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World Impact

About World Impact

Why go
Every Indiana Wesleyan University student is encouraged to experience a World Impact trip. Foreign cultures, unexpected adventure, new languages, and the life-changing opportunity to love people in need. We were created to live for something larger than ourselves. God uses people as agents of change, to relieve suffering and fight injustice, living out the transforming message of the resurrected Jesus.

Where we've been
Albania. Argentina. Brazil. Cambodia. China. Czech Republic. Ethiopia. Ecuador. Guatemala. Honduras. India. Jamaica. Kenya. Los Angeles. Madagascar. Malawi. Mexico. Moldova. Native American reservations. New Zealand. Peruvian Amazon. South Africa. Spain. Swaziland. Uganda. Togo.

Who can go
Anyone can go on a world impact trip after taking INT 122: short-term mission (orientation) and maintaining above a 2.5 GPA. INT 122 is a one-hour course that meets 4 times during the semester. It’ll acquaint you with the theoretical purpose of short-term missions, prepare you for the challenges of brief cross-cultural experiences, and provide you with effective methods to help your transition into a new culture. World Impact teams work together to fundraise. don’t even think about letting money stop you from going.

Leadership Opportunities
Developing leaders doesn’t happen in the classroom, but through hands-on experience. You have the chance to lead a trip – recruiting, interviewing, facilitating, and even debriefing with a team of 8-10 other students.Team leaders take both INT 122 and INT 222: short-term missions leadership. You’ll work closely alongside world impact staff, meeting regularly to discuss logistics and spiritual formation.This interactive and intentional leadership opportunity will equip you in powerful ways for future missions and jobs.