Adventures in Missions

The Gift of Pain

Today, Seth Barnes, Executive Director for Adventures in Missions shares his own experience with how God teaches and stretches us through times of difficulty. If you have proven yourself trustworthy to God, watch out! He may trust you with one of his most precious and misinterpreted of gifts: the gift of pain. The prosperity gospel people have it wrong. God is probably more interested in our response to testing than he is in showering us with material blessings. How will you do in tough times? This is the age-old bet that Satan makes with God, the best example of which we see in the...

How One Girl Healed A Village

April 15, 2014
Adventures
Prayer

Sometimes our missionaries get to be a part of amazing movements of the Holy Spirit. Their obedience to God’s calling brings them into situations where miracles happen. Austin Carroll found himself in one of these moments during his time on the World Race. Can one child make a difference? When one 12-year-old Indian girl followed three missionaries to a house in her village, she had no idea how her life was about to change. Vashanti had learned life was hard. Beaten by her father and small for her age, she was accustomed to invisibility. Not expecting the visitors to notice...

The Day I Became the Student

in February we celebrated women in missions, and now we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Darragh King of World Race Gap Year expected to give his year serving and teaching others. When Darragh is encouraged by women in The Philippines, he starts to realize that he can still be taught, in any...

Adventures Announces its Newest Ministry

At Adventures, we’re all about empowering our participants to serve the Lord in unique ways. So we’re excited to announce our newest ministry. Catevangelism in Katmandu, Nepal Cats in Nepal are lonely. But when we love on them, they can turn to Jesus, and then spread the love. APRIL FOOLS Kinda. First, we’re all about loving on some animals. We’re not trying to make fun of that. Second, when you love things others overlook, people notice something different about you. Third, we really do have some amazing ministries in Nepal. Click on this image to check...

Men, What Are You Fighting For?

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. In this blog, Seth Barnes, the founder of Adventures in Missions, asks the question, “What are you fighting for?” and challenges us to go to battle for what...

What the Father Wanted Me to See

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Javier Villatoro is a missionary at the Adventures long term base in Guatemala. Javier shares his personal journey and the importance of seeing ourselves and the people around us with the Father’s eyes....

Everything I Know About Masculinity I Learned From God

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Kent Cranford of January 2013 M Squad traveled the world alongside other men seeking God’s heart. Over the course of his eleven month travel he not only learned valuable lessons about the heart of God, but...

Three Lies About Being a Real Leader

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys! We’re having fun with images of mustaches, muscles, pipes, and the iconic World Race beard. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Clay Holst, of the July 2013 S Squad, is one of our outstanding team leaders on the World Race. Here, he...

How a 375 Mile Hike Transformed My Community

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Every year, over 200,000 people travel to Spain to walk El Camino de Santiago, or The Way of Saint James. For hundreds of years, El Camino has been a gathering place of religious pilgrims and adventurers. They travel...

What Would You Do With a $50 Bus Ticket?

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re giving it up for our guys. We’ve poured over blogs from men on the field along with those of the thankful ladies serving beside them. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. Timothy Metcalf of World Race Gap Year 2013 believes in living life with the knowledge that all you have is a gift, waiting to be poured out is life to the fullest. He tells of when one of...

Honoring a Generation of Men Who Show Up, Stand Up, Speak Up

Last month we celebrated women in missions, and this month we’re honoring our missions-minded men. Fathers, husbands, sons, brothers, friends — we’ve poured over your stories with thankful hearts swelling with pride. They’re stories of fun and freedom, challenge and compassion, honor and humility. And the lasting impression we’re left with is a man who looks like Jesus. A man like you. You said “yes” to the call. Whether your mission field is India or Indiana. Whether you stepped off a plane or off your front porch. You stood up, showed up,...

Our Favorite Adventures In Love

February 27, 2014
Adventures
Mission Trip Stories

This year, we’ve focused on stories inspired by our We Are the World Race Campaign. This month, we’re sharing stories inspired by women on the mission field. (Don’t worry guys, your turn is coming next month!) Our experiences with women worldwide have taught us what womanhood really means. Women are wired for intimate relationships and deep, abiding love. And even when that “love” is used to take advantage of them—things like human trafficking, prostitution, and exploitation, to name a few—women teach us about beauty, femininity, joy, and...

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