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How to let God mold you as a missions leader —

By Talley Hanson

As I prepared to go on a CIY Engage trip to Honduras, my mindset was that this trip was an obligation.

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How to introduce teens to the global Church —

By Matt Diaz

There is a multitude of resources, organizations, churches and movements to spread the Gospel to all regions of the earth.

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How God uses sites to impact His Kingdom workers —

By Jeremy Stevenson

This summer I jumped on a plane with seven high school students and headed to Northern Ireland with CIY’s Engage mission...

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Moment in Poland opens eyes of high school senior —

By Becca Haines

Molly Storms never questioned whether or not she would go on a CIY Engage mission trip when she was old enough....

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Changing the conversation about missions —

By Chris Roberts

Most Christians know that the call to missions is a command from Christ. Before He ascended into Heaven He commanded His disciples –...

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When in Rome … serve the Kingdom —

By Faith York

Seven years ago I stood up at CIY MOVE to declare my decision to be a missionary, and since then God has moved...

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How God gave me peace when I lost my cousin —

By Hope Pratt

My cousin Cooper and I were close.

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Why we believe the Church Matters —

By Brad Warren

At Engage, we emphasize the importance of the local church on all of our trips because we believe the Church is the hope...

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Poland trip stretches high schooler beyond her limits —

By Megan Sexton

When you go on a trip of a lifetime, people want to hear about it when you come back home.

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Poland changed the way I love people —

By Sara Allen

I was so nervous about going on an Engage mission trip to Poland because I don’t speak any sort of Polish...

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New nonprofit born out of Engage experience —

By Becca Haines

Kelsi Anderson had a broken heart for the people of Haiti after her Engage mission trip experience.

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Wampler: ‘God’s love rained down through determined Cambodian girl’ —

By Becca Haines

Students see God’s love in innumerable ways on Engage mission trips.

For Maggie Wampler, His love was demonstrated in...

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How to prepare your heart for the return home —

By Becca Haines

Sometimes the hardest part of an Engage international mission trip is the return home.

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Couple says ‘I do’ to each other and Haitian Christian Mission —

By Becca Haines

Before they were married, Nathan and Whitney (White) Smith traveled with their youth group to Haiti with CIY’s Engage program in...

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Students can be a huge part of a mission trip … without leaving the country —

By Brad Warren

Just because a student isn’t going on an Engage mission trip doesn’t mean they can’t be a...

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God uses 2 overseas moments to teach about prayer —

By Aubree Franz

I never really understood what it meant to pray before I went on an Engage trip to Northern Ireland with my youth group...

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The 3 things I learned while riding in trucks in Honduras —

By Chris Roberts

If there’s one thing you need to be prepared for when visiting the country of Honduras – specifically the area around...

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A prayer for safe travel this Spring Break season —

By CIY Staff

Lord, 

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It’s not about ‘for,’ it’s about ‘with’ —

By Brittany Shoemake

The Engage mission trip to the Dominican Republic this Spring Break season offers some unique opportunities that not all students in the U...

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3 best ways a group can fundraise —

By Brad Warren

The CIY Engage team has seen God move and provide for youth groups wanting to go on international mission trips.

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Student hears God’s whisper atop Mourne Mountain —

By Tory McKinley

“Surely we aren’t going up this way,” I thought to myself as I watched my team ahead of me...

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I’m thankful because ... Engage director’s perspective —

By Brittany Shoemake

Thankfulness barely begins to brush the surface of what I felt as I returned to Northern Ireland this past spring.

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3 tips for planning good mission trips —

By Brad Warren

Mission trips guide people to a life of Kingdom work, so it’s a good practice to think about creating mission experiences...

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The journey after the journey … —

By Becca Haines

CIY’s Engage mission trips unite young people from all walks of life for unforgettable experiences, and the unique and nourishing relationships...

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3 lessons the Seven Mission Principles taught me —

By Aubree Franz

Every CIY Engage team explores Seven Mission Principles (a training curriculum for attendees of international experiences), but God used three specifically to change...

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‘This trip helped me bring God back home’ —

By Becca Haines

The first thing you need to know about Maya Vaughan is that she’s a planner.

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Mission trip gives student revelation on prayer —

By Alyssa Humphreys

Praying is an essential part of Kenyan culture, so I had to get comfortable with it quickly.

Not only is it...

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2 ways mission trips build a spirit of community —

By Becca Haines

What can take a group of strangers and weave their mutual experiences into relationships they’ll remember forever?

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Illinois students share powerful experiences from Cambodia —

By CIY Staff

Some of the most amazing stories of life-change are told after students see first-hand the ways God is moving in foreign countries.

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U.S. students raise funds, take trips to bring events to Ireland —

By Chris Roberts

Engraved on a massive rock in the middle of the Tollymore Forest in Northern Ireland is a quote: “Stop, look around, and...

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Student finds joy-filled truth in Poland —

By Cole Massey

Hello everyone!

My name is Cole Massey. I’m a student on a CIY Engage mission trip to Poland and...

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Tips and tools for mission trips —

By Adam Flora

If you’re not doing international missions, you’re missing out.

I can see why many opt out. ...

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Excitement builds for Engage team in Northern Ireland —

By CIY Engage

The Engage team has hit the ground running in Northern Ireland! 

The team has reported they are learning so much...

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‘I don’t know God …’ —

By Olivia Portwood

CIY Engage is leading three Spring Break trips to Northern Ireland during the months of March and April.

The first of...

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Do you hear the call to go? —

By CIY Staff

Christ In Youth is in a three-week stretch of international mission work.

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Why go on a mission trip? —

By Krystal Zawisza

Students are changing the world.

 

High school is not a waiting period or a time to plan what...

KW Stories - Missions -

Hidden gems of God’s character revealed through Shoemake’s travels —

By CIY Staff

On a clear and humid night in Costa Rica, Brittany Shoemake joined a small youth group around a bonfire under the stars.

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A prayer to seek eternal hope in a dark world —

By Becca Haines

Father God,

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Engage Trip Updates —

By CIY Engage


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