Dream Lab Retreat – Aug. 1-2

Get out of the office and into a creative headspace. Dream Lab, a 24-hour retreat at the Lake of the Ozarks, is designed for you and your team to imagine and brainstorm about something new for your ministry. A facilitator will guide your group through creative prompts and questions to allow the Holy Spirit to lead you into the next dream God has for your church. Learn more and register your local church team at www.moumethodist.org/eventdetail/dream-lab-18646730.

Lydia Patterson Students Face Visa Delays

As of May 28, the U.S. State Department issued a nationwide pause on student visa appointments for new and renewals. As explained to us by U.S. Consulate in Juarez, this directive stems from the expansion of social media screening procedures for visa applicants. Despite numerous attempts to seek clarification from the SEVIS Response Center (Homeland Security)—including phone calls and emails—the staff at the Lydia Patterson Institute have not received any substantive guidance. Consular staff are similarly awaiting further instruction from the State Department. As of now, up to 20 of LPI students have been directly affected by this suspension. Read the full press release at www.lpi-elpaso.org/article/2271973.