sethbarnes Aug 3, 2007 8:00 PM

Short-term missions in Time magazine

Interesting article in Time suggests that the short-term missions movement goes far beyond the Christian realm.  A tide of overseas volunteerism is r...

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Interesting article in Time suggests that the short-term missions movement goes far beyond the Christian realm.  A tide of overseas volunteerism is rolling in.  The article asks such questions as, "Is it motivated by guilt?"

Check out this website for more on  trends in volunteer tourism.

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