Short-Term Missions

Team Types

Short-Term Mission Teams

East-West offers a variety of short-term missions opportunities. You can learn more about the different types of teams below. Once you find a team type that meets your passions and interests, go to the Short-Term Missions Schedule to find your next short-term team! 

Mission Teams

Go to local coffeeshops, malls, parks, and other areas of town to talk with people about life, culture, and the sacrificial love of Jesus.

NEXT Teams

Train high school and college students to share their faith with others, and witness how God begins to move through their lives.

Extreme Teams

Backpack through the Himalayan Mountains, moving from remote village to remote village and sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with all you encounter.

Children's Teams

Partake in leading and teaching a two- to five-day children’s program that covers stories from Creation to Jesus Christ.

Medical Teams

Use your medical giftings and heart for the nations to help those in need while sharing the love of Jesus with the people you serve. 

Working in the Difficult Places

East-West deploys teams of missionaries and works with national partners to start church planting movements in the spiritually darkest areas of the world. We work in 44 countries across 10 major world regions.