Trip Resources

We’re excited you’re embarking on an Expedition with Young Life. Expeditions manages all the details of your trip with Managed Missions. If you need help finding particular documents take a look in your Trips Details Page under Documents. If you can't locate what you need please contact your trip leader.

Consent Form for Youth (if you are under 18 the day you leave for an Expedition, you need this one. Please note, both parents need to sign and an official state notary must stamp and sign).

Travel Protection - Plan Summary

Pre-Trip Cancellation Coverage is available for an additional fee, on request, which would help cover in case of illness, death or other life events. Contact our office to get a quote for this coverage--ylexpeditions@gmail.com.

Lean In and Learn...

We recommend a few books on service and generosity as you prepare for your Expedition:

Radical, by David Platt
Toxic Charity, by Robert D. Lupton
When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert

Also below are several articles addressing the topic of short-term missions, providing a great starting point for conversations.

David Platt, author of Radical,
speaks to our heart in Expeditions:
"This kind of movement involves all of us. Every single follower of Christ fishing for men. Every single disciple making disciples. No more spectators. Instead, ordinary people spreading the gospel in extraordinary ways all over the world.”

If your group is looking for a film to watch on issues related to service "Poverty Inc" is a great resource.