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UVF’s Impact Training Weekend

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The University of Valley Forge (UVF) is committed to helping students discover and follow their individual callings. While each calling is unique, there is one mission in which everyone can take part! UVF Missions bridges the gap between students, aspiring missionaries, and the global missions field. At its core, UVF Missions is essential to the heart of UVF as it reflects God’s call to share the Good News with the nations. The heart behind UVF Missions is to prepare students for a life of faithful service in both the church and the world.

One of the tools UVF utilizes to equip students to pursue this call is Impact Training. This two-day event is designed to bring students closer to God and deepen their understanding of their role in sharing the Gospel.

This year, on January 30-31, UVF Missions hosted its annual Impact Training event, where UVF students, faculty, and the Missions Committee came together for a weekend to learn and grow in their calling to share the Gospel.

Rebecca Bartsch, a student on the Sri Lanka missions team, explained, “Impact Training is a formative weekend for many students. It teaches us to have compassion for those outside of our contexts while simultaneously creating a burden for the local mission field. It creates the space to focus our prayers on global believers and the unreached.”

Seasoned missionaries, ministers, and missiologists, such as our own special guest speaker, Reverend Alan Johnson, Secretary of AGWM Missions Commission, invested in our students through large group training sessions and hands-on breakout sessions. From learning about the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to navigating cultural customs, each experience was meant to help our mission teams grow and prepare for real on-the-field ministry. After University of Valley Forge President David J. Kim shared on Effective Cross-Cultural Communication, students continued their prayer and team bonding exercises.

Part of this two-day training weekend that is especially impactful for our community and student body each year is the Commissioning prayer at the close of this event. Team advisors, leaders, and students spend time being prayed over by faculty and staff as they prepare to go out and serve around the world. This time of intercession unites our community in the shared mission of making disciples among the nations.

While Impact Training marks a significant leap in the 2026 mission trips preparation, it is Missions that remains the beating heart behind the University of Valley Forge. The ultimate goal for UVF students is to become and create disciples so that we can spread the Good News to the unreached. “This is important because this is the Great Commission. We are commanded as followers of Christ to preach the Gospel. If we are not sharing the Gospel, are we really following Jesus? It is called the Great Commission, not the Great Suggestion.” – Jada Flint, (Missions Committee).

Even if you do not feel called to a mission trip, you can still play a crucial role in helping the 2026 teams meet their goals! Prayer is one of the most powerful tools we ask people to use in assisting our mission teams. For those who feel led to give, financial support for the UVF Missions Program or individual mission teams helps make these trips possible. To give, visit here to assist us in funding our Missions Program.

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A homeschool transcript should include the following:   

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You may be asked to provide documentation showing that your homeschooling complies with the laws of your state (e.g., notice of intent to homeschool, records of testing or assessments). We are familiar with most states’ homeschool laws. 

Yes, you can still apply as a homeschooled student if you were homeschooled for any portion of high school. You’ll need to explain the structure of your education and provide transcripts for both your public/private school and homeschool years, if applicable. 

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