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I am sure that many youth leaders are asking this same question. Why are our youth so busy?  Even the smartest minds can’t come up with an answer. I remember when I was a young man being a 3 sport athlete, maintaining good grades, being a thespian, playing year round AAU baseball, and still being dragged to every church event by my parents. I say dragged because there were many Sunday mornings that I just wanted to relax for one…

This post is going to be look at youth and short term missions. Why do our youth participate in short term mission? Finally, what do we hope will come out of short term missions? Short term missions are something that many Youth Ministries participate in on a regular basis. For youth, in my experience, this involves painting, building ramps, serving food, but mostly having minimal interaction with the people they serve. So, why do our youth participate in short term missions?…