By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures in Missions Here’s a really good question for youth pastors: “How can you equip your students with practical tools so they can spiritually nourish themselves, grow and reproduce?” After all, those are the basic functions of any living thing. And your kids can’t be dependent on you forever. With … Continue reading Youth Ministry and Missions: Serving Your Community
By Nate Chaplin We have all heard the quotes from the gospels about clothing the naked, taking in the stranger, visiting the prisoners, caring for the sick, giving water to the thirsty, and feeding the hungry. And we are so quick to make this checklist of things we need to do as Christians when we see … Continue reading (Not) Feeding the Hungry in the Third World
By Erin Almand The tribes in Papua New Guinea speak over 1/5 of the world’s languages. One of the biggest tribes in the mountainous area is the Moni Tribe. The other night a missionary named John Cutts came by our house to talk to my family and some friends. John lives with the Moni tribe … Continue reading Lessons from the Bush: The Moni Tribe
By Carole Turner The first time I walked into a strip club, I knew I was doing the right thing. Sometimes I get to answer the question “what is midnight outreach?” I love talking about it because I think it is one of the most amazing outreaches I get to be a part of. What’s … Continue reading Midnight Outreach: Ministry in the Strip Clubs
By Kelly Chadwick “How are you?” “I’m fine, thank you, how are you, Auntie?” Hope* and I have this conversation multiple times each day because it’s about the only English she knows how to speak. One day I caught her crying in the stairwell and immediately asked what was wrong. With tears streaming down her … Continue reading Redemption on the Streets of Bangalore, India
By Joshua Davis According to UNICEF, the status of Guatemala’s country-wide nutrition is one of the worst in the entire Central American region. 23% of children between the ages of three and five months suffer from general malnutrition across the country. Malnourished in GuatemalaA 2008 census in the school system of Guatemala revealed that … Continue reading Malnourished in Guatemala
By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures in Missions Lori, a high school junior, had an apathy problem. Her short-term missions trip to Mexico had given her a fresh perspective on life. She determined to do more to reach out to those in need upon her return. However, within months, she had fallen back into her … Continue reading Missions In Our Own Backyards
By Seth Barnes, Founder of Adventures in Missions The pace of modern American life has pushed us into the shallows. Thus it is when we bump up against something that doesn’t reek of superficiality, we are jolted into a wakeful state that makes us wonder, “Just how much of this has rubbed off on me?” … Continue reading Is Missions Mandatory?
By Rebekah Whitaker Our first week in Nicaragua, Linda, our coordinator, introduced us to a very sick woman named Rosa. We prayed over her, and immediately afterward, Linda made preparations to send her to Chinandega for medical attention. As I helped her over to the house, I called her “abuelita”, which means “little grandmother.” Instantly … Continue reading Abuelita: My New Nicaraguan Grandmother
By Isabel Maldonado From Swaziland, Africa: Last night there was a knock on the door from the missions team leader here. He said, “There are kids that haven’t gone home, and now they are sleeping. What should I do?” So he took them home. Then, this morning they were already back so early. When asked … Continue reading A Broken Heart on the Mission Field