Short term missions trip are en vogue for American churches looking for something to do for their teens (and hoping they might just get saved on the trip).  But, now a new campaign is trying to stop these “harmful” missions trips to orphanages especially.  What’s the first requirement for missions, before anybody even thinks about going on a missions trip?  We lay down the most essential pre-requisite.  And, also we offer general principles for charitable giving for missions and international needs.