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Bear Good Fruit
At IV's Fall Conference,
students were encouraged
by Jesus' words in John
15 to bear good fruit!
Inspired by the
testimonies of
Christians throughout
history, UO students
walked away realizing
that proclaiming Jesus
changes the world.
Huston has been
searching for people on
this campus to join him
in his fight against
child sex trafficking.
He came to the Fall
Conference and became
convinced that IV
students and staff were
serious about pushing
back the darkness in
this world. He didn't
just find a Christian
community - he found a
group of students who
are determined to raise
the cry on the UO campus
for those who are locked
in slavery and have no
voice.
Huston's dream is to
inspire other students
to give their lives to
Jesus and to pushing
back the darkness of
oppression in our world
today.
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Welcome to the first
edition of the
University of Oregon
alumni newsletter.
The purpose of the
newsletter is to
create a regular
forum for
InterVarsity Alumni
to reconnect with
each other and the
current fellowship.
I hope you'll enjoy
hearing about what
God is doing on
campus and in the
lives of alumni. I
also hope you'll be
encouraged to
contribute an update
for yourself on our
northwest alumni
website
ivcfalumni.org.
Sincerely,
Aubrie Stent, Alumni
Coordinator
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UO
Staff |
Joel Martin and
Krista Griffin,
InterVarsity
Christian Fellowship
staff members at the
University of
Oregon, work with a
diverse chapter of
about 40 students.
It has been a great
year full of events,
dynamic Bible
studies, and
growth. 
Normal
Ministry-What's
That?
One leisurely
Saturday morning I
get a desperate
phone call from a
student leader,
Tiana, who plays for
the UO women's Club
soccer team. They
had a game in 15
minutes against Reed
College and they
forgot to arrange
for a referee.
Could I do it?
Never mind that I
haven't played
soccer in 5 years,
let alone ever
refereed a game.
Sure! It was a
great opportunity to
enter into Tiana's
world and see the
people she is
influencing.
Each week, I'm
finding that
"normal
ministry"
doesn't exist.
Life does not
happen in Bible
studies and
large group.
These things are
great tools, but
people's lives
are touched in
the day to day
context of
living and
interacting
together.
 There
is one thing that
God keeps pushing on
my heart that is
needed in this
ministry and that is
prayer. I felt like
God said to me,
"Joel, if there is
only one thing you
can do this year,
let it be this:
Pray that students
would develop a love
for and a deep
desire to pray for
the University of
Oregon and their
fellow students."
-Written by Joel
Martin
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UO Alumni |
David Dillon
(class of 1991)
looks back on his
involvement with IV
as being one of the
most significant
things in his
spiritual life.
Being around peers
who took their faith
seriously, he was
taught to think,
lead, and study the
Bible. Because he
loved it so much,
David joined staff
soon after
graduation. He
couldn't think of
anything he would
rather do than work
with college
students regarding
their spiritual
journey. Leaving
staff in '96, David
became a missionary
in China leading a
small mission's
organization called
China Partners
(china-partners.org).
Many of China
Partners' values
reflect are those
instilled in him
when he was
discipled and
involved in IV.
In 2002, David
married "an
incredible lady"
named Joy who is
from South Africa.
They have two
children, Samuel and
Anna.
Every place
David has lived
he has found a
lack of leaders
and he is
passionate about
getting to help
raise them up.
David says, "I
think my
favorite thing
about my job now
is helping to
form leaders
passionate about
serving the
Chinese church."
Trevor
Davies (class
of 1999) had
a desire to
serve the
Lord by
working with
college
students and
impoverished
communities.
After
graduation,
Trevor came
on staff
with
InterVarsity.
Interested
in changing
the
desperate
conditions
of the poor
and homeless
and
transforming
college
students to
become
leaders of
change,
Trevor led
the Portland
Urban
Project
during the
summers.
While on
staff at OSU
Trevor met
his wife
Chrissy,
also an IV
staff
member.
Last year,
their family
expanded to
include
their baby
girl-Keira.
Hearing
God's call
on their
lives to
reach the
poor beyond
the USA, the
Davies have
joined
Servant
Partners and
will begin
working in
South Africa
this
summer.
Working with
Servant
Partners,
their
mission is
to live with
the poor in
order to
train
leadership
and build a
church in
the slums.
In turn,
they seek to
help
churches
change
communities
by training
local
leadership
in taking
responsibility
for their
community as
a whole.
Pray for
Trevor and
Chrissy as
they follow
God's
calling to
South
Africa.
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