40 DAYS 2003: INFO and FAQ

Where will 40 Days be held?

Who should come to 40 Days?

How do I apply for 40 Days?

How much will 40 Days Cost?

When will I hear if I have been accepted?

When will 40 Days begin?

When will 40 Days end?

How do I get to 40 Days?

I still have a question...

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WHERE

40 Days is being held at Youth With A Mission Harpenden which is just north of London, England.
www.ywamharpenden.org  

We will all be living in dormitory conditions and eating in a large communal dining area.

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WHO
Particular focus will target those aged 17 - 30, with strategic emphasis on college / university students, YWAM DTS staff, young people in the work force and other young missionaries.  Even if you do not fit that description, but are sensing the call you are fully welcome to apply! Whether you plan to be a movie maker, a preacher, a school teacher, an ambassador, a carpenter or a musician, the standard is the same for us all: If you come to 40 DAYS, you must be going after God and His purposes in this age with or without the rest of us.  This will not be a time of dragging people along who do not really want to go there.  40 DAYS will be intense.  God is willing to use every one of us but we must be willing to surrender everything.  Are you up for it?

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APPLICATIONS
Application, Reference and Medical forms are available in PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat:
Appliction Form Download
Reference Form Download
Medical Form Download

You will need to send us:

• A completed and signed application form
  
• Two reference forms.

• A completed and signed medical form.

• Administration fee of £25GBP or $50USD. Please make cheques payable to: The Factory.
  
  We cannot process applications until we have received all of the above and we require the originals of all these documents. However if you are applying after June 1st you can fax the documents, as well as sending the originals, to speed up the process.
  
  Please send them to:
  The Factory / 40DAYS
  Highfield Oval
  Harpenden
  HERTS
  AL5 4BX
  United Kingdom
  
  Or by fax to: +44 (0) 1582 46 3305

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COST
The cost for attending 40 DAYS is £625 GBP (£600 + £25 application fee), which covers food and accommodation for the full 6 weeks. If you wish to work out this cost in your own currency:

1. Please visit this currency conversion website: www.xe.com/ucc.
   
2. Be aware that conversion rates fluctuate constantly, so the figure in British Pounds Sterling is what we work with.
   
3. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL FEES ARE PAYABLE IN POUNDS STERLING ONLY. (Apart from the £25 GB Pounds administration fee, which can be sent as $50 US Dollars.)
   

• Withdrawing cash from an ATM in England. (We cannot accept Travellers Cheques.)
  
• Exchanging your money when you arrive (exchange as little as possible at the airport, you can exchange the rest in Harpenden for a better exchange rate).
  

For personal needs such as laundry, postage, snacks, etc., total pocket money of £60 ($120US) should be sufficient. Any additional expenditure would be at your own discretion.

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I've sent in my Application Reference and Medical Forms. When will I hear if I have been accepted?
Please send in all your documents as soon as possible. We will begin processing applications from mid March onwards. Please allow a 2 week turn around time from when all your documents are in.

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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DATES
Arrival dates are 25 or 26 June, with a starting date of 27 June 2005.
Departure should be planned for 6 or 7 August 2005.

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TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
If you are looking for an air ticket from the States and you are a student, may we recommend Student Travel Association (800-777-0112). If you are not a student, be sure to check with a travel agent before booking directly with an airline as the airline direct prices are often much more expensive.
If you are travelling from overseas, it is best to fly into Gatwick Airport. You can arrive into Heathrow Airport, but getting to Harpenden is easier from Gatwick. Details on how to get to Harpenden by train or bus will be sent out to you closer to the time.

For those arriving by train, we will plan to meet you at the train station in Harpenden.  For those in the UK and Ireland travelling via Easy Jet, Luton Airport is only 10 minutes from Harpenden.  

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MORE INFO
We trust that this information sheet has answered most of your questions. If there is any other information that you require concerning 40 DAYS please feel free to email us: factory@the-factory.net

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