Missions Blog
Posted by Costa Rica Team Member
Sanos y Salvos! (Safe and Sound!)
God is good, and I cannot help but marvel in His greatness. As our plane landed, I had to just admire the green luscious landscape. Driving through the streets of Costa Rica and seeing so many tropical plants and scenery was breathtaking. I most definitely paused…
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Posted by Missions Team
Our third team of the summer leaves today!
Costa Rica, here they come!
Please join us in praying for them as they serve with our Extended Family, Jessie, and with our global partners Students International Costa Rica for the next 2 weeks.
Keep checking back here to hear stories from the team…
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Posted by DR Team Member
After a week of being in the Dominican Republic, getting oriented and working in their ministry sites, the team was able to sightsee! Here are some pics from the weekend activities:
Getting hair down by a local
The group that got their hair done
Enjoying Fresh Pineapple
Hiking to a…
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Posted by DR Team Member
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off…
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Posted by DR Team Member
Today is our second full day in Jarabacoa. Each day, we start our day off with a time for devotional and a teaching from a member of the SI staff. As I was walking through today's study, I was instructed to read 2 Timothy 1: 2-7. Verse 7 says, "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity…
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Posted by Thailand Team Member
My time in Thailand has been great, but it has started off rather rocky. You will need some backstory in order to understand why. When I first met my team leader, Eric, about going on this trip, something he said sparked an intense excitement in me. Eric told me we were planning to teach…
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Posted by Thailand Team Member
"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and…
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Posted by Thailand Team Member
“The next time you’re tempted to boast, just say under your breath, ‘It’s not about me.’ Say it a dozen times a day. Say it when you wake up and go to sleep. When we keep track of the good we’ve done or love people with an agenda, it’s no longer love; it’s just a bunch of tickets. We can either keep…
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Posted by The Well Video Team
Jeremy Young was born in Kenscoff, Haiti. Watch as he and his adoptive family go back to his native country on an Exposure Trip so they can learn more about his roots and experience the culture together.
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Posted by The Well Video Team
Whether you’ve been on a dozen Exposure Trips or you’re going on your first one, you never truly know what to expect or what God will do. This is what the Lebanon team experienced as they served Syrian refugees with Youth for Christ (YFC Lebanon).
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