Preparing Your Heart for Serving Abroad Are you planning a trip for the upcoming year? It's easy to get caught up in the logistics of planning, and rightly so as there is much to think about such as flights, insurance, and working as part of a...
Preparing Your Heart for Serving Abroad Are you planning a trip for the upcoming year? It's easy to get caught up in the logistics of planning, and rightly so as there is much to think about such as flights, insurance, and working as part of a...
Crowdfunding is a simple way you can raise money for a project. Fundraising occurs through several small, online donations from a large pool of people. With ever-growing online communities, the number of people you can reach is nearly endless! If you want to save yourself...
Do you want to know how to start a mission trip at your church? Establishing a mission trip may seem daunting, but with the right support and plan of attack, you can make it happen. Here are some easy steps to launch your very first...
With more and more ways to share content every day, it can be overwhelming to think about how to best document and share your mission trip. Here are some important things to consider: Before you go...
When you travel abroad for missions it's normal to want to share updates on your trip, and for good reason! Friends, family and supporters want to know how you are doing and what you are doing. But remember, safety first! Here are 5 things you...
Many missionaries travel to climates that are much hotter than they're used to. If you're unprepared for heat-related illness, things can get hot fast. Excessive heat is defined as temperatures that hover 10 degrees or more above the average high for the region and is...
In this entry, we hear from Lisa Sanders, short-term missionary, author, and mother from Anchorage, Alaska. Lisa serves on the board of directors for Hope4Kids International. [caption id="attachment_351482" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Photo Credit: Sworldguy via Compfight cc[/caption] At church today the pastor spoke of how our lives are entwined,...
We're continuing our series on reflecting on high school mission trips. Last week we heard from Cacey, a 20-something who looked back on her youth group mission trip experience to Belize. Read about Cacey's joys, struggles, and hindsight reactions here. This week, we pick the brain of...