"The 1748=20
=
Experience"
Sharing=20
not only God's Good News but our own =
lives,=20
too. =20
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FONT=20
face=3D"Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, =
sans-serif">Dear=20
,=20
Summer =
marks a=20
transitional time for our house=20
ministry with students moving in and =
out.=20
In 1992 we set up house =
in our 4=20
floor, 9 bedroom, 4500 sf Portland =
Craftsman. Our=20
plan from day 1 was to open our =
home to=20
internationals, American students and =
young adults=20
growing in their lives and ministry.=20
Since then well over 60 young =
men and=20
women from more than 20 nations =
have=20
shared our home, observing 24/7 what it =
means to=20
follow Jesus in missional lifestyle.
Today seven women including 2 =
international=20
students from Brazil and Japan are =
part=20
of "the 1748 experience" with Kathy, =
myself=20
and a community of young adult =
spiritual=20
explorers coming and going day to=20
day.
As a partner you =
make "living=20
the Good News" a reality through =
your=20
intercession, encouragement and =
sacrificial=20
support of our ministry.
Thank you!
Vic=20
and Kathy Varis
Chi =
Alpha Campus=20
Ministries in the Pacific =
Northwest=20
Your monthly=20
financial support is urgently needed at =
this time=20
to help us maintain our health insurance =
and house=20
=
expenses.
"Even Your Dog is=20
Happy!"
"All my =
friends are the=20
world's best scientists... They are rich =
and have=20
everything, but none of them are happy... =
and, I=20
am not very happy."
We had no idea our house =
guest Li=20
(name changed) was a world-class =
scientist=20
when she moved in at 1748. She had left =
the United=20
Nations working with nuclear energy =
research in=20
Monaco to open a new laboratory near our=20
home.
..."In your home, everyone is =
happy... Your=20
son is happy--he makes me laugh!.. your =
husband is=20
happy... all your children are happy... =
even your=20
dog is happy!"
Finally Li asked the ultimate =
question,=20
"What makes you so happy?"
In a few minutes Kathy shared the =
heart of=20
the Gospel. Li chuckled a bit, =
leaving=20
unconvinced. She continued closely =
observing our=20
family.
That Spring, more than a year =
after that=20
conversation, Li mentioned to Kathy, =
"Everywhere I=20
go, everyone I see tells me that Jesus is =
very=20
good and the Bible is a very good book... =
I have=20
started to read my Chinese Bible each =
night before=20
I go to sleep."
[Read =
the rest of=20
the story here...]
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At=20
HomeEvander is our =
second little=20
grandson. He loves animals- his favorite =
toy is a=20
Fisher Price Animal Hospital. Each week =
when he=20
visits he spends about an hour or =
so making=20
sure each of his dogs, cats and tiders are =
still=20
healthy!
He's also Mommy's boy. Thankfully =
Grandma and=20
Grandpa have entered his circle of trust =
as=20
well!
During the summer lots of little =
outings are=20
planned with our little guys-- the zoo, =
Oregon=20
Gardens, parks, picnics and time outside =
in the=20
"1748 pool", their little 40 inch =
wader!
Next October Evander is in for a =
small shock=20
when a third little brother joins the =
tribe!=20
Hopefully he'll be able to share Mom =
wthout too=20
much stress. We know all his =
grandpas,=20
grandmas, aunts and uncles will =
just love him=20
a little bit more to make up the=20
=
difference!
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|
About=20
Us
Vic=20
and Kathy have worked with Chi =
Alpha=20
Campus Ministries as =
founding=20
Oregon Directors beginning in 1989. Today =
they=20
also serve as Pacific Northwest Area=20
Directors for ministries and staff in =
Alaska,=20
Washington, Northern Idaho and Oregon. Vic =
&=20
Kathy with a multi-organizational team =
direct=20
FOCUS at=20
Portland State, =
one of the=20
largest Christian programs serving =
international=20
students in the U.S. They are =
pastor-directors for=20
"The =
1748=20
House" a=20
residential student center for =
internationals and=20
Americans. =20
Contact=20
Info
Vic and Kathy Varis Chi Alpha =
Campus=20
Ministries 1748 SE 12th =
Ave Portland, Oregon=20
97214 pnwchialpha@gmail.com http://vicandkathy.com/
503-232-1891
<=
STRONG>Donor=20
Info
Vic & =
Kathy Varis,=20
Chi Alpha Acct 202227 For =
additional=20
information & options visit vicandkathy.com/partner-with-us
You=20
may also mail a check directly to us=20
at our address- you will be receipted =
by=20
AGUSM
Give Now by =
Credit/Debit=20
=
Card
Visit Our Ministry=20
Partner
Follow=20
us =
onlineArticles,=20
updates, resources, blogs:
vicandkathy.com
Twitter=20
twitter.com/vicandkathy
Facebook
Vic's=20
Facebook
Kathy's=20
FacebookKathy's=20
Blogxanga.com/strawberry14=20
More Links of Interest
Chi Alpha=20
National=20
Heather's=20
Websites:
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