Sunday, July 17, 2011

"The Brains Behind The Training" (June2011 Newsletter)


June-July 2011 Newsletter
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As you read this, I'm in sunny Ft. Collins, CO for the annual U.S. Campus Crusade for Christ all-staff training conference. Wahoo!

The past two days have been dedicated solely to gathering the Student Venture (SV) staff together. There've been really encouraging presentations about different ministries like the SV Ethnic Field Ministries, Global Venture (International Projects), and the direction of SV overall.

Tomorrow will be crazy as over 8,000 CCC staff kick off off the start to our 2 week long conference - wow! I'm looking forward to sharing more with you about all this next time...and till then, check out my latest newsletter HERE (June-July 2011 Newsletter) and go to the SV Stories tab for a Bonus story about Caleb, the 7th grader who impressed me in Utica... :)
                                        
                                           Blessings to you!
                                           Kar-Lai  :)

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Here & There & Over Where?!

Hello friend!

So much has been happening over the past two months, I didn't get around to writing a newsletter for May/June till now...so stay tuned for the latest newsletter coming out hopefully within this week!

There are some really exciting things opening up in the Utica, NY area with the local churches and future Student Venture partnership or training conferences. I can hardly wait to see what God does as this networking, connecting, and 'door-opening' continues here in Central NY!

CCC Conference, Ft.Collins Colorado
Every year, Campus Crusade has all their staff members attend a training conference in Ft. Collins, CO...and the time has come where I get to go to my first one! Please be praying for me as I am in Ft. Collins for the "CSU Campus Crusade for Christ All-Staff Conference" (i.e. CSU) from July 13 - 28th.

This also happens to be a big thing because it takes up a large chunk of the month of July - - and I'm still finishing my support raising season. So, please pray that the Lord completes my financial support team even while I'm at the conference so when I return at the end of July, I can finally begin actual preparations for reporting to my assignment in Orlando, FL. :)


FAMILY NEWS 
David and Kar-Man ^^
My sister, Kar-Man, recently got married in Korea to her (now) husband David. Family members weren't present at that time for the festivities, so both sides of the family are coming together mid-September in Korea to celebrate with a lovely wedding reception for the newlyweds...how exciting!! :)

Wai-Yip
My brother, Wai-Yip, has successfully moved to Denver, CO to continue working with Lockheed Martin and gotten his own apartment. He's still transitioning into this new place and though he's met lots of new people, we're praying he gets plugged into a good group of 'deeper friends' soon. Till then, he's having fun decorating his new space and I'm happy I'll get to visit him in CO for two days before my conference begins in July.

Kar-Kate and Marc
My youngest sister, Kar-Kate, is still in Boston, MA along with her boyfriend Marc and is doing super well as a designer at Tank Design. She's been working very hard on various big projects and getting some great recognition - so we're all very proud of her!

Mom and Dad are gearing up for the trip to Korea and getting used to the idea of the empty nest...though I'm still here for now, and Wai-Yip and Kar-Kate will be returning to visit Syracuse at the end of July, which will be a lovely mini-reunion for us all. :)

THANK YOU!
Thanks for following me in this adventure! I'm excited for what God's doing, and so anxious to finally report to Orlando and begin the work in Leadership Development in earnest. Your prayers, partnership, encouragement and support mean the world to me...THANK YOU.

For His glory,
Kar-Lai