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CHIC Offering Highest in the History of the Event

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By Stan Friedman

KNOXVILLE, TN (July 20, 2012) – Students attending CHIC 2012 last night gave $127,555 to benefit Covenant Kids. It was the highest offering in the history of the event.

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Social Justice Issues Have Opened CHIC Students Eyes and Hearts

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By Stan Friedman

KNOXVILLE, TN (July 20, 2012) – Students at CHIC 2012 have impressed workshop and seminar leaders with their passion to serve the poor and broken next door and around the world.

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CHIC Challenge: Time to Take Up Mat and Walk

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KNOXVILLE, TN (July 19, 2012) – Thousands of students got up from their seats and walked to the cross lit by a single light in the otherwise darkened Thompson-Boling Arena, where they picked up a white cloth …

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“Slumdog” Professor Meets Girl He Saved

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KNOXVILLE, TN (July 19, 2012) – North Park University Professor Boaz Johnson had just finished his human trafficking seminar at CHIC 2012 on Tuesday when a teenage girl walked up to him and said he had saved …

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North Park Staff and Volunteers Connect with Students at CHIC

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KNOXVILLE, TN (July 19, 2012) – North Park University has a long tradition of investing in the CHIC experience, but this year’s contribution far surpasses any previous involvement.

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CHIC Students Challenged to Answer Christ’s Question

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KNOXVILLE, TN (July 18, 2012) – Speaker Francis Chan had the audience at the CHIC 2012 Main Stage event questioning their faith. And he did it with a biblical style of humor in which the hearers are …

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Deep Diving Tragedy Opens Door to Sharing Gospel

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DAKAR, SENEGAL (July 18, 2012) – Missionary Dan Mulay learned that deep diving fisherman of a coastal tribe south of here were suffering high mortality rates after they had received a gift of older scuba equipment. The deaths were due …

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The Mystery of ‘Five’ Revealed at CHIC

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By Stan Friedman

CHICAGO, IL (July 17, 2012) – Ever since the theme Five was announced for CHIC 2012, Covenanters have wondered what it referenced. Organizers have been cagey. Was it chosen because this is the fifth year CHIC …

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CWR Sending Funds to Aid Fleeing Congolese Refugees

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CHICAGO, IL (July 16, 2012) – Covenant World Relief is sending aid to long-time partner Medical Teams International (MTI) to help them respond to a growing crisis as 20,000 refugees flee a breakout of violence in the …

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Things Heat Up as Students Arrive for CHIC

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KNOXVILLE, TN (July 16, 2012) – Buses from across North America rolled onto the campus of the University of Tennessee Sunday carrying 5,000 teenagers, some of whom had waited years for the opening day of CHIC 2012.…

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