Adventures in Missions

How a Mission Trip Can Grow Your Faith and Give You the Courage to Share It

Most people don’t sign up for a short-term mission trip because they feel completely prepared or spiritually ‘qualified.’ If anything, it’s often the opposite. They wonder whether they’ll know what to say if someone asks about their faith. They worry they’ll feel awkward praying for a stranger or stepping into unfamiliar situations. They hope God can use them, but quietly wonder if someone else would do a better job. The imposter syndrome is real here. Finding Courage in the Step of Obedience One participant on a recent Adventures in Missions trip...

She Started Rebuilding Before We Arrived

When Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, Kayon watched the roof over her family’s home disappear—leaving them in urgent need of disaster relief. Like many homeowners, she couldn’t afford to replace it. So she did what she could. In the days after the storm, Kayon walked through the debris collecting damaged sheets of zinc that had been scattered across the community. She salvaged what she could find and began rebuilding her roof with her own hands. It wasn’t perfect, and it certainly wasn’t enough to fully protect her home, but it was all she had. By the...

She Started Rebuilding Before We Arrived

What Big Foot Taught us About Generosity

His name is Big Foot. Like many nicknames in Jamaica, everyone seems to know him by it. Big Foot works as a garbage collector. Day after day, he collects things other people no longer want. But where most people see trash, Big Foot sees possibility. When he invited us to visit his home, he proudly showed us around. Much of his house had once been discarded by someone else. Materials that had been thrown away, forgotten, or abandoned had been salvaged, repurposed, and given a second life. What others considered useless had become shelter. What others overlooked had become home. Then we...

What Big Foot Taught us About Generosity

The Cross Around Jerry’s Neck

Meeting Jerry: A Quiet Beginning When our disaster relief team first met Jerry in Jamaica, he barely said a word. We were providing hurricane relief, repairing the roof of his mother Sandy’s home after Hurricane Melissa devastated western Jamaica. Like many families across western Jamaica, they were trying to recover from a storm that had turned life upside down. Jerry showed up to help. He wasn’t very talkative. He rarely smiled. Most of the time, he kept to himself. But he worked. While volunteers climbed onto the roof, Jerry climbed right alongside them. He carried...

The Green Pickup Truck

Sometimes God’s provision shows up in ways we could never plan. One of our Adventures Relief team leaders in Jamaica woke up early one morning after a vivid dream. In it, she saw a green pickup truck and felt prompted by the Lord to pray for the man who owned it. She could have dismissed it. Instead, she obeyed. She shared the dream with another member of our team, and together they began walking through George’s Plain looking for the truck. Before long, they found it. The very truck from her dream. After asking around, they found the owner and introduced themselves. His name was Dougie....

The Woman in the Red Dress

A Chance Encounter After Hurricane Melissa Months ago, one of our volunteers, Beverly, noticed a young woman sitting alone outside a damaged shop in George’s Plain. She wore a red dress. She was very pregnant. And she looked defeated. Hurricane Melissa had left deep scars throughout this Jamaican community, and many families were simply trying to make it through another day. Something about this young woman caught Beverly’s attention. Instead of walking past, she stopped. Her name was Lizzan. As they talked, Beverly shared about the hope found in Jesus. Before they parted...

How Short-Term Mission Trips Change Lives – Including Yours

A Story of Connection and Faith Sometimes the moments that change us most don’t happen in stadiums or spotlights. They happen quietly. On sidewalks. Around dinner tables. In simple conversations with people who just need to know they are seen. That’s what Amanda discovered on one of our short-term mission trips at Adventures in Missions. During a homeless outreach ministry, her team was distributing food and supplies when a man approached them asking for help. He struggled to communicate with the group because he was deaf. As the team looked around trying to understand him, they called...

More Than Rebuilding Homes: How Disaster Relief Mission Trips Restore Hope

What Disaster Relief Mission Trips Really Look Like When most people think about disaster relief mission trips, they picture work gloves, construction tools, and long days rebuilding damaged homes. And yes, there’s plenty of that. But for the team from Auburn Hills Church who traveled to Black Mountain, North Carolina with Adventures Relief in April 2026, the most meaningful work had very little to do with flooring, windows, or paint. It had everything to do with people. At first, the team arrived expecting to focus on projects. There were homes to repair, walls to paint, and families...

Supporting the Mission from Home: How Sponsors and Donors Make an Impact

March 27, 2026
Adventures
Giving, Missions, Resource

Sihlelelo wakes up early each morning in Eswatini. Before the sun has fully risen, she’s already stepping into responsibilities most children her age shouldn’t have to carry. She helps care for her younger sister. She prepares what she can with what little they have. And then, like thousands of other children, she begins the walk to a place that has become a lifeline in her world. The CarePoint. When she arrives, she’s greeted with something simple, but powerful. A warm meal. A familiar face. A place where she can breathe, laugh, learn, and be reminded that she is not alone. What she...

Why Long-Term Missions Matter: Building Roots for Lasting Impact

February 19, 2026
Adventures
Resource

There’s a difference between visiting and staying. At Adventures in Missions, we’ve learned that one of the most powerful ways to bring lasting change is to be present, not just for a week, but for the long haul. That’s why we’ve invested in establishing long-term mission bases around the world. Our international bases are more than launching pads for World Race or STM teams. They are hubs of hope, places where deep relationships are built, local leaders are empowered, and long-term sustainability becomes reality. When we choose to stay, everything changes. The Power of Presence The gospel...

Author: Adventures

How a Mission Trip Can Grow Your Faith and Give You the Courage to Share It

She Started Rebuilding Before We Arrived

She Started Rebuilding Before We Arrived

What Big Foot Taught us About Generosity

What Big Foot Taught us About Generosity

The Cross Around Jerry’s Neck

The Green Pickup Truck

The Woman in the Red Dress

How Short-Term Mission Trips Change Lives – Including Yours

More Than Rebuilding Homes: How Disaster Relief Mission Trips Restore Hope

Supporting the Mission from Home: How Sponsors and Donors Make an Impact

Why Long-Term Missions Matter: Building Roots for Lasting Impact

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