"Through IVCF, I realized I wanted to do deeper work, spiritual work."
Timon Lee '19 was introduced to InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) while as student at the College of Southern Maryland. After transferring to SMCM as a biology major, he decided to continue with his involvement in IVCF because of the opportunities it had previously provided him. IVCF, Lee explained, "Made faith accessible in a way that I had not experienced growing up."
"For me, IVCF gave me a group to go through my college experience with, especially as a commuter." Lee has helped create a more welcoming campus community at SMCM by inviting students to "come color on the Bible." Last year he created a worship group for the LGBTQ+ community and this year he helped start another worship group for African American students.
During the 2019-20 school year, Lee served as a part-time intern with IVCF, which is helping him in considering to pursue ministry full-time after graduation. "The original plan was to do occupational therapy," Lee explained. "Now through IVCF, I realized I wanted to do deeper work, spiritual work. So the thing that led me to bio is now leading me to ministry." Rather than working to heal people's physical bodies, Lee says he will work to heal their souls.