Author: Adventures

Unconditional love – God’s plan for Successful Cross-Cultural Ministry   With more than a quarter of the population of Native American Reservations living in extreme poverty, the Fort Apache Reservation can be a hard place to live. Many Native American tribes struggle with alcoholism, depression and a high youth suicide rate.  But for many years, God has used an established youth ministry in Fort Apache to bring light to the dark places. Through loving Apache teens unconditionally, God has softened hearts and allowed our partners to share the hope and purpose they...

Join Set Free Ministries’ in their discipleship program Set Free Ministries of Wyoming has developed such a reputation of excellence that people are referred to them from all over Montana and Wyoming, including a number of members of the Crow tribe in MT.  Our AIM team last year joined the people in the program, working alongside them in the facilities (separate men’s and women’s homes) and on work/service projects around town.  New friends shared what they had learned from their walk with Jesus.  The team participated in meals, Bible studies, trainings,...

If our Choctaw church partners in Crystal Ridge are doing ministry that week, the whole team will join them after lunch, or in the evenings after dinner, every day. You might help with a children’s and youth outreach at the community gym. Volleyball and basketball are both favorites.   Small group Bible studies or discussion groups often spring up among the men and women, and even teens, who accompany the children. We have access to classrooms next to the gym. By the week’s end, it will be hard to say goodbye to your new friends and the families in Meshulaville and Crystal...

Evening Bible camps light up three Mississippi Choctaw communities   6:30PM is the magic hour for kids in the Choctaw reservation communities of Pearl River, Bogue Chitto, and Crystal Ridge.  Every year, a veteran Adventures project leader gathers a loving, mixed crew of missionaries unified by one Lord for one purpose—to share the Father’s love.   During the day, the team visits the elderly, including the nursing home, and showers love and encouragement on our three ministry partners, their church leaders, and friends made on earlier missions.   Bonus...