Through Encounter , Christians aged 18 - 30 can experience the Christian Church in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Challenging and potentially life changing group visits to various dioceses in the world Church. They provide first-hand experience of mission and opportunities to meet and share with local Christians. All visits are self-financing, but we can advise on fundraising for CMS programmes. CMS is able to allocate some grants.
Costs includes all international travel, in-country travel, food and accommodation.
It excludes insurance, any innoculations that are not on the NHS, and personal spending money. This was humbling as my faith has never really been challenged. Each group is led by people with previous overseas experience. It is a wonderful opportunity to see God at work, to do things you might otherwise never do, to grow, to share with people from a completely different 'world'. CMS has adopted the Global Connections code of best practice in short-term mission.