Touch the World
Why choose Touch the World?
Touch The World was birthed by a desire to move youth from apathy to energy in their faith and short-term missions trips became the primary vehicle to see that happen. What started in 1991 with a single trip from one New Jersey church youth group to an Native American reservation in Canada, grew into an expanding ministry resourcing churches and beyond to impact their youth while making an impact ...
Touch The World was birthed by a desire to move youth from apathy to energy in their faith and short-term missions trips became the primary vehicle to see that happen. What started in 1991 with a single trip from one New Jersey church youth group to an Native American reservation in Canada, grew into an expanding ministry resourcing churches and beyond to impact their youth while making an impact in communities around the world. Since the short-term missions boom in the late 90’s, training students before they went out to serve has always been part of our DNA. While we began as a youth missions sending agency, today we see ourselves as a resource provider to train short-term mission teams and all followers of Christ to live out the mission of God. Learning from the past 30 plus y...
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Extremely beneficial gap year
February 20, 2025by: Bethany Kunz - United StatesProgram: MissionYear: Christian Discipleship & Missions Gap Year
The Gap Year Program is an intensive, community building, Christ-centered experience that will serve you well as you journey through life. The Gap Year takes intentional time to develop community into what God calls us to have as Christians: building each other up, supporting each other, creating a safe space for all to share, and holding one another accountable. The Gap Year also take time to refine our practical life skills so that we will be successful when we hit the real world. Not only that, but the Gap Year teaches us to strengthen our relationship with God through daily quiet time and through studying the character of God. With more included, the Gap Year is highly recommended for young adults heading into the world.
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February 20, 2025by: Grace Swiney - United StatesProgram: MissionYear: Christian Discipleship & Missions Gap Year
These past 9 months have been transformative in my relationship with God, self, creation, and others! An aspect of this program is taking time to reflect on moments and to bring them to God. And because of this, I was able to move from a negative perspective of myself to a positive perspective. This program pushes you to move from a narrow mindset to a widened view on the world. Also living with people that you might not agree with has been challenging but rewarding at the same time! I highly recommend this program to any young adult.
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