Read today’s newsletter from Eric Miller in Jarabacoa, DR, and discover how real people are making a long-term impact in Jarabacoa, with SI. Aren’t short-term mission trips a big waste of money? Don’t people go on international mission trips so they can “serve the Lord” and take a...
Today we want to share a story of the impact the Appropriate Technology site in Guatemala has had on Joel and Anabela’s family. Thanks to your support, projects like this one are possible. You play a critical role in the stories we share! Read the story and see...
Today's story serves as a reminder of how big of an impact our short-term outreaches have. Benjamin Jones, a student at Joshua Wilderness Institute, got to serve with us in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, in January this year.
Preparing for a trip to a foreign country is both exciting and mysterious .... And yet even with all of my preparation, no amount of research could’ve prepared me for the powerful love of God in a matter of just two weeks. God introduced me to a fresh brand of community.
Bill Sines is the Board Chair for Students International, and he joined us on an outreach to Nicaragua in October. Here’s his story. It was early morning on that first Sunday of our outreach. It was already getting hot. Our country director, Seth, and I took the van...
Here at Students International, we do our best to be a holistic missions organization that provides students and adults with open doors to serve in vocational ministry short term as well as longer-term. SI is not just a short-term missions sending organization. Our trips range from one and...
During the Outreach Since the moment we drove away from the airport I knew I was going to love Costa Rica. The familiar smells of Latin America filled my senses as I took in all the foreign billboards and stacked architecture. Muddled Spanish was being spoken all around...
Part 2: Is it better to go or send money? If you’re just joining our conversation, this is part 2 of a three part series on the value of short-term missions. If you missed part 1, feel free to click here and get caught up. In the last...
At times unbelievers, those who have not yet met Christ, come on an SI outreach. Some of these adventurous souls make a life-changing decision while on their trip. Team leader Cindy Noblitt had a front-row seat at the life-transformational power of the Holy Spirit when she brought her...
In this series, Erin has been corresponding with a couple interns from last summer in SI Dominican Republic. In this article, Anna Williams reflects on what two summers have meant to her during this pivotal time of her life. What was the value of the summer internship/STS program...
In the article below Erin had the chance to correspond with Katie Harlander, who finished an internship with a Social Work site in the D.R. in the summer of 2015. Did your work this summer help clarify your future steps in your vocation? In the light of missions,...
