Kathy with one of our dear international student friends at PSU
Yesterday, after working in the FOCUS office, I headed to the Student Union to meet a Kim (name changed),Korean married student to resume our weekly Bible study after a brief summer break. Last year, three of us had met together to study the book of [...]
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Author Profile: Vic is Oregon and Pacific Northwest Area Director for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, part of the Leadership team of FOCUS at Portland State University, a writer, blogger, usually an INFP (with "E" overtones), a long time resident of urban inner southeast Portland, the husband of one wife for more than 30 years, a Dad, grandfather, and mentor & friend to all kinds of young adults. Read more from this author
OIT Chi Alpha Leads Bible Study Over Spring Break in Cambodia
Over Spring Break, Chi Alpha ministries from the Pacific Northwest are involved around the world helping others. Chi Alpha at Oregon Institute f Technology from Klamath Falls is currently in Cambodia serving refugees, orphans and local ministries. Here is their latest journal excerpt. –Vic Varis
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Gideon at 1 month
Gideon Arthur is officially one month old today! He came for a visit yesterday. We’ve been gone for ten days so I haven’t seen him in two weeks. When last I saw him, he was just barely opening his eyes to peek at the world, far more content to keep them closed, [...]
“Do you serve foreign students out of obedience or out of love?” Al–, a young Muslim graduate student asked a question overflowing with significance.
No one knew for sure what would happen as we invested every Friday night through the Fall building relationships with foreign students studying at Portland State. Many students each week crowded into [...]
July 2009 eNewsletter
“Sharing not only God’s Good News but our own lives, too.”
1 Thessalonians 2:8
Summer marks a transitional time for our house ministry with students moving in and out.
In 1992 we set up house in our 4 floor, 9 bedroom, 4500 sf Portland Craftsman. Our plan from day 1 was to open [...]
You know you’re feeling at home in urban inner Southeast Portland when…
1. while sitting your bedroom window you break out the popcorn to watch a drug bust take place across the street. 300-900 plants are taken– SWAT is there for a bit.
2. Most of your (Libertarian) neighbors are glad the drug bust-ee just happened to be in the Philippines when it [...]
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