A Creative God

Me at the IVCF Booth

So for those who don't know.  I was at the Canadian Chinese Christian Winter Conference (CCCWC).  It's a Chinese Christian Conference that has been around for now 51 years!!  I have gone in my first couple of years of University and then went again these past couple of years.

The difference between the University years and now is that I am now a full-time minister and went for the purpose of promoting IVCF (and Urbana) among the Chinese Church Communities.  Leslie (UBC Staff) lead worship with his very musically talented students at this conference.  When Leslie and I arrived at Winter Con, we started to wonder about how we would be able to promote IVCF (and Urbana) without being disrespectful.  We couldn't just tell people to join IVCF or go to Urbana and all we had was a booth that nearly no one goes to.  To our surprise though, God brought some really creative ways in promoting IVCF.  The following are a few of the creative ways.

1.  Urbana style worship.  Some in different languages (Hakuna Mungu Kama Wewe)
2.  Pastors, speakers, and newly made friends advocating for IVCF and Para-Church organizations (C4C, IVCF, Navigators, etc).
3.  Main Speaker being a product of IVCF and responding to the call of Full-time Vocational Ministries at Urbana 79.  He shared his experiences with IVCF while he was in University!!

These are a few of the things that God was able to do and provide for IVCF at Winter Con.  I feel that after this Conference, the participants now know what IVCF is and what we are all about.  All I have to say is... Praise The Lord!!

PS. For those who don't know what Urbana is, it's a HUGE missions conference put on by IVCF North America (Canada & US).  Imagine 20,000+ students from all over the world congregating for the sole purpose of global missions.

Praying and getting ready for Worship

Having a good chat with speakers and leaders