Application — Farm of the Child

Thank you for your interest in joining our mission. Below is the application for both our 10-week 2025 summer program and our 27-month full time program beginning in August. Priority will be given to those applications submitted before Dec 1. After that date, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until March 31.

Applications will only be reviewed upon completion of all three steps outlined below.

Prior to beginning your application, please read and pray through our discernment guide.

Part 1: Fill out this form with all relevant information:

Part 2: Please thoughtfully answer these essay questions. They will assist you and the selection committee in discerning your call to serve at the Farm of the Child.

Part 2: Essay Questions

Name

First Name

Last Name

Please thoughtfully answer the following essay questions. They will assist you and the selection committee in discerning your call to serve at the Farm of the Child.

1. What motivates you to serve as a missioner?

2. After reading the mission statement of the Farm of the Child, why do you want to participate in this mission? What most challenges you about the mission statement?

3. Do you have any experience working with children who have experienced trauma? In what specific roles? What have you enjoyed most about your work/experiences with children?  

4. What is your idea of community? Describe any experiences you have had living in community and what that experience taught you about yourself.. Why do you want to live in an intentional community?

5. Describe a time when you’ve experienced conflict with another person (or group of people) & how you resolved it. Looking back, do you think you played a positive role? What might you have done differently?

6. Tell us a little bit about your spiritual formation to this point. Were you raised in a faith tradition? How have you practiced your faith? What tradition of your faith most enriches your spiritual life?

7. Do you desire to deepen your spiritual life? In what ways? Why?

8. What does Christ’s call to love your neighbor mean to you? What have you learned from your past service experiences? How do you foresee this helping you serve at the Farm?

9. Describe a time when you had to step outside of your comfort zone or do something that you didn’t want to do to serve others. How did you handle this situationHow did you handle this situation and what did you learn from it??

10. At the Finca, we strive to live in solidarity with our neighbors who struggle with poverty in rural Honduras. What draws you to live simply? Describe any examples of how you live simply and intentionally in your current lifestyle. What challenges do you envision living a simple lifestyle in Honduras and how do you imagine yourself embracing these challenges?

11. The Finca asks that missioners make a two year commitment. This commitment greatly benefits the heart of our mission, the children, however, it also benefits our missioners by allowing them to adapt to the local culture and language, to develop long lasting relationships, and to contribute their talents and time in meaningful ways. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about the two year commitment.

Part 3: References: Please send the link below to to three references (one personal, one work-related, and one spiritual) and ask them to submit a reference on your behalf.

Part 3: References

Please Note: Personal references should not come from family members or peers.
Spiritual reference must be from a priest, pastor, religious, formal spiritual director, or other church leader.