New Orleans, LA – Youth

An Adventure Awaits You In New Orleans!   It takes far more than bricks and lumber to rebuild a devastated city. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, striking a devastating blow to the livelihood of every resident. Nearly 80% of the city flooded, leaving a trail of destruction. Overnight, thousands of people became homeless and unemployed. The nation rallied around relief efforts in the early days following the hurricane, but with each new calamity, national attention shifted further away from those whose lives were destroyed. Residents of New Orleans feel...

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Philippines–Youth

An Adventure Awaits You In The Philippines! How do you reach a people from a melting pot of different cultures, landscapes, and religions? Known for its diverse terrain of mountains, volcanoes, and beaches, the Philippines is a popular haven for tourists. But what good can a missionary do there? The average income for Filipinos is less than 15 cents per day. This classifies them as “ultra poor” on the poverty scale. A large Islam population and some 4.5 million others who have never heard the gospel call the Philippines home. People are just waiting for a helping hand. You...

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Nashville, TN – Youth

An Adventure Awaits You In Nashville! Everyone wants their voice to be heard, but here in the Home of Country Music, precious voices are suffering in silence.   Faith is an important part of Nashville’s heritage and character. From small neighborhood chapels to all-star mega-churches and from synagogues to mosques, religion is woven into the fabric of the city’s culture.   In a city with a high number of Christian music labels and Christian publishers, it sometimes feels like faith is for sale.   Nashville needs more love and passion, and less religion and sales...

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St. Louis – Youth

An adventure is waiting for you in St. Louis! Looking for a way to serve people of different cultures and backgrounds, but not sure about leaving the country?   Great. St. Louis needs you.   That big, iconic arch stands here. That one Doobie Brother grew up here, as did Tina Turner and Miles Davis. The U.S. hosted the Olympics for the first time here. When it comes to boasting, St. Louis knows how it’s done.   Something else this city boasts? A great need: St. Louis ranks among the top 20 cities with foreign refugees.   Immigrants from nations like Bhutan and...

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Wrecked Vision Trip

Get wrecked for good.   We all get comfortable. And every once in awhile, we need our worlds turned upside down — maybe for the first or fiftieth time. We need to get our hands dirty,to experience firsthand the pain of a broken world as it disrupts our comfortable lives.   We need to practice the elements of faith and compassion that we normally just talk about.   Join author Jeff Goins and missions mobilizer Clint Bokelman for a once-in-a-lifetime vision trip to Guatemala. Discover what God is doing in Latin America and how you can play your part in...

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New Orleans – Isaac Relief

  Adventures is sending Hurricane Isaac relief trips to New Orleans soon! We need YOUR help! Join our efforts and become a quick responder! Adventures is currently preparing trips for relief and aid in the greater New Orleans area. You can be among the first to respond to the damage Isaac leaves in its wake. There are still many people stuck in flooding, and even more without any power at all. Here is how you can help: skilled and unskilled workers are needed in order to meet the most immediate needs to the people. You may work to repair homes or other structures. You could help feed...

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