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  1. Questions to Answer During or After Your Mission Trip

    Here is a list of valuable, life-changing questions you can ask before, during, or after your trip. If you are leading a team, this may essentially change the trajectory of the people on your team's life. Daily Reflection. While on your trip and on your way home, use these questions to discover more about yourself. What made today special?

  2. 15 Questions to Ask Someone After a Mission Trip

    Instead of, "How was your trip?" ask: What was your favorite part of your host country? Tell me about the team you worked with. Tell me about the people you met. What surprised you about the culture? What was difficult? Why: Trying to fit a life-changing trip into just a few words is overwhelming. Asking specific questions about their ...

  3. PDF Short-Term Mission Trip Workbook

    A word on short-term mission trips, study tours, pilgrimages and the like Not all short-term, church-related trips outside of one's familiar, close-to- ... mission trip. We hope the information, stories and your responses to reflection questions will encourage you and help guide you along your journey. When you choose to embark on a mission ...

  4. Mission Trip Debriefing Guide

    Mission Trip Debriefing Guide. Debriefing is a time of reflection. It is important to debrief during your mission trip, at the end of your trip, and once you are back home. This allows you to think repeatedly and in different contexts about how your experiences on the trip can give glory to God. Make sure you have your mission trip debriefing ...

  5. Short-Term Mission Trip Devotions

    Study biblical stories of service with this set of ten mission trip devotions. You'll reflect on how well your service on this mission trip—and at home—aligns with the biblical models of service. Each devotion includes one story of a biblical act of service, a short devotional reading, and questions for reflection. View a sample devotion.

  6. 7 Questions To Ask Someone After A Missions Trip

    6. What do you want to put into place to remember this experience? Some people bring home souvenirs from a trip. Others spend time journaling and keep the notes from their experience. Whatever it is, remind your loved one about the importance of putting something in place to remember the mission's trip experience! 7.

  7. 10 Journal Prompts for Your Mission Trip

    1.) Tell the story of your mission trip. As humans, we can forget things very quickly. That's why it's so helpful to write all of it down so you can relive your memories and experiences later on. Who knows if maybe you'll stumble upon your journal years down the road and be thankful for everything you've documented.

  8. PDF Some Questions to Ask After a Short Term Mission Trip

    1. What part did you like best about your trip? 2. What did you learn about the country? The people? The culture? What do you miss about them? 3. What were you glad to leave behind? 4. What do you remember most about the people you served there? What would you rather forget? 5. Tell me about a special story, event, or person you met. 6.

  9. 5 Reflection Questions to Ask After Your Mission Trip

    One way to prevent disorientation is to spend some time in reflection and share your experience with others. Below are a few questions to ask yourself and your trip companions as you try to process your experience and integrate what you learned into daily life. 1. What are the top three things I will miss from my mission experience? Mission ...

  10. 15 Questions to Ask a Returning Missionary

    Especially if someone is returning from a mission trip, whether it was a short term trip or they are back after years of service, you may feel a distance from their life on the mission field and your life in your home culture. If that is the case, start by intentionally asking some of these questions. And then, intentionally listen!

  11. Ten Questions for Debriefing after a Mission Trip

    Your church group has just returned from a fantastic mission trip to some far-flung corner of the world, or from someplace much closer to home. But once people get home, CNN, Twitter, soccer, school, work, and church activities have a way of crowding out the spiritual focus that, just a few days earlier, seemed certain to shape their lives.

  12. Drawing Close to God: Mission Trip Devotions

    Read the Devotions. Day 1. Listening for God's whisper. Scripture: 1 Kings 19:11-14, Matthew 3:13-4:11, Mark 1:35-39, Luke 5:12-15. This week, you will have the opportunity to spend 30 to 45 minutes each day in solitude, reflecting on God's Word, journaling, and praying. God is calling to you.

  13. Making Sense of Your Mission Trip

    Those returning from a trip of several months or more may also profit from the wisdom offered in Craig Sorti's book The Art of Coming Home or Peter Jordan's Re-Entry. Questions for Reflection. What can we do with the emotions and responses triggered by a mission trip? The first thing may be just to identify them.

  14. Top 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Going on a Mission Trip

    When thinking about signing up for a mission trip, especially your first one, it can be overwhelming—you have no idea what to expect and don't even know where to begin asking questions! ... Katie: "Ask your team leader if there will there be time for silence and reflection built into the trip; and if not, suggest time is set aside for it ...

  15. Questions to Help You Prepare for a Mission Trip

    Questions to Help You Prepare for a Mission Trip While culture is an abstract concept, it has concrete effects on everything from our clothing, how we spend a Friday night to the jokes we find funny. Before your mission trip, you can't learn everything there is to know about your host culture, but you can build a foundation that will greatly ...

  16. 11 Questions to Ask Before You Take a Mission Trip

    Short-term mission trips have gotten a bad rap recently. And, honestly, we don't have to look too far to see why. Examples of harm done by short-term teams abound. I've read stories of churches in South America being painted 20 times in a five-year span because it was a good way to occupy the visiting Americans.

  17. 20 Questions on the Way to Your Mission Trip

    Overall, 20 Questions on the Way to Your Mission Trip is a commendable resource that offers valuable insight and guidance for individuals preparing for a mission trip. Its clear language, comprehensive coverage of topics, and interactive features make it a useful tool for anyone embarking on a mission trip.

  18. Mission Trip Journals

    With twelve mission trip devotional journals to choose from, you are sure to find one that speaks to you and your mission team. It is my hope that you discover the life-changing power that a short-term mission trip can offer. Your partner in mission, Rev. Dr. Frank Nelson. At only $8.50, our mission trip journals are an economical way to ...

  19. Short-Term Mission Trip Planning Toolkit

    Mission Trip Planning Toolkit. Whether you're getting ready for your first mission trip, or you've participated in many trips, it's important to be prepared. This toolkit guides you through the mission trip planning process and equips you with tools to use on your trip and after you come home. Resources include travel tips, devotions ...

  20. Best Practices for Short-Term Mission Trips

    Making a Difference. Short-term mission, at its best, is a way of recognizing and appreciating human dignity. Through service, participants find new meaning in their own lives and reflect on their relationships with others. Through the encounter with poverty, they experience the effects of social injustice and inequality.

  21. Planning a Missions Trip During COVID-19? Ask These 25 Questions First

    Ask These 25 Questions First. Planning a Missions Trip During COVID-19? Ask These 25 Questions First. This article, by Glen Volkhardt, was originally published for Paraclete Mission Group ( www.paraclete.net ). Glen is Paraclete's CEO. With travel at the center of overseas missions work, the pandemic's continued certainty is raising ...

  22. One Week of Group Mission Trip Devotionals

    Do they know we're fully committed to God? Download as PDF. Day 1 - We're Called Exodus 17:8-13 Joshua is first seen in the Bible during this passage of scripture in Exodus. His life and story of faith, courage and leadership is a strong example for all. In the scripture we find Joshua being called by Moses, who was the curre.

  23. Short Term Mission Trip Devotions Inspiring Daily Reflections for Your

    Devotions during short-term mission trips are crucial for a number of reasons. They first provide people a chance to become closer to God and in their beliefs. This is particularly crucial in new and strange settings where people could feel lost or overwhelmed. Second, devotions can aid participants in better comprehending the requirements of ...