Thank you for praying for the Catalyst Student Leadership Conference! One of the highlights was celebrating 50 new believers in our region and hearing testimonies of God’s work in students’ lives. Here is a video testimony from two William Penn College students!
“Jill” is one of 22 InterVarsity students participating in our CityLights Summer Internship in inner-city St. Louis. She had participated in our March 08 CityLights Spring Break plunge (1 week) as a non-Christian, openly expressing her skepticism and doubts. After that week, she decided to return this summer, as she reflected: Continue Reading »
BIG NEWS: Nancy shared the Easter story with Abby, and Abby responded by praying that Jesus would come into her heart. We’re not sure exactly how she’s understanding the gospel, but needless to say, we’re encouraged! After praying, she then became an evangelist, saying “Now let’s pray that Olivia will become part of God’s family!”
In other family news, we just returned from a wonderful 11-day trip to the Bay Area (work & play). Check out our photos. Finally, Olivia’s physical development continues to entertain us, as she recently discovered how to walk backwards, as you can see on Youtube!
I’ve been so appreciative in recent weeks of the partnership that I enjoy in ministry, while there are many Christian leaders in today’s world who don’t have access to it. Last week, I had the privilege of speaking at the annual Missions Conference of my friend Doug McIntosh’s church, Cornerstone Bible Church in Lilburn, GA. Continue Reading »
Happy New Year! First, I want to express my gratitude to many friends and ministry partners who gave generously in December toward our ministry. Nancy and I were overwhelmed at God’s provision and answer to our prayers… Continue Reading »
We celebrated Olivia’s 1st bday in Chicago with a traditional Korean party, complete with a Korean dress for Olivia and special Korean rice cake desserts! Check out photos on our Flickr site. One of the highlights was Continue Reading »
Although it will soon be vacation time for students, our InterVarsity staff will gather a few times during the end of the year. On Dec. 17-19, I will be hosting a 3-day retreat for 6 of our intermediate staff (4-10 years experience) in the region. I’m calling it the Hilltop Retreat, and it will be in historic Galena, IL. Continue Reading »
Thanks for praying for my Regional Staff Conference (RSC) and Prospective Staff Weekend (PSW) two weekends ago. At RSC, I praise God for the many ways our missionary God worked among our 30 staff. Our staff came together vulnerably and with great hope for the future. All conference goals were fulfilled, and even though I fell ill during the conference, the Lord sustained me enough to teach and speak. One of my exciting presentations was Continue Reading »
