Some trips simply give you stories to tell. Others reshape how you see God, yourself, and the world you return to. The Study + Serve Women’s Amazon Trip with Justice & Mercy International is consistently described as the second kind.
Study + Serve invites women into a week of Scripture, worship, service, and community along the Amazon River. But what women talk about most afterward isn’t just the beauty and adventure found in the jungle. It is the change that happens within them and how they carry it home.
What can that change look like for you if you go? Hear from women who’ve been on the trip to get an idea.
1. Your Relationship with God Is Deepened and Reoriented
When women come to the Amazon, they are each in different places in their walk with the Lord. But when removed from distraction and routine, space opens up for stillness, worship, and reflection, often leading to a renewed awareness of God’s presence and care, regardless of the season of your faith journey. Women describe leaving with lighter hearts, clearer faith, and a deeper trust in who God is.
- “I wasn’t prepared for how God was going to work in my heart. Just the stillness and to be able to spend time with him, to serve his people. I feel lighter.”- Anne Marie, 2023
- “I’m amazed and blown away by our Creator… His heart is clearly here, and my life has been changed forever.” – Stacy, 2023
- “I feel like I’ve grown in ways that I can barely even fathom. One of the ladies said at the beginning of the week that it felt like she had five years of growth in a week, and I was a little skeptical, but they were right.” – Lydia, 2025
2. Your Understanding of Community Is Reshaped
Many trip-goers arrive nervous about being around so many people they don’t know. What they do not expect is how intentionally God forms community among women who begin the week as strangers. Living, worshipping, serving, and praying together reshapes how women understand connection, vulnerability, and belonging. Many leave with a renewed trust in God’s ability to place the right people in their lives at the right time.
- “I never knew I needed these women in my life, but God knew.” – Shannon, 2022
- “ Most of us didn’t know each other prior to the trip, and yet we lived together and worshipped Him together and served Him together in one accord.” – Jodi, 2022
- “What I’ve learned is being with women of faith from all over the world and all over the country unifies us…and that God calls us to community and to serve alongside one another.” – Katie, 2023
- “Spending a week immersed in God’s word with my sisters in Christ and few distractions was truly a balm for my parched spiritual soul.” – Jennifer, 2024
3. Your Perspective on Faith and Calling Is Expanded
Serving in the Amazon can change how you see the global church and your role within it. Exposure to different cultures, stories, and expressions of faith broadens perspective and often reignites purpose. Many women return home with a deeper sense of calling, humility, and willingness to be available to God. This shift does not end when the trip does. It carries into how you live, serve, and trust God back home.
- “This trip changed my perspective on the body of Christ. It has moved my heart into a place where I feel exhilarated and alive and part of the body of Christ in a new way.” – Audrey, 2025
- “There’s no way I could have known that the Amazon was going to become one of my favorite places on the globe… in the Lord’s great kindness, I will never be the same.” – Lindsay, 2025
At its core, Study + Serve is about allowing God to reshape what matters most and how you live it out. If you are longing for deeper faith, renewed perspective, and meaningful transformation that extends far beyond a single week, this journey may be the invitation you have been waiting for. Learn more about the 2026 trip and how to apply at https://justiceandmercy.org/womens-amazon-trip/.
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