Maybe you are interested in a short-term mission trip but your church doesn't have any upcomming trips planned. Never fear! I've got just the website you need http://www.visitingorphans.org/. They work with churches and individuals who are interested in - well I guess the name says it all - visiting orphans.
Two other sites you might want to check out are www.bridgeafricainternational.org and http://www.lovingheartsbabies.com/.
Even if you aren't considering going on a mission trip, I would encourage you to check out these sites. Regular people are doing amazing things to the glory of God all over the world. Your heart will be stirred. Ephesians 2:10 says "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." I love this verse. But when I spent some time reading it a few months ago, I got a terrible feeling. You know that feeling when you realize you have left something important undone. Maybe you forgot to study for a test. Maybe you forgot that your boss needed a report run before that big meeting. Maybe you just forgot to turn the iron off before you left the house. I began to realize that it was very likely that I was so wrapped up in my own life that I was overlooking the good works God had prepared for me. I began to wonder if I would appear before my heavenly Father one day filled with a mixture of panic and regret for these things which I had left undone.
Get out of your box and consider what "good works" God might have planned for you!
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