Short Term Missions

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The Ripple Effect: How a VBS Plants a Church for Refugees

April 18, 2013 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

Youth mission trips are unique opportunities to experience something new, to grow closer to your youth group, and to get out of your comfort zone and experience God's word in a real, and tangibl…

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What the World Desperately Needs

March 28, 2013 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

You go to a foreign country expecting to be overwhelmed by your differences. The language tickles your ears in a way that’s unfamiliar, transportation is like a million-piece jigsaw puzzle, and…

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Missions in America: Philadelphia

February 28, 2013 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

Missions. When you hear that word, it's natural to think of exotic locations and faraway lands. To see hungry African children who may have never heard the name Jesus. To imagine the smell of ga…

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Jesus: The Wasted Missionary?

November 8, 2012 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

Three years. Three short years of the thirty-three Jesus walked on this earth were spent in ministry – seems short doesn’t it? But those years echoed through eternity with the most lastin…

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A Week in the Life of Adventures Encounter: Puerto Rico

August 14, 2012 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

Ever wonder what a week-long Adventures Encounter trip to Puerto Rico would look like? Check out these photos from Connie Rock for a glimpse of the kind of mission trip that you could go on…

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Are Mission Trips Just Another Fad?

May 16, 2012 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

Lately, there seems to be a lot of criticism about the effectiveness of short-term missions. To be sure, there are pros and cons to short term missions, and there have always been critics. But…

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Do One-Week Mission Trips Do Any Good Any More?

May 8, 2012 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

As a missions organization, we are keenly aware of the objections and criticism surrounding our industry. The worst part? Some of them are true. Although we still believe in the benefit of sho…

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Going on a Matthew 10 Mission Trip

December 16, 2011 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

When Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph had no place to stay so Jesus sleeps in a trough. Could you imagine then, over thirty years later, Mary being surprised at the way Jesus leads? We read in Ma…

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Two Reasons to Go on a Short Term Mission Trip

May 24, 2011 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

I’ve be going on and leading short-term mission trips with AIM for about five years now. What started as an event in which I was a mere bystander has turned into a lifestyle in which I a…

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Short Term Missions: The City that Loves You Back

March 18, 2011 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

The fifth-largest city in the U.S., Philadelphia, Greek for “brotherly love” (from philos, “love” or “friendship”, and adelphos, “brother”), was founde…

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Short Term Missions: Sharing Christ’s Love in Chicago

February 25, 2011 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

Chicago is one of the most exciting cities to visit in the U.S. It has the Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower), Navy Pier, Buckingham Fountain, Wrigley Field, and many other exciting att…

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The End of Short Term Missions As We Know It?

February 16, 2011 | Adventures | Short Term Missions

That’s great. It starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes and aeroplanes… -REM, “It’s the End of the World“ Lately, there seems to be a lot of criticism about…

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