After chapel on Tuesday Jan. 17, Lipscomb Missions hosted the spring Missions Fair in the student center.
Roughly a dozen tables lined the second floor of Bennett as students visited each mission table to learn more about the trips available during the coming months.
Each presentation contained images and cultural treasures from the countries. Students were able to leave their name and email address on a sign-up sheet available at each table in order to get more information about the trip.
After the fall Missions Fair last semester, 12 of the original 50+ teams still have spots remaining on the upcoming trips. Most of the trips presented at the spring Missions Fair are for trips offered in the summer, but there were a few spring break options left.
Erin King, senior intern for the Missions Office, said she is passionate about missions and has been on several different mission trips through Lipscomb.
“If you feel a tug at all or have any interest, just look into it because you don’t know where that could lead you and what God could do through you,” King said. “Don’t let anything get between you and going on a mission trip. It is pretty much guaranteed that something beautiful and amazing is going to happen.”
Junior Emily Gibbons, a past member of the Lipscomb Philippines mission trip, sat at the Philippines table to provide more information for students that had questions about the trip. She said the group is still looking for members to join for the summer trip.
“We worked with two different ministries,” Gibbons said. “One was with under-privileged kids and the other with homeless kids. We did an empowerment camp where we reminded them of what they are good at and that the Lord lives in their heart.
“You could see the change in their spirit when you speak truth over them and when they realize their passion for rapping, serving or being kind is something God is using for the Kingdom.”
Gibbons said she was originally very hesitant about doing a short-term mission trip, but after completing her time in the Phillippeans, she said the impact of the trip lasted far beyond her last day there.
“You spend so much time, money and effort just for them, and that is the love of Christ; He does so much just for us,” she said. “What God is doing there is so important, and He is inviting us into it for two weeks.”
For more information on upcoming mission trips, contact the Lipscomb Missions Office with any questions or concerns. The offices are located across from Swang Chapel on the second floor of the Ezell Center.