Bolivia: Bilingual Counselors at El Alfarero University Student Center

Opportunities

Spanish-speaking counselors are needed at the El Alfarero (The Potter) University Student Center in Santa Cruz. These counselors are on the front lines of the ministry at the center, working with the receptionist to set up times and dates to meet with students looking for counseling.

Location

Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge of Spanish.
• A heart for students and an ability to meet them where they are.
• Former counseling studies are helpful but not required.
• Should be a college graduate or older.
• Must complete a year-long counseling course with El Alfarero (in Spanish) before first counseling session. 

Length of Service

• Mid-term: twelve to twenty-four months
• Long-term: two or more years

Ministry Description

The El Alfarero center in Santa Cruz is an interdenominational project aimed at helping university students and young people realize that life can have hope and purpose. The center offers a safe and accepting environment through its café, free biblical counseling, crisis pregnancy center, daycare center, and young women’s refuge. Through wholistic ministry aimed at meeting their spiritual, emotional, social, and economic needs, the students’ lives can be transformed by God, allowing them to become leaders of character and integrity. The first El Alfarero University Student Center started in Sucre, Bolivia, in 2001, and the center in Santa Cruz was added in 2013. It seeks to impact university students and young people through evangelism, counseling, and discipleship while being a resource for local churches to maximize their impact on the city.

Quick Facts

• An average of 250 students pass through the café each night, taking advantage of the cheap and nutritious food, Christian music, games, and, above all, the love, security, and acceptance offered in this safe place.

• Bolivia is a “young” country; more than 53 percent of Bolivians are under the age of 24. The WGM Bolivia team is strategically focusing on ministries that reach out to those 29 years of age and younger with the love of Christ.

• Learn more about El Alfarero at www.alfarero.org.