September 2009
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Stories from U of Northern Iowa!
    I flew this past weekend to Iowa to visit their Fall Conference, with more than 130 students participating from campuses across the state.  Here’s a story about 3 University of Northern Iowa students making 1st time decisions for Christ that weekend, as shared by IVCF staff Rachel Danley: PRAYER REALLY DOES WORK! In my ministry life, I’ve never seen God work in such crazy ways as...
Sep 22nd
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17 Celebrations over the 1st week of September!
University of Missouri-St. Louis is a new chapter “plant”, but in our very first week on campus,  2 students made 1st-time decisions for Christ.  Drake University also celebrated one student’s conversion, and a big evangelistic night at Central College in Iowa resulted in 14 students giving their lives to Christ for the 1st time!  The stories are encouraging, so read on…...
Sep 14th
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The New School Year Begins!
As college classes get underway, InterVarsity’s outreach to new students kicks into high gear.  There’s lots of praises to share from last week’s ministry, including from our new IV plant at U of Iowa (photo above).  Let me give you a taste from my Iowa Area Director, Jon Hietbrink, who writes: “As many of you know, we are planting a new chapter at the University of Iowa,...
Sep 1st