An Invitation to Join LIFT 45

LIFt 45, Dominican Republic Blog Post #1

In preparation for our short term mission trip to the Dominican Republic, LIFT 45 has been taking Spanish classes and classes on holistic ministry.

We have also been raising support for our trip to be funded and donations to be given to the different ministry sites we are serving in. This week, we as a LIFT community are participating in a rice and beans fast to prepare physically and spiritually through discipline and for our hearts to be humbly alongside those we serve. The fast began on Monday morning and ends on Friday.

In our time studying global poverty and poverty alleviation my eyes have been opened to the broken relationships the world has with God, ourselves, others, and the rest of creation. One of the privileges I didn’t realize I had was to always have food to eat and lots of variety in food that others do not have. This is my first time fasting like this and I’m growing closer to the Lord and with other LIFTers as we eagerly and prayerfully anticipate our trip. I have been looking forward to this for a long time as a lot of what we do here builds up to the experiences we will have seeing the power of God and learning about a different culture. So we prepare and pray for the Dominican Republic and for the missionaries we will be with. 

Today in our Holistic Missions Practicum class, our director, Tim Trezise, reminded us that we are going on this trip as learners. This important aspect of all missions is talked about all the time in our classes and in LIFT required readings, The Hole in Our Gospel and When Helping Hurts. So we are excited to serve and share the gospel, but we are also going to learn from people in the Dominican Republic and cross barriers to live, dress, eat, and speak as they do. LIFT is so excited to be leaving early this Sunday morning to partner with Students International in Santiago.

I would like to ask you the reader, “will you join with us?” Would you be willing to pray for the Dominican Republic, and worship God with us as we serve in his mission for his kingdom being spread to the ends of the earth? Thank you for being a part of our team and for lifting your voice to our Heavenly Father. 

For the Glory of God! Para la gloria de Dios!

Sam Nicholson

We will be posting about every 2 - 3 days once we are in the DR, from March 27 - April 12.