Author: Adventures

Spring Break 2010!

What are you doing this spring break?  While some take the time to kick back and relax, others search for an opportunity to make a difference out of a week off.  And if you’re reading this, then you found that place that gives you a chance to invest in the global community! Adventures In Missions is offering college-aged students the chance to travel somewhere over their spring break in 2010.  Here are a few of your options if you’re looking for an excuse to go someplace new, have fun, and change some lives: Puerto Rico March 6 – 12, 2010 Learn more here...

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Has God Called You To Lead Others?

Adventures In Missions sends out hundreds of short-term mission trips each year around the world. We need people who are ready to lead and serve as Project Leaders for these trips. A Project Leader serves as the point person on a trip, directing both the spiritual and the logistical aspects of the trip.   Seth led two trips this past summer: “The past week and a half I have been leading a group in ministry to the Shoshone Indians in Wind River, Wyoming.  The group was incredible. They came to grow, to learn and to serve. I took just about everything day-to-day, experienced...

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Why Short Term Missions Preparation Is Important

You need to prepare for a mission trip. Plain and simple. Although prayer and spontaneity may help create a sense of adventure during your project, failing to prepare for a trip to the best of your ability is just bad stewardship.   Your preparation for a short term missions trip is crucial to the effectiveness of your project. We don’t mean to be harsh, but unprepared groups can damage the credibility of our witness in an area.   As a short-term missions organization, we do our best to uphold the credibility of the host church and local pastor. We guard against losing...

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How to Practice Listening Prayer

Hearing God’s voice, what we call “listening prayer“, is a part of any AIM mission trip. In fact, the whole trip (whether it is a team of adults or a youth group) is structured around giving participants practical experiences with prayer.   But this process isn’t just for missionaries or people that go on short-term mission trips; listening prayer is something that every follower of Christ should be doing. How to hear God’s voice through listening in prayer Below is an excerpt from an article Seth Barnes wrote, called “The Basics of Listening...

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AIM November 2009 Newsletter

It’s really simple: go, serve, and be changed.  That’s what happened this past month through AIM trips.  And you can read about it in this newsletter.   AIM November 2009 Newsletter Features: Upcoming Trips – Real Life Trips, World Race and Ambassador Trips Extreme Youth Event – December 28-31, 2009 in Matamoros, Mexico Free leader coupon for The Edge Mission Trips Stories from the Field – Hear what others have to say :: Upcoming Trips :: Real Life Trips This January, we’re inviting you to do something different. If...

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Free Leader Coupon for The Edge Mission Trips

Free Leader Coupon for Adventures In Missions Youth and Adult Group Trips! Commit to a 2010 Edge mission trip by December 31st, and get one leader on your trip for free!*   Between planning church fundraisers and preparing your group for their mission trip, who has time to raise personal funds? Sign up early this year to take your group on a life-changing journey with Adventures In Missions… and you won’t have to worry about it.   With a wide range of locations — from your backyard to the other side of the world — there’s a short-term mission...

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Real Life: What Are You Doing in January?

What are you doing in January?    Some people will be kicking off the new year with all sorts of resolutions from going back to church on Sunday mornings to rigorous exercise regiments.    Others will be starting another semester of college. And still others will continue on with their everyday, ordinary lives. Thankfully, we don’t make any of that an option. This January, we’re inviting you to do something different.    If you’re a college student between 18 and 22 years old, join us on an 11-week mission trip with the Real Life...

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AIM 20th Anniversary: Words of Thanks

Last month, during our 20th Year Anniversary Celebration at Adventures In Missions, we passed out cards and asked everyone to jot down some memorable AIM moments and ways in which the ministry touched them.   Here are some of the prayers, memories, and encourages that were shared:   While out on the World Race, Gary Black described Seth by saying, “He’ll lay down in the mud so you can step on his back and go higher.” I didn’t know Seth well then and didn’t understand what that meant. Having come on staff, I now know. I’ve come to know Seth...

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How Do You Describe A High School Mission Trip?

How Do You Describe An AIM High School Mission Trip? When someone asks us how to describe our mission trips for high school students we often just point them to the stories being told. They tell so much more than clever words can say. Here are a few things any high school student can expect on a high school mission trip with AIM:   Life-Changing Ministry “When we arrived at his house later that afternoon we started talking to him and his two sons that lived with him. We decided that we would pray for them… One of our team members decided to step up and ask if they were...

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AIM October 2009 Newsletter

There’s no better time than now to enjoy a mission experience and experience a spiritual transformation that will not only change your life, but the lives of those you serve forever. In the end, everyone’s lives are changed; those served and those serving. It’s what makes being a part of the kingdom so magnificent. October 2009 Newsletter Features: •    Upcoming Mission Trips – June 2010 World Race •    AIM Celebrates 20 Years •    Stories from the Field – Hear what others have to say :: Upcoming Trips :: June 2010 World...

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Where Would You Go?

If you could go on a mission trip to any country in the world, where would it be? And why? What would you do when you got there?   Adventures In Missions wants to hear from you!   We pride ourselves on being able to offer customizable missions experiences, and we want to know what our friends and followers want. Leave a comment here to let us know.

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