Category: Engage People (Page 7 of 15)

“I was ready to give up on God. But during the evening session, the speaker said exactly what I needed to hear—it was as if God was reaching out to me. I am ready to follow God again!”  These were the excited words of a sophomore from Rockhurst College at their recent Fall Conference.

Other students at Rockhurst are exhibiting a remarkable level of spiritual openness as well.  One student recently told InterVarsity Kansas Area Director, Tim Lin: “I didn’t grow up in a religious home, but in the past year, I’ve realized that I wanted to find answers to my spiritual questions. So here I am at Rockhurst—I have no clue where to begin.”  Another said, “I went to a Young Life camp this past summer and gave my life to Jesus. But I have no idea how to have a relationship with him.” 

Praise God that there is an InterVarsity group on this campus ready to meet and help these students seek Him.

“I sometimes prayed when I was little. . .but I could never find the answer to whether God was there or not. . . After I came here I was curious about American church, and I heard about the Fall conference for students. During the worship time I felt something and I was touched by God. At that time I was sure God existed, and noticed he was always with me, even when I was little. . . . When I go back to my home country, I want to help others who are interested in God just like my friends helped me.”

These were some of the powerful words shared by a new Christian international student at the University of Kansas to her friends and others.  As a result of her testimony, another student from her country is interested in studying the Bible, too.  Equipping international students to be world changers is the core of InterVarsity’s International Student ministry.  Please pray for Masami to find strong Christian community as she returns home this winter.

“I’m here because God told me to be here this weekend..but I don’t want to be here,” shared Dan, a Johnson County Community College student, during the first night of Fall Conference. Twenty-four hours later, a smiling Dan approached Area Director of InterVarsity in Kansas, Tim Lin, and said, “I figured out why God wanted me here! I’m here because I needed to re-establish my relationship with Jesus. And I’m now ready to do that!”

The Kansas area fall conference saw other students greatly impacted, too.  An international student began following Jesus for the first time. A Longview Community College student felt God’s love during the weekend and she was also ready to restart her relationship with Him. A student from Park University was so encouraged in his faith at the conference that when he was approached by two non-Christian friends for emotional support back on campus (not usually his strong-suit) he listened well, prayed for them and even led a mini-Bible study with one on the spot.

These are just a few of the hundreds of lives that were touched in big or small ways during fall conferences throughout the region this month.  Thank you so much for your prayers for many to say yes.