Volunteer at One Week In Paradise !

 
 

Have you always wanted to serve at an Adventist sanitarium (aka lifestyle medicine immersion)?

Are you passionate about health evangelism?

Join a team of dedicated Adventist doctors, health professionals, students and volunteers at One Week In Paradise, an innovative lifestyle medicine immersion that aims to share Christ’s love through health ministry.

 
  • One Week In Paradise is a unique opportunity to experience sanitarium health evangelism, help patients experiencing wholistic healing and plant seeds for eternity.

  • Kitchen

    Hospitality

    Communications (video/photography)

    If you’re interested in hydrotherapy, please apply for our Hydrotherapy certificate program here.

  • You’ll be staying in either a female or male room. Two plant-based meals will be provided each day. All meals and room are covered!

  • Our next One Week In Paradise is March 10-17, 2024

    One Week In Paradise takes place at Camp Frenda (1231 Morinus Rd, Port Carling, Ontario, Canada)

  • We’re looking for missionaries who are:

    • Adventists in good standing

    • Committed to and practices the Adventist health message

    • Can serve for the full duration of the program (May 1 - 7, 2023)

    • Good team players

    • Minimum of 18 years of age

    • Be in-person at the location

    To serve with us, you DO NOT have to be:

    • vaccinated

    • a health professional

  • One Week In Paradise is an innovative lifestyle medicine immersion (aka sanitarium program) that seeks to help people with chronic diseases kickstart their journey to disease reversal and healing.

    Program components include:

    • doctor consultations

    • labs

    • fitness assessments

    • body composition assessment

    • psychotherapy

    • massage therapy

    • hydrotherapy

    • natural remedies

    • nutrition classes

    • cooking classes

    • exercise sessions

    • plant-based meals

    • juicing

    • detox

    • sauna

    • trails and other recreation

    • spiritual counseling

    • marriage and relationship counseling

    The program is run by Adventist doctors, health professionals, students and volunteers.

    Partnering organizations and sponsors are:

    Paradise Fields (an Adventist owned organic farm in Hamilton, Ontario)

    Lifestyle Is Medicine (a non-profit focused on lifestyle medicine)

    Pathways Lifestyle Medicine Clinics (naturopathic clinics in Toronto)

    Energy Shack Juice Bar (popular plant-based juice bar operated by Adventist nutritionist)

    Marcos Made, God Inspired (Adventist family-run home-made plant-based foods and baked goods)

    It Is Written Canada

    Not By Bread Alone (Adventist nutrition practice)

    You may learn more about the program here.

  • Here are the program leaders and staff you’ll be working with. We promise: they’re all very kind and wonderful to work with. You’ll have an amazing experience serving with them.

    Dr Will Marcoux, MD, FRCP
    Chief Medical Officer

    Dr George Cho, ND CEP
    Clinic Director

    Dr Nadine Plummer ND
    Naturopathic Doctor

    Dr Sasha Coleman ND
    Naturopathic Doctor

    Dr Sherman Coleman ND
    Naturopathic Doctor

    Marie Joy Makula RPh
    Pharmacist

    Arlete Cevada Marcos, CHN
    Nutrition Director

    Wanda Miles CHN
    Nutritionist

    Cathy Marcos
    Culinary Medicine Director (Kitchen)

    Krystal Mayer RMT
    Registered Massage Therapist

    Vesna Cestaric RMT
    Registered Massage Therapist

    Bailey Muller CPT
    Exercise Director

    Dr Daniel Saugh PhD RPsych
    Psychotherapist

    Edwin Chung
    Juicing therapy

    Mike and Rene Lemon
    Spiritual care / Love is medicine

    Daniel Cho MPH
    Program Director

  • That’s awesome! Here’s the simple steps to join the team

    1. Submit the application form below

    2. We’ll review your application

    3. Interview (if application passes initial screening)

    4. Join the team!

    5. Orientation and training online and on-site

    6. Serve at One Week In Paradise

 

 

We need passionate volunteers like you!

Join the team for our next program.

 

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Complete the form below to apply!