Preparing traditional 'summer mission trips' in thoughtful new ways. Douglas J. Brouwer, author of the award-winning memoir The Traveler's Path, looks more deeply at his own lifetime of "summer mission trips."

Millions of Americans are hearing about summer mission trips right now.
Award-winning author Douglas Brouwer has been on dozens — and he's asking the question congregations rarely do: "Why was it easier to love the distant poor than the nearby ones?" buff.ly/kSExh5U #MissionTrips #ReadTheSpirit