Alumni Update

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Friday, November 19th, 2004 at Reed College, Portland Oregon

It was joyful to spend a night reflecting on God’s goodness together at the InterVarsity Becky Pippert Dessert.  Here are a few highlights from the evening:

► Kim Porter, Regional Director of the Northwest, walked us through the many challenges InterVarsity has faced since it began in 1941.  In the midst of the changing culture, the gospel has remained constant! 

► We had an opportunity to surprise Fred Wagner, long-term InterVarsity staff worker, with words of encouragement and blessing from InterVarsity colleagues to honor him for his faithfulness in ministry. Here is one quote from former staff worker Steve Simon who was both a campus staff worker and then an Area Director under Fred in the 1970s.
	Fred Wagner in the center: Staff in the 1970’s

	“You are a wonderful model of what it means to follow in the Apostle Paul’s footsteps!  One day Jesus will greet you with the words, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’  And when he does, the heavens will boom with all the Amen’s from the people whose lives you’ve impacted.”
Fred Wagner on right talking with an alumnus

►Becky Pippert who was on staff with InterVarsity in the 70‘s, spoke on recognizing and remembering God’s goodness and faithfulness to us.  She recounted the many ways students trusted in Jesus to answer their prayers and took giant leaps of faith.  She lavishly praised InterVarsity’s ministry saying:

“Everything I learned about the Christian faith and how to apply it, I learned in InterVarsity.”

► Alumni and supporters reconnected with InterVarsity friends and had an opportunity to meet the current staff serving on the Northwest campuses.  Many took the chance to sign up to receive prayer letter updates about their alma mater campus chapter.

 

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