Experience Mission Blog

A truly unique place, taking a mission trip to the Navajo Reservation feels like you've left the States behind and entered a new country hidden within the borders of the U.S.

You won’t see the stories and pictures of Bahamians that pushed through the heartache of destruction and were forced to find a new normal in the midst of rebuilding.

We want be a resource for you at every step of the way, so we assembled some tips for planning your mission trip travel so your trip can be as stress-free as possible.

Like most worthwhile experiences, there is always a cost to mission trips, and it’s likely that you and your team will need to raise money in order to go on your trip.

A question I want to leave you with is if everything was taken away, if there wasn't even a chair for you to sit in, would you still go to church?

Every youth pastor and group leader finds a different rhythm when it comes to mission trips. Most try to plan at least one trip each year, sticking to a consistent location or rotating between types of communities.

EM staff member, Heather Reynolds, sat down with Sydney Lange after she returned from from 3-month South Africa IMMERSION.

Selecting the right partner missions organization can be a great first step in making sure you serve in a way that brings life to all involved, while also removing the burden of putting it all together yourself.

God is so surprising sometimes. He chose a group of young, uneducated, probably stinky boys to be a part of the most holy moment in history.

The hundreds of volunteers that have shown up to work on homes over the past seven months have been able to accomplish insurmountable amounts of work, but I can’t help think that there’s a greater hope being built along the way...