Staff
The Power of a Workcamp
As a Red Shirt staff member, you hear God Sightings that are out of the wazoo! Some are silly and some can seriously touch your heart.
Testimonials
Life-change Stories
Jesus is changing lives every day through people just like you on Group Mission Trips.
Staff
Being Bold for God Saved a Life
I have the pleasure of sharing this story from our Week of Hope in Charleston, SC.
Staff
God Sighting in Lame Deer, MT
I am exhausted from a challenging Workcamp on the Northern Cheyenne reservation this past week. But there were many wonderful things that happened, and there were a lot of God Sightings. Like this one.
Staff
Site Coaching in Lame Deer, MT
Three weeks ago I went on my first Group Mission Trip to Lame Deer, Montana. I went as a volunteer site coach. It was an incredibly challenging experience and I think I worked longer hours that week than I have ever worked in my life... and I wouldn't change a thing.
Staff
Reignited Passion to Serve
Fall 2013 was a dry and lonely season for me. I was ready for a change. I didn't know what it would be or what it would look like, but I knew I needed it.
Staff
How a Simple "Yes" changed my life
It was in a smelly, sweaty gymnasium during the heat of a Tennessee summer where my perspectives about my faith began to shift. I was 13 years old and had eagerly traveled in a minivan across the country with my youth group to spend a week serving at one of my first Group Workcamps.
Staff
Impact from Workcamps Experienced Beyond Repairs
Written by Sarah Brase, Group Mission Trips Content Marketing Specialist
Staff
Beyond my Own borders
I not only learned but experienced something new this week. Something so significant that changed my perspective on faith and missions. I learned that transformation happens when you step outside your own comforts and self-protections and show up for the unknowns.
Staff
How Jesus met me in Joplin, MO
Written by Trent Russell
Staffing Representative, Group Mission Trips
"Ask God to tell you or show you what's in your way." The MC at my first Workcamp wanted us to do something others had asked of me before: Talk to Jesus.
Staff
Layers of Life-Change
Written by Sara Curry, Group Staff
I went on my second Week of Hope trip this year and it did not fail to live up to my expectations.
Staff
Developing Relationships with Navajo Partners
Written by Michaela Brause, Group Mission Trips Project Manager
"Yá'át'ééh." "Hello" in Navajo.
Recently, I traveled to Southern Utah to meet with local Workcamps partners and community members in preparation for our Summer 2018 Montezuma Creek Challenge Workcamp.
Staff
Group Employee Confronts Doubt During Workcamps Experience
Written by Hayley Bancroft, Project Manager, Group Mission Trips
Staff
Workcamps Creates Stories Worth Sharing
Written by Katie Ayres, Project Manager, Group Mission Trips
I have been with the Group Mission Trips team since February 2017 and attended my first workcamp this past summer in Scranton, PA.
Staff
Q&A with Costa Rica Trip Leader
Lindsey B. led a group in Grano De Oro, Costa Rica through Group International Mission Trips for a week in early January 2018. Here's a brief Q&A where she shares about her experience there.
What projects were you involved with in Grano De Oro, Costa Rica?
Staff
Program Intern Shares Excitement and Experience
Q: What are you most excited for in your time with Group Mission Trips as an intern?
Staff
God Shows Off at the Lip Sync Battle
I have the pleasure of serving on the Red Shirt summer staff at Week of Hope in Vienna, VA this summer.
Residents
Backpack Drive Helps Resettled Families in Michigan
Tent Schools International (TSI) partnered with Week of Hope and Bethany Christian Services to provide 69 backpacks for resettled refugee families in Grand Rapids, MI in August 2016.
Residents
Residents Reveal Gratitude
When youth and adult participants arrive at each resident's home, they bring far more than loaded tool belts and construction materials. The relational hope offered to each resident is invaluable, and leaves such a lasting impact:
Residents
Unspeakable Joy from a Grateful Resident
My wife decided in November that she no longer wanted to be married to me. I was forced from my home. I was homeless. The kindness of God’s blessings has provided so much love and loyalty, unspeakable joy, a movement only God could have provided.
Residents
A supernatural Blessing
I am a blessed Workcamp recipient residing in the rural town of Dexter township. I was touched by some phenomenal young folks we worshiped together and bonded. My heart felt full and filled with joy comfort and deep soul healing.
Volunteers
A Proud Adult Volunteer
I have been blessed in so many ways this week at the Workcamp in Valdosta, GA. But one of the biggest blessings I received was being able to lead the youth of Mt. Zion. This was my first time being an "adult leader" and I could not have asked for a better experience.
Volunteers
My Week at Wil-o-Way Grant
My cup is overflowing. A few short days ago, I was in a car full of complete strangers headed towards South Milwaukee to volunteer at a camp for kids our age with disabilities and/or special needs.
Volunteers
THANK YOU from a Local Coordinator in Spring Valley, CA
Want to say MANY THANKS to the youth volunteers that helped us with KIDS CAMP during the Week of Hope in San Diego, California this summer.
Volunteers
Spreading Gospel in Baja, Mexico
I got to serve for my second year in a row on a Group International Mission Trip in Pescadero, Baja, Mexico this summer.