“ LIGHT encouraged people to get out and evangelize in a way that is bold , respectful , and genuine .”
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C O R N E LL | On Campus
Lighting the Night
CAMPUS ON A HILL HOSTS ANNUAL MISSIONS ’ CONFERENCE By Eileen Scott , Senior Writer
The annual LIGHT worship night and conference at Cornell this fall shined even brighter with the addition of Youth With A Mission ’ s Circuit Riders team .
Campus On A Hill hosted LIGHT from October 16-22 and approximately 500 students from Cornell and other colleges in the region attended the event . LIGHT includes a night of praise , exhortation , and prayer for the nations ; evangelism training ; and resources for summer missions trips . The hope is that Christians in Ithaca and all over the world “ would know God ’ s heart for the nations and be encouraged to pray , send , and go .”
The 2016 version of LIGHT was somewhat different from previous years in that Youth With A Mission ’ s Circuit Riders team was invited to hold simultaneously its Northeast tour , “ Carry The Love .” Members of the Circuit Riders prayed for students , led worship and lecture sessions , and held an evangelism workshop during LIGHT . Students were also empowered to reach out with the Gospel on campus during the week .
In addition to putting the focus on the need for missionaries to care for the marginalized and unreached people throughout the world , LIGHT also challenged students to see their campuses as ripe for the harvest .
“ LIGHT encouraged people to get out and evangelize in a way that
is bold , respectful , and genuine ,” said Evelyn Liu , Cornell ’ 19 .
Liu , a leader with Campus On A Hill , said college students can play a great role in the worldwide Great
“ LIGHT encouraged people to get out and evangelize in a way that is bold , respectful , and genuine .”
Commission .
“ College students can get involved in bringing the Gospel to the world in many ways ,” she said . “ For example , there are countries where Chris- tians will be denied visas , but engineers , doctors , and other professionals will not . College students can
Lindy Conant and Youth With A Mission ’ s Circuit Riders team led the night of worship at LIGHT .
— Evelyn Liu , Cornell ’ 19 use their college degrees to gain access to communities that would otherwise not have the opportunity to hear the Gospel .”
The importance of missions hits home for Liu , who is from Hong Kong . Each summer , the sophomore does missionary work in regions of East Asia where Christianity is not accepted . She has also participated in missions trips to New York City .
“ Growing up in East Asia meant that I was acutely aware of the persecution of Christians in the regions surrounding me , and while I grew up inundated with Bible stories , there were people living only a couple of