Internships

Calling all leaders who feel a life calling to stand on the front lines in the mission to restore hope to survivors of sexual exploitation.

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Our ministry internship experience will allow you to spend 6-8 weeks working alongside veterans in holistic and trauma-informed care as you serve survivors of sexual exploitation who are experiencing new hope and freedom through Project Rescue initiatives.

Is this internship for you?

This experience may be a good fit if you:

  • Feel called to learn more about ministry among people impacted by sexual exploitation

  • Are willing to serve under the direction of local leaders

  • Can adapt to unfamiliar cultures, schedules, food, and living conditions

  • Are emotionally and spiritually prepared to encounter difficult realities

  • Are willing to raise the required financial support

  • Want to grow through service, listening, and cross-cultural learning

You don’t need to arrive as an expert. We’re looking for interns who are humble, flexible, emotionally mature, and ready to learn.

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What you’ll learn

  • A greater understanding of holistic and trauma-informed care

  • Experience serving in a cross-cultural ministry setting

  • Insight into locally led responses to sexual exploitation

  • Growth in flexibility, teamwork, and ministry presence

  • Greater clarity about personal calling and future service

  • A deeper understanding of long-term restoration

Application Deadline

Don’t miss what could be a life-changing opportunity!

Applications for 2027 internships Close on October 31st at Midnight.

If you have questions, please contact [email protected]

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The Internship Journey

Submit the pre-approval application

Complete the full application and references

Participate in interviews

Receive placement and acceptance details

Raise financial support and complete training

Attend orientation

Serve overseas for approximately 4–8 weeks

Debrief after returning home

What they are saying

“The most challenging part was seeing and hearing heartbreaking things that people go through, but this also showed me the heart of God. The people who have walked through some of the most challenging circumstances have the most joy I have ever seen. I felt like I was seeing a true picture of what the Lord being near to the brokenhearted looks like.”

Intern to the philippines

“I learned all about a new country and its culture, how to live and work with a new person, how to build relationships with students and staff, and how to acclimate to a new culture, food, and many other things. I also learned more about my calling to missions, what that could potentially look like overseas, and God's heart for His hurting daughters around the world.”

Intern to Thailand

“A summer I will never forget, filled with gritty and raw experiences that helped me understand the horrors of exploitation and trafficking. I had never been face-to-face with such desperation. But it was also filled with stunning displays of redemption and restoration through the love of Christ. I watched women arrive at our Home of Hope broken and hopeless. And then I watched Hope, in the form of compassion-filled workers and excellent practitioners, meet them right where they were.

Intern to Spain

“This summer has been a great experience to see up close how God can use what the enemy meant for evil and turn it into something beautiful. I’ve seen how lives are transformed by the power of God’s grace and that transformation opens the door into even greater opportunities. God’s love goes beyond trauma, guilt, fear, and darkness and turns into a new name restored, redeemed, forgiven, and whole!”

Intern to Ecuador

FAQs

  • The dates for the internship are set according to what works best for the affiliated site leaders. The internship typically starts toward the end of May and continues through the month of July, between 4-6 weeks.

  • The location for the internship varies from year to year. It is dependent upon which affiliated sites are able to host interns at the time. If there is more than one location available, your preference will be considered but not guaranteed.

    • You must be at least 20 years old by the time the internship begins.

    • You must have a United States passport.

    • Prior overseas experience is preferred but not required.

    • Prior experience working with a vulnerable population is preferred but not required.

  • In 2012 Project Rescue offered the first Project Rescue male internship. Men who feel a calling to work with boys growing up in the red light district are encouraged to apply.

  • The internship budget is generally around $5000, but this amount may vary depending on location and time spent serving. The amount includes an orientation before you go overseas, airfare, food, lodging, insurance, and local travel costs. Interns are responsible to raise their support.

  • The most important responsibility will be to serve in any and every way asked of you. Below is a list of possible tasks you might be given, but it is certainly not exhaustive.

    • Teach English

    • Lead worship

    • Teach a skill (dance, cooking, painting, etc.)

    • Tell Bible stories or lead a devotional

    • Assist with office work

    • Cleaning

    • Yard work

    • Accompany a woman/child to an appointment

    • Be present in the home, just listening to and interacting with the women/children

    • Participate in an outreach or detection program

    • Spend time in intercession

  • Applications open in August for the next year’s summer program. You must first submit a pre-approval application. If this is approved, you will then receive a link to complete two additional applications by email. These forms are typically due by the end of October. We cannot accept late applications.

Questions?

Please email us at [email protected] with any further questions you have about the internship program.