Our short-term “mission trips” (what we call learning journeys or pilgrimages), are important and vital if done right. Our trips tend to be fast-paced with a lot of focus on “learning” as opposed to “doing.” We want you to enter into the story of the country you’re traveling to, connect with the community, build deep relationships, and understand how we can partner together to make a long-term impact.

OUR GOALS FOR A TRIP:

For you to:

– meet and fall in love with our local leaders.
– meet and fall in love with the kids we serve.
– learn from our local leaders by hearing their stories and engaging in their communities. Doing this helps us, the visitors, understand the unique issues in different environments.
– see our projects and the impact they have made firsthand.
– understand how complex working in these communities can be.
– understand how short-term mission trips can actually do more harm than good if approached with the wrong intentions.
– be advocates of the country, people and orphans that you meet when you return home. You are the tribe and we need you to – run with these stories and partner with us to make an impact.
– If you sponsor a child, we want you to meet that child. (It’s not always possible, but we’ll make every effort to coordinate your schedules to make this happen!)