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God Used Me to Heal Someone

August 19, 2015 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

While in Swaziland this summer, Passporter Shannon Stewart asked God to use her to heal someone. Then he did, but not the way she expected. This summer, I asked God to show me how big he is by using…

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How Leaving Home Helped Me Understand What I’ve Always Known

August 4, 2015 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

While serving God in Botswana this summer, Haley Teel realized there was one other person God wanted to minister to in Africa – her. It feels rather stereotypical to talk about what I have lear…

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What Poverty Taught Me About Generosity

July 21, 2015 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

While witnessing heartbreaking poverty, Zambia Passporter Mikayla Sauerbrey saw a little girl named Precious redefine everything she knew about sharing selflessly with others. I learned so much from…

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The Truth About Men Who Buy Women

June 23, 2015 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

Thailand Passporter Brenan Regian’s heart was already broken for the sexually exploited women in Chiang Mai. But then God showed her another group of people who also need to know God’s lo…

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The Jesus of KFC

June 16, 2015 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

While in Mozambique with her team on an off day, Africa Expedition Passporter Ellie Hillhouse met a little boy who she will never forget. Our team sat, eating our dinner at KFC in downtown Maputo, Mo…

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What the Will of God Looks Like

June 10, 2015 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

When Passporter Marylou Springer and her teammates met Thida, she was bedridden after injuring her legs and back in a fall. Thida refused prayer, only accepting medicine and ice for her back. Then Go…

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When Prayer Walking in Africa Leads to Having Church in Someone’s Front Yard

April 21, 2015 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

While on a prayer walk in Swaziland, God led Passporter Brie Goetz to three woman hungry for encouragement and teaching in the Body of Christ. Little did Brie know she would be bringing Church s…

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The Scars on Our Wrists Matched

December 9, 2014 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

When Passport participant Madeline Holden walked into a women’s rehabilitation center in Nicaragua, she was exhausted from the bus ride in the Central American heat. Her fatigue faded…

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They Dig Through the Trash to Survive

October 28, 2014 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

After a blistering morning shoveling garbage in Nicaragua, Passporter Madison Miller was ready to throw away her soiled gloves and take a long shower. Instead, she jumped on the back of a garbag…

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“Yes, Tita, We Cry Because You Hurt.”

October 21, 2014 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

After 48 hours of running an orphanage of 30+ children in the Philippines, Passporter Michaela Finn was exhausted. Nerves fried, every muscle in her body aching from running after children, all she w…

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Not Your Typical Summer Vacation

September 16, 2014 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

For the typical college student, summer is a time to sit back and relax. Classes are over for the semester, usually concluding the end of a school year. Time to put in a few more hours at work and sp…

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Where None Would Dare to Trod

August 12, 2014 | Adventures | College Missions Stories

When our trip participants go out on the field, they see and experience some horrifying things taking place abroad. For our summer Passport team in Guatemala, they witnessed the evils of human traffi…

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