Mission Trips to Swaziland: A Place of Transformation

Africa has without a doubt become a place of transformation for our mission trip participants. Mission trips to Swaziland are no different. Last spring, college age participant Katherine Tupper experienced her own transformation firsthand through the Real Life program.   After witnessing the heartbreak and struggles that come when three children are left in the care of a neighbor after their mother’s death and father’s abandonment, she realized what great faith looks like.   “On March 28th, Mhale Bwendwa asked her pastor to come to her home to be with her as she...

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Human Trafficking | Three-Year-Old Turned Sex Slave

Written by Marisa Banas (Rodriguez) in 2008, “Three-year-old Turned Sex Slave” is a glimpse at the horrifying nature of human trafficking. Mothers, fathers, and children all across the world are mislead, misguided, and deceived into believing lies straight from strangers. There is a huge importance to educating people on the dangers of human traffickers.    What do you see when you look at this picture? Obviously there are four feet, two from an adult and two precious little ones from a toddler.  I bet that you would never see or assume the truth behind this...

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The Sex Trade in the United States

At AIM, we talk a lot about the sex trade. With trips regularly going to India, Thailand, and other locations in Southeast Asia, it’s an issue we encounter quite regularly.   So, we try to prepare our participants for the heart-breaking situations they’ll encounter — how to minister to young girls and boys who have been sold into prostitution, how to bring healing to little ones who have been forced to perform unspeakable acts.   Just this last week, our friend Tom Davis, president of Children’s HopeChest and author of the book Priceless, visited a training...

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Thailand: The Land of Smiles

Come and be a part of what God is doing in Thailand!     While in Thailand, Adventures in Missions is partnering with some local ministries familiar with the area. Working together, the ministries will provide a comprehensive view of human trafficking and ministry related to trafficking. Teams will travel to villages and do ministry to impoverished families at risk of having children trafficked or driven into the sex trade in Thailand. There will also be opportunity to visit homes for children who have been trafficked, teens who were in high-risk, and women who have come out of...

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Hong Kong: The World’s Fair of Food

If you are 18-22, you should seriously consider being a part of what God is doing in Hong Kong by going on an AIM mission trip for young adults.   This trip will be heavily focused on prayer and intercession. The first five weeks will be spent working in Hong Kong with long-term ministries who have an established presence in the area.   This will be a time of preparation and planning to enter the mainland for the last 4 weeks of the trip. There will also be opportunities to work in a global distribution center with worldwide connections. Goods sent from this center touch the lives...

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Get to Know Brazil, Home of Christ the Redeemer Statue

If you are a college student you should and wanting to spend a semester abroad – consider being apart of what God is doing in Brazil!  On your Brazil mission trip, your team will be partnering with Paul Perry from Global Equip in Brazil, alongside local churches. In serving the Brazilian church, you may have the opportunity to preach, teach from the Bible, host spiritual retreats, or simply meet the felt needs of the congregation. You will also have the opportunity to serve the community in drug rehabilitation centers, children’s ministries, local service projects, orphanages...

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