short-term missions

Does serving a Mormon mission make people want to help developing countries?

By Jana Riess — September 21, 2020
(RNS) — Does serving a Mormon mission to a place like Africa make someone more supportive of global development? Yes ... and no.

Dodging dangers, mission groups weigh risks and rewards

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — August 15, 2018
(RNS) — This year's many pitfalls, from fuel price riots in Haiti to violent unrest in Nicaragua, have forced a fresh reckoning with thorny questions: How much risk is too much?
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