Packing for missionary travel is slightly different than packing for a normal vacation. For instance, you might need to pack work clothes and supplies. Depending on where you are traveling to, packing for missionary travel may mean packing clothes that are versatile and made for all types of weather conditions. Check out this list of things to pack for your mission trip. (more…)
Missionary travel can be a tedious and scary challenge to accept. You have made a choice to embark on an adventure that is taking you to a foreign country. There will be trials along the way—from what to pack, to your personal documents, to how to capture your memories, to taking care of your health. Missionary travel can be somewhat unpredictable, but you can still be prepared. (more…)
Missionary trips can take you almost anywhere in the world. Before you decide where you want to go for your big service experience, you should consider the kind of work you want to do. Different locations offer different types of experiences. Take a look at these types of missionary trips and find one that is right for you. (more…)
Going on a mission trip is a huge decision and an even greater commitment. While some mission trips are short term, many can last anywhere from 1-2 years. Expectedly, leaving your home country for this extended period of time requires lots of careful preparation. When it comes to preparing for missionary travel, follow these steps for a smooth transition.
March 2012 – Skype hits highest concurrent users at 36 million
Features of Skype: Free Video Calling, Call mobile phones and landline phones for $0.012 per minute (1.2 cents), Free Skype-to-Skype calls to anywhere in the world, Group Video Calling through Skype Premium for $9.99 per month.
Skype-to-Skype calls increased in 2011 by 48% to 145 billion minutes.
International Skype-to-Skype call volumes now equivalent to just over 33% of the 438 billion minutes of international PSTN call traffic seen in 2011.
Cellular Abroad
The National Geographic Talk Abroad Travel Phone allows users to pre-load talk minutes enabling them to call over 200 countries.
The most inexpensive call through Cellular Abroad is $0.05 per minute call from China to either the United States or Canada.
Many incoming calls are free to users, excluding calls from China and Mexico which are $0.05 and $0.25 per minute respectively.
Pre-paid Calling Cards
AT&T offers international calling cards with rates as low as $0.05 per minute for calls from the United States to France, China, Singapore or Hong Kong.
AT&T international calling cards allow U.S. users to call countries worldwide via landline or mobile phones.
AT&T offers standard rates to hundreds of countries. Rates apply from the U.S. mainland, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and American Samoa.
You cannot be away from work, school, or family very long, but you still want to go on a mission trip. That is no problem because many mission trip organizations offer short term mission trips for people just like you! By taking a quick trip, you are able to travel, serve, and help people and communities. Just because you cannot spend months abroad serving others does not mean you cannot make an impact.
One of the most common places for mission trips is Africa. For most of the developed world, mission trips to Africa offer a unique opportunity to experience a foreign culture, encounter strange wildlife, and help communities in great need. If you are trying to decide where to serve in Africa, then maybe our list can help you determine a cause and a country that you want to help.
You’ve just made a huge decision: You’re interested in pursuing potential mission trips to Africa. You know you want to serve, you know you want to experience what Africa has to offer, but where do you begin? There are plenty of ways to go on mission trips to Africa, but you need to stop and think about what you want out of a trip. Use this handy guide to help you get ready for mission work in Africa. (more…)
When it comes to medical missions trips, there is literally a world of opportunity out there. Surprisingly enough, you don’t necessarily need to be a doctor to travel the world and serve. Whether you’re an accomplished physician, a student in nursing school, or someone with zero medical training, there are plenty of organizations (religious and otherwise) looking for volunteers to help bring treatment to third-world nations with short and long-term medical missions trips.
If you’re ready to help out, it is simply a matter of finding an organization with a trip that’s right for you. (more…)
