You can join the Shelter Youth Hostel Ministry for a short-term period of 3 full months. Starting dates:

• January 1
• March 1
• June 1
• September 1
• December 1

During the summer (June, July, August) periods of 1 or 2 months are also possible. In case of a internship or practical training for your (Bible)school, other start and end dates might be possible.

We provide for you

During your time of service in the YHM, we will provide you with:

• Accommodation free of costs
• Training (Ministry Training Program) free of costs

Costs for you to pay

You will have to provide and pay for:

• 60 Euro for each month of your term
• Travel to Amsterdam and back
• Medical insurance

Monthly charge: While accommodation at the Community House is provided free of costs, there will be a charge for food. The full amount (number of months x 60 Euro) needs to be paid upon arival. We'd encourage you to raise some support from your church or friends to pay for this.

Medical insurance: It is required that you have medical insurance for the period that you will be serving at the Shelter. This needs to cover medical (emergency) costs of hospitals, doctors, dentist, etc in the Netherlands. You will need to provide for this.

General requirements

In order to join our team, you need to meet the following criteria:

• be a born-again Christian
• between 18 and 30 years of age
• with a heart for evangelism
• willing to serve in a practical way
• willing to live in an international Christian community
• desiring to learn more about the Bible, ministry and Christian living
• able to speak and understand English well enough to have conversations
• meeting the visa requirements (see below)

Visa requirements

We are bound by government regulations regarding visa and permits.

EU: Things are easy when you hold a passport from a European Union (EU) country. Citizen from the EU do not require visa or residence permits in order to join our team.

Non-EU: If you hold a passport from a country that is not part of the European Union (EU), please pay careful attention to the following.

You can only join our team for a short-term period if you are from a country that does not require a visa to enter the Netherlands. Click here for a list of these countries. If your country is not on this list, you will not be able to join us.

In other words, if you legally can enter the Netherlands without any visa, you can join our team without further legal requirements. On the other hand, if you would need a visa to enter the Netherlands, you can not join our team for a short term period.

Questions about the procedures? Ask our personnel manager .

Go to application forms