1.0Serve Globally Bloghttp://blogs.covchurch.org/servegloballyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="aLbGn6TLmA"><a href="http://blogs.covchurch.org/serveglobally/2007/06/29/adding-value-to-your-mission-trip/">Adding Value to Your Mission Trip</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="http://blogs.covchurch.org/serveglobally/2007/06/29/adding-value-to-your-mission-trip/embed/#?secret=aLbGn6TLmA" width="600" height="338" title="“Adding Value to Your Mission Trip” — Serve Globally Blog" data-secret="aLbGn6TLmA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=http://blogs.covchurch.org/serveglobally/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> By David Mark Regional Coordinator for Latin America Covenant World Mission “For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 1: 5-9 (TNIV) If you are reading this, chances are that you have been on a mission trip. If you have been on a mission trip, the chances are you have gone on more than one and may well go again, perhaps to some other destination. The winter, 2007 Leadership Journal, published by the folks that put out Christianity Today, included some statistics about the amazing growth in the number of people involved in week to ten-day mission trips. In 1979, 22,000 Americans went on very short mission trips. In 1989, 120,000. In 2001, 350,000. Some other 2005 statistics report the estimate of more than 2 million young people in the 13-17 year old age group going on mission trips that year. […]