April Newsletter

Fresh Bread

“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.” 

2 Corinthians 4:7

I’ve felt very much like a clay jar lately. I’ve been reading 2 Corinthians in my quiet times lately and I found this verse so incredibly encouraging. I don’t have to be anything special because Christ lives in me. Even in my weakness he uses me. Paul says it again in the chapter before. 2 Corinthians 3:5 says, “Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God.” I praise the Lord that I am indeed a clay jar, because God’s power shines through all the more clearly.

Our staff team went to a painting class together. We had so much fun! I decided I liked blue more so I went a different direction with my painting. 

My roommates and I at my bridal shower. These lovely ladies showered me with gifts and sweet, encouraging words. I'm so thankful for their friendship.

From Campus

• Allie - Her steps of faith continue to be encouraging to me. I met Allie two years ago when she went to Big Break, a conference focused on evangelism. She had never ever shared her faith before. Over the past two years she has been sharing her faith non-stop. She’s a leader on Cru’s evangelism team and gone to Big Break the last two years. And even cooler than all of that, a few weeks ago, she was brave enough to enter into a spiritual conversation with her Dad. She used one of the evangelism tools she learned at Big Break and used it with him. I’m thankful that her passion for sharing the love of Christ extends into all areas of her life.
• Ruth - She’s doing an internship for her major with a company that administers sleep studies. She entered into a spiritual conversation with a fellow student named Steven, who is an atheist. She’s loved his openness in discussing spiritual things and is excited to continue talking with him throughout the course of her internship.

My roommate, Tracy (R), and I with Nicolette (L). She is going on summer project. She’ll be sharing her faith with other college students all summer in San Diego, CA. So proud of her for trusting God with her summer and taking a big step of faith!

Ways you can pray

• Please pray for Davy and I. The wedding is SO close.! We’re excited and want God to continue to bless us as we prepare.
• Pray for Steven, the student Ruth is talking with. Pray God softens his heart and helps him understand the Gospel.
• Pray for God’s provision: a computer and funding for the summer. The training I will attend in June costs close to $5,000. Please pray God provides abundantly in all areas.

Special info/requests

• Our wedding is about a month away! If you’d like to check out our wedding website the link is http://www.theknot.com/wedding/Davy-and-Melissa. The story of how we met and the proposal are on the site as well as more about Davy.
• Sadly, my computer has decided to give out. I’m praying that God would provide me with a new computer before I go to New Staff Training in June. If you know of any great sales happening or know someone selling their laptop for a reasonable price will you please let me know? It’s difficult to keep up with emails and such without a working laptop. Give me a call or shoot me an email. THANK YOU!