Andy Johnson Missions Summary

Before hearing about the need in different parts of our world, I never considered going on a mission trip. Last summer during show choir camp, our choreographer told us about a charity called Thirst Project. Thirst Project is an organization that builds wells in Africa so the citizens can have clean drinking water. Knowing that there are people out there drinking brown, gunky water filled with animal feces breaks my heart, because there are steps that we can all take to help solve that problem. For me, one of those steps is going on a mission trip. If I could help even one person live a higher quality life, I will be satisfied, knowing that I have made a purpose to my life. Another time that my eyes were opened was this summer. One of my friends went on a mission trip to Haiti with her church, and seeing pictures from their trip moved me to have an even stronger desire to go on one myself. Both the children in Haiti and the people serving them were both so joyful,

My personal view of mission revolves around Servant Leadership or what can be better called “Incarnational leadership”. This is rooted in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ, as “He took a towel” (John 13:2-5) and washed Peter’s feet. He was efficient with people, had goals in sight, but was also relational over being task-driven. This kind of leadership produces new churches filled with real purpose and motivation as people are called, appreciated, loved, encouraged, discipled, involved by mentoring and discipleship before they are deployed in ministry (Prov. 27:23; Mark 10:35-45; Luke 22:26; John 13:2-17; 1 Cor. 3- 4; Eph. 4:1-16; Col. 3:13; 1 Thess. 5:13-14; 1 Peter 3:8;

I have never known a time in my life where I have not gone to church. With that being said, it’s not my largest priority. I tend to get distracted during the school year with deadlines and hanging out with friends. It’s when I’m able to go on a mission trip that I can truly show and see what I believe in. I have been on four mission trips altogether and this summer I took a leap of faith and left the country for the first time to serve. Nicaragua held the same focuses as trips in the United States, but what I consider a mission trip from my experience in the past was not what this trip had in store.

Last Sunday at church Father Ron said something that hit home for me. He said that a mission begins with an invitation. I grew up in a rural area in the highlands of Nairobi, Kenya. Life was not easy and I always made a point of maximizing the opportunities I got. I grew up knowing that I wanted to be in a profession that really helped people improve their wellbeing. When I got the opportunity to go to university I choose to do Biomedical Science because I was very good at science and I thought that being a scientist was my calling. However, becoming an adult and having varying experiences like volunteering in a children’s home, working in the field doing research, working in a laboratory and currently working as a nurse aide has taught me

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Western Christians in global missions by Paul Borthwick is about the interdependence and unity of the global Church. The book starts at the conclusion of an era of missions where North America has taken the helm. As the global missions community changes, North America needs to reassess its role. There are 4 main integrated points that Borthwick makes that should change the perspective of the white American middle class missionary.

There is a great quote by Blake Mycoskie about mission trips that says, “Trips like this aren’t vacations…they are so much more. These experiences show you what’s possible and challenge you to examine the paths you’ll take in the future.” Claude and Kelley Nikondeha have spent five years running a community development mission in Burundi, a landlocked African country. Kelley Nikondeha tells of how they prepare their mission teams for the week and when they return home after a short term mission trip experience in Burundi in an article entitled, “Story-telling and the Short Term Mission Trip.” Kelley Nikondeha elaborates on the four points she expresses to all groups, “Give me a word. Tell me one moment. Take a break to rest. How was your trip?”

Latin America is known for the low education rates. This is unfortunate because high percentages of the countries in this situation are children under 25. For example Peru has an overall population of 45.88% of children under 25, Brazil has 39.74%, and Guatemala peaks at 57.56%. Without solid education, this population will continue to live in poverty. While planning a mission trip, it is important to note what a country is truly in need of. All of these countries are needy. They need better farming, clean water, and more stable communities. But that all stems from a need of knowledge. They are most in need of education.

This article helps an individual identify what it is exactly that they are looking for when selecting their first short-term mission trip. The author describes how you may be involved in construction, evangelism, education, medical treatment, and ministry to people in the communities that are served. The article suggests that while one should be realistic about the depth of evangelism, it should not diminish the impact of the participation set forth in helping with the process of bringing individuals to receive Christ their Savior. Collins does encourage picking a large group for your first experience on a mission so you still have your teammates close by to provide familiarity with your own understand them, and work to fulfill them while

My passion really kicked off freshman year, when I traveled to Virginia with my church for my first mission trip. I was so nervous and hesitant about going, but little did I know that this trip would change my entire life. I was fortunate enough to be able to help a married couple who were not financially stable, and were facing some health issues. In less than 5 days, my group was able to repair the outside of their trailer house, put new skirting under the trailer, fix the roof, and build a ramp for their wheelchair to roll down. I was very much out of my comfort zone, and at first I wasn't a huge fan of it, but after the first day, all my

Alvin L. Reid explains and covers multiple ideas, issues, subjects, and solutions pertaining to missional student ministry. Throughout reading the book it is evident that Reid is not only extremely passionate about the missional aspect of the student ministry, but also the reasoning behind this aspect. Reid’s chapters recognize the issues that many student ministries deal with and how the ministry can go from just an event to a mission ministry. Throughout this book review I will summarize the content and highlight the key components that Reid speaks about. In regards to what Reid explains about a missional student ministry I will speak of how it will affect

Think about the poverty and problems that all countries around the world are facing today and every day. As Americans we have an urge to go into these countries to help as much as possible because of that we have begun a revolution. Americans began going on mission trips around the 1960s but did not really pick up until the 1990s. The trend grew after multiple natural disasters, Americans saw and need and went, since then short term mission trips show no sign stopping anytime soon. As the popularity of leaving our comfort zones, many people have found issues with the way the trips are led to the extent of questioning whether or not these trips are really worth the amount of money and time that they consume. Through periodicals, interviews, narratives, and articles, I will show the issues and improvements that could be made to the living situations, attitude of the Americans, and relationships that are acquired during the short term mission trips.

First, See short term missions are good, just like in Paul Journey you can use short term missions as one step at a time. See Paul never planted to stay in one place for 1-2 years. In Acts 14 the Holy Spirit had called Paul to go on a mission trip. But Paul did not expect to do three different missionary journeys. Paul mission’s journals prove that a many different short term mission trips can lead to a long term mission trip. Meeting a physical need around the world, one example was in Acts 16: 16- 18 Paul had met a girl who was a slave and had a gift of predicting the future. Paul prayed for her and she was delivered from that spirit which made her free. That’s just one of the miracles that happen to the short term mission trips. Being delivered from these evil spirits is a physical need. Opportunities to reach into the lives of others, there are many people out there that need help and motivation in their lives to do better. See going on a short term mission gives the missions and the ones that they are going to serve the opportunities to meet each other.

I want to go on this mission trip because as a christian I would like to exemplify the life that Christ lived through me. As a Christian it is our job to show the works of God and how he lived, when he walked the Earth. The mission trip is a privilege that comes once a year to me that I may be able to sacrifice my time to help someone else. This is also training me to become prepared when in time, in the future when I want to go to a long term mission. Missions is not for my own sake, but it's for God’s own glory and not mine. Mission’s also allows a strong and unbinding relationship with the people I go to the mission with.

No matter what path God calls a missionary to, the initial goals are the same. These goals are: 1) Build and edify the church, 2) Meeting needs, and 3) Spread the Gospel. The task of utmost importance is that of building the church, a community of believers. It is through evangelizing that men come to hear, know, and accept the redemptive plan of God through Jesus Christ. This is done by preaching and teaching this message when opportunity arises. It is also done by living out your faith in the day to day of mission life. We are to make the book of Acts our living example in growing and edifying a body of believers (Warren 26-31) (Hodges 61-62)