Application Qualifications

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Most require a  current license and/or college degree.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f011111100.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Commitment to learning a new language, if needed.</div> <bR> <div> In  addition to the above qualifications, a VMM missioner needs a loving knowledge of her/himself and a genuine concern for others. Working, living, and learning in a cross-cultural setting demands the missioner to listen first, and then act — remaining open to different ways of living and perceiving the world. Flexibility and a sense of humor are a must. They provide the missioner with an ongoing openness to entering a new culture as a stranger and a guest in a new land.</div> <bR> <div> If you you meet these requirements, we invite you to complete the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="application.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Application Form"><U><I><B>Application Form</B></I></U></A><A HREF="application.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Application Form"><U><I><B> for VMM-USA</B></I></U></A></FONT>. You can download, open, and print out an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the form and return it to us by fax or mail (if you have problems printing this or any PDF file from within your browser, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Adobe Printing Instructions"><U><I><B>click here</B></I></U></A></FONT> for instructions. </div> <bR> <div> Please write or phone us if you’re unable to download or print the Application Form from this website, and we’ll mail you a copy).</div> <bR> <div> To learn more about the discernment process in which you will be involved once you make your application to VMM-USA, please <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Discernment Process"><U><I><B>click here</B></I></U></A></FONT>.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>