It was 1983, at the height of the Cold War. Bob was an InterVarsity Area Director in New Jersey with four years of campus ministry experience preceded by four years as a local church pastor. A friend working in Eastern Europe had invited Bob to teach church history to Romanian pastors for three weeks during the summer.
As a freshman, Parker was ambivalent about the small InterVarsity chapter that he was invited to attend at Franklin & Marshall College in Pennsylvania.
InterVarsity believes that getting off campus for special experiences like retreats, leadership training camps, and Global and Urban Programs are critical for students.
Lauren floated through college, until her non-Christian friend introduced her to InterVarsity. Now, she wants to serve America, without chasing the American dream.