Broadened Perspective, Deepened Calling
There is nothing like crossing a border to reshape a leader's worldview.
The Honest Problem
Most Leaders Never Test Their Calling Against Anything Real
It's easy to talk about calling from a comfortable chair. Crossing a border, serving people whose lives depend on more than a Sunday habit, has a way of clarifying — or correcting — what you thought you believed about your own mandate.
“Calling sounds spiritual until it costs you a plane ticket and a language you don't speak. That's usually where I've found out if I actually believed it.”— Omar J. Fandino, Founder of Living Water Network · echoes Isaiah 6:8
How the Trip Works
Formation Meets the Field
The same Phase 3 of Groundwork — local serving, then deployment — applied whether or not you're currently in the cohort.
Local Serving First
Before you cross a border, you serve where you already are — local serving and missions fundraising training, so the trip isn't your first act of obedience.
The Trip Itself
Hands-on Kingdom service alongside our partner church, FHC, in Ecuador — proclaiming the gospel, serving practical needs, and standing alongside a local body of believers already doing the work.
Deployment, Not Just a Memory
You come home with more than photos — a widened Kingdom perspective, a global network of believers, and a sharpened sense of your own mandate in the earth.
Practical Details
What You Need to Know
Destination
Ecuador, in sustained partnership with FHC — our first deployment corridor.
Who Can Go
Open to leaders across all three Groundwork tracks, and to those outside the cohort who feel the pull.
When
Trips are scheduled around the Groundwork cohort calendar — inquire for the next date.
Cost
Trip costs are shared with participants; missions fundraising training and support are part of preparation.
Start Here
Inquire About Trips
Tell us a bit about yourself and what's drawing you toward this, and our missions team will follow up with upcoming trip details.