Short-term mission trips provide opportunities for many people to make service a part of their lives. People may journey to countries outside the borders of North America or stay closer to their homes. These trips are often life-changing events for the travelers as well as the people who receive a new church or school, see a physician or are invited to accept the saving grace of Jesus.
The spirit of volunteerism is alive in the hearts of Northwest Adventists. Students from our schools go on trips as do members of our churches. Organizations such as SAGE and Maranatha Volunteers International sponsor many building and evangelistic journeys. Below is a sampling of how many volunteers traveled and where they went during 2005.
Maranatha Volunteers International
Approximately 3,000 volunteers from across North America went on various projects to Canada, Cuba, El Salvador, Honduras, India, Mexico, Peru and the United States.
SAGE
45 to Peru
50 to four week-long work bees at Sunset Lake Camp, Auburn Academy and Poulsbo Adventist School.
Walla Walla College
196 students served in Pohnapei, Thailand, Costa Rica, Denmark, India, Ecuador, Korea, Guatemala and Palau.
The following numbers are for students only:
Auburn Adventist Academy
18 to Philippines
57 to Peru
4 to Pohnapei
13 to Mississippi
Columbia Adventist Academy
20 to Appalachia
2 to Thailand
6 to Gamble/Savonga, Alaska
2 to Peru.
Gem State Academy
20 to Encinada, Mexico
13 to Waveland, Mississippi
Livingstone Adventist Academy
18 students and staff to Wapato Indian Reservation in Washington
2 to Peru
Milo Academy
40 to Acapulco, Mexico
49 to Bluefield, Nicaragua
Mt. Ellis Academy
35 to Guachochi, Mexico
Portland Adventist Academy
15 to Iquitos, Peru
4 to Thailand
4 to India
15 to Pipeline (Portland, Oregon)
10 to Holbrook Indian School
8 to Fiji (Noeoquest)
Puget Sound Adventist Academy
34 to Waveland, Mississippi
Upper Columbia Academy
41 to Borneo
6 to El Salvador
5 to Africa
Walla Walla Valley Academy
6 to Guatemala
10 to Africa
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