September Newsletter

Fresh Bread

Where does the time go? August seriously flew by. Since my last letter I spent 3 weeks at home in    Oregon with my family, took a cross country road trip with some of my best friends, and started a new year of ministry at Missouri State. There truly is too much to tell in one page so I promise to update my blog again soon if you want to check back in a little bit.

What has struck me most lately is God’s wonderful grace. I’ve met a TON of freshman girls doing follow-up these first few weeks and I keep re-realizing that these precious girls are at a huge crossroads. I remember how detrimental my freshman year was to my spiritual life and how the Lord graciously rescued me from sin and destruction right before my junior year. I wish more than anything someone had knocked on my door as a freshman and invited me into a community like Cru. But despite those two years I spent away from Jesus I’ve been overwhelmed by how gracious it was of the Lord to save me from that lifestyle. He rescued me when I wasn’t even looking to be rescued. And not only did he save me from that he give me an ABUNDANT life. Over and over when I walk on campus I keep thinking, “I love my job!” I’m incredibly grateful that I get to be a part of what God is  doing at MSU. Thank you for you for being a part of my abundant life and thank you for being a part of freshman girls walking towards Jesus right from the beginning of their college years.  

From Campus

The first three weeks of school have been so exciting! God is definitely moving. Here are some highlights:

• Our athletes’ Bible study is looking a little different this year. We are only meeting once a month as a large group. The remaining weeks of the month, teams will be holding individual Bible studies. We had 45 athletes at our first large group meeting! We’ve also seen great numbers in the following weeks at the individual team studies. One of the softball players told the leader of her Bible study, “I’m so happy we’re  doing this! I prayed all summer that God would do something like this in our team.”

• I’ve been so impressed with the girls I have the privilege to disciple. Allie, Ruth, and Lauren on three separate occasions told me how they met a freshman girl and want to pour into them this year. They are asking these freshman about meeting weekly for mentoring/discipleship. I didn’t even ask the girls to consider this! They are taking the initiative and looking for ways to serve the Lord.