October 2012

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www.valerie-payne.com 321.544.0360(c) [email protected] As I have been traveling this fall, I have met with some amazing people and collected some great stories. Here is a picture of my favorite so far: Meet General Rodolfo (“Rudy”) Interiano and his wife, Eva. When I met them on October 11 during a visit to the Military Ministry HQ in Newport News, VA, I felt a strange wave of déjà vu wash over me. It felt like I had met them before. The kind folks at Military Ministry warmly welcomed me and invited me to present to the group during morning devotions. After they prayed for me, General Rudy jumped up to present an update from a trip he and Eva made to the Honduras Naval Academy in September. He reported that they ran a successful life coaching seminar to 60 senior officers and that 236 officers, cadets, and noncommissioned officers accepted Jesus as their Savior! As General Rudy shared this exciting news, I kept turning my head to look at him and at Eva. “Hmm, they look so familiar!” I thought. Hugging Eva after the presentation, I said, “Do I know you from somewhere? Surely we’ve met.” Confused, she replied, “No, I’ve never seen you before.” Hmm again. . Finally, it dawned on me: I was their attorney! Three years ago, I worked on their immigration paperwork when I was practicing with a firm in D.C. Realizing how God used me long before I would join staff with Campus Crusade to help such key ministry leaders was humbling. Never have I felt so securely in the dead center of God’s plan. “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10) Military Ministry is amazing. Since 9/11, they have supplied over 3 million Rapid Deployment Kits upon request. They counsel combat veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress. They pray for those in the trenches and support their families. Having friends and family who sacrificially serve in our military, I am so grateful for Military Ministry and its significant work. In honor of Veteran’s Day and all who serve, it is my privilege this month to highlight my new favorite ministry of Campus Crusade. It is a joy for me to serve a ministry that loves our brave military men, women, and families. Their needs are great but God’s love is greater! Update from Virginia Beach In October, I had the opportunity to visit my beloved alma mater, Regent University School of Law, and encourage the student body to seek out God’s purpose and plan for their law careers. I presented to nine law classes in three days! One student featured me on her blog: http://regenthartman.blogspot.com/20 12/10/valeriepayneservinglordas attorney.html General Rudy Interiano leading dozens of military officers in prayer as he and Eva initiated evangelism and discipleship programs at the Naval Academy in Honduras. Prayer Requests: ÷ Pray for wisdom and endurance as I continue to travel this month and seek ministry partners. ÷ Praise that I am about halfway to my goal of being fully funded by Christmas! Monthly Ministry Update from Valerie Payne General Counsel’s Office October 2012 They Look So Familiar . . . Ret. General Rodolfo Interiano and his wife, Eva, serving on the international operations team of Campus Crusade’s Military Ministry

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As  I  have  been  traveling  this  fall,  I  have  met  with  some  amazing  people  and  collected  some  great  stories.  Here  is  a  picture  of  my  favorite  so  far:    

Meet  General  Rodolfo  (“Rudy”)  Interiano  and  his  wife,  Eva.  When  I  met  them  on  October  11  during  a  visit  to  the  Military  Ministry  HQ  in  Newport  News,  VA,  I  felt  a  strange  wave  of  déjà  vu  wash  over  me.  It  felt  like  I  had  met  them  before.    

The  kind  folks  at  Military  Ministry  warmly  welcomed  me  and  invited  me  to  present  to  the  group  during  morning  devotions.  After  they  prayed  for  me,  General  Rudy  jumped  up  to  present  an  update  from  a  trip  he  and  Eva  made  to  the  Honduras  Naval  Academy  in  September.  He  reported  that  they  ran  a  successful  life  coaching  seminar  to  60  senior  officers  and  that  236  officers,  cadets,  and  non-­‐commissioned  officers  accepted  Jesus  as  their  Savior!    

As  General  Rudy  shared  this  exciting  news,  I  kept  turning  my  head  to  look  at  him  and  at  Eva.  “Hmm,  they  look  so  familiar!”  I  thought.  Hugging  Eva  after  the  presentation,  I  said,  “Do  I  know  you  from  somewhere?  Surely  we’ve  met.”  Confused,  she  replied,  “No,  I’ve  never  seen  you  before.”  Hmm  again.  .  

Finally,  it  dawned  on  me:  I  was  their  attorney!  Three  years  ago,  I  worked  on  their  immigration  paperwork  when  I  was  practicing  with  a  firm  in  D.C.  Realizing  how  God  used  me  long  before  I  would  join  staff  with  Campus  Crusade  to  help  such  key  ministry  leaders  was  humbling.  Never  have  I  felt  so  securely  in  the  dead  center  of  God’s  plan.  “For  we  are  God’s  workmanship,  created  in  Christ  Jesus  to  do  good  works,  which  God  prepared  in  advance  for  us  to  do.”  (Ephesians  2:10)  

 

Military  Ministry  is  amazing.  Since  9/11,  they  have  supplied  over  3  million  Rapid  Deployment  Kits  upon  request.  They  counsel  combat  veterans  suffering  from  post-­‐traumatic  stress.  They  pray  for  those  in  the  trenches  and  support  their  families.  

Having  friends  and  family  who  sacrificially  serve  in  our  military,  I  am  so  grateful  for  Military  Ministry  and  its  significant  work.  In  honor  of  Veteran’s  Day  and  all  who  serve,  it  is  my  privilege  this  month  to  highlight  my  new  favorite  ministry  of  Campus  Crusade.  It  is  a  joy  for  me  to  serve  a  ministry  that  loves  our  brave  military  men,  women,  and  families.  Their  needs  are  great  but  God’s  love  is  greater!  

Update  from  Virginia  Beach  

In  October,  I  had  the  opportunity  to  visit  my  beloved  alma  mater,  Regent  

University  School  of  Law,  and  encourage  the  student  body  to  seek  out  God’s  purpose  and  plan  for  their  law  careers.  I  presented  to  nine  law  

classes  in  three  days!  

One  student  featured  me  on  her  blog:  http://regenthartman.blogspot.com/2012/10/valerie-­‐payne-­‐serving-­‐lord-­‐as-­‐

attorney.html    

 

General  Rudy  Interiano  leading  dozens  of  military  officers  in  prayer  as  he  and  Eva  initiated  evangelism  and  discipleship  programs  at  the  Naval  Academy  in  Honduras.  

Prayer Requests: ÷ Pray  for  wisdom  and  endurance  

as  I  continue  to  travel  this  month  and  seek  ministry  partners.  

÷ Praise  that  I  am  about  halfway  to  my  goal  of  being  fully  funded  by  Christmas!  

 

Monthly Ministry Update from Valerie Payne General Counsel’s Office

October 2012

They  Look  So  Familiar  .  .  .  

Ret.  General  Rodolfo  Interiano  and  his  wife,  Eva,  serving  on  the  international  operations  team  of  

Campus  Crusade’s  Military  Ministry