Hello, friends!
Right now I am in beautiful Columbia, Missouri. Meg is in Madison, Wisconsin training staff on how to be an excellent planter, which is great for her but sucks for me because I miss my wife very much. Still, the time apart has given me the opportunity to be in CoMO to get the house ready for our move in a few weeks.
One of the other things that I'm doing is helping out with Summer Welcome at Mizzou. I am part of a professional organization at Mizzou called the Association of Campus Religious Advisors, or ACRA. The goal of ACRA is to get students plugged into student groups and religious organizations on campus so they can grow their faiths. The theology of being part of an inter-faith council can be debated back and forth but the one thing I know for sure is that being a part of ACRA has given me unprecedented campus access and a lot of great friends.
ACRA's main event is being a part of Summer Welcome, when all of next year's freshmen make their way to Mizzou for orientation and such. There's an activities fair where dozens of organizations are present to try and attract students. The ACRA table hopes to connect students to faith based organizations based on their religious backgrounds and such.
Friends, I will be honest with you. Summer Welcome does very little for ACF. Summer Welcome runs about 20 days or so and if we can find 5 students who are interested in ACF, we will consider it a banner year. Most students (or their parents) are looking for a denominationally based group, or they aren't Asian/Asian American, so our prospects aren't great to begin with. Still, I really enjoy being a part of Summer Welcome and helping out my friends at ACRA.
Let's be honest: I want everyone to follow Jesus. I don't care if they do it through us, Cru, Navigators, church, or whoever. What I want is for folk to follow Jesus. What this also means, by my logic, is that I want students who have a faith background that is different from mine to be real about their faiths too. Cultural religion, regardless of if it is Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or whatever, does not add to society. It does not lead to folk being changed. It does not bring people closer to Jesus because apathy is a terribly strong force. Summer Welcome, as trivial as it may seem, is an opportunity to witness.
I had a great conversation with a father today at Summer Welcome. He has 6 kids and his youngest daughter will be the first in his family to be going to college in the fall. He was terribly proud but also terribly afraid that his daughter would not be able to make it. It was a short conversation but I was able to talk to him a bit and encourage him to encourage her to get plugged into good community because that is what is going to keep her grounded. I have no idea what will happen to this student. She wasn't Asian/Asian American so the chances that she'll end up in ACF are pretty slim. But that doesn't matter because I was able to help.
Can we be praying for next year's freshmen? I don't think it's too early. How amazing would it be if the class of 2017 was a class that totally turned the campus towards Jesus? For that to happen, we need to start praying for them now.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Friday, July 5, 2013
Update Time!!!
Hello, friends!
A few weeks ago, Meg and I started a partnership campaign to recruit more partners for Team Leong in Columbia this upcoming year. It has been a truly wonderful and humbling experience for a number of different reasons.
1) Vision casting is awesome. Seriously, this is one of my favorite parts of the job. There is something so exhilarating about talking to folk about what Meg and I do and asking them to be a part of it. As many folk will be able to tell you, I get pretty excited when I start talking about the vision for Mid-Missouri. For Meg, it's the same when she starts talking about International Student Ministry. We both believe that God loves college students so when we get to get other people on board with that love, we are stoked!
2) It's nice to talk to older folk. Most of the time, Meg and I are with college students, whom we both love. We wouldn't be doing this job if we didn't love college students. Still, there's something nice about spending time with folk in other life stages. We've talked to young urban professionals, parents of small children, parents of grown children, grandparents, young married couples, and had fun building relationship with each of them.
3) Partnership is so much fun! If you know Meg and you know me, you know that Meg and I are different in a lot of ways. This includes how we meet with people to talk about our work. It's taken some time but it has been a lot of fun partnering with Meg and learning how to do that well. I think this bodes especially well for us since next year we will be on the same campus for the first time. =0).
Ok, how about that status update? Well, as of today, we have met with over 30 different people, casting vision for what God is going to be doing through us in Columbia. We've also been able to share at 2 different church services with 1 more to come. We have over 20 new prayer partners and have raised just about 50% of our goal for this campaign. Praise God!
If you'd like to partner with us financially and join "Team Leong" you can do so here. Please continue to pray for us as we partner together, and with God, to cast vision for his work in Mid-Missouri.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
A few weeks ago, Meg and I started a partnership campaign to recruit more partners for Team Leong in Columbia this upcoming year. It has been a truly wonderful and humbling experience for a number of different reasons.
1) Vision casting is awesome. Seriously, this is one of my favorite parts of the job. There is something so exhilarating about talking to folk about what Meg and I do and asking them to be a part of it. As many folk will be able to tell you, I get pretty excited when I start talking about the vision for Mid-Missouri. For Meg, it's the same when she starts talking about International Student Ministry. We both believe that God loves college students so when we get to get other people on board with that love, we are stoked!
2) It's nice to talk to older folk. Most of the time, Meg and I are with college students, whom we both love. We wouldn't be doing this job if we didn't love college students. Still, there's something nice about spending time with folk in other life stages. We've talked to young urban professionals, parents of small children, parents of grown children, grandparents, young married couples, and had fun building relationship with each of them.
3) Partnership is so much fun! If you know Meg and you know me, you know that Meg and I are different in a lot of ways. This includes how we meet with people to talk about our work. It's taken some time but it has been a lot of fun partnering with Meg and learning how to do that well. I think this bodes especially well for us since next year we will be on the same campus for the first time. =0).
Ok, how about that status update? Well, as of today, we have met with over 30 different people, casting vision for what God is going to be doing through us in Columbia. We've also been able to share at 2 different church services with 1 more to come. We have over 20 new prayer partners and have raised just about 50% of our goal for this campaign. Praise God!
If you'd like to partner with us financially and join "Team Leong" you can do so here. Please continue to pray for us as we partner together, and with God, to cast vision for his work in Mid-Missouri.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Thursday, June 27, 2013
New Adventures Await!
Hello, friends!
I am writing to you all from beautiful Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where we are visiting Meg's family as part of our Midwest tour. Here's the plan:
- Drive from StL to CoMO on Tuesday to do a little house work (check!)
- Drive from CoMO to Sioux Falls to visit Meg's sister and family (check!)
- Tomorrow we drive from Sioux Falls to Watertown, SD to visit her parents and attend a wedding
- From there we will drive to Madison, WI where Meg is going to be coaching a staff in planting
- After I drop off Meg, I'll head to Milwaukee to visit with a Mizzou ACF alum
- Milwaukee will take me to Chicago to meet a different WashU alum
- Finally, I'll get back to St. Louis on either July 3 or 4 before heading back to CoMO on the 6th
So, that's a lot of travel and adventure for Meg and me but this post isn't about us. It's actually about the folk who are in Madison, WI right now.
InterVarsity's headquarters are in Madison and every summer, all the new InterVarsity staff hires gather together to receive training at Orientation for New Staff (ONS). It is a time of learning about InterVarsity, learning about Ministry Partner Development, and learning about yourself as you try and take in all the information thrown at you.
My ONS was a trip. I had just finished my intern year and was craving time with staff, seeing how I spent most of my year 120 miles from any co-workers. The year had gone ok but it was obvious that I had some work to do if I was going to last. I was also going to be spending an extra week in Madison to receive the same training that Meg is giving this year. It's amazing that I survived.
So, to all my new co-workers, I say, welcome! My prayer for each of you is that your tenure with InterVarsity, no matter how long, will be one filled with fruit, both on your campuses and in your personal lives.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
I am writing to you all from beautiful Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where we are visiting Meg's family as part of our Midwest tour. Here's the plan:
- Drive from StL to CoMO on Tuesday to do a little house work (check!)
- Drive from CoMO to Sioux Falls to visit Meg's sister and family (check!)
- Tomorrow we drive from Sioux Falls to Watertown, SD to visit her parents and attend a wedding
- From there we will drive to Madison, WI where Meg is going to be coaching a staff in planting
- After I drop off Meg, I'll head to Milwaukee to visit with a Mizzou ACF alum
- Milwaukee will take me to Chicago to meet a different WashU alum
- Finally, I'll get back to St. Louis on either July 3 or 4 before heading back to CoMO on the 6th
So, that's a lot of travel and adventure for Meg and me but this post isn't about us. It's actually about the folk who are in Madison, WI right now.
InterVarsity's headquarters are in Madison and every summer, all the new InterVarsity staff hires gather together to receive training at Orientation for New Staff (ONS). It is a time of learning about InterVarsity, learning about Ministry Partner Development, and learning about yourself as you try and take in all the information thrown at you.
My ONS was a trip. I had just finished my intern year and was craving time with staff, seeing how I spent most of my year 120 miles from any co-workers. The year had gone ok but it was obvious that I had some work to do if I was going to last. I was also going to be spending an extra week in Madison to receive the same training that Meg is giving this year. It's amazing that I survived.
So, to all my new co-workers, I say, welcome! My prayer for each of you is that your tenure with InterVarsity, no matter how long, will be one filled with fruit, both on your campuses and in your personal lives.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Sunday, June 23, 2013
On True Partnership...
Hello, friends!
As Meg and I have gone through this summer working on our partnership campaign, we've had the chance to have some really great conversations with some really wonderful people about what we are going to be doing next year. The love and support for our work has been overwhelming and I have been humbled by the people's willingness to meet with us and hear about the calling God has placed on our hearts.
Meg and I were talking today about a particularly encouraging meeting we had with a couple and I was telling her how these meetings have been a huge encouragement in terms of my own mentality and how I view true partnership.
What Meg and I are doing has had a number of different names over the years. At first, it was called Fundraising. Then, it became Fund Development because we weren't just raising it but we were developing and growing our funds. From there, it changed to Support Raising because we wanted to reflect the fact that what we were doing was not just about money but about people being on board with the vision and mission of what we were doing. The next change was to Resource Network Development. At this point, we are back to developing instead of raising but it's not just funds. No, now we are trying to develop entire networks of folk who can support and resource us in a number of ways.
The latest iteration, and the one that I believe is going to stick, is Ministry Partner Development, or MPD. Apparently, we've scaled back our focus just to individual ministry partners but we are asking much more of them. Now, folk are not just resourcing the ministry but through prayer, volunteering, giving, and advocating, they are actually partners with us in the work we are doing on campus.
MPD may seem like a repackaging of the same thing, made to make Fundraising seem less scary but it is actually a very important mindset change for us. The end game is not a check for X amount. Our "success" or "failure" in appointments we have with folk is not based on whether or not they give. Our job is not to coerce, folk into giving financially or "sell" the ministry so that it looks good to those who may give. No, it is much simpler than that. Our job is to present what God is doing on college campuses and invite folk to care about it as much as we do.
Our conversations have had varying outcomes this summer. Some folk have decided to give financially. Others have decided that their circumstances say they can't. Others still are unsure and need to discern a little more. But, every person we have talked to has said that they believe in what we are doing and believe that what we are doing is good. Every one of them has said that they will commit to praying for us. Every one of them has decided to partner with us in one form or another. Pretty much, Meg and I have nailed it. Well, really, God has. =0).
Do we still have to raise more financial partnership? Absolutely. But the pressure of these meetings is gone because we are not measuring ourselves based on whether or not someone decides to partner with us financially. Our metric is much simpler: Are we being true to what God has put on our hearts in terms of Mid-Missouri?
I tell students all the time in terms of evangelism that success is not based on whether someone decides to follow Jesus or not. Success is based on whether or not you do what God is asking you to do. If we apply the same principles to MPD, it has been a very successful summer.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
As Meg and I have gone through this summer working on our partnership campaign, we've had the chance to have some really great conversations with some really wonderful people about what we are going to be doing next year. The love and support for our work has been overwhelming and I have been humbled by the people's willingness to meet with us and hear about the calling God has placed on our hearts.
Meg and I were talking today about a particularly encouraging meeting we had with a couple and I was telling her how these meetings have been a huge encouragement in terms of my own mentality and how I view true partnership.
What Meg and I are doing has had a number of different names over the years. At first, it was called Fundraising. Then, it became Fund Development because we weren't just raising it but we were developing and growing our funds. From there, it changed to Support Raising because we wanted to reflect the fact that what we were doing was not just about money but about people being on board with the vision and mission of what we were doing. The next change was to Resource Network Development. At this point, we are back to developing instead of raising but it's not just funds. No, now we are trying to develop entire networks of folk who can support and resource us in a number of ways.
The latest iteration, and the one that I believe is going to stick, is Ministry Partner Development, or MPD. Apparently, we've scaled back our focus just to individual ministry partners but we are asking much more of them. Now, folk are not just resourcing the ministry but through prayer, volunteering, giving, and advocating, they are actually partners with us in the work we are doing on campus.
MPD may seem like a repackaging of the same thing, made to make Fundraising seem less scary but it is actually a very important mindset change for us. The end game is not a check for X amount. Our "success" or "failure" in appointments we have with folk is not based on whether or not they give. Our job is not to coerce, folk into giving financially or "sell" the ministry so that it looks good to those who may give. No, it is much simpler than that. Our job is to present what God is doing on college campuses and invite folk to care about it as much as we do.
Our conversations have had varying outcomes this summer. Some folk have decided to give financially. Others have decided that their circumstances say they can't. Others still are unsure and need to discern a little more. But, every person we have talked to has said that they believe in what we are doing and believe that what we are doing is good. Every one of them has said that they will commit to praying for us. Every one of them has decided to partner with us in one form or another. Pretty much, Meg and I have nailed it. Well, really, God has. =0).
Do we still have to raise more financial partnership? Absolutely. But the pressure of these meetings is gone because we are not measuring ourselves based on whether or not someone decides to partner with us financially. Our metric is much simpler: Are we being true to what God has put on our hearts in terms of Mid-Missouri?
I tell students all the time in terms of evangelism that success is not based on whether someone decides to follow Jesus or not. Success is based on whether or not you do what God is asking you to do. If we apply the same principles to MPD, it has been a very successful summer.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Admin, Admin, Admin...
Hello, friends!
Meg and I have been doing a lot of work lately. The problem is that it's work that isn't exactly the most exciting in the world. We're working hard, day in and day out, doing tons of admin.
Hanging out with students (read: telling them about Jesus, developing them into leaders, and putting out whatever fires they start in their personal lives because they are college students) is a majority of our work but it isn't the whole thing. There are meetings to be had with other staff. There are relationships to be built and appointments with current (and potential) ministry partners. There are reports to be filled out, emails to be written, and things to be planned. It's sort of like an ice berg; all you see is really 10% of what is really happening.
Truth be told, I like admin, just a lot less than I used to like it. Maybe it's because I have more responsibilities now. Maybe it's because there are more students to see. Maybe it's because I prefer talking to typing. Either way, the admin still needs to get done and the summer is usually the best time to do it.
I was talking with Meg the other day and we think that one of the reasons why we've been kind of low energy this summer. We think that part of that is because we are extroverts, meaning we get energy from interacting with people. Since we've been doing all this admin, sitting in a coffee shop, around people but not actually interacting with them, it's a little tougher on our bodies than during the school year when we can hang out with students more.
Lately, all this admin has gotten me thinking about Brother Lawrence. Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite Lay Brother during the 17th century and the inspiration for the book "The Practice of the Presence of God". Brother Lawrence spent most of his life as a cook and a shoe repairer, things that don't exactly seem like they would light the world on fire. What is so amazing is Brother Lawrence's mindset. His belief was that washing dishes was an act of worship. Peeling potatoes was an act of worship. Cooking and cleaning were both acts of worship. Pretty much, everything was an act of worship and a way to grow closer to God.
What I would love is to have that same mindset. I would love for every email I send to be an act of worship. I would love for every report I fill out to be a way to give glory to God. I would love for planning for meetings to mean that I grow closer to God and who He is.
So, as Meg and I continue to do admin, my prayer is that we will be able to be energized, not by the work itself, but by the fact that it is something God has given us to do and a way for us to be in relationship with him.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Meg and I have been doing a lot of work lately. The problem is that it's work that isn't exactly the most exciting in the world. We're working hard, day in and day out, doing tons of admin.
Hanging out with students (read: telling them about Jesus, developing them into leaders, and putting out whatever fires they start in their personal lives because they are college students) is a majority of our work but it isn't the whole thing. There are meetings to be had with other staff. There are relationships to be built and appointments with current (and potential) ministry partners. There are reports to be filled out, emails to be written, and things to be planned. It's sort of like an ice berg; all you see is really 10% of what is really happening.
Truth be told, I like admin, just a lot less than I used to like it. Maybe it's because I have more responsibilities now. Maybe it's because there are more students to see. Maybe it's because I prefer talking to typing. Either way, the admin still needs to get done and the summer is usually the best time to do it.
I was talking with Meg the other day and we think that one of the reasons why we've been kind of low energy this summer. We think that part of that is because we are extroverts, meaning we get energy from interacting with people. Since we've been doing all this admin, sitting in a coffee shop, around people but not actually interacting with them, it's a little tougher on our bodies than during the school year when we can hang out with students more.
Lately, all this admin has gotten me thinking about Brother Lawrence. Brother Lawrence was a Carmelite Lay Brother during the 17th century and the inspiration for the book "The Practice of the Presence of God". Brother Lawrence spent most of his life as a cook and a shoe repairer, things that don't exactly seem like they would light the world on fire. What is so amazing is Brother Lawrence's mindset. His belief was that washing dishes was an act of worship. Peeling potatoes was an act of worship. Cooking and cleaning were both acts of worship. Pretty much, everything was an act of worship and a way to grow closer to God.
What I would love is to have that same mindset. I would love for every email I send to be an act of worship. I would love for every report I fill out to be a way to give glory to God. I would love for planning for meetings to mean that I grow closer to God and who He is.
So, as Meg and I continue to do admin, my prayer is that we will be able to be energized, not by the work itself, but by the fact that it is something God has given us to do and a way for us to be in relationship with him.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Of Little Sisters...
Hello, friends!
So, my sister is town this week for eye surgery. Don't worry, it's nothing major. She came in to get some Lasik done so she doesn't need to wear glasses. She's a dancer so it's important for her to be able to see everything, like flying limbs coming in her direction. =0). Meg and I went to New York to see her graduation from NYU last month (congrats!) so it's not like it'd been forever since we'd seen her. Still, it's always good to see family, especially my little sister.
Chrissie "The Kid" Leong and I are very different people. She's a dancer and I'm more of a musician. She cries while watching The Biggest Loser. I've cried once since 2006. She likes to go out with friends. I prefer staying at home and watching cartoons. She has an eye for fashion and style. Most of y'all have seen how I dress.
Yet, I can't help but feel an attachment to the Kid. Of course, she's my sister, so I'm supposed to be attached to her, right? Still, I've always done my best to look out for her. My brother Phuzz and her are only 18 months apart so they have more of a peer thing happening. With the Kid and me, it definitely feels like an older brother thing.
When I was in high school, one of my jobs was to drive the Kid to dance after school. She was in Jr. High at the time so she got out at 2:10. I was in High School so I got out at 2:30. I would rush out of 6th Period, hop in my car, and drive her 20 minutes to Huntington Beach. We didn't talk about a ton of deep stuff, how was school and things of that nature, but those 20 minutes was actually a lot of fun for me.
I was reminded of that this week when the Kid had her surgery. We've both been pretty independent for a while, as well as in different cities for the past 10 years so I haven't had too many times to relive the "good old days." However, after she had her surgery, "Older Brother Adam" made a recurrance.
There wasn't anything big I did. I woke up to pick her up from surgery, I made her breakfast, I put in her eye drops, and I made sure she had enough tissues. Anyone could have done it. But, it was my little sister, so you'd better believe that it was going to be me who did it. =0).
Anyway, that's been my thing this weekend. Taking care of my little sister. Just like I've done before and plan to do for a long time coming.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
So, my sister is town this week for eye surgery. Don't worry, it's nothing major. She came in to get some Lasik done so she doesn't need to wear glasses. She's a dancer so it's important for her to be able to see everything, like flying limbs coming in her direction. =0). Meg and I went to New York to see her graduation from NYU last month (congrats!) so it's not like it'd been forever since we'd seen her. Still, it's always good to see family, especially my little sister.
Chrissie "The Kid" Leong and I are very different people. She's a dancer and I'm more of a musician. She cries while watching The Biggest Loser. I've cried once since 2006. She likes to go out with friends. I prefer staying at home and watching cartoons. She has an eye for fashion and style. Most of y'all have seen how I dress.
Yet, I can't help but feel an attachment to the Kid. Of course, she's my sister, so I'm supposed to be attached to her, right? Still, I've always done my best to look out for her. My brother Phuzz and her are only 18 months apart so they have more of a peer thing happening. With the Kid and me, it definitely feels like an older brother thing.
When I was in high school, one of my jobs was to drive the Kid to dance after school. She was in Jr. High at the time so she got out at 2:10. I was in High School so I got out at 2:30. I would rush out of 6th Period, hop in my car, and drive her 20 minutes to Huntington Beach. We didn't talk about a ton of deep stuff, how was school and things of that nature, but those 20 minutes was actually a lot of fun for me.
I was reminded of that this week when the Kid had her surgery. We've both been pretty independent for a while, as well as in different cities for the past 10 years so I haven't had too many times to relive the "good old days." However, after she had her surgery, "Older Brother Adam" made a recurrance.
There wasn't anything big I did. I woke up to pick her up from surgery, I made her breakfast, I put in her eye drops, and I made sure she had enough tissues. Anyone could have done it. But, it was my little sister, so you'd better believe that it was going to be me who did it. =0).
Anyway, that's been my thing this weekend. Taking care of my little sister. Just like I've done before and plan to do for a long time coming.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Know Thy Audience...
Hello, friends!
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing one of my favorite things in the whole wide world... DJ a dance party.
My friends and co-workers Will and Esther got married yesterday and asked me to be in charge of the dance party. This is not a new occurance. Apparently, anytime any InterVarsity staff in the Central Region (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) gets married, I'm the one they call to DJ (and sometimes MC) the reception. Apparently, I must have a reputation of being a fun staff or something. =0).
What I've learned is that the most important question you can ask is "who is the audience?" I have done Chinese weddings, which look very different from Iowa weddings, which are not the same as bi-racial weddings. Every wedding has a different culture and every culture has different expectations as far as what songs make a good dance party. Everyone can do the Cha Cha Slide and the Cupid Shuffle but sometimes Journey is the way to go. Other times, you should avoid it at all costs. Not everyone knows how to Dougie. Younger folk have no idea how to do anything beyond Thriller arms when it comes to Michael. It's a thing.
Oddly enough, as I was thinking back on my song selection from last night, I started thinking about the Gospel, namely, how the same principle in dance party also applies to the Gospel. You need to know your audience.
As Meg and I have been planning for next year, one of the things that has been on our hearts is the need for ACFers to be able to present the Gospel in a way that makes sense to the hearers. We have a lot of demographics in ACF. We have international students as well as Asian Americans. We have Chinese, Koreans, Filipino, and other ethnicities. There are cultural barriers and language barriers. Just like with the song selection, it's a thing.
So, friends, please be praying for Meg and me as we prepare to lead our students into this well. Please pray for insight for the students and soft hearts for their non-Christian friends. Above all, pray that the Gospel will be put out there in a way that is true to the Word and makes sense to its hearers.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of doing one of my favorite things in the whole wide world... DJ a dance party.
My friends and co-workers Will and Esther got married yesterday and asked me to be in charge of the dance party. This is not a new occurance. Apparently, anytime any InterVarsity staff in the Central Region (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) gets married, I'm the one they call to DJ (and sometimes MC) the reception. Apparently, I must have a reputation of being a fun staff or something. =0).
What I've learned is that the most important question you can ask is "who is the audience?" I have done Chinese weddings, which look very different from Iowa weddings, which are not the same as bi-racial weddings. Every wedding has a different culture and every culture has different expectations as far as what songs make a good dance party. Everyone can do the Cha Cha Slide and the Cupid Shuffle but sometimes Journey is the way to go. Other times, you should avoid it at all costs. Not everyone knows how to Dougie. Younger folk have no idea how to do anything beyond Thriller arms when it comes to Michael. It's a thing.
Oddly enough, as I was thinking back on my song selection from last night, I started thinking about the Gospel, namely, how the same principle in dance party also applies to the Gospel. You need to know your audience.
As Meg and I have been planning for next year, one of the things that has been on our hearts is the need for ACFers to be able to present the Gospel in a way that makes sense to the hearers. We have a lot of demographics in ACF. We have international students as well as Asian Americans. We have Chinese, Koreans, Filipino, and other ethnicities. There are cultural barriers and language barriers. Just like with the song selection, it's a thing.
So, friends, please be praying for Meg and me as we prepare to lead our students into this well. Please pray for insight for the students and soft hearts for their non-Christian friends. Above all, pray that the Gospel will be put out there in a way that is true to the Word and makes sense to its hearers.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
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