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Spending Christmas in the Mission Field

December 25, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

What if you spent next Christmas overseas… in the mission field? What if, instead of exchanging gifts with family and friends, you shared the hope of Christ with those who have never hea…

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AIM and Awana: Same Direction, Different Paths

December 1, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

In October, 22 year old Emily Tuttle of Duluth, Ga. was in training in the rural northern part of her home state for the World Race. She, along with over a hundred other young-adults…

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Back from the Mission Field: Reverse Culture Shock

October 25, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

When I joined a study abroad program in college, I left America and never looked back. I donned the Spanish name “Pepe”, and stayed out at flamenco bars until sunrise. I ate every type of…

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My Summer as Seth Barnes’ Apprentice

August 30, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

My father, Douglas Drevets, graduated from Wheaton College. His freshman year of college he reconnected with an old friend from middle school summer camp, Seth Barnes. They quickly became…

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Gwapa Ka: You are Beautiful

August 25, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

Cora Healey traveled to the Philippines this summer, with AIM’s Ambassador program. They got the opportunity to work in slums of Manila and she shares some of her experience bel…

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Missionaries = Flashlights

July 20, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

No one lights a lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed…

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Changing Contexts: Translating Stories from the Mission Field to Home

July 16, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

“You wouldn’t understand. You just had to be there.” Words such as these are often rooted in ignorance or insecurities that destroy conversations before they’ve started. In tr…

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Why Wasn’t I Born in a Slum in Kenya?

July 10, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

This week, a group of young adults went into the Kenyan slums during their Real Life mission trip. To say the very least, it was a life-changing experience for them. On the Kenya blog, you can…

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Fathering Swaziland

June 23, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

Come and be a part of what God is doing in Swaziland! Participants on this trip will be working with the large number of orphaned children through Pastor Gift, working in…

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A Mouse Chewed His Nose

June 15, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

Jumbo and his wife Kriek currently serve with Adventures In Missions in Swaziland. You can read their personal blog here. This week I have gone out with the Capital church from Salt Lake C…

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What Does “Radical Disciple” Mean?

June 8, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

When you first hear the term “radically-committed” what do you imagine? Do you see religious extremists who want to force their beliefs on others, or even harm them? Does it conjure image…

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Update on Security in Mexico

June 6, 2010 | Adventures | Missions (General)

We have gotten a number of concerned people wondering how safe it is to send teams to Mexico on a mission trip as a result of the ongoing violence. Your safety is of utmost importance t…

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