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8 Reasons to Get off the Couch this Summer

Summer may feel out of reach, but we know the thought of summertime fun and freedom has crossed your mind a time or two since the springtime sun first hit your face this season. But if you’re 14-18 years old (or know someone who is) and thinking about going on a mission trip this summer, time is running out. Going on a mission trip is a big deal. Whether it’s the next state over or across the pond, we guarantee your trip with Ambassadors will be an experience like no other. Why, you ask? Here are some reasons: 1. While your friends are sitting at home watching reruns of the...

Nine Reasons To Make This The Best. Summer. Ever.

Uganda. Thailand. The Philippines. Costa Rica. Guatemala. Nicaragua. Puerto Rico. Ecuador. Peru. Ireland. Kenya. Swaziland. Even Atlanta and Chicago. If you are in high school (or you know someone who is), you could visit one of these great destinations this summer, and change the world while you're at it. So apply, go, and live your adventure. Here are nine great reasons: 1. You get to live a great story – an adventure. When you go back to the school in the fall, you'll have stories of African safaris, Caribbean...

High School Missions | A Summer to Brag About: AtlantaFest

Will your summer fit the following definition? ep·ic: heroic or grand in scale or character Jimmy Walker’s summer would (take a look); he’s going on an overseas missions trip. You still have time to have a summer worth bragging about; yours could be even more epic. Imagine you and your bestie going to AtlantaFest, the three-day (June 14-16, 2012) Christian music festival featuring: Casting Crowns DecembeRadio Jamie Grace Jeremy Camp KJ-52 Lecrae TobyMac Trip Lee and many more! Mark Richt, UGA’s head football coach, and others will be speaking,...

High School Missions | A Summer to Brag About: Going Green

Yes, that’s right, we’re wanting to send a team of teenagers to Ireland. Leprechauns? Unlikely. Yes, there are Lucky Charms; Ireland consumes the most cereal — in the whole world. No, pots of gold nor emeralds do not dot the landscape. Yes, they speak English in Ireland but it’s different from America, and it’s not just the accent (and they do have their own language, too — Irish). Yes, Ireland has ministry needs — you’ll reach out to teens faced with making healthy life choices, maybe you can relate. No, you’re not going on vacation. Yes,...

High School Missions | Have an Awesome Summer (Video)

Ten Steps to An Awesome Summer: Get off the couch. Turn off the TV. Avoid the mall. Text “brag” to 69302 / visit us online. Ask God. Get for your parents’ permission. Apply for a trip. Tell yer friends about us on Facebook and get them to go with you (’cause sharing is caring, ya heard?). Get on the plane. Be alive, represent Jesus, have fun. Ambassador is our summer missions program for high school students; we send 14-18 year olds abroad to serve for 2-4 weeks. And maybe this is the first you’ve heard of us but that’s...

High School Missions | A Summer to Brag About: Living National Geographic

Let’s be honest — anytime we hear the word Africa, we hear the opening theme of The Lion King playing in our head. Or the TV could be off but in our mind’s eye, scenes from shows on Animal Planet or the Travel Channel play. What if you actually go to Africa — specifically Uganda, Kenya and Swaziland — and experience Africa for yourself? Because it’s one thing to see the desert or a lush jungle-scape, and it’s quite another to feel the arid or moist air on you skin or the grainy sand or green grass below your flip-flopped feet. It’s...