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Building Transformational Mission Trips and Pilgrimages: 3 Keys For Church Leaders
| By Jamie A Richardson | Travel Tips
Building Transformational Mission Trips and Pilgrimages: 3 Keys For Church Leaders
| By Jamie A Richardson | Travel Tips
Why Missions?
We are on a co-mission with Jesus to impact the world and share the good news. A mission trip can awaken hearts to serve, be the means to recognize the call of God, build lasting relationships, and provide the adventure and excitement your congregation longs for.
Be Still and Know
Just then, the wind picked up and swirled around us, rustling the leaves in the trees, and our hair and clothes. In that moment, we all understood exactly what the Wonder Voyage pilgrim was talking about. We heard, saw, and felt God’s presence among us.
Walking Borders Abbeys Way
The Borders Abbeys Way, located in the Borders of Scotland, is perfect for those who love temperate hiking, relish encountering locals, and for those who can sit amongst an abbey ruin and feel the resonance of the holy.
TAPS
As I began to reflect with the team on the nature of sacrifice, we were suddenly and boldly interrupted by the piercing cry of a trumpet playing TAPS. Stunned into silence, emotions arose and tears stained our cheeks as the horn’s song echoed in our ears and moved our hearts. Intimately connected, we stood in quiet reflection.
Should I Take My Child On Pilgrimage?
This summer, my eight-year-old daughter asked to join me and 17 members of our church on a Wonder Voyage pilgrimage to South Africa. At first I hesitated to bring her because I was focused on the ways she might impede the goals of the experience. In hindsight she did alter the trip, but in a beautiful way. Are you considering taking your child on pilgrimage with you?
Adventure and A Stowaway
As a Wonder Voyage director, I love to spark curiosity. During a break I led the kids on a hike to explore a nearby park. A raft, and island, coconuts, and an eight-legged stowaway….These are the Wonder Voyage moments that I love and live for, for our students always find adventure where its least expected.
Building a Legacy
The Wonder Voyage Legacy Project grew through pictures, videos, and first-hand accounts. Today we continue to build a lasting legacy in many locations that the Wonder Voyage family and its donors can be proud of. Learn more about how Wonder Voyage Legacy was born!
A Selah Pilgrimage
If your life feels hectic and overwhelming then I challenge you to experience Selah on pilgrimage. Push away the chaos to find a place of peace where your soul can rest on the journey God has laid out before you.
Legacy: The 2017 Impact
Because of the overwhelming generosity of our supporters in 2017, Wonder Voyage Legacy made a positive impact in several locations around the world. Supporters invested $6000 while our pilgrims served 684 hours to bring four major projects to fruition. Check out what you helped us accomplish!
