Group Mission Trips 2024 Catalog

Introducing

Workcamp Flex trips starting at $368 Home Repair & Community Service Mission Trips groupmissiontrips.com

Table of Contents Letter

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Our Values

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Your Partner in Ministry

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Workcamps FLEX

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NEW!

Program

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Choose Your Best Mission Experience

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Dates and Locations

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Location Map

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Workcamps

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Week of Hope

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International

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Join Our Team

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Payment Policy

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Letter from

Group Mission Trips One of the coolest things that can happen to a leader is when years

messages coming at them. They need you. You, along with their

later a person you influenced comes back and says thank you. I was

parents, have the privilege of introducing them to Jesus.

a volunteer Youth Leader for a while, and I must admit I was young and not very good at it. I didn’t use the time I had with my students to really grow their faith. I chose the easy route and tried to have fun with them to make church an OK place to go. I’m still waiting for one to come back and say, “Thank you for teaching me how to shoot a basketball.”

Our theme for Group Mission Trips this year is Influencer. Whether we think so or not, everyone is an influencer in some way or another, your students included. Everything they do is watched by their friends, siblings, and others and they make an impression and have influence.

The goal of this year’s program is to help students navigate the negative influences and encourage them to lean into the teachings

The list of people who influenced my life is fairly typical—coaches,

of Jesus so they use their influence to change their culture, one

teachers, pastors, parents, supervisors, and friends. It wasn’t the fun

conversation at a time.

times that I think made an impression on me; it was the conversations, the watching them live, and dealing with difficult situations. Some of the situations were serious, like the time my ninth-grade girlfriend broke up with me and I knew I would never love again or even have a reason to get out of bed. I know you’ve had those conversations, and I’m sure, like me, those students made it through just fine.

Today’s students are influenced by people, media, technology, and screens way more than we were when we were their age. It’s hard for adult role models to even wedge our way into their lives. But that is

Speaking of time. Sunrise and sunset are dictated by the sun and the moon, but the days, months, and years are all influenced by the birth of Jesus. No one else in all of history has the calendar the entire world follows based on their very existence. Now that is influence.

This summer, take your kids on an adventure with Group Mission Trips. Help them grow closer to Jesus so they can learn to use their influence to change the world. Don’t put it off for another year. Time is moving quickly. Tick, tick…

why you do what you do. You are willing to spend the time getting to know your students and helping them make sense out of all the

Tim Gilmour, President of Group Cares

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SPIRITUAL GROWTH

AUTHENTIC RELATIONSHIPS

Nothing is more important than an individual’s personal

As Christians, we are strengthened through unified relation-

relationship with God. We are all designed to grow in our faith

ships. One of the greatest opportunities of a mission trip

and understanding of who God is and who we’re created to

is the chance to meet new people while serving together.

be. We are passionate about creating an environment for

Participants build authentic relationships with the people

youth to connect their faith with service. We want teenag-

they serve and those they serve with. Strangers become

ers to return home with a profound love for Jesus and new

family. Crew members become best friends. Differences be-

eyes to see how God is at work in their every day. We provide

gin to disappear as individuals come together to serve with

intentional times to connect through Scripture, worship,

a shared purpose. It’s amazing to see the depth of relation-

and devotions to promote spiritual growth. Our mission trip

ships that form when participants are united in a common

experiences are also designed to encourage the organic

mission and share in the celebration of transformed lives and

moments that happen outside of programmed times: the

communities.

conversations that happen around the dinner table, the relationships formed at project sites, the stories that connect participants and encourage them in their faith.

INVESTING IN THE NEXT GENERATION

SUSTAINABILITY & LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS

We believe the next generation is made up of influencers, dif-

We partner with local organizations and ministries to pro-

ference-makers, and powerful leaders, and there’s no better

vide meaningful support for their year-round sustainable

time than NOW to invest in our youth. Our mission trip expe-

programs, ensuring our efforts have lasting impact in the

riences develop teenagers into young leaders by teaching

communities we serve. We believe the best way to serve is

positive character traits, compassion for others, and practical

through the partnerships we establish in each community.

life skills. Through Scripture, service projects, and an oppor-

We have a local mission to address the specific needs in

tunity to step outside their own worlds, youth will be inspired

each community with a global vision to advance the kingdom

and encouraged to follow Jesus in their school, community,

of God through service. We believe sustainable change is

church, and world.

possible when we come alongside the good work of those already embedded in each community and offer resources, help, and teams where they’re needed most.

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Great leaders are not born; they are sculpted by their parents, youth leaders, teachers, coaches, and life experiences. The foundation of our mission trips is teaching and training your teens the most important skills they will need as they continue toward adulthood. These principles, practiced during each mission trip experience, will help S.C.U.L.P.T. your teens into people who can face daily challenges with confidence and peace.

Spiritual Growth

Your teens will attend morning and evening interactive programs that will strengthen their faith in Jesus and demonstrate that he is always present and more powerful than whatever challenges they are facing. There will also be lunch devotions and opportunities each evening for your youth group to process and bond over all that happens each day.

Confidence

By design, our mission trips teach teenagers to work with many different people to serve and accomplish huge tasks. They leave knowing they can do more than they thought possible. They learn to lean on their faith, team members, and leaders. They grow in confidence and self-esteem as they tackle new challenges and realize they can positively influence and change the lives of the people around them.

Understanding

Your teens will learn and practice valuable skills in communication, empathy, delegation, and responsibility as they work together with many different people in an unfamiliar environment.

These skills will serve them well and prepare them for the rest of their lives as they move into college, careers, and adulthood.

Leadership

Your teen will serve in one of six different roles on a crew, typically made up of five teenagers and one adult. The adult will intentionally not assume the role of the crew leader. In each role, kids will learn how to listen and understand the rest of the team’s needs, delegate to share the responsibilities among team members, and appreciate how each role plays an essential part in achieving the desired outcome.

Problem Solving

During a mission trip, participants face many challenges. Your teens are taught to become resourceful and creatively rise to work as a team to solve the problem. We’ve seen it hundreds of times! The first reaction is “We can’t,” but by the end of camp, they leave with a big smile knowing they met the challenges, solved the problems, and grew up just a little more.

Teamwork

Teenagers will engage with their youth group, residents, adult volunteers, and other youth groups. As they embrace a mission trip’s challenges, they will learn the value of being part of a team serving someone in need. Learning to focus on others is a life lesson that will help your young people know they are part of a team, a family, a youth group, and a society made up of others who are not exactly like them.

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Why Group Mission Trips?

ORGANIZATION Our team organizes your service projects and the details of your experience so you don’t have to. Stress-free and hassle-free is the way it should be.

SAFETY

At Group Mission Trips, our team consists of experienced mission trip and program developers who have worked closely with communities to develop high-quality, well-organized service project experiences since 1990. We’ve built partnerships in each mission trip location to provide meaningful service opportunities that have sustainable, long-term impact in the communities we serve.

Our ultimate goal is to partner with you and equip you with the resources and support necessary to reach your ministry goals.

Safety is our number-one priority, as we’re sure it is yours. Every staff member, volunteer, and adult participant is background-checked before attending our mission trips. We require crews to stay together and check in at the lodging facility at the end of each day. No one is ever left alone.

SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS We partner with seasoned local ministries, missionaries, and organizations in each location. We come alongside their ministries and provide support for their sustainable year-round programs.

STAFF When you serve with Group Mission Trips, you have staff on-site to coordinate projects and logistics while you’re serving. You’re not alone!

PERSONALIZED SUPPORT You’re not alone in the planning process either. In fact, our all-star mission trip advisors will help you the entire way, providing personalized communication and details specific to your mission trip.

YEAR-ROUND RESOURCES Whether you’re a parent, youth leader, teenager, or college student, you are influencers invested in others’ lives. Here at Group Mission Trips, we are all about mission and ministry year-round. We are committed to come alongside you and equip you with resources and encouragement during seasons of change, growth, and all the in-betweens.

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$368/person

$498

New for 2024! Workcamp now has a more flexible option for you called Workcamps FLEX. It has all the outstanding elements of our Workcamp Classic but at a more affordable price, allowing you more flexibility in what you eat and where you sleep.

WORKCAMPS On-site staff All project materials for each work site Comprehensive safety training

That’s right! Your group can stay wherever you choose. It could be a local church that might house you for free; a hotel with a pool, air conditioning, and other amenities; or maybe even camp in the great outdoors. Where you stay is flexible!

Community Service certificate Professional Work Site advisors Project site coordination

We’ll still provide you with lunch at your Work Site, but you choose

Morning & evening programs

what you eat for breakfast and dinner each day. You may choose

Lunchtime devotions with crews

to eat out at local restaurants, order pizza, buy groceries and cook your meals, or even grill out over an open fire. What you choose to eat is up to you; meals are flexible!

Everything else with Workcamp is the same. The morning and evening programs, meaningful work projects, crew devotions, lunch, and youth group devotions are all the same as Workcamp Classic.

Participant devotional for the week at camp Unlimited customer support from your personal Mission Trip Advisor Lunch at Work Sites

Workcamp FLEX is more affordable and flexible to meet your

All meals, except dinner on your free night

needs, giving you more options!

Lodging

Learn more at groupmissiontrips.com/workcamps-flex

Classic

$368

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M ORN IN G PROGRAMS

YOU T H G ROU P D E VOT ION S

CREW DEVOTIONS

E VE NING PROGRAMS

Choose your best mission experience

Overview

Trip Length

Camp Size

Home repair projects for disabled, veteran, low-income, and elderly residents

Meaningful community service projects alongside strong local ministries and nonprofits

A combination of community service projects and cultural exploration alongside our ministry partners

7

6

7+

Up to

Up to

days

days

days

400

100

Varies

Entering 6th grade & up

Entering 6th grade & up

All ages

Volunteer at food kitchen, assisted living, children’s programs, nonprofits, and community centers

Minor home repairs, teach English, volunteer at orphanage, homeless outreach, and more

Separate Sr High camps (14

Ages

Home repairs, wheelchair ramp construction, porch and deck repairs, painting

How You’ll Serve

New for 2024! Workcamp Classic but at a more affordable price, allowing flexibility in what you eat and where you sleep.

Learn more about Workcamp Flex on page 5.

2024 Dates & Locations $298 per person JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH CAMPS

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$498 per person SENIOR HIGH CAMPS June 23  29

Dexter, ME Elizabeth City NC

July 14  20

Erie, PA

July 7  13

Charleston, SC

16

Indianapolis, IN

16

Kenosha, WI

17

Loveland, CO

17

Nashville, TN

17

Newark, NY

17

Pittsburgh, PA

16

Available weeks: 1

June 16  21

2

June 23  28

3

June 30  July 5

4

July 7  12

5

July 14  19

6

July 21  26

7

July 28  August 2

July 7  13

Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Las Animas, CO

June 23  29

Lincoln, IL

June 16  22 July 14  20

NATIVE AMERICAN

Mexico, MO

July 21  27

Piketon, OH

June 30  July 6 July 7  13

Winchester, KY

Dinwiddie, VA

June 23  29 APPALACHIAN

Starting at $849 ALL AGES Our international trips are available year-round and can be customized specifically to your group’s needs.

JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH CAMPS

East Bank, WV

16

June 16  22

Frederick, MD

Mescalero, NM

Austin, TX

June 30  July 6

Alaska | Fairbanks

$999

Costa Rica | San José

$999

Maumee, OH

June 16  22

Cuba | Matanzas

$999

Midland, MI

July 21  27

Dominican Republic | Pimentel

$899

Woonsocket, RI

July 14  20

Haiti

$899

Ireland | Dublin

$1,699

Jamaica

$949

WORKCAMPS

- $368 per person

Hammond, IN

July 21  27

Mexico | Pescadero Baja

$899

Middletown, OH

June 23  29

Peru | Cusco

$1,399

Puerto Rico | Multiple cities

$849

Scranton, PA

July 7  13

LOVELAND, CO

LAS ANIMAS, CO

MESCALERO, NM

WORKCAMPS CLASSIC WORKCAMPS FLEX WEEK OF HOPE

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AUSTI

LOCATION MAP

DEXTER, ME

NEWARK, NY WOONSOCKET, RI

GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MI

MIDLAND, MI

SCRANTON, PA

KENOSHA, WI

ERIE, PA

FREDERICK, MD

HAMMOND, IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN

MAUMEE, OH PITTSBURGH, PA

LINCOLN, IL

EAST BANK, WV

MIDDLETOWN, OH

DINWIDDIE, VA MEXICO, MO

WINCHESTER, KY PIKETON, OH

NASHVILLE, TN

ELIZABETH CITY, NC

CHARLESTON, SC

IN, TX

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Group Workcamps are summer camps with up to 400 teenage participants that focus specifically on residential home repair for elderly, disabled, low-income famillies, and veteran residents. You and your group will step into a resident’s story and transform their home while deepening your faith and building new relationships. Home repair projects range from painting to constructing porches, steps, and wheelchair ramps, and other general home repairs.

When you arrive at each resident’s home, you bring far more than loaded tool belts and construction materials. Beyond the physical transformation that happens in communities, you’ll bring the hope and light of Jesus to the residents you serve.

You will stay at a local school in the community you’re serving.

The lodging facility is filled with fun and energy throughout the week as you engage in indoor and outdoor games, share meals together, and participate in worship and Scripture-based teaching in morning and evening programs led by our staff.

You’ll be amazed at how quickly strangers become family and differences begin to disappear as you come together to serve with a shared purpose.

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TYPICAL DAY (WORKCAMPS CLASSIC) 6:45 AM

Rise and shine

7:00 AM

Hot breakfast

8:00 AM

Morning Program

8:30 AM

Depart for projects

12:00 PM

On-site lunch & devotions

3:30 PM

Return to lodging

5:00 PM

Dinner

7:30 PM

Evening Program

8:30 PM

Youth group devotions

9:30 PM

Free time

11:00 PM

Lights out

BEFORE

HOW YOU’LL SERVE

Porch construction/repair Wheelchair ramp construction Indoor and outdoor painting General home repairs AFTER

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Workcamps

Classic

On-site staff All project materials for each Work Site Comprehensive safety training Community Service certificate Professional Work Site advisors Project site coordination Morning & evening programs Lunchtime devotions with crews Participant devotional for the week at camp Unlimited customer support from your personal Mission Trip Advisor

TYPICAL DAY

Lunch at Work Sites All meals, except dinner on your free night

6:45 AM

Flexible!

Rise & shine, breakfast - on your own

Lodging

8:00 AM

Morning Program

8:30 AM

Depart for projects

12:00 PM

On-site lunch & devotions

New for 2024! Workcamp Classic but at a more affordable price, allowing flexibility in what you eat and where you sleep.

3:30 PM

Return to lodging

4:00 PM

Flexible!

Dinner and free time - on your own

7:30 PM

Evening program (at camp facility)

8:30 PM

Flexible!

Youth group devotions, free time, lights out - on your own

At Week of Hope, you and your group will come alongside seasoned local ministries and nonprofits to make a lasting difference through meaningful community service projects. Teenagers will learn Christ-like empathy and

TYPICAL DAY

compassion for others as you meet the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of disadvantaged children, youth, and adults.

Our community service mission trips are smaller-sized gatherings (fewer than 100 participants). Whether you’re out serving, enjoying a familystyle meal, or wrapping up the day at evening program, the intimate environment at each Week of Hope location allows you to build strong relationships that last beyond your week at camp.

6:45 AM

Rise and shine

7:00 AM

Hot breakfast

8:00 AM

Morning Program

8:30 AM

Depart for projects

12:00 PM

On-site lunch & devotions

3:30 PM

Return to lodging

5:00 PM

Dinner

7:30 PM

Evening Program

8:30 PM

Youth group devotions

9:30 PM

Free time

11:00 PM

Lights out

Each service project is the result of a partnership we build with organizations, ministries, and individuals who live, work, and serve in each community. Projects might include providing meals to the homeless, tutoring struggling children from low-income families, helping to lead a day camp for kids, working with disabled children, or sharing stories with a lonely elderly person in an assisted-living facility. Our hope is that you walk away knowing more about what our partners do year-round—and your role in the big picture.

The fun continues back at the local church you’ll be staying at, with themed days, movie nights, lip-sync battles, bedtime stories, group games, and much more!

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HOW YOU’LL SERVE

Assist in a local food kitchen Help residents in assisted living General yard work and light home repairs Volunteer with local nonprofits and community centers Tutor children in after-school programs

WHAT’S INCLUDED Lodging All meals, except dinner on your free night On-site staff Community Service certificate Project site coordination Morning & evening programs with Scripture-based teaching & youth group devotions Lunchtime devotions with crews Participant T-shirt Participant devotional for the week at camp Unlimited customer support from your personal Mission Trip Advisor

“Before the trip, I really questioned God’s existence. Through the work I did to serve and the programs, I started believing in God again and I will go to church more.”

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An international mission trip is an incredible faith-building adventure where your youth can discover the value of service, leadership, teamwork, and personal and spiritual growth.

International trips are available year-round through our trusted partner organizations* that we’ve worked closely with over the years.

We partner with long-term ministries rooted in the countries we serve. Our partners are hard at work meeting spiritual and physical needs year-round. When you arrive, you’ll come alongside their ongoing efforts and provide support and encouragement through meaningful service.

As you disconnect from everyday pressures, you’ll establish a familial community as you encounter new experiences together with your group. You’ll find a willingness to be present and engaged as you work hard and develop relationships with residents, community partners, and teammates.

As God’s children, he invites us to partner with what he is already doing. There is so much life to experience, joy to be found, and lifechanging transformation when you travel beyond your borders. Are you ready? *Group Mission Trips does not operate international mission trips. We refer those who would like to serve internationally to trusted partner organizations that can safely and effectively run those trips.

WHAT’S INCLUDED Lodging Most meals On-site staff Organized service projects All project materials for each work site* *Additional fees required for project expenses in Belize

CUSTOMIZE YOUR INTERNATIONAL MISSION TRIP No matter the ages or size of your group, there’s an opportunity for everyone to serve internationally! Our trip advisor can help you customize an international mission trip with any size group, family, or friends. We’ve customized international mission trips for individuals, families, school groups, sports teams, dance teams, companies, youth groups, and more.

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TYPICAL WEEK SATURDAY

Travel to your destination city and transfer to your lodging for the first night

SUNDAY

Experience worship in a different culture and get to know the ministry partner

MONDAY

Begin service projects

TUESDAY

Continue to serve

WEDNESDAY

Free day to explore the local area

THURSDAY

Continue to serve

FRIDAY

Complete your project

SATURDAY

Journey home

Starting at $849 ALL AGES Our international trips are available year-round and can be customized specifically to your group’s needs.

Alaska | Fairbanks

$999

Costa Rica | San José

$999

Cuba | Matanzas

$999

Dominican Republic | Pimentel

$899

Haiti

$899

Ireland | Dublin

$1,699

Jamaica

$949

Mexico | Pescadero Baja

$899

Peru | Cusco

$1,399

Puerto Rico | Multiple cities

$849

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Join Our Team Your Best Summer Ever.

SERVE GOD. TRAVEL THE USA. GET PAID. Each year, we hire the greatest college-age young adults and students from across the country to facilitate the details of our Workcamps and Week of Hope mission trips. You and 2-3 other summer staff travel from training in Colorado to mission trip locations across the USA in a Group Mission Trips vehicle.

At each location, you’ll help create a mission trip experience for up to 400 participants who come to serve a community in need. You’ll make lifelong friends, gain hands-on work experience, grow in leadership, create a memorable experience for first-time and returning participants, and, most importantly, show the love and light of Jesus!

SUMMER STAFF

When and where We serve in Austin, Nashville, and Pittsburgh, to name a few.

Whichever experience you choose to serve with will allow you to experience some of the coolest cities across the country. Week of Hope locations serve mostly in cities, while Workcamp crews travel the country to multiple locations during the summer.

Begins Memorial Day and ends early- to mid-August Your summer starts by flying to beautiful Colorado, where you’ll train for two immersive weeks with other college-aged students from all over the country. Following pre-season training, you and your crew will travel the country to your designated locations, serving until around August, based on your placements.

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Earn competitive pay. Make up to $5,000!

Transportation, lodging, and most meals paid for!

Travel to new places and help those in need.

Must be at least one year out of high school.

Use your passions to launch you into further leadership, career, service, or ministry opportunities.

What is a Red Shirt?

Volunteer Looking for a way to volunteer with family, friends, your church group, or

At Group Mission Trips, our staff are the backbone

individually over the summer? When you volunteer at a Week of Hope

of our ministry. They make our mission of creating

or Workcamp location, you’ll use your individual gifts to serve God and

experiences where people encounter Jesus come alive.

others together as a team. Serving will be full of fun and long-lasting

Each year, our team consists of up to 75 summer staff,

in impact!

50 leaders, and nearly 450 volunteers. They come from

Is your youth group attending camp? As a volunteer, you receive a free registration and can travel to and from camp with your youth group!

around the country to organize the details and logistics of our mission trips. The “Red Shirt” has become iconic and carries with it the weight of expectation, joy, and relationship. When you put on your red shirt, you’re

VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

not just abiding by a dress code; you’re stepping into a Cafeteria Host

Program Team Member

Office Team Member

Hospitality Team Member

Facility Team Member

Materials Team Member

Site Coach

family and an unmatched legacy of service. Joining our Red Shirt family means you’ll share your skills, passions, and interests and help make our mission a reality.

Applications for all Red Shirt positions open in the fall. To learn more, visit:

GROUPMISSIONTRIPS.COM/JOINOURTEAM

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Payment Policy Workcamps & Week of Hope Register at any time. No payment due until October 31, 2023.

REGISTER JUNE 2023 - OCTOBER 2023 Pay the $50 deposit* per person by October 31, 2023.

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Here are some of the top reasons youth workers tell us they keep bringing their teens back on a Group Mission Trip.

Teens begin to understand their true value.

Teens learn compassion for others.

Many teenagers are glued to their phones, craving attention or

One of the best parts of these trips is seeing young people grow in

admiration through likes and views. They have created online

compassion and understanding for others from the beginning to the

personas that might not reflect who they are in real life. Their real

end of the week. These days, the world is full of different opinions

version might be depressed, broken, or have a complicated family

and not much understanding for each other. Through the service they

life. They may be bullied or be the bully. They may be masking

perform, teens see the compassion Christ taught and demonstrated in

struggles behind the scenes. We allow them to know they are

the Bible. Not just for those he was serving, but for his friends, family,

loved for the real person they are. We give them face-to-face,

and those around him. When Jesus saw Lazarus’ friends weeping, he

meaningful opportunities to engage with others through service

wept alongside them (John 11:33-35). He knew he would conquer death

and see their true worth and value beyond likes and views on a

and bring Lazarus back to life, but he still wept with his friends. Jesus

screen.

commanded us to “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34), and he continuously demonstrated it. One of his most significant acts of compassion was at the cross, when he asked for the crowd to be

Teens find a place to belong.

Young people these days have a deep need to belong and know their place in the world. They want a community that loves and

forgiven. We want participants to grow spiritually and experience Jesus in ways they haven’t before through our mission trips. Opening their eyes to others’ struggles or learning to forgive themselves for things they didn’t want to let go of is part of growing in their faith in Christ.

accepts them. Our mission trips give them a place to share an experience with others, grow together, and bond with their group and people from across the country. The relationships that form during a mission trip aren’t something teens experience elsewhere. Not just with people but their relationship with Christ.

Teens learn that they can make a difference.

Our trips allow them to search their hearts, find their worth, and know they are loved beyond measure. Many teens are so inward-

Many people give up because they don’t think one person can make a

focused that taking them out of their comfort zone opens their

difference. It’s the “Why bother, it won’t matter” mentality. Our mission

eyes to a lot of life they had been missing.

trips show kids that they can make a difference. Each person is a vital part of a team that comes together to do huge things in Jesus’ name.

When we think about all the people in this world who need help or don’t know Christ’s love, it seems daunting. How could we reach them all? If we can change one life, it matters. If it is a teenager, a resident, a senior citizen, or a leader, each person is impacted somehow.

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GROUP CARES is the 501(c)(3) parent non-profit organization of Group Mission Trips. Through donations of money, time, and effort, Group Cares has been able to help thousands worldwide since 1990. We rely on the support and contribution of people like you who can help continue the legacy of transformation through service projects across the world.

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Visit www.groupcares.org to learn more about the specific efforts you can give to. 100% of your donations will go directly to Group Mission Trips to support projects like building wheelchair ramps for disabled residents, supporting nonprofits through feeding programs, leading sports camps for kids, home repairs, international projects, and much more!

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