Author: Adventures

An adventure awaits you in Swaziland! Swaziland is like no place on earth. Visitors are stunned by the lush, mountainous beauty of a country that has been stricken by disease leaving families broken. While tragic truth hides behind the stark beauty of the African hills, you can help share hope in this land. No country on earth has been more devastated by HIV/AIDS. With the highest rate of infection in the world, the disease has affected almost every family in Swaziland. Forty percent of Swazi children have been orphaned because of infected parents. Words like...

An adventure awaits you in Kenya! Rolling grasslands and wildlife safaris offer the best view of Kenya, but they also hide the side of Kenya that no one wants to imagine.  Poverty and corruption plague the people of Kenya, who have always struggled for independence with political turmoil. Civil unrest following the 2007 elections tore the country apart, displacing thousands to refugee camps. Kenya also has a reputation of being one of the most corrupt nations in the world. The average urban Kenyan pays about 16 bribes per month! Nearly half of the population earns less than...

An adventure awaits you in Morocco! Known for couscous, iconic architecture, and cities like Casablanca, Fes, and Marrakesh, Morocco is a land of spice, beaches, mountains, and desert. With rich cultural influences from the indigenous Berber, Arabic, Sub-Saharan, and European nations, its second largest industry is tourism. 99% of the population are Sunni Muslim, which means the entire nation lives without the hope of Christ. Ministry: While in Morocco, ministry opportunities could look like: Intercession Ministry: You’ll spend a large amount of time in worship and prayer, from...

An adventure awaits you in the Philippines! Known for its diverse terrain of mountains, volcanoes, and beaches, the Philippines is a popular haven for tourists. A melting pot of cultures, religion, and tradition, the beautiful people of the Philippines are very diverse with influences from America, Spain, and many Asian countries.  More than a getaway for Westerners, this seven-thousand island archipelago is home to many Filipinos who earn under 15 cents per day. This classifies them as “ultra poor” on the poverty scale. A large Muslim population and some 4.5 million...

An adventure awaits you in South Asia! 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...

An adventure awaits you in Zambia! Zambia boasts one of the seven wonders of the world: the rushing heights of Victoria Falls, known as “the smoke that thunders”. It’s an entirely landlocked nation, touching eight sister countries and home to seventy-three tribes who speak twenty different languages.  Zambia became an independent nation in 1964 after years of British colonial rule. Since then, the economy has grown, but the Zambian people still suffer from poverty, short life expectancy, malnourishment, lack of clean water, and the AIDS crisis. Christianity is the...