Welcome to Norway! After an international flight, arrive in Tromsø and settle into your accommodations. Welcome dinner and opening devotional: what does it mean to serve as the hands and feet of Christ in a new culture?

Explore downtown Tromsø, a certified Sustainable Destination, and visit the striking Arctic Cathedral. Learn about the region’s Norse and Sami history and heritage. Evening devotional on cultivating a servant’s heart.

Meet our local church partner and the Ukrainian families we’ll spend the week alongside. Orientation on the week’s service plans and cultural briefing on the realities of resettlement. Devotional: praying for the week ahead.

Our week of service begins! Days are spent alongside resettled families — English conversation practice, childcare support, shared meals, and simple companionship, depending on the week’s greatest need. Afternoons include team debrief and reflection.

Continue serving alongside families and church staff. Team members rotate through activities, building relationships one conversation at a time.

Service continues, with today’s devotional focused on welcoming the stranger. In the afternoon, join a project supporting the ministry’s broader resettlement work.

Service continues. Today’s devotional theme centers on faith that crosses borders and barriers. Evening: shared meal with the families and church community.

Our final day of service wraps with a closing celebration alongside the families and church partners we’ve served this week.

A full-day boat excursion along the coast near Senja Island, keeping watch for sperm whales, white-tailed eagles, and the dramatic Arctic fjord scenery. A peaceful close to a meaningful week.

Final group devotional and debrief: what did God teach us this week? Depart Tromsø for home.