Trip Comments
Marissa Henderson
September 11, 2015
As we are waiting for our flight to take off out of Miami, I'm sitting here thinking about how blessed I am to have been able to go on the trip this week to Honduras. There are really no words that could amount to how God moved this week not only in the lives of those that came to the kids camp but in our lives as workers as well. I want to say a special thank you to Randy who allowed us to come work beside him and what his heart longs for, along with Josias Gomez who was with us and guided us every step of the way! I love you both and I'm grateful that I got the opportunity to work along side you for a week and I am looking forward to being back next summer! Another thank you to Nat Hargrove and Wendy Hargrove for bringing us and being our leaders, I could not have asked for a better team to be apart of!#Honduras2015 #blessed #missions
Pastor Lee Thomas
October 6, 2015
Let me be one of the first among many to recommend that you and your church partner with Experience Ministries. My wife and I have personally known Nat and Wendy Hargrove for a number of years and consider them our dearest and most trustworthy friends. It only takes a few moments to know that Nat and Wendy have a passion and commitment that comes from a place of authenticity. Nat’s ability to lead your teams well while still caring for the individual will make you have a missions-minded heart which he cleverly calls getting bit by the mission bug and Rev. Wendy Hargrove’s ability to speak with conviction, clarity and authenticity when empowering women to find their identity in Christ is second to none. As close personal friends of Nat & Wendy, I am not the least bit surprised that their love for missions under the Nehemiah Project and their love for empowering women God’s way with Sista Chicks would be ordained to come together to form Experience Ministries. I wholeheartedly endorse this couple and their ministry to come alongside your missions program as well as your ladies ministry and you will see the heart of your people grow in love for the things of God. As a pastor who has recently accepted a new assignment, I will soon be partnering with Experience Ministries once again to help my church grow to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Rev. Lee E. Thomas Covenant Church
Lee McBride Comedian / Evangelist
December 5, 2016
I recently had the privilege of taking a missions trip with Experience Ministries and the trip was fantastic. Not to mention that Nat and Wendy Hargrove are some of my dearest lifelong friends! I've been on over 40 foreign missions trips and by far this was one of my favorites. I’ll give you just a few brief reasons why;
first of all the pre-trip planning and communications were simple and clear, the payment plan was very do-able and easy to understand, and that part of the trip is one of the most important and Experience Ministries handled it with high expertise!!
Secondly, the ministry was very unique and powerful! I've been on construction trips, preaching trips, and evangelism trips, and this trip uniquely offered all three ministries simultaneously! We worked with a fantastic missionary and worked on a very worthwhile project. Accommodations were well-planned out, food was very good, and the fellowship was off the charts!
Nat and Wendy are capable of leading any size missions group and I think it would be excellent for churches that need to combine with other churches to get a missions trip done.
I don't know of a higher recommendation then to tell you this; I'm already planning to go again with Experience Ministries and plan to go many times in the next few years.
Please consider Nat and Wendy and Experience Ministries for your next missions endeavor, you will not regret it!
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David Floyd - UPS
November 17, 2017
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16
This scripture reference became alive to me as we closed out a recent trip to Athens, Greece. Under the leadership of Nat & Wendy Hargrove we ventured to an historic land, rich in culture yet very dark in reference to Christianity.
In Greece you can be punished for speaking to minors about Christianity and religion outside of Greek Orthodox is not welcomed. We found ourselves worshipping in a hidden church.
Pat & Brenda Mahar are true warriors for the Kingdom of God. They are the pastors of ICF Athens. Their congregation constantly changes. That October Sunday morning took me into a hi-rise building where people were finding freedom in Jesus & freedom from their unimaginable life situations. They had found peace, they had joy and they gave love...freely.
This mission trip had now availed the opportunity to let my heart light shine. I got a chance to share Jesus through my actions. Although there may have been language barriers, there was something very different in the atmosphere when God's children came together for His purpose.
Nat & Wendy Hargrove did a superb job organizing and leading this trip. Their knowledge and insight helped prepare the team for the journey of a lifetime. I am forever grateful for this second-to-none experience and look forward to the next adventure with this Experience Ministries team.