Experience MissionReviews of experiencemission.org

This is our first time working with Experience Mission. I found that their organization leading up to the mission was easy to use and convenient. Autumn Zimmerman was easy to reach and knowledgeable. As we got closer to our mission start date, I started to communicate with the person on site. She did a good job of answering my questions so we could be prepared for the week. I found that I had more questions that the information provided but we were able to work together to get things settled. Once we arrived, we were able to jump right in. The one issue we ran into was showers. Originally we were told that the YMCA would allow us to shower there, in conversations I was told that we would be Showering at Planet Fitness. When we arrived we were told that we would actually need to sign up our Youth online and have them download an app to their phones. It worked out but I would have liked to set this up before we arrived, especially because some students have restrictions on their phones that parent's must approve. Our morning work at Preble Street was wonderful. The staff there were great at putting us right to work and instructing us for each task. Our group spent the afternoons working with The Root Cellar, helping to run their Super Summer Kids Camp. Our Youth really connected with the children and worked side by side with the staff and volunteers. We were also serving alongside another mission team. We enjoyed this as well but it would have been helpful for the schedules to be laid out clearly so we knew when we would be solo and when we would have the other team. Our Youth worked hard and enjoyed themselves. I believe this experience opened their eyes and their hearts to how God uses his people to show love to others. I had thought the Mission Devotionals would have been something we went through during the trip, but upon receiving them I realized they are a much better tool for preparing the Youth for the trip. I would have requested to receive them early if I had known. We had two devotionals with the EM team, I had thought is was going to be four. We did plan out our own time as a team as well. Overall, we were satisfied by what Experience Mission provided - meals, lodging and service opportunities. The on the ground organization was a bit lacking but they were willing to work with us through any issues. We do see how the Lord is using the groups there in Portland, Maine and will continue to pray for the families we met and organizations we worked with.

This trip was so good! Experience Mission helped us pivot very quickly whenever it was needed, and they did a great job of making sure we were okay, even when things didn't go exactly as planned. I loved the community and my team so much. At first, it can seem a little scary to spend a month with complete strangers, but EM does a great job during training of helping everyone get to know each other. The only thing I wish there had been more of was prayer and conversations about Jesus because, no matter your denominational background, Jesus should be the one thing you all have in common. All in all, I loved this trip so much. It is a really great organization—they are organized, supportive, and easy to work with. I would definitely recommend Experience Mission to anyone considering a mission trip.

An amazing experience. Life changing, and would go again in a heartbeat. I will say I felt like at some times it was a little too hands off, and a lot of our meals were not covered when we got into the community, which led to us spending lots of money while we were there.

Over all it was a good experience. I was one of the interns in Marion North Carolina and we had the opportunity to help a lot of people still recovering from hurricane Helene. I really appreciate how Experience Missions focused on the relationships that are formed in the communities. I would also like to say if you are planning to do an internship with Experience Missions. It is a lot of responsibility and you will need to know how to lead.

Leaders were awesome, flexible, and great to work with.

The Experience Mission staff were all engaging, friendly, positive and helpful. They set a very up-beat tone for the week.

Communication with Experience Mission is difficult. Calls, emails and texts prior to the trip are not returned in a timely manner. I was leary of a positive experience prior to the trip. However, the mission trip was amazing! Our local coordinators from Experience Mission were filled with the Spirit, very helpful, always there when and where we needed them. If they didn't have the answers, they worked very hard to get them for us. If not for the experiences prior to the trip, this would have been a 5 star review.

Trip was organized, people were friendly, we were fed well. The staff member named Luke that was assigned to help us on Monday and Thursday was not interested in helping us at all. He sat mostly on his phone. He didn't set a good example as a leader. Other staff members were friendly, organized, and so much fun to talk to.