May 2013
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As you prepare to go.... (with images, tweets) ยท... →
After months of piddling behind the scenes with the awesome social media app Storify, Baylor Missions is happy to launch our first Storify collection today…In honor of all of our may mission teams heading out this weekend and all the buzz that is being created by students, faculty, and staff in their excitement about the journey ahead.
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When on missions
In less than 24 hours, our first two baylor missions teams will head off to their international sites! Time sure has flown by the last couple of months! Seems like only yesterday we were recruiting students to join teams and dealing with the sticker shock of how much it costs to travel abroad. But, with a lot of faith, fundraising, and teamwork, we have over 230 students going on mission trips all...
February 2013
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Curious about Kibera
(Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya photo credit: Madeline Mohr, Baylor International Studies Major) Read her story here
One of the best things you can do to prepare for your upcoming mission trip is to do a little research on the people & places you’re going to encounter. If you’re anything like me, the word RESEARCH makes you cringe…so think of this more as EXPLORING :) The...
Why I Volunteer with Baylor URBAN Missions
So I know that we talk about Global Missions on our tumblr a lot..but Baylor Missions is SO MUCH MORE than that. We also have opportunities for students to serve the Waco community on a weekly basis through our URBAN MISSIONS teams!
Today, we want to share a story from one of our Urban Missions Team participants on why they choose to volunteer EVERY WEEK with the Friends for Life (FFL) Urban...
January 2013
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Why I go back...
Last May, I remember walking down that dirt slope path between the same shack houses and turning around the corner, where about 50 anxious Ghanian kids were waiting for our Baylor team to finally arrive. I had been looking forward to this moment of seeing those precious children again all year, who I had prayed for and missed so much. Finally I was going to be surrounded by their laughter and...
November 2012
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Missions Memories: Faithful & Thankful
“One of the men that we work with in Kenya is Boniface. He basically gave up everything he had to live for God by leading a street ministry. And when I say everything, I mean everything. With no real source of income, Boniface faithfully relies on God to provide for him, his wife and 2 boys, and the young men he takes off the streets. His house, land, car, kids’ tuition and more...
Missions Memories: Learning Alongside
“If I had to choose one story to share from my trip it would have to be my experience working in the Pharmacy at the hospital. I spent a few days working there and compounded a few different medicines and on days that the pharmacy wasn’t too busy I spent the entire morning talking to the pharmacists and techs there discussing topics ranging from their culture to even soccer. From...
Missions Memories: Rwanda
“When we were in Musanze, Rwanda we ran across a deaf school in the village. Being in Rwanda, it was hard to communicate with most people because of the language barrier, but to me it seemed like I could communicate even more with the deaf children, and they couldn’t even hear me! It’s amazing how much we communicate through actions. The children were so loving—hugging us...
Missions Memories: Love in Any Language
“This picture is one of my favorites because of the beauty it beholds. Prior to arriving in Spain, several of our members were nervous and apprehensive about the language barrier between us Americans and the Spaniards. In this picture, two of our members are talking with the Spanish housekeeper at the monastery. The lovely housekeeper did not speak a word of English, but by the miraculous...
Missions Memories: Sic 'Em in Ghana
While in Kumasi, Ghana, we taught basketball to some of the kids at St. Louis Jubilee School during their P.E. classes in the mornings. Because basketball is such a foreign sport in a soccer-filled country, we taught them some basic skills needed for basketball such as dribbling, passing, and shooting. We also were able to use basketball as a ministry outlet to reach out to the students by...
August 2012
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May 2012
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and the adventure begins!
While some Baylor students will be graduating on Saturday, we at Baylor Missions will be bidding a cheerful bon voyage to our first group of students leaving for May missions! The Malaysia & Hong Kong Music Team http://baylormusicmissions2012.wordpress.com/ will be heading to Hong Kong for the first time! We’re very excited about this new team and the new location, follow their blog to...
