Coming home from a mission trip can feel strange. For a week, everything was different. You prayed more. You served more. You talked about Jesus more. You depended on your team. You saw needs you do not normally see, and you may have watched God move in ways that felt impossible to ignore. Then you [...]
One of the easiest things to overlook when preparing for a mission trip is also one of the most important. Someone may actually ask you about Jesus. That sounds obvious. You are going on a mission trip, after all. But it is surprisingly easy to spend weeks thinking about travel, fundraising, schedules, service projects, packing [...]
A mission trip begins long before you pack a suitcase. It begins when God starts preparing your heart. There is plenty to think about before you leave. Travel plans. Packing lists. Passports. Fundraising. Team meetings. Ministry schedules. All of those things matter. But spiritual preparation matters more. A mission trip places you in unfamiliar environments, [...]
