Author: Adventures

An adventure awaits you in Vietnam! Welcome to Vietnam, where the women tend rice paddies, children ride buffalo, and the men spend long hours boating for work. But behind the agrarian lifestyle, a country lies in need of healing from war-torn years. Facing government oppression and strife for decades, the people of Vietnam are in desperate search of hope. They long for a light that will cast vision on a country ravaged by war and destitution. From the bustling Ho Chi Minh City, to the serene Mekong Delta river villages, your team will experience an array of Vietnamese culture. You may...

An adventure awaits you in Nashville!               In a city with a high number of Christian music labels and Christian publishers, it sometimes feels like faith is for sale. Nashville needs more love and passion, less religion and sales pitches. Faith is an important part of Nashville’s heritage and character. From small neighborhood chapels to all-star mega-churches and from synagogues to mosques, religion is woven into the fabric of the city’s culture. Nashville has a high homeless population – of the 600,000 residents, more...

An adventure awaits you in Ecuador!             From tropical coastline to high, snowy mountains, Ecuador appears to have it all. But poverty is hiding in its capital. Although prosperous on the whole, certain regions of Ecuador continue to struggle. In the beautiful country of Ecuador, impoverished people live with 12-15 people in a two-bedroom home and fight to provide for their families.   In the face of hardship and hunger, religion is very dead to the people of Ecuador and few have a personal and real relationship with Jesus Christ. The people...

An adventure awaits you in Romania!             The lore of Dracula brings thousands of visitors to historic Romania to visit castles and experience the history and beauty of the region. Across the country, you’ll also take in idyllic vistas with horse-drawn buggies, cone-shaped haystacks, and endless herds of sheep. As you explore castles and experience the culture in your free time, you’ll connect with the people you’ll be serving. Rural Romania reminds us of a bygone era. But as the newest member of the European Union, Romania is...

An adventure awaits you in Philadelphia!             Help the City of Brotherly Love live up to its name.  Where history and modern architecture meet, Philadelphia’s reputation for art and culture is unmatched. The city offers more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city, and life is returning to some gentrified neighborhoods. But many areas of Philadelphia continue to struggle. Close to half the city’s population lives below poverty level. Vast stretches of industrial areas remain abandoned as the area’s economy...

An adventure awaits you in the Philippines!             Known for its diverse terrain of mountains, volcanoes, and beaches, the Philippines is a popular haven for tourists. But what good can a missionary do there? How do you reach a people from a melting pot of different cultures, landscapes, and religions?  More than a getaway for Westerners, this seven-thousand island archipelago is home to many Filipinos who earn under 15 cents per day. This classifies them as “ultra poor” on the poverty scale. A large Islam population and some 4.5...