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.
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One Week In Paradise is a unique opportunity to experience sanitarium health evangelism, help patients experiencing wholistic healing and plant seeds for eternity.
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Kitchen
Hospitality
Communications (video/photography)
If you’re interested in hydrotherapy, please apply for our Hydrotherapy certificate program here.
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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!
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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)
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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
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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)
Not By Bread Alone (Adventist nutrition practice)
You may learn more about the program here.
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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 OfficerDr George Cho, ND CEP
Clinic DirectorDr Nadine Plummer ND
Naturopathic DoctorDr Sasha Coleman ND
Naturopathic DoctorDr Sherman Coleman ND
Naturopathic DoctorMarie Joy Makula RPh
PharmacistArlete Cevada Marcos, CHN
Nutrition DirectorWanda Miles CHN
NutritionistCathy Marcos
Culinary Medicine Director (Kitchen)Krystal Mayer RMT
Registered Massage TherapistVesna Cestaric RMT
Registered Massage TherapistBailey Muller CPT
Exercise DirectorDr Daniel Saugh PhD RPsych
PsychotherapistEdwin Chung
Juicing therapyMike and Rene Lemon
Spiritual care / Love is medicineDaniel Cho MPH
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That’s awesome! Here’s the simple steps to join the team
Submit the application form below
We’ll review your application
Interview (if application passes initial screening)
Join the team!
Orientation and training online and on-site
Serve at One Week In Paradise