Gathering Latino Students from Across the Midwest
Encuentro 2019 is hosted by InterVarsity LaFe Latino Student Ministries for Latino college students of every background to gather together, explore our shared and individual identities, and discover how our faith influences our lives on campus, our families, and every other part of our lives.
Our theme this year is "Created and Called". In Jeremiah chapter 1 God tells Jeremiah “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” God was also intentional with his creation of us. He knew us and has called us not only be part of His family but to also be His ambassadors. Join us as we discover together what it means that God knows us and understand what He has called us too. What happens when we embrace that we have been created and begin to live out the calling on our lives? Come and join us as students across the Mid-West gather to explore these questions together and celebrate our community!
Our Speaker
Rev Dr. Orlando Crespo is a husband to his wife Maritza of 31 years and father of two boys. He also is a speaker, an author, church planter and serves as National Director for LaFe, InterVarsity’s ministry to Latino students. Currently, he travels extensively developing Latino student leaders, training Campus Ministers and speaking on college campuses on Multiethnic Diversity, Cross-Cultural Ministry and Leadership. I am presently on the Board of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NALEC), a senior Leader of the Latino Leadership Circle in New York City and served as Interim Director of Multi-ethnicity with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. I also completed a Doctor of Ministry degree from New York Theological Seminary in 2013 has spoken to students across the country and is the author of the book, Being Latino in Christ.
Encuentro 2019 is hosted by InterVarsity LaFe Latino Student Ministries for Latino college students of every background to gather together, explore our shared and individual identities, and discover how our faith influences our lives on campus, our families, and every other part of our lives.
Our theme this year is "Created and Called". In Jeremiah chapter 1 God tells Jeremiah “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” God was also intentional with his creation of us. He knew us and has called us not only be part of His family but to also be His ambassadors. Join us as we discover together what it means that God knows us and understand what He has called us too. What happens when we embrace that we have been created and begin to live out the calling on our lives? Come and join us as students across the Mid-West gather to explore these questions together and celebrate our community!
Our Speaker
Rev Dr. Orlando Crespo is a husband to his wife Maritza of 31 years and father of two boys. He also is a speaker, an author, church planter and serves as National Director for LaFe, InterVarsity’s ministry to Latino students. Currently, he travels extensively developing Latino student leaders, training Campus Ministers and speaking on college campuses on Multiethnic Diversity, Cross-Cultural Ministry and Leadership. I am presently on the Board of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NALEC), a senior Leader of the Latino Leadership Circle in New York City and served as Interim Director of Multi-ethnicity with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. I also completed a Doctor of Ministry degree from New York Theological Seminary in 2013 has spoken to students across the country and is the author of the book, Being Latino in Christ.