Welcome to the Summer Internship Blog
If you are signed up and ready to go or still exploring your options our Blog is a resource for those looking for information about summer mission trips. College students, high schoolers, parents, and young adults can all read articles, learn tips, get updates and even interact with other participants present and past.
Mistake #5: Going With an Organization that Doesn’t Have Deep Relationships with Locals
On our Summer Internship, you are going with an organization that has over 25 years of experience facilitating short-term teams. Moreover, we’ve been doing so in Central America and East Africa, with many of the same people.
Mistake #4: Choosing a Missions Organization that Doesn’t Include Pre-travel Training
So many mission teams, even in Jesus’ name, hit the field running without any time for training or strategy AND it shows. In fact, the worst part is that such teams don’t even know what they don’t know - meaning their trip could’ve been so much more, but no one there had any other experience than just a bunch of strangers showing up together for a trip and then implementing ad hoc efforts connected to general plans.
Mistake #3: Giving Money a Voice in the Matter
You can choose to listen to God who said that in pursuit of his Kingdom with priority, and his righteousness, the things you need would be added to you (Matthew 6:33). So don’t let money be your master and if God is calling you to go on a mission with Jesus, then seek his Kingdom with priority and enact his righteousness and you’ll see God provide all you need!
Mistake #2: Allowing the Destination to Be a Deciding Factor
Funny… but unfortunately many children of God “shop” their mission trip based upon whether or not the destination seems appealing to them - to the degree that if all other things were wonderful and exactly what God wanted, they would not go on the trip because it wasn’t a destination of interest to them.
Series: 10 Mistakes People Make Choosing their Mission Trip
Going on a mission trip is a big decision. This is true if you are a Student, Parent, or a young adult somewhere in between. Prior to every big decision he would make, the Gospels teach us that Jesus spent intentional time praying about what the Father wanted him to do, including how he would do it to honor his reputation and advance his mission.