Adventures in Missions

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...

When Scars Speak Louder Than Words

The Day I Saw Jesus in an African Hospital

February 20, 2014
Adventures
College Mission Trips

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!) This month we want to celebrate all things women-in-missions related, and give you a chance to share your story as well. Shannon Morgan, leader of the Fall Passport trip to Kenya writes of her experience in an African Hospital. A place full of hardship, she tells us how we never walk alone, no matter what the situation looks like. Help is always sitting within...

Not OK: When Love Walks In, A Sex Slave Walks Out

February 18, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

NOT OK: a Tell All from the Bangkok Red Light District

February 13, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

Celebrating The People And Places We’ve Fallen In Love With

Not OK: When Something Beautiful Is Used for Evil

February 6, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

How a Ladyboy Found Freedom in the Red Light District

February 4, 2014
Adventures
Human Trafficking

Sometimes it doesn’t take long to change someone’s life. Justin Farmer, of the September 2012 World Race J Squad, learned what God can do in a month when we’re willing to serve. His name is Q. He’s about five feet, four inches tall, like most of the Thai men around here, and from the moment I met him, I loved him. Actually, we met him twice. The first time, he was dressed from head to toe like a woman. Blending in with all of the other ladyboys, he sat behind the bar and smiled at us. We asked for his name, and he replied, Q. Nothing more was said. He left,...

How the Desire to Learn Spanish Changed My Life

January 30, 2014
Adventures
Long Term Missions

This week we caught up with Noe Rivera, the Co-Field Director of Adventures in Missions’ new base in Guatemala to ask him a few questions about his story and the vision of the Guatemala team. Noe Rivera has played every role imaginable in the World Race. He’s been a Racer (on the January 2010 M Squad), a raised up squad leader, an alumni squad leader (on the January 2011 T Squad), a trainer, a squad mentor and a field support staff member. All told, Noe has been directly involved with 26 World Race squads over a three-year span. And now he’s playing his newest role –...

Announcing the 2014 Storyteller’s Contest Winners!

January 28, 2014
Adventures
Mission Trip Stories

A few weeks ago we announced the 2014 Best of Adventures Storyteller’s Contest. We asked you to view our favorite pictures, watch our favorite videos, and read our favorite blogs. And we gave you this reason: “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 second year in a row, we hosted the Best...

Singing Songs, Fixing Hearts: What I Learned About Disaster Recovery

When Ashley Peterson heard about the typhoon barreling toward the Philippines, she knew her upcoming trip wasn’t going to go as planned. Instead of meeting with ministry contacts, she shifted her focus to disaster recovery work. Like many who traveled to the Philippines just after Typhoon Haiyan, Ashley wanted to assist with relief work in hard-hit Tacloban. But she wasn’t able to get there. “I was really upset,” remembers Ashley. “We couldn’t do what I thought we’d come to do.” But then Ashley met a missionary who suggested a different...

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