While leading an Adventures Youth trip in the DR, Adventures Staff Caitlin Roberson saw the power and sovereignty of God as he took care of even the tiniest detail. I laid awake that Friday night knowing an international flight was waiting for me in the morning. The next day I would fly to the DR to lead a spring break youth group trip. A whirlwind of uncertainty tore my sleep to pieces. Did I pack everything? How will I find Pastor Juan at the airport? Will the ministry be enough? What if someone needs to go to the hospital? So many things slipped the grasp of my control. This could be...

Adventures Staff Ryan Stewart gives a behind-the-scenes view of set up and leading a youth group trip to New York City – and shares a cool story of a practicing witch asking for prayer. In 2014 I was tasked with the project of finding new ministry partners in New York City.  While this was my first time doing logistical planning like this, it actually ended up really well. God definitely had my back on NUMEROUS occasions!  Through someone else who works in the Adventures office, I was connected with Salvation Army up there… and they were a Godsend many different...

You never know what will happen on an Adventures Mission Trip. Participants are often told to "drop their expectations", listen to God, and see what happens. That's exactly what Chris McArthur's youth group did. While in New Orleans, they expected God to move. But they never thought they could hear his voice like this:  What is the one thing that most all little kids learn at a very early age before going out in public? Look both ways when crossing the street and DO NOT TALK TO STRANGERS! Sometimes on Adventures in Missions trips we encourage...

If taking care of orphans and preaching is not your thing, don't let that stop you from doing missions. All you need is a willing spirit to let God change you. A group of youth discovered this during one of our Adventures Encounter trips to Chicago, where the happiness of God went above all barriers and went straight to the heart. Our youth participants found themselves shocked at where God showed up, and they shared this story. During our time in Chicago, we had the chance to visit a couple different senior centers. Some of the students have never been to one before,...

Adventures staff member Nicole Ricketts recently led an Adventures Youth trip to Nicaragua where God taught her that sometimes the people he sends us to reach aren't the ones we planned on. I could tell our team was a little uneasy when they found out two of our translators weren't followers of Christ. It seems natural to want translators for your missions team who understand the basis of what you are trying to communicate, but God had bigger plans for our team this week.   As I was preparing for this trip, the Lord told me a lot of my ministry would be outside of the...

It’s a big deal to choose a mission trip, whether you go across the state or around the world. It's an even bigger deal to send a teenager off on their first adventure. They need a real person to guide them through the process. To encourage them. To answer their questions. To affirm they're doing what God is asking them to do. Chantell is that person. Hometown: Fairburn, Georgia High School: Creekside High School College: Young Harris College, The University of Georgia Married to: Jordan I love adventure, and I love to laugh....