Experience successful cross-cultural ministry with Apache teens. More than a quarter of the population of Native American Reservations live in extreme poverty. Many Native American tribes struggle with alcoholism, depression and a high youth suicide rate.  The Fort Apache Reservation can be a daunting place. But for many years, an established youth ministry has helped illuminate the darkness there. God has used youth workers and their unconditional love for Apache teens to soften hearts at the Fort Apache Reservation. This has allowed our partners to share the hope and purpose they...

Assist a Navajo Bible camp that’s bursting at the seams. A few years ago, the Navajo BIC Mission’s summer Bible Camp grew far beyond what the base staff could manage. Its continued existence is a testimony to the grace of God, staff perseverance, and the dedication and hard work of summer mission teams. The bar has been raised the last five summers by Adventures teams who poured their hearts for Jesus into the local adults, teens, and kids. They served five-star lunches and gave of themselves completely to bless and encourage everyone attending the Bible Camp.  The BIC...

Prepare your team for a camping adventure with Potawatomi and Chippewa kids. Who said missions can’t be fun? After this trip, your team will have stories to tell for years to come. Ministry: Camp Ministry: You’ll spend four days camping in the Wisconsin forest. Enjoy hot suppers at the camp, friendships built swimming and canoeing in the rivers, hiking and exploring forest trails, and sharing lives around the campfires. You’ll also have three days at the mission base, two of which can include more time with the friends you made while camping. Relational Evangelism: Local...

Create a four-day kids’ Bible camp in the heart of the reservation. Ministry: For the June 10 mission: As many as 40 kids and teens a day will join your team at our partner church for 2-3 hours, Mon-Thu afternoons. This is your chance to provide substantial manpower, a boatload of youthful energy, and a lot of Jesus to a successful Bible camp, right in the center of the reservation. You’ll canvass nearby housing neighborhoods to invite the kids, learn where they live, and meet their parents, brothers, and sisters. A couple of evenings will be dedicated to follow up with...

Dusty Pines Camp, out in the forest between Gallup and the Zuni Nation, provides a safe and loving haven for a group of local, Native youth who have chosen to follow Jesus – in spite of the verbal and sometimes physical persecution they know awaits them from family, former friends, and the community in general. But, with the support of Christian teachers, mentors, and each other, they are able to persevere and grow in their faith. One day, they will be leaders in their community. Ministry: The camp provides a refuge for the hundreds of Native campers who flock here each summer, and...

Although we have often seen the development of special relationships between mission team members and local families, 2015 was the first time we had ever built a mission completely around small team, relational investment in specific families. It proved to be a great call, worth replicating in 2016.  Ministry: You’ll find relational ministry the challenge your team needs to break the mold of routine missions and kick start some serious spiritual growth.  Relational Ministry: Your focus will be pouring into the family you are matched with. You’ll have fun with them,...