The Details
Why “Never the Same” Missions?
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We do missions like no one else. Imagine having the opportunity to experience life-shaking ministry opportunities paired with transforming worship and powerful teaching all jammed into two weeks! It’s explosive. Add to that combination the fact that you will be working with villages and families who are anticipating your visit and praying for you at the same time as you are praying for them… The real question is: how could you EVER be the same? |
History
Brio Magazine founding editor, Susie Shellenberger, began taking students on missions trips in 1996, with our first trip to Bolivia. We’ve taken several thousand teens to Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Guatemala. Over the years, our reach has expanded beyond the influence of our subscribers. Today, teens from around the globe join us on our life-changing missions trips each year.
How much does it cost?
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The Details
Specifics regarding the “Never the Same” 2013 Missions trip to Peru:
Here are some of the things other parents are saying about Big World Trips:
“I couldn’t believe the organization and planning that went into the whole event, every moment is accounted for.” Heather L.
“The ministry was amazing, and there was never a moment the kids were in any unsafe environment. It’s obvious that there is a lot of thought that goes into where the kids minister each day.” Shannon M.
“I was so relieved to hear that Big World travels with a full medical staff. I believe in prayer, but it gives me peace of mind knowing there are trained professionals there for my daughter if she needs it.” Natalie B.
Our History
Brio Magazine founding editor, Susie Shellenberger, began taking students on mission trips in 1996, with the first trip to Bolivia. We’ve taken several thousand teens to Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Guatemala. The 2013 trip to Peru promises to be another life-changing experience! It’s our prayer that God will work in the lives of our teens to produce eternal changes and even call some of them into full-time ministry. We partner with Big World Ventures®, a nonprofit Christian organization that specializes in planning short-term missions trips for teens and churches, to custom-design our trips per our specifications.
What are those specifications?
- We take a medical staff with us.
- Every evening we have our own service; teens are not even given an option to visit the city without adult supervision. We never use public transportation but charter our own buses.
- Teens are allowed to bring cell phones and call home.
- Shower and toilet facilities are available.
- We recruit qualified Christian adults to fill the sponsor roles in addition to our staff and volunteers.
- We all stay together in one large hotel that will be a safe and comfortable environment.
- We also take a professional counseling staff with us just in case a teen needs to talk about any issues that surface during the trip.
Big World Ventures also handles the details of food and lodging, sight-seeing, international flight reservations, recruiting Christian interpreters and church representatives to follow up on new converts, reserving buses for ministry travel once in the country, scheduling ministry events for each day, and arranging a shopping excursion. For more information about Big World Ventures, you can visit their website at www.bigworld.org.
