Erina at Cal

Fall Conference 08- Unexpected Peace

This weekend (Oct 31-November 2nd), over 240 students and staff from the East Bay area will be gathering for our annual Fall Conference. The weekend will include times of musical worship, Scriptural teaching, small groups, seminars, and other fun activities (such as a dance party this first night).

The theme for the weekend is “Unexpected Peace,” and we will be studying stories from the early church in Acts to see how the good news of peace through Jesus came to surprising people in the midst of ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and religious divisions.

I will be speaking Saturday night and Sunday morning, so pleae be praying for me!

Some specific prayer requests:

• My Talk/Preparation: This coming week, that I would have enough time to prepare and finish up my talks and that Holy Spirit would be convicting and speaking to me clearly about what I should speak this weekend. I will also be making a call to faith on Saturday night, so please pray for God’s Spirit to be moving powerfully in that time.
• Javier Tarango-Sho: Pray for the other speaker, Javier Tarango-Sho, who recently celebrated the birth of his first son! Pray that God would give him what he needs in this time and that he would be granted peace.
• Non-Christians: Please pray for the 5 non-Christians from CCF who are attending- Vera, Hitomi, Kaylin, Oliver, and Kimberly. Pray that God would be speaking to them, and that they would experience the peace of Jesus and not let any barriers get in the way of them choosing to put their faith in Him. Pray also for the seekers coming from different chapters.
• Student’s hearts: Please pray that God would be preparing students’ hearts, that they would be open and expectant. Pray that God would help students not to be worried and distracted but that they would come focused and attentive.
• A Spirit of Hospitality: There will be 7 different InterVarsity chapters from 4 different campuses represented at the conference. Pray for a spirit of hospitality and that students from smaller chapters/campuses would feel loved and welcomed.
• Staff: Many of our staff have been feeling tired, sick, and overwhelmed. Please pray that the weekend would be restful for us and that God would be giving us what we need to faithfully serve during the weekend.
• Logistics: Pray for the logistics and planning, specifically that God would provide enough cars to get to the retreat site.
• Scholarships: Pray that there would be an outpouring of generosity and that we would have enough money for scholarships. If you would like to give to the East Bay scholarship fund: click here