Author: Adventures

Come be refreshed, replenished, and renewed in the presence of God and your Beauty for Ashes Sisters! Join us for our first Rest and Replenish Missions Trip! Beauty for Ashes is the women’s ministry of Adventures in Missions. We exist to share God’s restoration, hope, and healing with suffering and victimized women through ministry and training. This Refresh and Replenish Missions Trip was designed with the Father’s heart at the center—and with you in mind! It is an opportunity to learn more about the tools God has given us to seek hope, healing, and freedom in our...

Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to Colombia! (Women Only) From the Andes Mountains to the Amazon rainforest, Colombia is one of the most ecologically diverse countries in the world. It is also home to unreached tribes, a large student population rapidly rejecting the Gospel, and thousands of children living on the streets. Colombia sits at the crossroads of Central and South America, making its culture almost as diverse as its natural resources. Heavily influenced by Native American, Latin, European, African, Middle Eastern, and American cultures, 71% of its people practice Roman...

Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to Nicaragua! (Women Only) Famous for its surfing, canopy tours, and of course, the coffee, Nicaragua is a land of adventure.  The poorest nation in Central America, almost 80% of Nicaraguans live on less than $2 a day. More than half the population lives beneath the poverty line. One in four Nicaraguans is starving or suffering from malnutrition. The women of Nicaragua need the encouragement of knowing they are seen and loved by God. Beauty for Ashes exists to share God’s restoration, hope, and healing with suffering and victimized women...

Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to South Asia! (Women Only) South Asia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but this growth comes at a cost.  Despite a growing middle class, a terrible rift exists between the rich and poor of this mainly Hindu country. More than just dollars and lifestyles, this gap began generations ago in the caste system, and it has left the lower-caste people of South Asia without hope. In the South Asian culture, daughters are viewed as costly. Not only is a girl’s family expected to pay the expense associated with raising her but a...

Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to Vietnam! (Women Only) Vietnam’s story is one of searching and fighting for freedom.  After nearly a century of French rule, Vietnam split into the Communist (north) and non-Communist (south) in the 1950’s. Conflict between the two sides led to the Vietnam War. But by 1975, Vietnam was restored as a completely Communist country. Even with the economic reforms and restoration of diplomatic ties, human rights are limited in Vietnam—especially freedom of religion. Over 80% of Vietnamese don’t claim any religion; about 8% are...