VOLUNTEER INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN SERVICE (VICS) is an organization which gives men and women the opportunity to share their skills with others in the developing world. It is a lay volunteer program providing professional and technical personnel the opportunity to assist and work alongside the peoples of developing countries around the world.

VICS is a program dedicated to assisting the people of the developing nations of the world. Men and women of all ages, single and married, share professional and technical skills to aid in the struggle to conquer disease, ignorance and social injustice. Developing countries approach VICS requesting professional trained and licensed technically skilled individuals (ie. medical personnel, construction supervisors, qualified teachers, etc.)

Members of VICS endeavour to be listeners rather than just experts coming to do a job. They try to help others help themselves by benefiting from the fullest potential of their own human and natural resources; they try to foster an awareness of complete human and Christian dignity.

VICS personnel fit into programs at the request of developing countries. In the words of Pope John Paul II, volunteers “share the existence, the problems, the anguish and the aspirations of brothers and sisters in Asia, Africa and Latin America.”

VICS is a lay organization established in 1971 by the Spiritans, the Congregation of the Holy Ghost. Financial support for recruiting, training and overseas assignments of VICS personnel comes from the Spiritans, from VICS fund raising efforts and from donations of generous benefactors.