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From: irani@brahms.udel.edu (Jennifer Irani)
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Subject: InterVarsity
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Date: 24 May 91 04:29:49 GMT
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	So far we have heard views on InterVarsity from 40 years ago
and 15 years ago.  I would like to provide a current view.  I will be
graduating this year and have spent the past 4 years in InterVarsity.
(And although I was not in Campus Crusade, I spent my 3 high school
years in Student Venture--their high school branch.)   
	Since being in InterVarsity, I have become more aware of
social issues and the needs of the world.  I have been encouraged to
take missions trips to see Jesus in the hurting people and seek ways
to minister to them.  It was never done out of guilt, as suggested in
the original posting, but rather out of love.  
	On campus,  we have sought to love those who are not always
accepted--and that includes homosexuals.  However, I do not have to
accept the sin to love the person.  In the areas of racial reconciliation,
we have been taking a more active part in that this year, especially
with the other African American Christians on campus.  
	I was never forced into Bible quizzes, memorization, or told
to stay away from reading books about the Bible.  In fact, I was 
encouraged to do whatever it took to seek out the Truth.  You see,
no one was forcing me to do anything.  But once you've found the
Truth, that's all you need.                      
	However, after all is said and done (and I am graduated) no
credit can be given to InterVarsity or Campus Crusade.  All the credit
goes to God!  He is the One who has changed me from the inside out.

Jennifer Irani
irani@brahms.udel.edu