Kaitlyn Doty is a writing and social media intern on InterVarsity’s 2100 team in Madison, WI. She is passionate about books, cats, dragons, and writing for Jesus! You can support her in her ministry here.
I stepped into my first large group session at Urbana 25, longing for my bed, after a 27-hour road trip from Wisconsin to Arizona.
But that first night Jennie Allen told us to open our eyes. To ask ourselves what was holding us back from receiving what Jesus had for us. To listen.
I realized that there were more important things than getting enough sleep that night. By the end of the week, I understood why the Lord had brought me to Urbana.
Both Mac and Roy landed at the humble University of South Dakota with big dreams. While Mac was a new Christian exploring living for Jesus for the first time, and Roy was a church-raised evangelist hoping to be a pastor, neither ended up where they expected.
Neil, now an alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin, encountered InterVarsity not through an invitation, a roommate, or a table, but from a humble flyer.
To some, I am just a nosy piece of paper on which you hesitantly part with your personal information. But do not be mistaken. I am much more than that. I am a contact card.
It’s easy to forget that there is darkness in this world when it seems so far away. But what do you do when it’s at your doorstep? How do you forgive God when he lets these things happen?
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