NAVAJO NATION
JULY 10-13, 2026
SHORT-TERM MISSION TRIP
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Navajo Nation | July 10-13
The Navajo people are the largest unreached indigenous people group in North America. Join us along with Navajo Pastor and National Native Youth Director, Jackie Holgate, in serving our neighbors who’ve been far too long forgotten. Explore the beauty of this land of enchantment, and learn how God is awakening our First Nations so that together we may reach every nation!
Total Cost Cost: $545
First deposit (non-refundable) of $50 is due April 13, 2026.
Total payment is due: May 4, 2026.
Cost includes insurance, meals/hotels, and ground transportation (in-state).
Not Included: spending money (no passport necessary)
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Activities Including But Not Limited To:
Serving in local communities through conversational evangelism, dramas, music, and skits.
Working with light construction tools to repair churches/houses.
Sharing testimonies in church settings and public community settings.
Driving and touring the landscape and culture of Navajo Nation.
First-look at the new water infrastructure through STL/WorldServe.
Hiking trails, viewing scenery of the reservation.
Games, sports activities for ministry.
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Purpose of the Tour
The purpose of this trip is four-fold:
1. Exposure to the Native American context and Navajo culture
2. Experience God’s heart for Navajo Nation
3. Serving the indigenous church and local leadership in the community
4. Capturing stories of STL to take back and inspire students in our churches
Our missions host will be Southwest Native Youth Director, Pastor Jackie Holgate. Dr. Jim Lopez, our Arizona Native American Ministries Director, will lead an orientation on the Native context, and we will also hear from the President of Nelson American Indian College, Dr. Jonathan Gannon. We will experience the ministry of Speed the Light in action, where our funds have directly invested in this region. This will be a great opportunity for us to serve and pray together as we dream of Arizona's future missions endeavors and capture stories to take back and encourage our churches.
Transportation: We will all ride in a convoy of passenger vans from Nelson AIC campus in Phoenix
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Tentative Schedule
Friday, July 10th:
8:30am – Check-in at Nelson AIC Campus in Phoenix
9am – Orientation of Native Context with Nelson AIC Leadership
10am – Depart for Flagstaff
12:30pm - Lunch in Flagstaff near Mountaintop A/G
2pm - Depart for Navajo Mountain
6pm – Dinner at Rainbow City A/G
7pm – Prayer
8pm – Stay the Night at Rainbow City A/G
Saturday, July 11th:
8am – Breakfast at Rainbow City A/G
8:30am – Ministry in Navajo Mountain
12:00pm – Lunch at Rainbow City
1pm — Resume ministry
5pm – Dinner at Rainbow City
7pm – Service Outreach
10pm – Stay the night at Rainbow City
Sunday, July 12th:
8am – Breakfast at Rainbow City
10am – Service at Rainbow City
12:30pm – Lunch at Rainbow City
3pm — Check into Hotel at Hampton Inn Kayenta
6pm – Dinner at Gouldings Near Monument Valley
7pm — Tour Monument Valley
9pm – Prayer & Debrief
*Stay the Night at Hampton Inn Kayenta
Monday, July 13th:
8am – Breakfast at hotel
9am – Drive to Flagstaff
12pm – Lunch in Flagstaff
1pm – Return to Phoenix
4-5pm – Arrive Back at Nelson AIC
What is AIM?
We go to the nations every year on short-term mission trips through Ambassadors In Mission (AIM), the short-term youth missions program of the Assemblies of God. We encourage every student to go on a foreign mission trip before they graduate high school.
AIM trips can either be stateside or international. AIM started in 1966 and now nearly 10,000 students participate on these trips each year. AIM is a coordinated effort between students, leaders, missionaries and host churches. With Assemblies of God missions in over 250 countries, the opportunities are endless!