Urbana Together

Hello, friends! 

Urbana is InterVarsity's Global Missions Conference, held every 3 years. Urbana was postponed last year due to COVID concerns but this year we are ON for Urbana in Indianapolis from December 28-31. 

We both had our lives significantly impacted by Urbana and are excited to see how God will move in the lives of students this year. We already have 30+ students from our Region signed up to go with a few more on the fence. 

One of the biggest barrier to students saying "yes" to attending Urbana is the cost. Between registration, hotel, travel, and food, it can easily cost between $1300-$1500 to attend, which is a lot! This year, to mitigate that cost, we started the Urbana Together program. Students who sign up for Urbana Together can go for just $100, granted that they fulfill all the requirements of the program. 

This sort of thing is right up my alley. I love marrying the student part of our mission with the MPD part of our mission. The opportunity to train our students in MPD and show them the a fuller picture of what we do is pretty great. 

Because of housing deadlines, today is the LAST DAY to sign up for Urbana Together. Students can sign up after today and still attend but their costs will be significantly higher. So, for our last day of URBANA TOGETHER registration, could you please be praying for our students? Here in Nebraska, we have a number of students who are on the fence and I know that if they miss the Urbana Together deadline, they will be WAY less likely to sign up for Urbana. 

Here are some specific ways you can be praying:              

• Saying "yes" to Urbana: Pray that students who are on the fence about attending Urbana will say "yes" today, believing that the experience will be worth the cost.            
• Saying "yes" to raising funds: Part of the Urbana Together program is asking people to help share the financial load of attending. This will be the first experience of doing fundraising for many students. Pray they will have the boldness to take risks.  
• Saying "yes" to giving: Our goal is to raise $10,000 by November 25. I'm confident that we'll be able to get the job done because we have so many generous people in our networks. Please pray that God will move in the hearts of those asked to give.

If you feel so inclined to give, you can use this ink. 100% of the proceeds will go towards making sure students can attend catalytic events like Urbana.

Have an excellent day! 

~Adam