Dear IJMers:
Wow! My first Global Prayer Gathering was an amazing experience. This is a “must do” for you next April. Mark your calendars now for April 8-10, 2011. And if you weren’t able to join us in D.C. this year, check out GPG Online where you can watch the main sessions and experience prayer rooms through the live blog archive.
The Friday afternoon student event was filled to capacity. More than 150 students from 30 different schools joined us for an afternoon of learning more about IJM—sharing ideas from one another’s campuses and interacting with IJM field office and headquarters staff. The remainder of the weekend was spent hearing from the field, and spending time in worship, praise and prayer. Sunday afternoon we had a number of students who remained for advocacy training and then joined us on Monday for Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill.
Year-End Details
For many of you, the semester is quickly coming to a close. Here are some details that would help us in closing out this year and planning for next year:
Please send us your new slate of officers/committee members and their e-mail addresses and contact information.
Be looking for a brief survey we would like for you to complete within the next few weeks.
Send in any fundraising checks so we can process them for this year.
Send us write-ups of your programs this year; we’d also like pictures so we can highlight your events.
For those of you who are blitzing your campuses with fundraisers and Justice Campaigns using the CPCA cards, please be sure to send in your cards and checks as soon as you complete your events.
Contact Information:
Email address:
Chapters@ijm.org
Mailing address:
Student Ministries
International Justice Mission
PO Box 58147
Washington, DC 20037-8147
Welcome to New IJM Campus Chapters:
University of Colorado
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA
West Chester University, West Chester, PA
University of Illinois, Chicago
IJM Summer Campaign
The Underground Railroad Tour benefiting IJM with Venture Expeditions still has space for a few more riders — consider this life-changing opportunity to bring rescue to the oppressed by raising awareness across the U.S.
Fall Planning
As you begin planning for your Fall Kick-Off, consider these possibilities to mobilize students on your campus.
At the End of Slavery
Human Wrong Campaigns
Freedom Partner EDU
Justice Campaigns
Prayer Partnerships
Loose Change to Loosen Chains
Thank you all for your partnership this year. Next month’s newsletter will recap the year and also highlight the many events around the country through which you actively worked to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking. Remember, for victims of violent oppression, the difference between life and death, freedom and prison, justice and injustice, often simply depends on whether or not someone can show up on their behalf.
This year you have shown up in tremendous ways, and we praise God for your invaluable partnership.
Grace and peace,
Wayne
Wayne Barnard, Ph.D.
Director of Student Ministries
International Justice Mission
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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