Author: Adventures

Build friendships and faith among the Dakota. Your time in Spirit Lake can make a lasting difference in the lives of local church leaders, who sacrifice every day to bring a sense of hope and purpose to their neighbors. A life of ministry among America’s Indian peoples is demanding in every sense of the word, and often disappointing and discouraging. Plan on pouring love, encouragement, and joy into these warriors.  Be creative.     Make it such a beautiful week that the memory of it will energize the local Christian leaders until you come back next year! Ministry:...

Assist a Navajo Bible camp that’s bursting at the seams. A few years ago, the Navajo BIC Mission’s summer Bible Camp grew far beyond what the base staff could manage. Its continued existence is a testimony to the grace of God, staff perseverance, and the dedication and hard work of summer mission teams. The bar has been raised the last five summers by Adventures teams who poured their hearts for Jesus into the local adults, teens, and kids. They served five-star lunches and gave of themselves completely to bless and encourage everyone attending the Bible Camp.  The BIC...

  Although we have often seen the development of special relationships between mission team members and local families, 2015 was the first time we had ever built a mission completely around small team, relational investment in specific families. It proved to be a great call, worth replicating in 2016.  Ministry: You’ll find relational ministry the challenge your team needs to break the mold of routine missions and kick start some serious spiritual growth.  Relational Ministry: Your focus will be pouring into the family you are matched with. You’ll have fun with...

An adventure awaits you in Oklahoma! Oklahoma is home to 52 American Indian tribes, more than any other state. Yet the Osage is their lone reservation. It appears the 51 tribes without reservations do better than any others. However, the reservation system has led to the loss of dignity, self-respect, self-sufficiency, honor, and means of supporting themselves, in addition to the nationwide devastation of Native people groups. The resulting hopelessness and bitterness have spilled over into American Indian people everywhere, even in Oklahoma. Alcoholism permeates even relatively healthy...

Create a four-day kids’ Bible camp in the heart of the reservation. Ministry: For the June 6 mission: As many as 40 kids and teens a day will join your team at our partner church for 2-3 hours, Mon-Thu afternoons. This is your chance to provide substantial manpower, a boatload of youthful energy, and a lot of Jesus to a successful Bible camp, right in the center of the reservation. You’ll canvass nearby housing neighborhoods to invite the kids, learn where they live, and meet their parents, brothers, and sisters. A couple of evenings will be dedicated to follow up with...

Dusty Pines Camp, out in the forest between Gallup and the Zuni Nation, provides a safe and loving haven for a group of local, Native youth who have chosen to follow Jesus – in spite of the verbal and sometimes physical persecution they know awaits them from family, former friends, and the community in general. But, with the support of Christian teachers, mentors, and each other, they are able to persevere and grow in their faith. One day, they will be leaders in their community. Ministry: The camp provides a refuge for the hundreds of Native campers who flock here each summer, and it...