In the trenches
MISSIONS & TRAVEL, Short-Term Missions Monday, April 1st, 2013
Key Travel church partner imb (International Mission Board) runs a sophisticated risk management service.

Key Travel church partner imb (International Mission Board) runs a sophisticated risk management service.

With special attention to the nuances of sacred sites, visitors to Israel will experience the intersection of history, geography and archeology.

Short-term missionaries to Africa provide for physical and spiritual needs through water and medical ministries.

Pilgrims are moved by the conviction of roman martyrs and the beauty of Italy’s Basilicas.

As our plane gently nestled into the landing strip at Lourdes, we found ourselves surrounded by emerald green mountains, a fairytale village and smiling faces. Our earlier worries and fears lightened as we were greeted by the noble Knights and Dames of Malta on our journey of hope and faith.

The Israel Ministry of Tourism once again invites a group of megachurch pastors on an educational tour.

Christian mission trip opportunities abound in areas that take into account unique skills and attributes.

One-of-a-kind museum offers groups a high-tech tour through biblical history.

Rodger Murchison, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Augusta in Georgia, faced a missions pastor’s worst fear — the death of a team member while on a mission trip. When the enthusiastic group of nine assembled in the church parking lot to head for earthquake-ravaged Chile, no one could have guessed one of their group members would not return with them.

“I never realized how significant a trip to Israel could be” was the universal response of the pastors and wives sitting around a table at the Scots Hotel near the Sea of Galilee. These individuals were the second group of megachurch leaders to be hosted by the Israel Ministry of Tourism (IMOT) in a new initiative to encourage every megachurch pastor in the United States to have a personal Israel experience.