Why Go?
Experiences from foreign mission trips that every Christian should have:
- Step out in faith to trust God to raise support
- See their gifts and talents used
- Experience the spiritual bond with Christians from another culture
- See how God is worshiped in another culture
- See the poverty, and feel the compassion
- See the spiritual darkness, and feel the drive to share the gospel
- See fruit of their labor
- Come to understand the similarities and differences between the U.S.and another culture
- Learn flexibility and the feeling of having your life not in your own control, and trusting God with it.
- Learn humility and submission to authority
- Experience language barriers and how to overcome them
- Experience cultural barriers and adapt to them
- Take the risk and share the gospel with strangers
- Learn to communicate the gospel clearly
- Learn to connect with people of all ages
- Walk among the poor, the sick, the dirty, the outcast
- Learn to love children and make an impact in their lives
- See how big the problems are
- See how much bigger God is
- See the passion and power of a missions-driven church
- Learn how they can be used to meet needs – both abroad and at home
- Learn to hear and obey promptings of the Holy Spirit
- Learn to tune out distractions
- Learn to distinguish Satan’s lies from God’s truth
- Experience spiritual attack and rely on God to overcome it
- Learn to work as a team and rely on others
- Learn to humbly accept the hospitality of the nationals
- Learn to live without the luxuries they take for granted
- Learn to overcome physical adversities
- Experience the liberation of leaving their comfort zone
- Deal with the apprehension and possible persecution and opposition from family and friends
- Come back home with renewed passion for missions
- Bring back and share enthusiasm for reaching out to those in need
- Become a catalyst for change at home
- Build lasting relationships with team members and nationals
- Discover gifts, talents, passions, likes, dislikes, personal deficits, challenges, that they didn’t know they had before.
- Begin to look at American culture in a different way
- Consider what sort of life changes and adjustments may be needed
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