Our first Crusoe mission team, an all-Irish team heading out to Romania, left on Saturday 4th July. Our other trips to Gambia, Moldova, Albania and a further trip to Romania (consisting entirely of members of one Urban Saints group from Hertfordshire) are due to set of later this month.

For each member of these teams - both the young people on the team and their leaders - this summer will offer a unique experience of making a difference in a community totally different to their own. It will push them beyond their comfort zones and will help them see the world through the eyes of others. No Crusoe team returns unaffected and we're certain that this year will be no different to every other year and every other mission trip

Please pray for the teams as they travel and as they grapple with their own response to their mission trip. Pray for their lives to be changed and for the lives of those they come into contact with to be changed also.