Students are forever changed following annual TRUE Leadership Conferences!
“Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other,” Romans 15:32 (NLT).
Held in various locations across the United States, our TRUE Leadership Conferences provide international students with training and tools to enhance their current and future professional goals. For one particular student, attending one of our TRUE Leadership Conferences turned out to be the blessing she never saw coming. The student, from East Asia, said she was at first “skeptical” about attending the five-day conference. She recently sent us her testimony, which wonderfully illustrates the effectiveness of the TRUE leadership principles and how she used them in developing a nonprofit.
Here’s what she said in her own words:
“I was working on starting a nonprofit organization in the spring of 2014. Our organization helped Asian international patients and families who came to [our area of the US] to receive medical treatment for a very rare eye cancer called Retinoblastoma. We provided the patients and families housing and traffic information, helped with their communications with doctors and hospitals, and offered free English classes. To be honest, I went to the TRUE leadership with a skeptical mind. However, when the retreat ended, I was so glad that I went there, because I learned so much and all the skills I learned helped me to start the nonprofit I was working on. The great team building activities at the retreat inspired me and I even tried some of them in my nonprofit. More importantly, the awesome staff and cohort at the retreat taught me to open up to new people and new ideas. The communication skills and leadership skills I learned greatly helped me to reach more people and organizations when I was building and working on the nonprofit. It was not only me that benefited from the TRUE leadership retreat, but also my fellow volunteers at the nonprofit, and the families from East Asia.”
This year, our TRUE Leadership Conferences will be held in California, North Carolina and South Dakota next week. We are excited to see how the training strengthens and encourages the student leaders who attend! What’s more is that many international students who attend TRUE Leadership Conferences gain much more than professional development training: they gain the truth and wisdom of the Gospel. Several even accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior!
I would like to share two brief stories that show just how powerful the TRUE Leadership Conferences can be in the lives of attendees. Both stories were submitted recently by one of our ministry staff members. He shares some experiences that came from the 2014 TRUE Leadership conferences. Our staff member writes:
“One particular highlight was hearing that a student made a commitment to Jesus the weekend following the conference. This Asian student had been very involved in Christian ministries for more than three years on his campus. Some of the local ministers thought that he was already a believer because of how involved he was in their activities. A combination of graduating the previous term and attending TRUE brought him to a decision point, and one of his Christian friends led him to Christ. He jumped in with both feet and is now taking classes at a local church’s school of ministry!
Another highlight has to do with some of the conference attendees who were already believers. Over half of our students were already Christians (11 of 18). This gave great opportunity for these believing students to encourage each other in their faith, leadership, and outreach to their peers. One of the Christian student coaches commented: “I came here in confusion, searching for things, but God had a completely different plan as I understand the purpose behind my struggles and I got to connect with and encourage people.”
Please pray for students, staff members and volunteers attending our three TRUE Leadership Conferences—that they are continually lifted by the Word of God and serve as a constant encouragement to one another during our conferences!
“Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other,” Romans 15:32 (NLT).
For More Information
Learn more about the TRUE Leadership Conference at Camp Oakhurst in California.
Learn more about the TRUE Leadership Conference in North Carolina.
Learn more about the TRUE Leadership Conference in South Dakota.
“Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other,” Romans 15:32 (NLT).
Held in various locations across the United States, our TRUE Leadership Conferences provide international students with training and tools to enhance their current and future professional goals. For one particular student, attending one of our TRUE Leadership Conferences turned out to be the blessing she never saw coming. The student, from East Asia, said she was at first “skeptical” about attending the five-day conference. She recently sent us her testimony, which wonderfully illustrates the effectiveness of the TRUE leadership principles and how she used them in developing a nonprofit.
Here’s what she said in her own words:
“I was working on starting a nonprofit organization in the spring of 2014. Our organization helped Asian international patients and families who came to [our area of the US] to receive medical treatment for a very rare eye cancer called Retinoblastoma. We provided the patients and families housing and traffic information, helped with their communications with doctors and hospitals, and offered free English classes. To be honest, I went to the TRUE leadership with a skeptical mind. However, when the retreat ended, I was so glad that I went there, because I learned so much and all the skills I learned helped me to start the nonprofit I was working on. The great team building activities at the retreat inspired me and I even tried some of them in my nonprofit. More importantly, the awesome staff and cohort at the retreat taught me to open up to new people and new ideas. The communication skills and leadership skills I learned greatly helped me to reach more people and organizations when I was building and working on the nonprofit. It was not only me that benefited from the TRUE leadership retreat, but also my fellow volunteers at the nonprofit, and the families from East Asia.”
This year, our TRUE Leadership Conferences will be held in California, North Carolina and South Dakota next week. We are excited to see how the training strengthens and encourages the student leaders who attend! What’s more is that many international students who attend TRUE Leadership Conferences gain much more than professional development training: they gain the truth and wisdom of the Gospel. Several even accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior!
I would like to share two brief stories that show just how powerful the TRUE Leadership Conferences can be in the lives of attendees. Both stories were submitted recently by one of our ministry staff members. He shares some experiences that came from the 2014 TRUE Leadership conferences. Our staff member writes:
“One particular highlight was hearing that a student made a commitment to Jesus the weekend following the conference. This Asian student had been very involved in Christian ministries for more than three years on his campus. Some of the local ministers thought that he was already a believer because of how involved he was in their activities. A combination of graduating the previous term and attending TRUE brought him to a decision point, and one of his Christian friends led him to Christ. He jumped in with both feet and is now taking classes at a local church’s school of ministry!
Another highlight has to do with some of the conference attendees who were already believers. Over half of our students were already Christians (11 of 18). This gave great opportunity for these believing students to encourage each other in their faith, leadership, and outreach to their peers. One of the Christian student coaches commented: “I came here in confusion, searching for things, but God had a completely different plan as I understand the purpose behind my struggles and I got to connect with and encourage people.”
Please pray for students, staff members and volunteers attending our three TRUE Leadership Conferences—that they are continually lifted by the Word of God and serve as a constant encouragement to one another during our conferences!
“Then, by the will of God, I will be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and we will be an encouragement to each other,” Romans 15:32 (NLT).
For More Information
Learn more about the TRUE Leadership Conference at Camp Oakhurst in California.
Learn more about the TRUE Leadership Conference in North Carolina.
Learn more about the TRUE Leadership Conference in South Dakota.
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