Author: Adventures

            Several decades since apartheid formally ended, there’s still more healing and reconciliation to take place in South Africa.  Although South Africa is one of the wealthiest countries on the continent, much of the population living outside the cities is poor. Like the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, this country struggles with a high rate of AIDS/HIV. Host to the 2010 World Cup and breathtaking natural attractions, it’s also a place full of kingdom potential waiting to be released — by you. Ministry opportunities...

            Nicaragua’s biodiversity and booming tourism mask the hurting and forgotten people of Central America’s largest country. Nicaragua’s unemployment rate is rising and most of Nicaraguans live on less than two dollars a day.    Here, you can connect with people in the slums. You’ll have the opportunity of serving and meeting the needs of those in desperate poverty. You’ll also spend time serving the children of a local orphanage. You can expect construction, gardening, teaching English and...

            Spend your summer in Guatemala, a land of natural beauty, excellent coffee, tumultuous history, and vanishing hope. It’s more than just pretty scenery. Guatemala is also home to families living in garbage dumps, orphanages, natural disasters like volcanic eruptions and mudslides, and overflowing prisons. You can reach the people of Guatemala by bringing the hope of Jesus to the hurting. Minister to the communities by leading VBS, visiting the sick in their homes, teaching English or community...

Beyond the shadow of Angkor Wat, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and Cambodia’s landmark, many Cambodians struggle to survive. The whole nation, especially the older generations, are still healing from the genocide perpetrated under Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Many have lost all hope. You may have the opportunity to work at an orphanage, helping raise up a generation that will tranform the Cambodian society.  You may also have the opportunity to reach out to the many victims of human trafficking in Cambodia. Help teach these women life skills that will provide an...