An Adventure Awaits You In Brazil!   Thousands of bright umbrellas stretch to the horizon and powdery warm sand sifts between your toes. But not everything in Rio de Janeiro is sun, sand and music.   Rio’s leaders are carefully cultivating its image as friendly to business and tourists alike. The city is deep in preparations to host both the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.   Rio works hard and plays hard.   The beloved Christ the Redeemer statue stands high on a hill, watching over this wealthy city. But as the world economy struggles, the divide...

An Adventure Awaits You In San Francisco!   A thick blanket of fog can hide far more than city streets.   San Francisco is famous for its steep hills, cable cars, and foggy mornings. Residents and tourists alike can watch sea lions play as the sun sets over Alcatraz. An eclectic group of free thinkers, crafty inventors, and non-conventional lifestyles call San Francisco home.   But the City By The Bay faces real challenges.   Positioned as a major west-coast seaport, San Francisco has a huge population of sea faring workers who struggle to find steady jobs,...

An Adventure Awaits You In Vietnam!   Veiled by the darkness of communism, a nation highlighted with natural beauty and wonder longs to be seen again.   Welcome to Vietnam, where the women tend rice paddies, children ride buffalo, and the men spend long hours boating for work.   Here, the agrarian life in the country meets city life in the fast lane. Beautiful coastal landscape and countryside paired with overcrowded streets mark this Southeast Asian nation.   Facing government oppression and strife for decades, the people of Vietnam are in desperate search of hope....

Apply an incredibly simple strategy for sharing Jesus with a closed people Most of the Ho-chunk people are closed to the Gospel. Not long ago, a respected tribal warrior committed his life to Jesus. He is actively working with other Native Christians to reach their people. You are invited to work alongside them in relational ministry. We also believe teams should love on, encourage, and help those who are already following Jesus, including our partner pastors and leaders. In the middle of a Native community of over 200 Ho-chunk people, a small park makes an ideal location for a daily VBS...

An Adventures Awaits You As You Journey into the Deep!   Jesus wants more for us than just a visit with him on Sunday morning.   Do you dream of an adventurous life of radical faith? Do you want to experience a growing, intentional relationship with Christ and live a life of reckless abandonment for his purpose?   Do you struggle to hear him clearly through the noise of daily life?   God wants us to know him fully. He invites us into deeper intimacy with him. He invites us to be still and know him.   Free yourself from the clutter of life that bogs...

Colville – Nespelem, WA The Colville culture is made up of colorful, sometimes ancient, tribal customs combined with modern ways. Among the 12 tribes represented here, you’ll find a people known for their genuine hospitality and upbeat attitudes.  And, in the relatively isolated, rural community where you’ll serve, there are plenty of solid families with warm home environments, raising kids with character. However, beneath the surface of seemingly quiet neighborhoods, you will discover the same social ills now common to the rest of America. Many families are...