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Motivation Required

June 2009 eNewsletter

Vic in shirt "Exercise--Motivation required"

Vic in shirt "Exercise--Motivation required"

Dear Friends~

The past months have been challenging as I try to discover what “new normal” is following my heart attack last November.

I’ve learned all about “angina”, “chest pain”, “cardiac rehab” and a host of other heart related issues.

Honestly my time hasn’t been easy and without the physical help and partnership of many people I can’t imagine what the days would have been like.

Currently I’m in the middle of a fairly intense cardiac rehabilitation program designed to help my arteries construct a kind of “natural bypass”.

The shirt sums it all up– “Exercise, some motivation required!” My motivation– 2 grandchildren & 1 on the way, a wonderful family, great friends and woirk that still needs to be done reaching 1000′s of university students in the Pacific Northwest.

You make it all possible through your intercession, encouragement and sacrificial financial partnership.

Your financial support is urgently needed at this time to help us maintain our health insurance.

Thank you!
Vic Varis
Chi Alpha Campus Ministries in the Pacific Northwest

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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


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