Venture out. Awaken within.

We will be partnering with Belgium’s Dutch-speaking IFES movement, Ichtus, during a mission week that they are hosting. We will help with evangelistic events around campus as well as being a part of the Mark Drama with Ichtus students.  

Participants in the El Salvador Global Program 2026 will partner with the local IFES ministry, Movimiento Universitario Cristiano, to build meaningful relationships with Salvadoran students and connect them to local staff and student leaders. We will engage in creative evangelism initiatives, lead Bible studies and activities, and be stretched through cross-cultural immersion, that fosters mutual learning and trust building. As we partner in ministry with our Salvadoran brothers and sisters, we’ll strengthen our cross-cultural skills, deepen our servant leadership, and discover new ways to take faithful risks that shape God’s mission back on our campuses across the Carolinas.

The Link Eurasia GP 2026 will be a journey of approximately two-weeks, visiting Kazakhstan and Armenia, connecting with local IFES movements. Participants will have the chance to engage with the staff and students in each nation—experiencing firsthand what campus ministry looks like in their unique cultural contexts and witnessing how Jesus is powerfully at work in the region. 

Throughout the trip, you’ll build meaningful relationships by joining a student event in each country and hearing directly from staff about their stories, challenges, and vision for the movement. We will also become learners of the culture—exploring both the capital cities and the countryside to gain a fuller picture of life and faith in each place. This will be an incredible opportunity to experience both a Muslim-majority and an Orthodox-majority context, grow in God’s global mission, and discover how we can come alongside these IFES movements in encouragement and partnership. 

Dates are still TBD, aiming for mid-July.

Building on a 45-year history, Kenya GP students will experience what God is up to in this beautifully diverse & complex part of His world. Comprised of students & staff from across the USA & Kenya, the team will be equipped for cross-cultural ministry through speakers, simulations, hands-on experiences, worship, Bible Study, & prayer. For ministry assignments, groups of 2-3 students will have the rare opportunity to live in the homes of Kenyan pastors & serve under their leadership. Assignments include working with churches, schools, & children’s homes: preaching, giving testimonies, teaching, sharing the gospel, prayer ministry, & visiting church members. After 2+ weeks of ministry, the team will gather in Nairobi for a week sharing stories from assignments & engaging in university ministry. The final week in Kenya will focus on debriefing & re-entry training; discussing lessons learned, praying through applications for lives & on campus, & preparing to re-enter American culture.

Join us literally halfway around the world for the four-week Mongolia Global Program. You will form fast friendships with students in the Fellowship of Campus Students (FCS). After a few days in Ulaanbaatar learning Mongolia's cultural and spiritual history, we will head out to the beautiful countryside for a fun and spiritually rich chapter camp with our new friends. Then it will be back to the city to run a strategic ten-day English Camp outreach, aimed at inviting new students into the FCS community. As you help lead English-language activities and build trust with your small group, you will find that spiritual conversations flow very naturally. We will end our time with a cross-country road trip to encourage staff and students in the remote Khovd chapter in Western Mongolia. The Mongolia GP will stretch your flexibility, grow your prayer life, and deepen your awareness of God's work in the world.

This planned trip for 2026 is a continuation of the partnership between Intervarsity in Indiana and Illinois, and ChSA. We are hoping that a small group of staff and students (8 – 10 total) will fly into Poland during Spring Break, 2026 to help the Polish movement with campus outreach in the city of Bialystok. The plan is to assist with Proxe stations (and possibly a coffeehouse) during the day, aiming to engage Polish students (most of whom speak some English) in conversation about the Gospel. We will also invite the students to evening meetings where, among other things, the Gospel will be presented.

This is an exploratory, set up program to partner with ChSA (the Polish IFES Movement) to determine the feasibility of starting a joint leadership development program in 2027, equivalent to the former IVLI (InterVarsity Leadership Institute) that we used to run in our region. Part of the time will be spent serving alongside our Polish colleagues in their summer camping program, and part of the time will be spent discerning with them the possibilities for future joint leadership training.

A cross-cultural immersion program designed to help students learn how to befriend people of another culture and faith in a way the honors God and people. We will invest in friendships with Latter Day Saint college students who attend BYU in Provo,UT. The skills you learn here will prepare you to go into any culture or religious context and be a bridge builder and someone who can thoughtfully and graciously share the Good News of Jesus. And you'll get to experience beautiful Utah.

Travel with us to Rwanda to partner with GBU Rwanda, an IFES student ministry. Together with local staff and student leaders, we’ll learn from their experiences, share resources, and deepen friendships across cultures. You’ll explore Rwanda’s history of genocide and reconciliation while seeing how God is at work on campus today. This program will stretch you through cross-cultural immersion, challenge your vision of poverty and justice, and invite you into transformational discipleship. As you serve and lead alongside our Rwandan brothers and sisters, you’ll grow in self-awareness, strengthen your leadership skills, and return with a deeper vision for God’s mission on your campus and beyond.

This program will be approximately 6 weeks serving with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. We will teach conversational English classes, plan engaging events, and build relationships with the students we meet in class and around the city. This is a highly relational program that involves initiation, flexibility, and teachability. Prayerfully consider and talk with your staff before filling out the application!

The Serbia Global Program 2026 will spend approximately 4 weeks in Niš, Serbia where students will work alongside the local IFES chapter, EUS, to build relationships with local students and connect them to the long-term ministry in the city. These connections will be built through meals together, cultural exchanges with students, conversational English classes, and many hours spent at local coffee shops. We will also host a series of weekly events at the local Connect Center where Serbian students can come to meet new friends, deepen their relationships, and build trust with the ministry.