When I came to the part of the story where Jesus’ followers gave him the little boy’s lunch, I had to hold back the tears …

It’s hard to describe the experience with words …

My time in Costa Rica was an absolutely life changing experience …

JR. HIGH MISSION TRIP By Victoria Malone Overall, the Junior High Mission Trip was amazing― amazingly hot, amazingly eye-opening, and amazingly fun. I have never been so sweaty in my entire life, but I have also never seen so many smiles in my entire life over a period of four days. The kids at the [...]

HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS By Kerry Bankhead God is alive and at work.  And the week leading up to our small group of four leaving for New York, proved to us that there are other forces at work as well.  From stressful work weeks to a gruesome leg injury and strep [...]

DO YOUR BEST AND GIVE GOD THE REST By Jacque Bobker These words rushed to mind as we stood on the hot, windy and dusty site of the small mission in Venecia, Mexico. This was not my first Torreon trip but it was my first experience as Vacation Bible School leader. My spirit had been immediately renewed when our mission leader shared these words with me a [...]

POLISHING DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH By Chris Bowerman and Kurt Knapton You may have seen or heard of the movie, “Blood Diamond”, which was nominated for five Academy Awards for its portrayal of conflict diamonds in Sierra Leone.  While diamonds may be the most valuable mineral found in the West African coastal country of approximately [...]

My name is Rachel Robertson. I had been to Brownsville, TX just last summer, but this time around had something rather special about it. Isn’t it funny how you can go to the same place, and yet have experiences that are worlds apart? This particular mission trip was my first without the loudness, rowdiness and [...]

OBLIGATION – Now it’s one thing to hear that from the pulpit or read it on a blog, but have it said to you by a man who lives it out daily and your expectations and conceptions will come crumbling down. It was truly the most humbling conversation of my entire time spent in the country.

I am Megan Griffin, a senior in the life-changing FBCA Youth Group. For Spring Break 2010, thirty something members of the youth, staff and I packed up to go serve our Lord in Atlanta, Georgia. Our Mission Trip 2010 group is now named the “Atlanta Crew”. Putting it mildly, this trip was inspirational and life-altering. [...]