• Ministry Opportunities in Chennai for short-term outreach teams
  
• Ministry Opportunities for Teams
  

Friendship outreach
Being a large cosmopolitan city, many people in Chennai speak some English.  There are various areas to meet people and build friendships through which the love of Christ can be shared.  For example, many young people (as many as 10,000 some nights) spend evenings at Elliot's Beach. Through personal friendship building and music coffeehouses etc, we are reaching out to these young people, showing them that there is more to life than materialism.  Marina Beach is another popular place in the evenings.  Most anywhere you go you will find the people to be quite friendly.

Schools and orphanages
Teams during some parts of the year may have opportunities to conduct programs at Christian schools and orphanages. Many schools run by Christians are attended largely by Christian and non-Christian children, who are there for the quality education provided.

Church ministry
Since YWAM wishes to serve as an arm of the church, our outreach teams are often partnered up with churches in the Chennai area. These churches provide opportunities for village ministry, drama ministry, visiting homes, discipleship, teaching, etc.
 
Village ministry
YWAM Chennai has connections to ministry opportunities in other parts of Tamil Nadu and also Andhra Pradesh. Teams can work in village outreaches with YWAM and/or local churches. Many of the villages are very unreached with the gospel.

Various YWAM ministries
The YWAM Slum ministry can sometimes work with Asian or Medical teams; the AIDS ministry sometimes has the need for one or two volunteers at a time to help; Lepers Ministry can provide outreach for teams.  Teams can also minister to Street Kids.  Discipleship Training programs often enjoy having foreign teams teach them dramas and songs; A Neighbors Ministry could use a small team (more men) to live in a neighbors area and personally build friendships in the neighborhood. Teams to conduct prayer walks in various strategic areas of the city are also needed.

Housing for teams
Teams are housed either at YWAM centres or in inexpensive lodges. If at a YWAM Centre, the cost is usually around $6 per day including room and board. Centres that often have teams include beach (in Kottivakkam, southeastern Chennai, a few blocks from the ocean), Gowriwakkam (South of Chennai in the "suburbs"; not far from Tambaram), and Paddappi (40km southwest of Chennai, in a village area). Housing is generally bunk beds, thin mattresses and ceiling fans. Lodges usually are around $3 per person per night, and then the team is on it's own for food. There are lodges in various locations in Chennai.