Throughout the summer, around 30 students involved with the InterVarsity Graduate Fellowship at Stanford University in California are meeting weekly to share a meal. Members hold eight different passports, so participants sample a variety of foods from many countries.
We have read the news: religious believers are being imprisoned and tortured, women are being sexually assaulted and often denied an education. We read and are concerned but what can we do? Public servants like Jean Geran, who are also people of faith, have the privilege and the opportunity to work for justice in some of these situations.
Mobilizing a Generation of Students to Cross-Cultural Service
With InterVarsity's Urbana 06 Student Missions Convention now less than six months away, preparations for the triennial event are increasing in pace and intensity.
At this time of year, you may be exhausted and longing for vacation—craving rest and refreshment for body and soul. Consider a personal retreat—time for solitude and silence.