Europe

The team will use dance, drama, community service, and intentional conversations to engage atheists, Muslims, Catholics, Refugees, and everyone in between. Conversations come easily with people in Europe; they tend to love challenging topics and are open to hard questions and exploring new ideas. We also partner with local churches and organizations to ensure that there is a place for follow-up and maximum impact after our time in each country.

Royal Servants takes the safety and health of each participant seriously. We go to great lengths to ensure participants remain healthy and safe throughout the trip. 

Therefore, no participant is allowed to be alone in any city; Royal Servants always travel in groups of three or more, and when possible, with either a male or Summer Staff in each group. The Trip Leaders also continually monitor conditions within the host country before and during the trip. If a situation threatens the team's security, either from political or environmental conditions, the team will be moved to a stable location.

Three words describe this trip: explore, discover, and embrace. Your team will be traveling in southeastern Europe through Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Albania - countries that most people only get to see on a YouTube video or a travel website. Historically, almost all of these countries were once behind the “Iron Curtain” as part of the former Soviet country of Yugoslavia. Eastern Europe is underrated and far less crowded, though just as beautiful and enchanting as Western Europe.

Envision yourself happily riding a train or bus along the coast of the Adriatic Sea. With a history that dates back centuries, it boasts some of the most fabulous beaches, fascinating mountains, rugged cliffs and castles overlooking the sea, and picturesque towns. You will be meeting people and sharing Christ along the way!

The team will visit historic sites and be educated in much of the area's history. You’ll learn of the devastating impact that WWII and the following communist takeover had in shaping the cultures as they are today. Whether walking through historic city squares or lounging in local cafes soaking up the ambiance, you will pick up the vibe of each of these unique countries.

You’ll find a spiritual boldness developing within you as you share your faith story with strangers, which admittedly can be a bit intimidating. But you’ll gain a new understanding of the power of God and the relevance of Scripture as you experience the Lord giving you wisdom, insight, and words as you share. Beyond that, your faith will significantly deepen by reading and studying the Bible daily and strengthen as you grow in relationship and community with your team, which will quickly feel like family.

To be a part of the Royal Servants Europe team requires a spirit of adventure. You will regularly travel by train and bus and experience new countries, cultures, and people weekly! It also helps if you have an affinity for funky street names, amazing ice cream, and delicious pastries.

Your primary ministry will be street evangelism, so if you are willing to talk to people about your faith story in new and unusual settings, or want to grow in sharing your faith, then this mission trip might be the perfect fit.

Your team will primarily prepare its food while staying in various hostels, churches, or Airbnbs. We buy locally from small markets and groceries, but because we don’t want you to stray too far from your American roots, we also bring lots of peanut butter and jelly for sandwiches on the go. However, that won’t stop you from sampling each country's cuisine! We like to say you’ll get to “taste your way through Europe”!

The team will spend some nights in small but comfortable hostels or apartments where you’ll get a bed and a shower. Other nights will be in a local church where you’ll get a primo spot somewhere on the floor, and even though we can’t promise you a shower every day, it’s always a priority!

Here is an amazing part about this trip - for the last five days (what we call debriefing), you will be headed to Dublin! The capital city of Ireland where everything is green…well, not really, but it is the home to gems like St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Riverdance, Trinity College, Christ Church Cathedral, Ireland National Museum and Gallery, and beautiful Georgian architecture. You will experience many of these famous locations as we incorporate some sightseeing into the vital work of debriefing our time together and figuring out what it means to go home as a Royal Servant. You'll be given time to reflect, journal, pray, and plan. We want to help you learn how to take the tools you learned over the summer and apply them back home. Debriefing is a sweet way to end your summer, and it will propel you forward as you continue to walk with Christ long after your mission trip ends.

Most Royal Servants mission trips work directly with missionaries and church leaders in their host countries. We will do that for some of our time, but you'll also be ministering on the streets, meeting new friends, and talking about your faith. Part of the experience is to learn how to create and engage in ministry from scratch. You’ll see God providing unique opportunities, whether it’s serving in community work, holding ministry performances in city squares, or distributing food to refugees.