
Every year, an estimated 1.6 million Americans participate in short-term mission trips, spending over one billion dollars--figures that have increased exponentially in the last two decades. About one third of U.S. congregations sponsor such trips each year. While they are...

This handbook provides a framework to help short-term mission volunteers maximize the positive impact of their service projects. Occhipinti bases her framework on both personal mission trip experiences and extensive research in the development field.