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Building Transformational Mission Trips and Pilgrimages: 3 Keys For Church Leaders

Transformational mission trips and pilgrimages change people. You can hear it in the way the team talks. You can see it in the way they listen.  Faith feels closer. Relationships feel deeper. Stories keep surfacing long after the journey ends. But leaders know a quieter truth lives beneath the beauty. The impact is real. But…
woman holding pen, notebook, phone, and passport for blog post about planning a transformational mission trip

Building Transformational Mission Trips and Pilgrimages: 3 Keys For Church Leaders

Transformational mission trips and pilgrimages change people. You can hear it in the way the team talks. You can see it in the way they listen.  Faith feels closer. Relationships feel deeper. Stories keep surfacing long after the journey ends. But leaders know a quieter truth lives beneath the beauty. The impact is real. But…
Coffee, Sheep Vandals, And Connection For A Lifetime

Coffee, Sheep Vandals, And Connection For A Lifetime

Kelly and Susan Curry of An Tobar Nua in Galway, Ireland share about their connection with Wonder Voyage and how a practical joke led to decades-long story that is now local lore.

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Into the Wonder Book

Sneak Peek: Shawn Small’s “Into the Wonder”

Communications Director Jamie Richardson shares her excitement about Executive Director Shawn Small’s new book, “Into the Wonder.”

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The Meaning Behind The Name- Why Wonder Voyage

The Meaning Behind The Name: Why Wonder Voyage?

Wonder Voyage Executive Director Shawn Small shares how Wonder Voyage got its name.

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Happy Birthday, Ken!

Celebrating Ken Janke

As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, Executive Director Shawn Small will share a unique story about each staffer and leader on their birthday. First up: Culinary Pilgrim and Wonder Voyage Founding Father, Ken Janke.

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Through the Door- A Look Back At Wonder Voyage's First Year

Through the Door: A Look Back At Wonder Voyage’s First Year

Mike Flickinger starts off our 25th anniversary celebration with a little history lesson about how Wonder Voyage got started.

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2024 - are you ready?

Are You Ready?

Wonder Voyage Executive Director Shawn Small closes 2023 with an update on 2024 trips and a teaser of our 25th anniversary celebration.

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Emprende Global

Emprende Global: A New Kind Of Legacy

Brent Richardson shares his experience with a new kind of Legacy: connecting with small business owners in Honduras.

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bhutan Hidden Kingdom

The Hidden Kingdom: Boundless Expedition into Bhutan

Wonder Voyage Executive Director Shawn Small shares his recent experience on the first Boundless Expeditions trip to Bhutan. Endangered animal sightings, a chance encounter with the future Prime Minister of Bhutan, and being a part of a once-every-three-year tradition alongside the governor… the trip was the adventure of a lifetime.

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A Reason to Celebrate

A Reason to Celebrate

Wonder Voyage Executive Director Shawn Small shares why a recent leadership gathering brought him to tears. As Wonder Voyage approaches its 25th anniversary, we have reason to celebrate.

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