October 21, 2004

• VSTM: Very Short Term Missions

  
  

  Last summer on a missions trip in Trinidad, a few of us were talking about what a great experience it was, and how we wished that more people could be part of it.  But a lot of people can’t take a few weeks off for a full-blown missions trip.  Then we came up with the idea of a VSTM, just a weekend trip for people to get away and serve.  Kind of like a weekend retreat, but with an emphasis on service and community.

  
  

  So this year I’m psyched that Highrock is organizing such a trip to Dorchester.  No cell phones, no credit cards, just entering and engaging the city directly.  We will join Ming and Mako Nagasawa for an Urban Plunge to:

  
  

  
  
  • Learn about the history of Boston, and how we can pursue justice in our city.
    
  • Observe the inner-city first-hand by walking through the neighborhoods.
    
  • Volunteer to serve alongside Christian ministers committed to the urban poor.
    
  • Engage God in the city — grow in knowledge of who He is and what He is doing.

  
  

  Dates: 11/12 – 11/14 (only a weekend, and back in time for Highrock’s worship service)
  Cost: $30 (a tiny fraction of an overseas missions trip)
  Contact: me, or Helena Park (Highrock’s Director of Social Justice Ministry)

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