The Journal

Every year, approximately 2.6 million tourists visit Angkor Wat (near Siem Reap where the Adventures Cambodia team is based) each year. In 2019, travel and tourism contributed for over 30% of the country’s economy. Due to the effects of Covid-19, tourism is down 99%! Because the Siem Reap area of Cambodia’s economy relies heavily on tourism, many people have been without work for a year a…

Recently, our Cambodia team moved into action to assist a province about an hour and a half away from Siem Reap during a flood that engulfed their market, destroying much of their food supply. This province has a population of 10,000 people, but only two of those people are believers. As the first Christian organization in the area, they distributed food, in turn catching the province Chief’…

As you know, all of our World Race missionaries quickly returned to the USA back in March. We want them to have the opportunity to finish what the Lord started in and through them before their time on the mission field was cut short. Many of those World Racers have already joined teams domestically to join the movement of revival in America. And even more of them will be redeploying to the m…

Effective this summer, we developed a COVID team, with the goal of ensuring we remain compliant on all fronts: staff, our various programs and participants, and campus engagements. This team comprises key leaders from various departments, backgrounds and perspectives, and they meet between 2-5 times weekly. This core group of leaders are consistently in-tune with both state/local regulations a…

World Race: Gap Year is on campus! Over 100 World Race: Gap Year missionaries have joined us on our Gainesville campus for a fall semester! We made many COVID-approved adjustments for these participants to focus on training and growth, learn about their identity in Christ, and discover more of their callings. We’re now serving through disaster relief from the hurricanes in Louisiana! Our…

Recent events where Black Americans have been wrongfully attacked and murdered highlight a history of racism that is abhorrent and must not be accepted. Racism is a sin against God and man. Christ followers and the Church in all its forms can’t rest until equality is achieved. Adventures in Missions seeks to Awaken and Activate Christ Followers to their identity and role in His Kingdom. …

Together, we’re trying to lessen the burden on struggling families brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and spread the love of Jesus through food distribution, community development, and discipleship.   ESWATINI | Our staff in Eswatini (Swaziland) has been responding to a mounting COVID-19 threat. When lockdown measures were making it difficult for families to source food, we started deliverin…

In the middle of uncertainty we know this to be true: Jesus is still the answer. He is the only answer. We have hope because we know Him and have seen His heart for His people. Women are longing for connection with the Lord and each other. And Beauty for Ashes, the women’s ministry of Adventures in Missions, is grateful to create space for women to encounter Him on a weekly basis through Virtua…

When the spread of COVID-19 caused many countries to close down their borders, we unexpectedly had to bring over 500 World Race participants back to the United States within just a few days. But the World Race is just the beginning. Our hope is to awaken and activate people to a bigger journey, one where the Kingdom of God becomes a way of life.  Life is ministry. Ministry is life. We cr…

Did you know Adventures in Missions has eight international bases around the world? They connect short term missionaries to established ministries within their specific country. If you didn’t know, that’s exactly what these newsletters are for! This is the first quarterly newsletter you will receive this year to learn more about Adventures, our ministries, and how God is working t…