While in Ghana on her World Race, Adventures Staff Nicole Ricketts was asked a surprising question by a crowd of children. It happened one night after showing the Jesus Film in northern Ghana. My teammate, Will, gave a message after we finished the film, and we gathered to pray with whoever wanted it. This was a very interesting moment for me. I knew God was up to big things that evening. At the same time, I felt a heavy spirit of religion over many people. By religion, I mean repetitive practices without understanding of what was truly going on. So many people were repeating the prayers...

We are our stories, so it’s important to live good ones. But living a good story isn’t the end. Good stories need to be shared. God has given many of our missionaries unique abilities to tell stories beautifully, through writing, photography, and videography, and we want to celebrate the best stories. So for the fourth year in a row, we’re hosting the Best of Adventures Storytellers Contest. We’ve been accepting submissions from our missionaries of their best stories from the mission field for the last month. We’ve narrowed the field to 18 finalists—six...

While doing homeless outreach in New York City, participant David Prill was able to share God’s love and hope with those who need to hear it most.   While in New York, we were able to work with the relief bus, which goes around helping to those in need. They supply the homeless population with shelter, food, information regarding health, information regarding detox, and other helpful items. As our team worked specifically in the serving food, drinks, distributing socks, and praying with people, I didn’t expect my favorite part to be talking and praying with strangers. We...

Bit by a spitting cobra at age 17 and told he would die, Austin promised God to serve Him with his life if he were healed. Now — a year later — Austin is making good on that promise. One year ago in Swaziland, 17-year-old Austin* rolled over in his sleep and was bitten on the finger by a spitting cobra. Half asleep, Austin didn’t realize what happened and fell back into his dreams. When he awoke the next morning, Austin’s arm was grossly swollen. He was in a lot of pain, and immediately went to the hospital to receive anti-venom. But by the time he was treated, his...

Ravaged by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Swaziland has the highest HIV/AIDS rate in the world, leaving thousands of children — 12% of the population — without parents. But we believe God has a redemptive plan for Swaziland. Adventures began working in Swaziland in 2004. Today our 34 strategically placed Carepoints feed and educate over 6000 children throughout the country. But even more important than a full stomach and an education, every student who attends a Carepoint experiences something even more precious: unconditional, life-changing love. For students like Bhutana, that love...

Remember Jesse, who came to Christ after translating for a mission trip in Nicaragua? Well, Adventures Staff Colby Gardner just came back with this great news! It was his first job as a translator. Nervous and unsure of himself, Clarence didn’t feel like he belonged. He translated for my Church to Church trip in Nicaragua. Throughout the weeklong trip, he got to know the men on the team. But even though he was our translator, he couldn’t shake the feeling that he didn’t fit in. Clarence didn’t feel like he deserved to be there, but little did he know, their...