Going on a mission trip doesn't always mean going far from home. There are big needs in our country, and sometimes even in our own backyards. This story from a recent missions team to Appalachia is a great reminder of how God can use us to help our neighbors if we make ourselves available and listen to his voice. One afternoon it was our group's turn to do a random act of kindness. We gathered at the church we were serving at and spent some time in prayer asking God where to go. Listening prayer was new to all of us, but we stepped out in faith and wrote down all the things God...

Last week over 70 people arrived to the Ranch in Dandridge Tennessee for an Adventures Encounter Family mission trip. The ages on this family trip ranged from 7-years-old to 70-years young. At the end of the trip they asked the kids what God had taught them. Here are their responses. I had a bad attitude in the morning and then we went to Lunch and I got a fortune cookie that said you will find the solution in the most unexpected place and I thought it might be my attitude when we got back to work I was working a lot more and my attitude changed.   -Malachi, 7 Today...