Con Confianza LaFe - InterVarsity's Latino Fellowship

Noemi Vega Quiñones shares several stories of her - and her family's - bravery in this week's episode. From her journey to the United States, to her launch into college life, to her leadership in campus ministry, to her continued pursuit of higher education ... she's daring.

But Noemi also shares honestly about the fears, anxieties, and obstacles she faced. Her story and insights serve as helpful guides as we navigate life in college and campus ministry as Latinos.

Noemi serves as a campus minister with InterVarsity's Latino Fellowship (LaFe). She earned a MTh from Fresno Pacific Seminary and is currently pursuing a PhD in religious studies with a concentration in ethic from Southern Methodist University.

Noemi also authored the award-winning book Hermanas together with Kristy Garza Robinson and Natalia Kohn Rivera.

You can find her online at @nomforshalom on Instagram or noemi.vegaquinones@intervarsity.org.

And don't forget to follow @intervarsity.lafe on Instagram. We'll share quotes from the episode and great Latino ministry resources there.

This week's episode features Karen Hutchins, campus minister with InterVarsity's Latino Fellowship (LaFe) at Salem College and Wake Forest University. Karen is a first-generation Colombian and ministers at her alma mater.

When Steve and Karen sat down, they discussed things that surprised Karen about her experience at Salem College and the challenges she faced navigating the ways her relationship with her family changed when she went off to college.

Don't miss Karen's insights on commitment and margin!

To connect with Karen online, you can find her at Karen Hutchins on Facebook or at karen.hutchins@intervarsity.org

And don't forget to follow @intervarsity.lafe on Instagram. We'll share quotes from the episode and great campus ministry resources there every week.

In this episode, Steve sits down with the one and only Miguel Estevez — campus minister with InterVarsity's Latino Fellowship (LaFe) and licensed therapist — to discuss what Miguel wished he knew before he went to college.

Over the course of the conversation, we discuss mental health, leadership, college life, and Latinidad. Miguel share his story of life-changing encounters with Jesus and the insights he's gleaned from them.

To connect with Miguel, you can email him at miguel.estevez@intervarsity.org

Follow LaFe on Instagram at @intervarsity.lafe

Today's interview features Stacy Rafferty, one of InterVarsity's National Directors of Diversity and a remarkable Latina leader. Stacy and Steve talk about: 
the role our families play in going to college, how our time in college shapes our relationships with our families, and how prayer fits in with all that.You can connect with Stacy at stacy.rafferty@intervarsity.org or search for her on Facebook (she's the only one in Omaha, Nebraska).

NOTES
- Stacy is for real about her Chipotle offer.
- You can find quotes from Stacy over on our Instagram (@intervarsity.lafe)

D.A. Horton serves as the Program Director for Intercultural Studies and Assistant Professor at California Baptist University. He is also an Associate Teaching Pastor at The Grove Community Church in Riverside, CA. He and his wife Elicia have been married for 17 years and have three children.

D.A. is working on his PhD dissertation in Applied Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned his B.S. in Biblical Studies at Calvary Bible College and his Master’s degree in Christian Studies from Calvary Theological Seminary. He has authored several books with his most recent, Intensional: Kingdom Ethnicity in a Divided World, published through NavPress. For links to Professor Horton's other books, click here.

You can connect with Professor Horton via:
Twitter: @da_hortonIG: da.hortonFacebook: da.hortonCBU
NOTES
We once again name-check Juana Bordas excellent book The Power of Latino Leadership.

On this episode, Steve and Melyssa engage with questions that might have come up for listeners during this season: questions around Afrolatinidad, intersectionality, and walking with Christ in the pursuit of justice.

We hope you enjoy this wide-ranging conversation!