Aren people often skeptical of para-church organizations?
Yes, and that is why LiftedUp was originally designed to come under the leadership of the local church. However, after more than five years of operation it is clear that LiftedUp is a grass-root, word of mouth organization. People become volunteers because of the positive experience of current volunteers they know – current volunteers share their story and people say, “I can do that!” Except for the original 12 core volunteers, very few new volunteers have come from a recruiting campaign or bulletin announcement or from the LiftedUp website.
