Author: Adventures

  An Adventure Awaits You In Atlanta! What do Coca-Cola, Six Flags, and human slavery all have in common? Atlanta.   It’s sadly ironic that the home of Martin Luther King has now become a hub for the modern human slave trade.   Atlanta’s explosive growth has brought a tourist economy and exciting attractions to northern Georgia. But that same growth also hides a far more sinister underground. Homelessness, drug use, and crime permeate the city. Children are sold into slavery and prostitution. The forgotten people here desperately need the hope...

An Adventure Awaits You In New Orleans!   It takes far more than bricks and lumber to rebuild a devastated city. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, striking a devastating blow to the livelihood of every resident. Nearly 80% of the city flooded, leaving a trail of destruction. Overnight, thousands of people became homeless and unemployed. The nation rallied around relief efforts in the early days following the hurricane, but with each new calamity, national attention shifted further away from those whose lives were destroyed. Residents of New Orleans feel...

An Adventure Awaits You In The Philippines! How do you reach a people from a melting pot of different cultures, landscapes, and religions? 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? The average income for Filipinos is less than 15 cents per day. This classifies them as “ultra poor” on the poverty scale. A large Islam population and some 4.5 million others who have never heard the gospel call the Philippines home. People are just waiting for a helping hand. You...

An Adventure Awaits You In Nashville! Everyone wants their voice to be heard, but here in the Home of Country Music, precious voices are suffering in silence.   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.   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, and less religion and sales...

An adventure is waiting for you in St. Louis! Looking for a way to serve people of different cultures and backgrounds, but not sure about leaving the country?   Great. St. Louis needs you.   That big, iconic arch stands here. That one Doobie Brother grew up here, as did Tina Turner and Miles Davis. The U.S. hosted the Olympics for the first time here. When it comes to boasting, St. Louis knows how it’s done.   Something else this city boasts? A great need: St. Louis ranks among the top 20 cities with foreign refugees.   Immigrants from nations like Bhutan and...