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Law and Justice Adewuyi ’20 Thankful for Christian Union’s Influence
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he plans on doing ministry.” A newly minted Harvard Law School In addition, Yim expressed appreciation for graduate plans to use his skills and talents Adewuyi’s efforts to shepherd fellow law students in to advocate for housing access and afseeking the Lord as he met with other students for fordability. prayer, worship, and fasting and repentance initiatives. Yemi Adewuyi ’20 wants to play a role in initiaAdewuyi helped lead a 21-day fast, encouraged othtives that empower the disadvantaged to become er Christian law students to cover 2020 in prayer, self-sufficient. “Justice is making sure that a person and gathered others to pray for revival at Harvard experiencing homelessness can escape poverty,” said and beyond campus. Adewuyi. During such endeavors, With that cause in mind, Yim and Adewuyi pointed Adewuyi paused to express students to the powerful profound appreciation to words of 2 Chronicles 7:14, Christian Union Gloria Law “If my people, who are called for its robust ministry and by my name, will humble leadership training to stuthemselves and pray and dents at Harvard Law seek my face and turn from School. The ministry “chaltheir wicked ways, then I lenged my assumptions will hear from Heaven, and about what makes a good I will forgive their sin and leader,” said Adewuyi. “The will heal their land.” realm of Christian leadership Christian colleagues also requires the capacity to forexpressed tangible apprecigive and love intentionally. ation for Adewuyi’s giftings It’s being able to extend love Yemi Adewuyi, Harvard Law ’20, plans to work in the real estate arena, including endeavors to in the prophetic arena. “He when people have not is a strong believer in the earned it. It’s truly transfor- advocate for housing access and affordability. charismatic traditions of the mational.” church, and he is very in Not surprisingly, peers touch with the spiritual,” said Nunally. readily expressed appreciation for Adewuyi’s spiriIn turn, Adewuyi noted, “The heart behind the tual maturity. “Yemi, personally, has been one of the prophetic is to help people come into alignment biggest blessings for me from Harvard Law School. with what God says and what God says about them. He has truly been ‘iron that sharpened my iron,’” My highest calling in life is to love people prophetsaid Julian Nunally, Harvard Law ’20. ically.” “Because of his complete and total faith in Jesus Adewuyi, who served as vice president of ChrisChrist, he walks with an air of grace, and his words tian Union’s ministry to Harvard Law students during of wisdom are always rooted and directly sourced 2019-20, held leadership capacities for both Chrisfrom the Bible.” tian Union’s ministry at Harvard Law and with Ministry Director Justin Yim echoed those comHarvard Law Christian Fellowship (https://orgs.law. ments. Adewuyi is “highly sought out by his peers, harvard.edu/cf/) during his years in Cambridge, whether believers or not, for wisdom and encourMassachusetts. agement,” said Yim. “His heart is for ministry. So, The Texas native is one of three siblings to attend wherever the Lord leads him in his legal profession,