Mission trips took a hiatus during the pandemic of 2020. Mission organizations like Mission Discovery did not. While the trips may have been put on pause, our ministry partners around the world were feeling the effects of the coronavirus even more than [...]
On June 3, 2018, Volcán de Fuego, an active volcano about 25 miles outside of Guatemala City, erupted, killing over a hundred people and engulfing surrounding towns in thick ash. Here are four practical ways you can help the people of Guatemala [...]
Author: Jason Torrence It was the last day of Jonathan’s short term missions trip in Guatemala. He’d been there for a week to volunteer abroad with his youth group. They’d worked on a construction project in a small village outside Antigua, replacing [...]
Hector wants us to film him jumping on the back of the bus. It’s the kind of thing any 13 year old would want to show off. As he climbs on the bus, he goes straight to the window seat in the [...]
Most people want to serve on a mission trip but don't understand how to raise money. If this is you, DON'T WORRY! You are not alone. Once you commit as a volunteer, the next step is to begin fundraising to help get you there. [...]
HOLD The Children is a division of Mission Discovery that helps children in developing countries go to school. Mission Discovery also supports HOLD The Children orphanage, home to more than forty abandoned or orphaned children in northern Haiti, as well as a school for deaf [...]
"I'll never do another mission trip." Those were my words in 1976 after returning from my first mission trip. My new wife and I had journeyed to Guatemala with 40 other individuals. It was a mix of college age and mid twenty-ish [...]
Over 20 years ago I took flying lessons. The introductory lesson included a one-hour class before the flight on the principles of flight....sort of the basics of flying. I loved airplanes. I often went to our local airport to watch big jets [...]
So much work went into preparing your group for your summer mission trip. The trip went well, commitments were made and it appears that next year's trip will be even bigger. You're back home and thinking about followup. Here are three simple [...]
We must have looked very strange. Three Guatemalan girls and two 6 foot plus American guys walking down a mountain path on our way to the town grinder with one small bowl of corn. It was the middle of the afternoon and [...]