\u201cMission Discovery.\u201d He read our display logo. \u201cI\u2019ve not heard of you, what do you do?\u201d Last weekend I was at a conference with 3800 youth leaders in Atlanta. At the Mission Discovery booth, Matt, a booth operator with another organization, asked the question I love answering.<\/p>\n
When I started Mission Discovery I wanted the name to explain exactly what we did. \u201cOur mission is to discover what God is doing in the world, and simply join Him.\u201d<\/p>\n
This past year in 90 weeks of mission trips we connected people from the U.S. and Canada with work God is doing in 9 countries. In each of those, including the U.S., we connected those participants with pastors and ministries already doing His work.<\/p>\n
In Guatemala teams saw and participated in the work of a small Christian school. In Haiti, groups\u2019 hearts were broken as they repaired and replaced earthquake-damaged buildings at an orphanage that has been caring for children for over 20 years!<\/p>\n
In the Bahamas, groups joined hands with a Christ-centered AIDS hospice facility to repair buildings and love people. And here, near our office, a partnership with local churches and the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee allowed us to continue helping families devastated by floods with repairs, cleanups, and prayers for a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n
I could see Matt was expecting some other answer. \u201cWhich of these ministries is yours? Do you own those orphanages or facilities?\u201d I explained to Matt that we did not \u201cown\u201d a single one of those facilities; we simply joined a work in progress, connecting people who could serve with the vision of others.<\/p>\n
Each year we ask friends to go and friends to give.<\/p>\n
2012 is already shaping up to be a good \u201cgoing\u201d year. Sign-ups for trips are strong! Our giving has not been as strong as in years past. Each year we look for one $100 giving partner for each one of the participants who go. So a gift of $1000 means you will send 10 participants. A gift of $5000 and you make possible 50 \u201cgoers!\u201d<\/p>\n
Would you consider being one of those $100, $1,000 or $5,000 givers this coming year? \u201cWow, what a great work!\u201d Matt concluded. Every participant has a someone who has invested in his or her trip.\u00a0\u201cWow, what a great work!\u201d Matt concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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