This was different change of pace for a missions trip for me. The training was huge and I loved the street ministry! 
Seeing all the kids and adults give their lives to God. 
Having my hearts broken for the people; I finally felt called to these people and cared about them, I wanted to help them. 
I was able to step out of my comfort zone. God gave me the strength to share my testimony, talk to people, perform in front of them, and I didn’t think I could do any of that. 
All the outreaches that we did and all the lives God touched through us. This week was amazing and I really felt God working through me.
Seeing how happy the kids were when we got there. 
Finding out that all some people need is genuine love. Giving love is all people need to be able to trust you and that is the first step to leading people to Jesus. 
Truly experiencing the Holy Spirit. 
I will never forget all the people that committed their life to the lord at the outreaches. 
Lollie Elliott, Georgia - SI Trip Leader 08
How great this trip has been. I really did not think that anything would be as good as Peru, but God had something totally different for us to Learn. This has been a great trip! Josh Doorly, Virginia - SI Trip 08
How easy it is to talk to people once you approach them.
Jamie Stephens, Virginia - Syr Trip 08
...how very quickly I came to enjoy it. We got 5-7 hours of sleep a night, worked/trained all day...but I loved it!
DayQuan W. - Syr Trip 09
What surprised me the most is that I didn’t mess up.
Josh Mowry - Syr Trip 09
The presence of God basically deleted my shyness when we were doing outreaches.
Austin Gorel - Syr Trip 09
How much God grew in me.
Alyssa Draper - Syr Trip 09
Having a lot of people show up at the outreaches, wanting to know God and give their lives over to Him.
As a youth pastor I've taken many trips with outside organizations and I can hands down say that Jason Rising and the team at Holy Hands Expeditions gave us one of the best missions trips we've ever had. For starters, the trip was a great balance of ministry and service projects. While keeping the trip very focused on it's purpose of evangelism and helping, they were able to also keep it fun and engaging also. The students were stretched, challenged and filled with a renewed passion to reach their friends back at home. I'm so glad to recommend Jason and his team, because I know how hard it is to put together such an extensive trip at such an affordable price! We will definitely use them again!
I got to talk to a guy for about 30 minutes. He knew just enough of the Bible so he could get his view across. But it was amazing because God gave me the perfect words to say. Did he get saved? No. But did I make a difference in his life? YES!
My life has changed completely through talking with people about Jesus.
My life was changed by drawing closer to God. I was touched by touching lives of other people.
I got to talk with a girl named Tamika, who accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior.
“There were so many lives that were changed. Just talking to people and letting them know what the Lord has done in my life and how it made me change my life made them want to have Him in their lives. They were able to talk to me and tell my about their lives and what they need to change.” 
I am now a servant of God. I want to be a blessing to others for God’s glory, and follow his plans for my life.
I can’t wait to see where God is going to take me!
I want to share the Lord with more people!
It has shown me a lot about life, I’ve grown in my relationship with Jesus and most importantly I have more confidence to witness to people.