One rewarding mission experience for young people is a planned community involvement project. Care activities like lawn care, simple cleaning and restoration projects, or working with the local food bank foster an awareness of the needs of the community. Your local social services agency can help determine the needs in your area.
The YouthWorks organization provides a number of options for youth mission trips. They have 78 mission sites to choose from within the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. The cost for a week-long mission trip starts at $198, which includes housing, food, planned daily volunteer work as well as devotional and recreational time.
Teen Missions International is an interdenominational organization that specializes in training, educating and preparing young people for international mission trips. Teen overseas mission trips last from four to five weeks, during which the youths assist in both work and evangelical tasks. Each teen is required to raise his or her own support, similar to what other missionaries must do before they go overseas. The money the teens raise goes toward building costs, plane tickets, food and any other supplies needed for their time overseas.
Adventures in Missions is an interdenominational organization that specializes in mission trips for all ages: groups, individuals and families who have an interest in serving in the U.S. or abroad. Mission trips last between six days to five weeks depending on the location. The cost of each trip is determined by location and duration of the trip. Adventures in Missions also has a "World Race" program designed for young adults who are interested in spreading the gospel in 11 countries in 11 months.
