Intervarsity Students In Town

The two team leaders from Intervarsity arrived tonight to prepare for their team members coming on Sunday. These are students from USC coming to Long Beach for the next six weeks on an urban mission program. We've made arrangements for the two teams to serve at Covenant Presbyterian Church, North Long Beach Community Prayer Center, New Life Church (Community Center), and Christian Outreach Appeal. They'll be working with children and youth in afterschool programs and friday night recreation nights, various church and community work projects like painting, mowing lawns, etc..., helping out with Vacation Bible Schools, serving the homeless, and they'll be helping with the community picnic that we're doing in North Long Beach. The two leaders, Steve and Larissa, are really great people with tremendous hearts. I'm sure the Lord will show them amazing things over the next several weeks. Brad and I will take the teams on a tour of Long Beach this coming Monday. These students have an awesome opportunity this summer to live out their faith through serving those around us. We all ought to be living out our faith by demonstrating God's love. In this process of serving, God refines our love for others - to be real, genuine, and tangible.