Adventures in Missions

That Weird Feeling After a Mission Trip Is Normal, Promise.

December 19, 2013
Adventures
Missions (General)

At Adventures, we understand that weird feeling you sometimes have after a mission trip. It’s like our normal is no longer, well, normal. Well, that’s — for lack of a better word — normal. In other words, if your life feels a little bit wrecked after a mission trip, congratulations. That’s supposed to happen. We have learned that a mission trip is the perfect opportunity for God to turn your world upside down. Living in true community weans us of our addiction to technology and artificial “social”...

Ice Cream and New Friends: The Missionary Life

Life on the mission field isn’t always construction projects and playing with orphans. Mandy Mackey learned about the importance of building relationships and blessing others while on a World Race: Gap Year trip in Guatemala. Riley, Timmy, and I had one goal as we strolled through town: to bless someone. Sidewalk vendors, construction workers, and shop owners surrounded us, but we didn’t feel drawn to any of them. So we kept walking — until we saw a group of women sitting on the curb. As we approached them, one woman stood up with her toddler. She would have walked right...

Two Unexpected Ways To Do Missions

December 12, 2013
Adventures
Short Term Missions

If you’ve been familiar with Adventures in Missions for a while, you’ve probably heard of World Race, Passport, or Encounter. You may know someone on staff or know one of our Long Term missionaries. Church to Church is a program you may not yet know about, but it’s one of our favorites, as is our American Indian program. We’ve got some really cool opportunities coming up, so we wanted to share about them! Here are two. Church to Church Church 2 Church: Impactful Partnerships from Adventures In Missions on Vimeo. Click on any of the following...

What Does Discipleship Look Like?

December 10, 2013
Adventures
Long Term Missions

When Miguel and Kristina de Santiago, long-term missionaries who run one of our Discipleship Training Centers in the Dominican Republic, responded to a knock on their door, they found a young local man desperate for discipleship. They way they chose to respond would change their lives, and Ronnie’s, forever. Beyond the lush beauty of the Dominican Republic, families lie in ruin. Single mothers struggle to make ends meet, and children grow up without fathers. Ronnie Herrera was one of those children. “When I was eight, our family was going through a very tough...

Nelson Mandela: How a Flawed Man Can Change the World

Nelson Mandela fought the good fight. He finished his race, ushered in justice, and loved his enemies well. “We lost our greatest son,” South African President Jacob Zuma said when he informed the nation of Mandela’s passing. People flooded the streets at midnight to mourn the man they knew as Madiba, their national father. They crowded outside his home – black people stood shoulder to shoulder with white people, white Afrikaners embraced their tribal neighbors – together they mourned the man who united them and brought an end to Apartheid. Around the world...

Kingdom Journeys: Now Available for Women!

It’s been eight months since Meghan Tschanz of July 2012’s H Squad met Anala. That fiery little girl in the back room of a Mumbai brothel changed her life, and Megan hasn’t forgotten about her. Meghan remembers the story this way. Anala was born in a red light district in India. No one really knows her mother’s story but it probably goes something like this: her mother was kidnapped from Nepal around the age of 13 and sold into prostitution for around $70. After that her mother stood at the edge of a run-down alley all day, wearing thick lipstick, heavy eyeliner,...

God Is Not Finished Building His Kingdom

December 3, 2013
Adventures
Long Term Missions

Through your gifts and prayers for Adventures in Missions and the World Race, you’ve helped God do some amazing things in the last couple of years. The incredible love of Jesus has changed the lives of thousands of people, including Zi Ping, the little boy we told you about last month. Zi’s story could not have happened without a worldwide community — missionaries, prayer partners, and donors all working together toward a common goal. And even though this year is almost over, God isn’t done working. He is leading us to invest deeper in the worldwide...

Working Hand in Hand with God

Here at Adventures we know that missions doesn’t happen alone. From our many contacts all over the world, to the countless missionaries willing to serve the nations, to all our supporters at home, we give thanks to God for all your support this year. One of our World Race: Gap Year participants, Irene Hackett, looks back on her experience, sees how much she’s changed and experienced, and thanks all the people who partnered with her to make it possible. Have you ever thought about your purpose in life? Have you ever thought about why you’re here on this earth, why you...

Speaking Of Pilgrims, Want To Be One?

Colby Gardner is one of a few men from Adventures in Missions who hiked the Camino de Santiago in Spain earlier this year. On their adventure, they met many pilgrims along the way and learned about life and God alongside them. It’s a journey you too can join this summer. Life with Jesus is about the journey. And here I was on a journey across Spain. As we began to walk, I began to realize that we have an ample amount of time to process. The first day was a 9 hour, 19.5 mile journey, and I almost didn’t know what to do with myself. Pilgrims or...

Being The Church of Hope

November 21, 2013
Adventures
Mission Trip Stories

Life on the field can get hectic. Between travel, getting used to new cultural norms, and full days of ministry, it can be easy to miss the needs in front of you. However Megan Kennedy discovered, sometimes God places people that need care right in front of you. The night Nehemiah showed up, I was distracted. The internet hadn’t been working all day. I had a million things on my to-do list. After a long day of ministry, I sat down in the office of our compound, exhausted, but ready to work. I barely said hello to this man I had never seen before as he walked...

Adventure Awaits You, and It’s Closer than You Think

November 19, 2013
Adventures
Family Mission Trips

Dayna Bickham led an Adventures Family trip to Appalachia. She saw the beauty and diversity of the body of Christ as her team served a ministry there. The body of Christ looks like the diversity found on a family mission trip. Our youngest participant was six years old and the oldest was 76. The beautiful unity of young and old, men and women, working and retired, and people from every season of life working together stood out to me. The first two mornings of the trip, I took three small groups to work with an organization called “Live It!” There we learned what ministry can...

When God Speaks, Haiti Gets Healed

You don’t need to have experience in construction or a Bible degree to make an impact in Haiti. Even though there are desperate physical needs for physical disaster relief, many overlook the spiritual need that can be met if you’re willing to be a vessel of God’s grace. Ben, a participant in a youth trip to Haiti writes about experiencing the great need for prayer in Haiti. I was nervous about participating in an Ask the Lord (ATL). We were each supposed to pray quietly for 25 to 30 minutes listening to what God has to tell or show us. Why would God want...

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