Middle East Trip

Join GoTEN in the Middle East for a relational mission experience serving alongside local partners working with refugee families displaced by conflict and hardship. Our team will spend time in refugee communities, visiting families in their homes, listening to their stories, meeting practical needs, and building meaningful relationships. Through home visits, community outreach, local church ministries, and everyday conversations, you’ll have opportunities to encourage people and share the hope of Jesus.

This trip isn’t simply about delivering aid or completing projects. It’s about being present with people. You’ll sit in homes, share meals and conversations, hear stories of resilience and loss, and learn from local believers who are faithfully serving their communities. As relationships develop, there will be opportunities to pray with families, share stories from Scripture, and communicate the Gospel in natural and culturally appropriate ways.

Throughout the trip, you’ll serve alongside trusted local partners who understand the language, culture, and needs of the communities we visit. The team will also experience local food and culture, visit significant places in the region, worship with local believers, pray together, and gain a deeper understanding of God’s heart for refugees and displaced people.

What You'll Do

• Visit refugee families and spend time hearing their stories
• Serve alongside local organizations and churches working with displaced communities
• Help meet practical needs through food, supplies, and other forms of assistance
• Build relationships through home visits and community outreach
• Share stories from Scripture and the hope of Jesus as opportunities arise
• Pray with and encourage refugee families
• Participate in local church and youth ministry activities
• Experience the culture, food, and history of the Middle East
• Learn from and encourage local partners serving long-term

Who Should Go?

This trip is a great fit for someone who is:

• Relational and enjoys connecting with people
• Compassionate toward families experiencing hardship or displacement
• Flexible and comfortable when plans change
• Ready to serve wherever needed
• Curious about Middle Eastern cultures and people
• Willing to listen before speaking
• Comfortable entering homes and building relationships across cultural differences
• Interested in learning how to share their faith naturally and respectfully
• Open to seeing how God might use them among refugees and the nations

Come ready to serve. Come ready to listen. Come ready to experience the Middle East through the people who call it home.