Many people often wonder about the impact of short-term missions. Some also wonder why one should go when there is much work where we currently are.

While it’s true that short-term missions trips last briefly, the Great Commission calls us to make disciples of all nations. Every small step of obedience is seen by God, and he honors it.

God deeply loves all people from every tribe and every nation. This is why since 1984, our church has been answering His call to go. 

By God’s grace, your prayers, and support, we have sent out 700 teams of short-term missioners and 6,000 missioners since 1984. Our church, although relatively small during our humble beginnings, has always had a deep passion for global missions—a passion that stems from an encounter with God’s love.

This year, we are sending out 52 teams of short-term missioners to bless 20 nations.

Our heart in short-term missions is to engage with the locals, share the gospel, support the local church, and ultimately establish an apostolic church in that nation. We believe that these few days will have a lasting impact on that nation and that one day, locals will encounter God and worship Him.

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A number of Filipino-planted churches in Asia have had their senior pastors and full-time ministers reached through short-term missions trips.

Take Leap’s testimony from Cambodia. In 2016, she was invited to an English class organized by our church with our short-term missioners. Leap heard the gospel for the first time in one of these sessions. She eventually made a decision to accept Christ and become involved in our church. Now, she’s preparing to be part of our School of Ministry – World Missions Track for 2025.

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From Leap’s words: “I’m taking my leap of faith to the highest degree that I can get in this lifetime—answering the call of the Lord to make Him known.”

She envisions Cambodia to be a Christ-believing nation one day, and that all campuses and sectors of society will bow down and worship Jesus.

Leap represents the many people whose stories began with someone whose heart is to obey God’s call to go on a short-term missions trip. As we continue this work in the next 40 years, let us be in faith that more local leaders will be raised and that they will impact their nation. God can use many more local individuals like Leap to be a mouthpiece of His love.

More than being citizens of our own nation, we are first and foremost citizens of heaven. Let’s keep praying for more open doors, and for the 25 nations we’re heading to for short-term missions in 2025. 

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With a Bible and a passport in hand, we are prepared to go and share the gospel with every nation. The Bible helps us to know God better, and the passport allows us to obey Him by loving people from all nations, just as He does.