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Are You Equipped to Fulfill Your Calling in God's Kingdom?

Internationals in the US face unique challenges fulfilling their call to walk with God. Most of us struggle with balancing school, dealing with cultural transitions, relationships, finding the "right" jobs, and feeling overwhelmed with the spiritual challenges of being a strong and consistent disciple of Christ. INK-EQUIP 2007 is a conference designed by Christian internationals for their fellow internationals to EQUIP them to deal with issues specifically related to fulfilling God's calling while studying and beginning a career.



Dates

INK-Equip 2007 will take place December 28, 2007-January 1, 2008. The first plenary session will start at 6:00 p.m. on the evening of December 28, 2007.

Please plan to arrive in Columbus by 3:00 p.m. to allow for transit time to the venue and for registration.



Who Should Attend?

If you are currently an international student (or have been one in the recent past), and if you desire a stronger foundation for discipleship and are considering ways to serve God wherever He calls you, then INK-Equip 2007 is for you!

This conference is specifically designed to meet the needs of the following groups in particular:

If you have a desire to learn how to use the gifts and abilities God has given you to glorify Him wherever you are called and in whatever you are doing, we cordially invite you to spend your Christmas break with us!



What to expect at INK'07

INK-Equip 2007 will offer unique opportunities for hearing inspirational speakers, participating in multicultural worship, interaction with other internationals, inductive Bible studies, issue-specific seminars, country-specific prayer, and having a good time!



Organization & Sponsors

INK-Equip 2007 is a collaborative effort of international student ministry staff workers and leaders from across the United States. Although INK was organized on 2 previous occasions (2004 & 2005), this is the first INK conference to be primarily planned and hosted by international student alumni from the previous INK-Impact 2005 conference.


Conference Hosts:

INK'07 is being co-hosted by International Friendships Inc, Columbus, OH and Network of Nations, IL.


Major Sponsors:

We would like to thank and acknowledge our major sponsors for providing invaluable logistics and prayer support:

  1. All Nations Christian Fellowship, Columbus, OH.
  2. Evangelical Free Church, IL
  3. Maywood Evangelical Free Church, Rockford, IL.

    Endorsements & Scholarship Support:

    Student scholarship support for INK'07 is partly provided by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (International Student Ministry), Madison, WI (Hyperlink to the IV website: http://intervarsity.org/ism/). The conference has also been endorsed by Lisa Espinelli-Chinn, International Student Ministry (ISM) Director.

    INK-Equip 2007 is a great conference for Christian International students. It is an opportunity to grow in understanding your place in God's Kingdom in your post-academic transition.

    "I directed the first INK conference in 2004 and saw how God used a special conference for transitioning Christian International students to help direct them in their next steps and empower them to return home with a vision and spiritual confidence. One student followed God's call to return to her country and made a difference as a college faculty member of a college.

    This conference is being led by two graduates of INK'-05 (Jonathan Pillai and Ximena Recalde) who embraced this leadership opportunity with full commitment. Two ministries (International Friendships, Inc. and Network of Nations, Inc) are serving as hosts and sponsors. This working partnership exemplifies excellent team work and empowerment of Christian International students.

    I commend this event to you. It is worth all your time and resources.

    Lisa Espineli Chinn
    National Director,
    InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA.