A major part of LIFT is the involvement we have in many different outreach projects both locally and regionally.  This involvement includes a Tapawingo Girls' Fellowship, a weekly Bible club for young girls who live in the area. For many of these girls the teaching they hear at TGF is the only time they hear the Bible taught all week.  LIFT girls teach Bible classes, lead games and crafts and build encouraging relationships with middle school girls. Many of these kids come from unchurched families, so this is one of their only chances to meet, learn from and be loved by godly men and women. LIFT students experience the joy of being involved in planting seeds in little souls, trusting God to continue working in each of them.

  Another weekly outreach ministry for LIFT students is volunteering at the local "Day Habilitation" center, a daycare facility for adults with profound mental and physical disabilities.  While this is one of the more difficult ministries for some, as there are far fewer tangible "results" from our efforts here, God teaches many useful lessons during our time at the "DayHab."  Students not only show compassion and mercy to the consumers (I know "consumers sounds cold, but it is the term currently being used by NY Mental Health Dept), but -perhaps even more importantly-they are solid witnesses of God's love to the many people on staff at the facility.  "I am changed because of having spent time there," says a LIFT student, regarding her DayHab experiences.

Each semester brings other opportunities for involvement, including work on the beautiful Sacadaga River Walk, cleaning up the adopted stretch of highway, clearing ski trails at Oak Mountain,  and even providing assistance chopping wood or with spring cleaning for local widows. God uses each of these experiences to continue to teach lessons about service and truly loving our neighbors as we work hard for His glory.