Thirty students are more than halfway through the 34th semester of LIFT (Leaders In Further Training). They have been practicing their lessons learned in the spiritual transformation class and studying theology, leadership, and missions. They are in the experiential phase of learning about missions as they are living in the Dominican Republic (DR) for two weeks and going out in twos or threes to shadow a number of missionaries with Students International (SI) http://stint.com/ . There are a wide variety of vocations represented by the SI missionaries such as dentistry, health care, physical therapy, social work, education, sports ministry, microfinance. Each small group of students is assigned to work with one ministry site for the two weeks to learn from the missionaries and get a good understanding of not only how to perform the job tasks but also in how to use it as an opportunity to build relationships and share the love of Christ with the people being served. They have been learning about the importance of living with direction and purpose from "God's mission" but now get to experience it and learn it at a deeper level as it comes to life.
This is the fourth consecutive year that LIFT has teamed up with SI in the DR as it continues its long-term relationship with this ministry. It is great to reconnect with our dear Dominican and American brothers and sisters here. Yesterday the LIFTers went through training sessions to orient them to SI and the Dominican culture. They loaded up on the trucks and shuttle vehicles this morning full or anticipation for their first full day to be out at the ministry sites.
Please pray for them as they continue to learn in classes and experiences and are mentored by the missionaries, as they look for opportunities to share God's love with the people they encounter, and gain a deeper or renewed perspective of God's kingdom work and their role as a disciple of Christ. Pray also for the ministries of SI in the DR as well as in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Fiji.
Upcoming blog entries will be written by several of our students. Pictures from this trip will be posted on the LIFT Discipleship Program facebook page. Check it out!
https://www.facebook.com/liftdiscipleshipprogram/
Thanks to Nathan Shepard for his great photos of the DR that I just added to give you all an idea of this beautiful country and its people.
Tim Trezise
LIFT Director
This is the fourth consecutive year that LIFT has teamed up with SI in the DR as it continues its long-term relationship with this ministry. It is great to reconnect with our dear Dominican and American brothers and sisters here. Yesterday the LIFTers went through training sessions to orient them to SI and the Dominican culture. They loaded up on the trucks and shuttle vehicles this morning full or anticipation for their first full day to be out at the ministry sites.
Please pray for them as they continue to learn in classes and experiences and are mentored by the missionaries, as they look for opportunities to share God's love with the people they encounter, and gain a deeper or renewed perspective of God's kingdom work and their role as a disciple of Christ. Pray also for the ministries of SI in the DR as well as in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Fiji.
Upcoming blog entries will be written by several of our students. Pictures from this trip will be posted on the LIFT Discipleship Program facebook page. Check it out!
https://www.facebook.com/liftdiscipleshipprogram/
Thanks to Nathan Shepard for his great photos of the DR that I just added to give you all an idea of this beautiful country and its people.
Tim Trezise
LIFT Director
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