Forty trips, seven states, 21 countries. Lipscomb University’s variety of mission opportunities for its students seems endless.
The Missions Fair, taking place on Oct. 5 this year, will allow students the opportunity to learn about all of Lipscomb’s mission opportunities.
There are several different types of trips that are offered during the fall, winter, spring and summer breaks. Some trips are major-specific, while others are limited to gender, but the majority of the trips are open to all.
An engineering trip scheduled for winter break will take 16 students to Coban, Guatemala.
This year’s team will be working to build a mechanical lift system to help the community. The mission department says this batch of mission participants will be “comprised of students who will help assist training water committees as a part of the Community Water Project Plan of Action.” The trip is scheduled to take place Jan. 1-8 and will cost about $1,300.
Applications are still available. Contact Kristopher Hatchell at: kristopher.hatchell@lipscomb.edu for more information.
There are 22 mission trips scheduled for spring break. The Dallas/Fort Worth trip is in its third year of service to the area. The team works with a Hispanic church to provide any kind of work or fill the needs of the congregation and community.
In past years, the groups have worked to renovate the church, community work and outreach and have a traditional community fiesta.
“It is a small trip, so you get close to the people you go with,” says Charli Shelby, a junior English major and veteran of this trip.
Shelby points out that a part of the work simply gives the full-time mission workers a break.
“It is obvious that the year-round mission families are worn out when we get there, so we get to encourage them and give them a rest for the 10 days we are there,” Shelby said.
The estimated cost for this year’s trip to Dallas/Fort Worth is $500. Contact trip leader, Johnathan Akin with any further questions: johnathan.akin@lipscomb.edu.
Another mission opportunity is a monthlong summer mission to Brisbane, Australia. This longer mission trip is a relational trip where the participants get to spend the month living with host families and working with the local college and K-12 school. Based around relationships, the Brisbane mission trip serves to evangelize and share the word of God. This year’s estimated cost for the monthlong trip is $2,300. Applications are available online. More information for this trip can be found out by contacting the trip leader, Mark Jent, at mark.jent@lipscomb.edu.
More trips are available through Lipscomb University Missions Department. For more information about Lipscomb mission trips attend the campus Missions Fair on Oct. 5 or visit: http://missions.lipscomb.edu.