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Causes: Religion
Mission: Global encounters organizes and carries out international mission trips, primarily for teens and college age young people. The mission teams teach positive character traits and scripture lessons to children and teens, help with humanitarian aid projects, and take part in other volunteer work in foreign countries.
Programs: 20 people volunteered in ecuador for three weeks. They taught character and biblical principles to approximately 1200 children and teens in schools and churches in quito, esmeraldas and same. Global encounters maintained a year long presence in chiapas with volunteers helping with ongoing projects at an orphanage and in rural tribal villages. Childrens ministry- all of the mission teams taught children in various settings. The total number of children reached is approximately 2860. The medical team in chiapas was able administer medical help to over 800 patients at the clinics there.