{"id":100,"date":"2010-11-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fearofwhales\/2010\/11\/november.html"},"modified":"2011-06-23T09:25:36","modified_gmt":"2011-06-23T13:25:36","slug":"november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales\/2010\/11\/november.html","title":{"rendered":"November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/ivlogo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/..\/2010\/11\/ivlogo1-300x57.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>November 6, 2009 I received an email. It said the following:<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Framed-Kansas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignright\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/..\/2010\/11\/Framed-Kansas-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>\u201cMy name is Timothy Lin, and I am the Kansas Area Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.&#160; We&#039;re currently hiring <\/em><em>for a position at Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS, and was wondering whether you&#039;d be interested in learning more.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em> <\/em><br \/>\nYesterday, just under a year later, I rode by unicycle on Kansas  streets for the first time. I visited campus, and talked with students,  and met with pastors to plan the future of this new ministry.<br \/>\n<strong>Thank You<\/strong>. This ministry would have been impossible without  your prayers and support. Those of you who have donated financially have  provided the essential lifeblood enabling me to move across country and  live in this environment; and all of you, by believing in me and  praying for me, have contributed towards the ministry by empowering me  to be the person I am, and do what I\u2019m doing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Girls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/..\/2010\/11\/Girls-223x300.jpg\" width=\"223\" \/><\/a>Of  course it\u2019s not time to declare victory yet. The ministry is still  underfunded and underattended. Our work here is just beginning, but it\u2019s  appropriate to celebrate. God\u2019s plan has come to fruition, It\u2019s  official, this is happening!<br \/>\nPlease be in prayer for Sarah and Liz, our student leaders, as they get to know me and join me in reaching this campus.<br \/>\nAnd please do not hesitate to call with any comments, concerns,  ideas, or resources you may have. My phone is still (949) 689-4178 and  I\u2019d love to hear from you.<br \/>\n-Ryan Gaffney<br \/>\n\u201cMissionary To Kansas&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 6, 2009 I received an email. 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