The long term application process normally takes between six to twelve months, with at least another six months following acceptance into AIM to raise support before going out to the field.
Our aim is to be thorough and diligent and we want to make sure, so far as we are able, that our missionaries are of a suitable calibre, have an assignment which is appropriate to their skills and giftings, and that they are adequately trained and equipped in order to be able to thrive and be effective in the ministry that they are called to.
Listen to missionaries talking about their preparation: