Life Changing Mission: Devotions for Your Short-Term Trip 

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Life Changing Mission: Devotions for Your Short-Term Trip

By: Patric Knaak, ed. 

New Growth Press, 2025 

154 pages    

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Summary

Life Changing Mission by Patric Knaak (editor) is a devotional book for short-term mission trip participants. The book begins with pre-trip exercises, then moves through 10 daily devotionals, and concludes with debrief activities. Life Changing Mission walks the reader through common areas of struggle on mission trips, preparing you to face these issues and grow in your faith along the way. The daily devotionals are based in the book of Acts. Beginning with a Bible reading, the devotionals apply each scripture passage to missions, ending with a series of application questions. Readers are challenged to rely on the Holy Spirit, learn to serve others in challenging contexts, and prepare for suffering. The debrief activities help connect the mission trip experience to daily life at home, prompting the reader to spend time figuring out how God is encouraging them to change and grow as a result of what they have experienced.  

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