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  • Teen Missions – An Excellent Gift to Humanity

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You are reading this piece to get the facts about Teen Missions. Yes, what is it all about? What does it aim to achieve? How does it achieve its purpose? Are there any success stories about this organization? Who are its members and are there any compelling benefits of joining the organization? To answer these questions, we highlight the facts about this amazing organization.

History and Purpose of Teen Missions

Teen Missions’ origins are traced to a base in Merrit Island in Florida, US. According to its website, this organization released its first mission trip in 1971. Since that time, over 42,000 young people from America have engaged in active volunteering around the world. How?

Over the years Teen Missions has established over 200 missions in over 110 countries. The Missions is based on strong religious values including love, empathy, and discipline. What was (and still is) the purpose of this organization? Based on the values highlighted above this organization was formed to provide a platform where children, teens, preteens and even adults would get firsthand experience of what it means to be a missionary.

The activities that members carry out help them to see clearly the pressing needs of humanity around them. It is hoped that this realization that not all in the world are privileged to have comfortable and enlightened in life will stir the members into action. It is always the desire and objective of the organization that its members finally commit their entire lives in missions to help the less fortunate in society.

How does the organization achieve this? It mobilizes, disciplines and trains the youth as well as adults to follow a course in life that will have a positive impact around the world NOW. How by sending the trainees on mission trips around the world once they have undergone the wonderful training at the Lord’s Boot Camp. What does Teen Mission’s Training involve?

About Organization’s Training Program

At the Lord’s Boot Camp the trainees are grouped into at least four work teams. Each team specializes in a particular area of focus. The Evangelistic teams get advanced training in evangelism, puppets (for children’s ministry) and drama. The Work Teams focus on how to carry out basic manual construction. Special teams train on how to minister using motorcycles, on horseback and as backpackers. The Special projects prepare for the teen missions by learning foreign film making, medical relief, English as a second language, well drilling among other related things. All these activities are financed through voluntary donations, general contributions, staff contributions, and volunteer assistance.

Some of Teen Mission’s Projects

Its members have left significant marks in building projects and evangelism around the world. By volunteering in teen missions these young people have been able to build a hospital, build churches, schools, orphanages, and other buildings. These dynamic teams have drilled fresh water wells and cleared jungle airstrips. Without a doubt these activities have positively impacted on the lives of the people where they were carried out.

Benefits of Teen Mission

This organization keeps doing what is within its power and ability to alleviate suffering among the disadvantaged in society. Most critically its evangelistic activities have drawn hundreds of thousands to the almighty God.

Members of this organization who are largely youthful get practical and spiritual skills that are so vital in today’s challenging world.

Who Qualifies to Join Teen Mission?

This wonderful organization is open to all irrespective of gender, color, race, ethnicity, age or physical limitation. Why, because Teen Mission is an interdenominational evangelical mission. It is not affiliated to any particular church or denomination. You can get all the information you need about Teen Mission and its effective mission trips by simply visiting their website as shown earlier.

Anna Kucirkova

By Anna Kucirkova
who is a copywriter over 4 years and loves traveling.

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