Archive for July, 2010

Mission trips for teens that are non religion based?

I am looking for a mission trip where you travel overseas and help people or study wildlife!
I need something 14 years old and up, and not religion based. If you know any organizations that fit the description please answer! Thankyou very much!

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Where to go on a mission trip?

So my youth pastor just talked to me about going on a missions trip somewhere out of the country, preferably the Dominican Repubilc, and he said if we plan it, we can go, and of course if it’s cheap enough. Now where are good & cheap places to go on a missions trip? We will get a good amount of translators from our church, spanish translators, so yeah any ideas for fundraising also, anything help would be WONDERFUL.

I’m so proud of your decision to serve a mission for your church. I know God will be with you and he is who you should pray and ask where he wants you to serve, not us. This is your journey, not ours.
But to add to your thoughts of what you need for the mission, check on line with several countries websites and then they have drop down lists of what your looking for. If you can find a website where you can find people who have lived in various places, they may help you by sending emails on the economy of that country, what their needs are, ETC.
For fund raisers there are a lot of options. Have the young men offer to do yard work for older people and quote it for doing the whole job, not by the hour. Some homes need to be painted on the outside and if you go to Home Depot or Lowes and go to their paint department, often times they have rejects… meaning after the color was mixed the client didn’t like it and so it gets reduced way down so it will sell and use that for the inside and the outside. If you live in an area where there are a good number of outside pets, put out a flier that you are going to sponsor a "pet wash" for $5 per pet.
One last thought, it will sound a little off the wall but none the less I want you to do it. Check around and find out families in your area that are Mormon to help you with the service projects to raise money. They always have great ideas and will not expect any monetary compensation. Remember Matt 25:40? (paraphrasing) In as much as ye have done this unto the least of my brethren, you have done it unto me. More people that help you will be more blessings given by our Eternal Father in heaven.

I told my gullible Christian friends to go on a mission trip to North Korea, am I going to Hell for this?

They just left on their private plane, I was laughing as they flew off but now I’m kinda worried.

North Korea is Best Korea. Justin Bieber tours Best Korean because he know it is the BEST Korea. Send your friends to best korea.

Anyone have info on free or low cost short term mission trips?

I am curious about details of short term, free or low cost mission trips and I was wondering if anyone had info or experience with going on a short term mission trip to anywhere that needed help. I am trying to find a short term mission trip that I can afford to go on. Anyone have any feedback for me? Thanks!

For answers to all overseas mission questions, I suggest that you check out this website…it is awesome. http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volunteer/international.html

what percent of people come back from mission trips to nicaragua?

I have two friends having an argument on who is more likely to come back because one is joining the military the other is going on a mission trip to nicaragua

Depends.

Some people go to Nicaragua on mission trips, realize that the life they live is the dream of others, and continue to give back to the community over a long-term basis. Some people (specifically retirees who have either visited or have done mission trips), go back and actually purchase property to live there and don’t go back to where they’re from. People realize the cost of living is substantially less and it isn’t a bad place to live.

It’s all a matter of personal choice and preference. But to give you the benefit of the doubt, your friend from the army is less likely to go back home than your friend going on a mission trip to Nicaragua (given the statistical and rational differences of their destinations).

However, this is something you can’t really put a percentage on. Doing so can bring up random statistical error. Not everyone is the same nor is their fate.

Best of luck to both your friends.