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Imagine a week that could impact cities, countries and continents around the globe while also forever transforming your life – a week that propels you into a deeper walk with God and gives you greater confidence in making Him known- a week that develops your leadership skills and begins friendships you’ll take with you throughout your entire life.
One Week Mission Trips are designed with you, the student, in mind.
With many years of experience in mission trips, we know your strengths, we know your busy schedule, and we know you are ready and able to impact the world.
Cru leaders don’t just lead the trip but are focused on pouring into you as you pour into others – guiding you, training you, and encouraging you. Our experience on campus and our dedicated global partnerships with local ministries translate to an experience that will be significant to both you and the mission.
Maybe that’s already a reality in your life or perhaps it’s something you want to be true of yourself. God wants you to grow.
Pray. Ask God to show you how He wants you to accelerate your faith. Where can you get invested in an authentic community, evangelism training and experience, hear about God’s heart for the lost, encouraging discipleship, and worshipful moments?
Come be part of something extraordinary!
Travel internationally, housing, food, ministry supplies, and mission activities are all factored into the cost of each trip.
The overall cost varies for each mission trip location and length. Check out each location’s page for more details.
Funding a mission trip is different. Unlike a high school band trip or personal educational experience, this is God’s mission and God’s people will be sending you through their prayers and financial contributions. Don’t plan to pay for this trip all out of your own pocket – create space for God to provide for you in this faith-growing way.
I know it sounds hard to believe—but fellow believers are called and want to give to missionaries (like yourself) who are going to reach others with the gospel.
Think of it this way: If you don’t ask people to support you with prayer and finances, you are denying them the opportunity to invest in God’s kingdom. By seeking support, you are no longer representing yourself—but the whole body of Christ. His Church is behind you as you go to the world with His good news.
Going on a mission trip sounds exciting – until we start talking about costs. But you will be on a mission trip—which means that we need to have a different (God-based) perspective about the ‘money thing’. First, let’s look at three important TRUTHS, and then get PRACTICAL.
“Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass,” says I Thessalonians 5:24. God sends people into the world (Matthew 9:37-38, Romans 10:14-15) to make a significant change in the world (Matthew 9: 36; Romans 3:23, 6:23, Matthew 11:28-30, John 3:19b , John 11:25-26). Not only does God call you to go, but He provides for you because His resources are infinite (Psalm 50:10-12) and He can abundantly provide (Ephesians 3:20). It’s part of God’s character to provide for your needs – especially financial and especially when on his mission (Philippians 4:19, Genesis 22:14).
2 Corinthians 5:20 says, “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, ‘Be reconciled to God.’” You don’t just represent yourself, but rather God, His Gospel and all of God’s people to whomever you reach.
God’s people want to invest in missions. Seriously! People work hard for 40-60 hours per week. They use a lot of that money to provide for their family, but they want their money to affect the world too! So God’s people are looking for ways to support God’s work in this world. In fact, He commands that His people give to His mission like the church, ministers and missionaries—to help spread the gospel and help those in need. God loves working through His people to provide for His causes.
Okay, that can be a lot, so let’s take a step back. Individuals from every walk of life and background have raised support before you, you are not alone! We’ve developed time-tested, detailed principles, advice, and tips to coach you through this process. We can and will help you, regardless of if you have a well-developed network of believers behind you or not. Each mission trip with Cru has a coach who will guide you on your support-raising journey. Once you’re accepted, you’ll get access to an online tool specially created for you to raise support and teach you how to communicate what you will be doing.
But the support doesn’t raise itself. It will take some time and energy. Going on a mission trip is something worthwhile – and you’ll need to put some effort into it.
Faith is trusting God will provide. This is commonly expressed through prayer. Perhaps you’d like to even pray right now as you think about going on a mission trip with Cru,
Suggested prayer:
One of the greatest steps of faith that staff and students take with regard to a mission trip is developing a team of ministry partners who will give financially to help make your participation possible.
You may have questions—theological and practical—so we created tools that should help you a great deal through the entire support-raising process of name storming, writing and mailing your letter, tracking donations and more.
Once you have been accepted to a mission trip, we will give you access to those tools. Please email summer.missions@cru.org if you have any questions!