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Missions Website Reviews
By Oneida Shen (Chi Alpha Director at The University of Arizona)
Assemblies of God World Misions
Short-Term Missions Opportunities and Career Missions
www.goag.org
This site gives you the resources you need to give a year and
pray about a lifetime. If you’ve already committed, this is
the way to get that commitment started. Read blogs and
stories from those who’ve already blazed this path; find lists
of opportunities and openings in every country around the
world; and get application information to start your journey
in missions.
Chi Alpha Missions
www.xamissions.com (you're here now)
This website was created specifically for Chi Alpha student
missions. It has all the resources for XA teams and individuals
to get connected to the need around the globe—leaders
info, applications and opportunities are listed as well as
media spots and blogs to get your XA community involved!
CMM
www.cmmequip.org
CMM, or the Center for Ministry to Muslims, is a resource for
people interested in reaching this specific group. Islam is
the fastest-growing religion in the world. The CMM site provides
literary resources as well as opportunities for seminars
and teachings, prayer information and requests, and ways to
partner financially.
The Joshua Project
www.joshuaproject.net
“The mission and passion of Joshua Project is to identify and
highlight the people groups of the world that have the least
exposure to the gospel and the least Christian presence in
their midst.” This site provides downloadable documents
about unreached groups, alphabetical listings of these
groups (including population info, major religion, progress
reports and a directory search with detailed info about each
group) and opportunities to update or correct data on their
site.
The Traveling Team
www.thetravelingteam.org
The Traveling Teams’ passion is to see our generation empowered
by the biblical and historical basis for missions.
This site is a great resource of information about missions,
providing scripture, history, personal stories and statistics
as compelling reasons for missions. It provides a 12 lesson
challenge toward world mobilization and contact info if you
want a team to come to your campus.
Specific Fields:
Eye On Europe
Europe Region website
www.eyeoneurope.org
If you have a heart for Europe, check out this site. It gives a
comprehensive overview—information about every country
(statistics, history, culture and even local churches), and
links to needs and articles written by the Europe region
directors. If you want to explore a specific region, the site
also provides an “Eye On” page highlighting specific areas.
Give a Year
Asia Pacific short-term ministry website
www.giveayear.com
For those who have a heart for the Asia Pacific region, this
site provides information and blogs for the area. A question
section allows you to post any question you have and have
it answered by the webmaster. The site also includes a chat
room where you can be in contact with experienced workers
from the field.
Healthcare Ministries
www.healthcareministries.org
If you are interested in ministering in the medical field, this
medical missions site gives opportunities to go on shortterm
trips with Healthcare Ministries as well as information
on the types of medical teams they send (optical, disaster
response, pediatric, etc.).
Mexico
AG Mexico website
www.mexicoag.org
If your calling is Mexico, this site provides a listing of needs,
stories from workers, a workers contact list, prayer needs
and statistics and project information. An added bonus is a
list of churches in major vacationing spots in case you end
up there with your friends.
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