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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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Articles by Vic Varis

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.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-08

In chapel at Assemblies of God with Chi Alpha National Leadership Team in springfield Missouri. #Todd Bishop speaking. #XANLT #
#XANLT update- Zollie Smith, head of U.S. Missions to Chi Alpha staff across the USA- "Replicate ourselves. Raise leaders, send leaders…" #
Headed to Nelz and Krystal's wedding today in Chicago! #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-10-25

Loren Scott Bezoff | MailTribune.com http://t.co/KwGsehm –Loren was inour youth group when Kathy & I were youth ministers in Medford, OR. #
http://dc.streetsblog.org/2010/10/19/fighting-freeways-war-stories-from-portland/ #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-30

At Hawthorne Safeway S'bucks partaking of tasty icy coffee B4 I pick up ICE CREAM for Kathy's cobbler @tonite's PDX Community Group at 1748! #
Important Annoucement for our Friends- Critical time for Vic & Kathy http://conta.cc/dkurkL via @constantcontact #
On the phone with attorneys and mortgage people #
RESOLUTION on 1748 House, we think! http://conta.cc/9swwFf via #constantcontact [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-23

Driving across Mt Hood tonite, we hit a horse as we crested a hill. We're ok- shaken. STL van runs, but badly damaged. Just missed a head on #
In Klamath Falls tonite after hunting for sunstones today. Van running inspite of hitting the horse near Warm Springs last night. #
Test driving the new Tweetdeck beta [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-16

Tonight #1748- Firepit, Grilling, Guitar, S'mores, meeting new people. Come out around 7:30 or 8:00- Bring food to grill, your music, & you! #
Great Firepit last night at The 1748 House (Portland), while a movie being filmed around corner. Met lots of new cool people. No Madonna tho #
Tuesday night home group tonight. If you're [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-09

4yr old Lewis asks, "What does BORING mean?" He spends the next 24 hrs demonstrating its use in sentences! Oh NO- we've created a TEENAGER! #
Visited FOCUS colleague Dave Salseth at Adventist following surgery Fri. Headed to plan IntlStMn Labor Day Trip now at Jonathan & Annalyn's. #
Planned our Labor Day trip today for 40 [...]

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