As I prepared to go on a CIY Engage trip to Honduras, my mindset was that this trip was an obligation.
There is a multitude of resources, organizations, churches and movements to spread the Gospel to all regions of the earth.
This summer I jumped on a plane with seven high school students and headed to Northern Ireland with CIY’s Engage mission...
Molly Storms never questioned whether or not she would go on a CIY Engage mission trip when she was old enough....
Most Christians know that the call to missions is a command from Christ. Before He ascended into Heaven He commanded His disciples –...
Seven years ago I stood up at CIY MOVE to declare my decision to be a missionary, and since then God has moved...
My cousin Cooper and I were close.
At Engage, we emphasize the importance of the local church on all of our trips because we believe the Church is the hope...
When you go on a trip of a lifetime, people want to hear about it when you come back home.
I was so nervous about going on an Engage mission trip to Poland because I don’t speak any sort of Polish...
Kelsi Anderson had a broken heart for the people of Haiti after her Engage mission trip experience.
Students see God’s love in innumerable ways on Engage mission trips.
For Maggie Wampler, His love was demonstrated in...
Sometimes the hardest part of an Engage international mission trip is the return home.
Before they were married, Nathan and Whitney (White) Smith traveled with their youth group to Haiti with CIY’s Engage program in...
Just because a student isn’t going on an Engage mission trip doesn’t mean they can’t be a...
I never really understood what it meant to pray before I went on an Engage trip to Northern Ireland with my youth group...
If there’s one thing you need to be prepared for when visiting the country of Honduras – specifically the area around...
Lord,
The Engage mission trip to the Dominican Republic this Spring Break season offers some unique opportunities that not all students in the U...
The CIY Engage team has seen God move and provide for youth groups wanting to go on international mission trips.
“Surely we aren’t going up this way,” I thought to myself as I watched my team ahead of me...
Thankfulness barely begins to brush the surface of what I felt as I returned to Northern Ireland this past spring.
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Mission trips guide people to a life of Kingdom work, so it’s a good practice to think about creating mission experiences...
CIY’s Engage mission trips unite young people from all walks of life for unforgettable experiences, and the unique and nourishing relationships...
Every CIY Engage team explores Seven Mission Principles (a training curriculum for attendees of international experiences), but God used three specifically to change...
The first thing you need to know about Maya Vaughan is that she’s a planner.
Praying is an essential part of Kenyan culture, so I had to get comfortable with it quickly.
Not only is it...
What can take a group of strangers and weave their mutual experiences into relationships they’ll remember forever?
Some of the most amazing stories of life-change are told after students see first-hand the ways God is moving in foreign countries.
Engraved on a massive rock in the middle of the Tollymore Forest in Northern Ireland is a quote: “Stop, look around, and...
Hello everyone!
My name is Cole Massey. I’m a student on a CIY Engage mission trip to Poland and...
If you’re not doing international missions, you’re missing out.
I can see why many opt out. ...
The Engage team has hit the ground running in Northern Ireland!
The team has reported they are learning so much...
CIY Engage is leading three Spring Break trips to Northern Ireland during the months of March and April.
The first of...
Christ In Youth is in a three-week stretch of international mission work.
Students are changing the world.
High school is not a waiting period or a time to plan what...
On a clear and humid night in Costa Rica, Brittany Shoemake joined a small youth group around a bonfire under the stars.
Father God,
