Support Raising for Missionaries Made Easy By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures In Missions (AIM) At AIM, we’ve got books, manuals, videos and training available to you as you begin to raise support. It’s all good stuff, but sometimes you just want to know the bottom line. Accordingly, I’ve put together some cliff notes on support raising.   I’ve been doing this support raising thing most of my life and there are a few things that really work. There’s also a lot of peripheral stuff that can distract you or serve as an excuse to keep from getting...

Overcoming the Fear of Asking for Money for a Mission Trip For a missionary, financial support raising can be one of the most daunting tasks of the job.   In fact, the idea of asking friends, family, and church members to fund a person’s living expenses or even temporary expenses while on a short-term mission trip is enough of an obstacle to keep countless young people from answering a call to the nations.   But it’s really a question of trust.   Do you trust God to provide the support for your trip? Is money holding you back from stepping out in...

As our summer season is quickly upon us here at AIM, we have several new and exciting adventures ahead. Want to get involved in all that’s coming up? Check out our latest newsletter for information on upcoming trips and opportunities to get on board with AIM.   May 2009 Newsletter Features: Enter To Win AIM’s Photo Contest Short-Term Mission Trips October 2009 World Race Novas Project Stories From The Field Enter To Win AIM’s Photo Contest Looking for a chance to express your creativity and share some of your memories from the mission field?  Enter...

Who hasn’t been on a mission trip and captured a genuine and inspiring “kingdom moment” with the lens of their camera?  At any given moment around the world are thousands of missionaries, hundreds of ministries, and dozens of cameras freezing time and harboring memories of God’s love in action. It’s what inspired this photo contest that has ignited a rage of popularity.  For the next few weeks, you can enter your captured moments in the “Kingdom Come” Missions Photo Contest.   Prizes are $3,000 for first place; $1,000 for second;...

With our summer season fast approaching, Adventures In Missions is quickly preparing for our busiest time of year. We still have several trips available for youth groups, college students, and families. We are looking forward to an upcoming season of experiencing Christ in challenging, exciting ways. We want you to be a part of that, but deadlines are approaching, and trips are filling quickly. Sign up for any of our available Real Life or Ambassador trips listed below before April 30th and AIM will waive your application fee.  Just enter the promo code “NO FEE” to...

For a limited time, AIM‘s The Edge program is offering several of our group trips at discounted rates.   If you have a small group that you want to sign up for a trip but don’t have enough people, your group can now come alongside others and join an existing trip, partnering together in ministry.   Already signed up for a mission trip with us? You can now add more students to your current trip at a discounted rate of $50, $75, or $100 off per participant (depending on location).  To receive your discount, enter promotion code...

Trips To Central America, Mexico, and the U.S. Still Available   Looking to serve with your group this summer in the mission field but worried about travel time and expense?  Adventures In Missions has a solution for you!  This summer AIM is offering several short term mission trips to Central America, Mexico, and within the United States.  With these trips, you will be able to work with people and churches in communities close to home while maximizing your time and minimizing your financial expense.  Won’t you consider traveling with us this summer?...

Adventures In Missions is now offering discounted mission trips! Given the current state of the economy, many churches are cutting or altogether dropping their missions programs this year. Regardless of what the stock market says, however, we still believe that taking your church group on a mission trip is a very powerful way for them to grow in their faith.   For a limited time, we’re offering mission trips for as low as $270/person to the following locations: Gulf Coast Mississippi – Engage the poor in a relevant and relational way through service-based projects to the...

AIM Now Offering Customized Group Trips: Are you interested in taking your group to serve in the orphanages of Africa? Do you want to do sports ministry in Central America? Maybe you have a heart for street evangelism in Europe or for work in inner-city America.   Let Adventures In Missions help you customize a trip specifically to meet your group’s needs. Where in the world do you want to go? AIM can take you there. For more information on creating a custom trip for your group, contact us (or send an email to info@adventures.org). Also, check out our trip list; we may...