Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to Cuba! (Women Only) Less than 90 miles from the United States lies the largest island in the Caribbean, Cuba. It has the second largest population in the region, and before the US Embargo of 1960, was one of the most advanced and prosperous nations in Latin America.  Adventures began officially sending teams to Cuba in 2012, before the Embargo lifted. What we found was a nation hungry for Christ and a growing church inviting us to partner with them. Officially, Cuba is a secular nation. There is no national religion, although about 59% of the...

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.  On this trip, Beauty for Ashes is excited to partner with an anti-trafficking ministry out of Atlanta, GA. As a participant on this missions trip, you will join your team at a cozy cottage in North Georgia, enjoying the warmth of new friends and the expectancy of how God will move. Here, you will be trained in how to facilitate Beauty for Ashes ministry. This will be a time of...

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 the Philippines! (Women Only) Beauty for Ashes exists to share God’s restoration, hope, and healing with suffering and victimized women through ministry and training. Through Beauty for Ashes Retreats, women support and encourage each other by sharing their own stories and experiencing the healing, redeeming power of Jesus. On this missions trip, Beauty for Ashes will serve the women of Wipe Every Tear (WET) in Manila, Philippines. Wipe Every Tear rescues precious girls trafficked in the sex trade. WET is committed to bringing hope and healing in the...

Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to Zambia! (Women Only) 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....

Join a Beauty for Ashes trip to Colombia! (Women Only) From the Andes Mountains to the Caribbean coastline and 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...