Ultimately, God is the source of our funds. As His people, we are simply stewards of His resources. During your Christian mission trip, God is going to stretch and grow your faith, your identity, and your trust in Him. This often begins with raising support! Remember that God led you here and He is in this with you. His resources are unlimited, and you’ve got a front-row seat to watch Him provide for your every single need.

Mission trip fundraising can be a scary journey when we try to do it alone. That’s why the next step is to build a team who will commit to praying for you leading up to and during your mission trip. These partners will not only pray for you while you fundraise for your mission trip, they will also cover each new month, country, and ministry in prayer. Your team will be making an impact around the world through their prayerful intercession for you.

With a training course, you can take out the guesswork, learning how to get started and what works when you are fundraising for a Christian mission trip. When you commit to the World Race, you’ll get exclusive access to a FREE mission trip fundraising training course through our partnership with Stewardship Ambassadors. Stewardship Ambassadors has been helping missionaries reach their fundraising goals for years, and you can get the benefit of that connection! And after you complete the training, you’ll receive 100 FREE prayer cards.

You do not have to be a fundraising expert, but it doesn’t hurt to have connections to one. When you begin fundraising for the World Race, you will have one-on-one coaching with our team of Admissions Advisor with years of fundraising experience. You will also gain exclusive access to one-on-one fundraising coaching through our partnership with Stewardship Ambassadors. Utilize FREE mission trip fundraising resources, including templates, scripts, and step-by-step instructions. Meet with professional mission trip fundraising coaches to create and practice your presentation and receive invaluable feedback.

Sharing your story will help you as you fundraise for your Christian mission trip. World Race mission trip participants build a presentation to bring people into the story of what God has done in your life and how this trip is part of that. Invite people out to coffee to share your story and the purpose of your mission trip with them. Create prayer or business cards to pass out to potential supporters to remind them to pray for you.

The best way to fundraise for a mission trip is to ask people directly. While fundraising for the World Race, participants build a team of supporters through personal connection and communication. Get face-to-face and share your vision and calling to this mission. Invite them to be part of the bigger picture of what God is doing through you (and through them by partnering with you).

After people invest in your mission trip, you want to keep them up to date on what God is doing. World Race missionaries use their World Race blogs to share inspirational stories of how God is moving in the world as well as insights into their faith journey. Write blogs, create videos, update social media, and send email newsletters throughout your mission trip to bring your support team into how their donations are impacting the world.