What is Included in a World Servants Short Term Mission Trip Experience?

We Handle Everything for YOU!

We handle all of the details of your trip so you don't have to sweat it. From the time you arrive at the host community to the time you leave for home, World Servants takes care of everything for you. We want you to be free to minister to the needs of your team or family and not worry if the construction materials have arrived or if the meals will be ready. World Servants staff take care of those details for you so you can enjoy the entire experience!

Here is what's included:

  • Infield cross-cultural training
  • All set-up & trip logistics
  • Food & housing
  • Trip leadership
  • Construction materials
  • Community outreach programs
  • Translators (where needed)
  • Evening worship service
  • T-shirts
  • Reflection guides (devotionals)
  • Debriefing & re-entry resources

*Transportation to and from the mission sites is not included in any World Servants trip
*Local ground transportation is included at international sites, excluding Mexico

A typical World Servants trip day includes:

  • Personal reflection time (devotions)
  • Construction and outreach events
  • Three meals
  • Free time
  • Worship service
  • Small group/family time

The Long Term Impact of World Servants:

  • 50,000 volunteers mobilized from 2,000 churches, organizations and business in the United States
  • 475 communities served within the United States and around the world
  • 3,570 homes built or repaired
  • 454 community work projects completed
  • 250,000 children and families reached through one-on-one contact during Kids Club and home visits
  • 365 national leaders served through community partnerships
  • 27,000 families of volunteers affected through their service
  • 900 communities back home changed through volunteers who served

Philosophy and Ministry

The foundation of our approach to ministry is the concept of entering every relationship and life experience with the attitude of a learner, servant and storyteller. We hold to the value of learning what God is doing in His world. We support coming alongside those God is working through and assisting them, which allows us to find opportunities to share our stories of faith and listen to the stories of others.

We believe the best way to assist in the true transformation of any group of people from another culture is by entering their culture first to learn who they are and what they value, and then to serve, demonstrating care and concern in a way that enhances their dignity. Through this relationship we gain the opportunity to share our own story and how our lives have been transformed.

All World Servants experiences are designed to have a long-term impact on individuals, churches, organizations and communities. World Servants believes that the short-term mission experience provides an opportunity to organize people in a community around a common task that benefits the wider community, while providing short-term mission volunteers with the opportunity to participate in what God is doing in His world.

World Servants also places a high value on training and has developed all of our curriculums around a learner-based experiential training model. We hold to the value of preparing people as servants and learners as they interact with one another.