Author: Adventures

An Adventure Awaits You In Philadelphia! The City of Brotherly Love is feeling the sting of neglect.   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 shifts to focus on...

What Is Needed: Many in this area experience the stresses that result from living in an economic climate where food and housing may feel like a privilege rather than a right. Poverty can cripple the spirit of a family, thus our local partners are committed to doing what they can to provide a way out for those they serve. What the Rio Grande Valley needs is what you can offer, the hands and feet of Jesus as your team focuses their attention on others with great physical and spiritual needs. Through partnering with what the local ministries are already doing, you will be able to bring light...

What is needed: The Dells is also the home to the Native American Ho-Chunk tribe. The Ho-Chunk (meaning “people of the big voice”) tribe owns 4,000+ acres across 12 counties, most of which are in and near the counties that the Dells shares. As of 2001 there were 6,159 tribe members. Like most adult tribe members, these people are closed to the Gospel as their memories of persecution from the US government and sometimes preachers, are passed down with each generation. Giving up their traditions is equated to being a traitor. If Native Americans choose to follow Christ,...

An Adventure Awaits You In Jamaica! Jamaica’s beauty attracts millions of tourists every year, but poverty lurks just beyond the resort gates.   Lush mountains descend to white, sandy beaches.   High in the hills, families crowd into ramshackle houses, little more than sheds. And those families are the lucky ones. Homelessness is rampant. Mothers abandon children they can’t feed.   Locals turn to false gods to answer their desperate pleas for help.   Jamaica needs hope now more than ever.   You can bring that hope.   Wake to the...

What Is Needed: God’s transforming work in the margins of this urban community begins as your team accepts this challenge. You’ll have the opportunity to address the practical needs of locals struggling with poverty and local social justice issues, as well as building relationships with them. What You Will Do: Partnering with local churches and organizations, you could have the opportunity to give yourself away through various outreaches. Creative options for ministry in Denver include free car washes, children’s ministry, homeless assistance missions, outreach through...

What Is Needed: We want to train your team to see people through God’s eyes. AIM staff will challenge your team members to look beyond themselves and to go deeper into the lives of the local people. You can make a difference to someone while learning a lot about life’s struggles, and about your own relationship with Jesus.   We will pour the Father’s love, hope, and foundations of faith into the people on the rez. Your team will mature before your eyes as they develop relational skills. They will learn to let themselves be directed by God and to respond in...