Adopt a Team

We have teams in on Saturday for training camp and all of them launch out of the United States to their prospective country on Wednesday, January 19th. Over the next four months young adults will travel to five different countries to bring Kingdom and we are so excited to see what happens during the four and a half months they are out on the field.

At Real Life, we are asking participants to try to blog every week. This can be about the difficulty of living on the field, community, ministry, the adventure, or anything related to their time on the field. Granted, internet time can be hard and it is not always available, but we stress to the teams the importance of why blogging is beneficial. For one, families love to hear from their kids, grandchildren, nephews, nieces, etc. Supporters love to know how their monetary donations have been put to use. When you are out on the field, it is exciting to check the following week, how many people have viewed your post and how many comments you have. There is a validation it. Sadly, some participants do not have many comments, while others, family does not even bother to read their posts. 

The Problem

You see, some participants do not have the most supportive family nor the largest support base. Some kids get a single comment on their post from AIM or Real Life staff because well we follow all the blogs. Well, that is nice and dandy, yet there is something about a non-AIM affiliated person leaving you feedback or encouragement. Think of it like Christmas morning for these participants. There is an anticipation for who is reading my blog and who has left a comment on it.

The Proposal

So here is my proposal to my supporters and avid blog followers. I will be following all five team blogs, reading and commenting on them. I am asking you to pick a team. You can make a random selection or you can prayerfully consider one. After you have found your team, I am asking you to pledge support to this team. Since Real Life participants have to be fully support-raised to go on the field, you do not have to financially support them. When you pledge to a team, I am asking that you pray for them on a weekly basis and that you follow their blog. And when you follow their blog, I mean you read each post and you make a comment on everyone that you can.

The Reasoning

The reasoning behind this is support. We believe that there is value to investing into each and everyone of these young adults. Your prayers and support in the form of following blogs, will add value to the teams you follow. Regardless of the difference in situations you may find yourself in, there is always something relatable found in stories you post. And really, you can never have too much encouragement.

The Teams

*Click on a photo and you we be directed to the subsequent blog.

 Nicaragua

 India (Andhra Pradesh)

Southeast Asia 

Kenya 

Uganda

We (all of us at Real Life and Adventures in Missions) would like to say thank you for your support. Each of these participants will grow during this season, and your kind words and prayers will truly help that process.