COVID Pause
As the world battles COVID-19, international travel has been massively restricted and it is our responsiblity to stay home and slow the spread.
As such, we do not currently have any Journeys of Compassion open for registration.
However, we always offer a Journey Savings Account (JSA). You can make tax deductible donations during this season so that as soon as our Journeys open for registration, you have already saved the money to register.
Additionally, if you would like to be notified as soon as our Journeys open, you can fill out this quick contact form to let us know about your interest and we will keep you updated.
"IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE WALKING THROUGH THE PAGES OF THE GOSPELS!"
Again and again, we hear words like these as men, women, and children discover the joy of going to the front lines to be used by the Lord to bring his salvation, healing and hope to the poor and unreached.
Journeys of Compassion put hands and feet to the adventure of the Gospel, where together we live out the reality that the Kingdom of God is big enough and powerful enough to touch every part of life. Everywhere we go, Christ is preached, the sick are healed and good news to the poor is demonstrated in prisons, hospitals, mobile medical clinics, and feeding programs. Journeys vary in length from one to two weeks, and reach across the world, from Africa to Asia to Central America.
Men, women, and children who choose to join us are those who desire to go beyond what they have ever experienced in their Christian life––to be used by the Lord to bring His salvation, healing, and hope.
Upcoming Journeys
An Open Letter from Christina
Re: COVID-19
I hope that this letter finds you healthy and safe in these uncertain times. I don't think any of us could have anticipated how the Covid-19 pandemic would cause such a prolonged global lockdown. I'm sure it has been a challenging season for all of you.
Although the majority of our activities are currently on hold, our partners have been hard at work feeding day laborers who were starving as a result of the lockdown. In less than two weeks, the Impact Nations family has provided over half a million meals in six different nations.
I'm sorry to report that we have made the difficult decision to cancel all remaining Journeys of Compassion for 2020. Under normal circumstances we would already be working closely with our in-country partners to plan the details of these Journeys, but they are obviously unable to make the necessary arrangements at this time. Nor do we wish to expose you to the potential risk of international travel during the pandemic.
Journeys of Compassion are an important part of the Impact Nations mission, and we look forward to resuming them when it is safe to do so. In the coming months, our team will draft a tentative schedule for 2021, but remain very flexible. If travel opens up it might be possible to shift the 2020 trips into the first 6 months of 2021.
Some of you have already started a Journey Savings Account. This is an excellent way to begin saving towards a future Journey of Compassion, even if you don't know which Journey God will direct you toward. Click here To learn more about how you can make a tax-deductible investment in your own foreign missions future, or call Jeri at 1-877-736-0803.
Blessings,
Christina Stewart
JOC Director
Since 2005, Impact Nations has led over 60 Journeys to 18 nations around the developing world; more than 1500 people have registered for one of these trips.
Why do we put so much time and effort into planning and conducting Journeys?
Ever wonder why people go on a Journey of Compassion, or what happens when they do? Curious about the Impact that a Journey has on team members and locals? Danielle took a few minutes to give us an idea of what drives her to go and tell us a few stories from the road a Journeyer travels:
Journeys of Compassion are valuable on at least three levels:
Every follower of Jesus is called to be a minister.
Journeys are the best way we know of to release every team member into their own experience of hands-on ministry. One of our greatest joys is to watch people step into their calling and anointing as they preach the Gospel, heal the sick, and practically demonstrate Christ’s love. For everyone who goes on a journey, it is a time of self-discovery and empowerment. Team members return home bigger on the inside, living with more faith, more anointing and more experience than ever before
Every follower of Jesus is called to be a minister.
Journeys bring hope and healing to entire communities. During a Journey of Compassion, we may reach as many as six different communities. Whether in rural villages or urban slums, the impact is huge. When we began, we never dreamed that on a single Journey we would be reaching as many as 8,000 people with powerful expressions of the gospel. Wherever we go, hundreds of the sick are healed and come to Christ, hundreds more receive medical attention, water filters, food or mosquito nets. The immediate impact on the community is exciting, but even beyond this, much more is accomplished.
“There is a wide-open door for a great work here” (1 Cor 16:9)
Very often, Journeys open a door for long-term community transformation, allowing us to build relationships with local ministries that would otherwise not be possible. And so, in many nations around the developing world, Impact Nations is engaged in sustainable transformation projects that are deeply changing communities. Working with our partners, hundreds of churches have been planted; 400,000 people now have safe drinking water; hundreds of thousands of meals have been distributed to malnourished children; businesses and business training have been established, schools built…and on and on. All of these projects began with a Journey of Compassion.
WILL YOU JOIN US?
Now you know why Journeys are so central to what we do. Year after year, we re-discover the great adventure and transformative power of the gospel. Experience the life-changing power of the gospel, for you—and for the countless lives that are changed through you.
Call us at 1-877-736-0803 to learn which Journey of Compassion is right for you!
