiences for young people through a variety of programmes and projects.

In the Transkei, hundreds of years of tradition and culture of the Xhosa people are still alive. In the heart of this lies Mdumbi Backpackers overlooking an awesome beach...the perfect spot for Outtatown South Africa's "Knowing Yourself" module.

Project Gateway is an old prison, now converted into a centre for several church based projects. Through these projects, the Church is reaching out, meeting people in their crisis need, and empowering them to be self sufficient.

Geoff Gould, owner of Over the Top Adventures, works with Outtatown as a country partner providing logistical and leadership assistance to the leaders and students.

Guatemala

Culture/Ministry partners

APPE has one School based in the centre of Antigua and another in San Juan del Obispo both offering a wide range of Spanish language courses and volunteer programmes.

Since the first Habitat house was built in 1980, Habitat Guatemala has built more than 23,000 houses all over the country.

Mennonite Central Committee works with K'ekchi' and Ixil indigenous communities and K'ekchi' Mennonite churches in improving education and agriculture.

The mission of SEMILLA CASAS is to prepare men and women to follow Jesus Christ faithfully and, thus, to live out the reign of God with justice and peace today.