In 1998, we started going on short-term mission trips to Haiti, South Africa, and by 2004, to Kenya. Those trips were impactful and eye-openers. We learned a lot about God, others, and ourselves. During our travels, we observed church teams comprised of many youth and adult leaders. It was encouraging to witness their commitment to travel and their passion to do kingdom work. However, what disturbed us, and later challenged us, was the observance of seeing very few African American on those teams. If we saw a team of 20 youth with maybe 8 adult leaders, there may have been just one person of color (Black) in a company of a mostly all-Caucasian short-term mission team. It is reported that African Americans make up less than half of 1% of the current global missionary