May Prayer Letter

Four years or forty?

Will our students continue to follow God and live on mission for the rest of their lives? This is a question we ask ourselves often. We don’t want students to just follow God and make an impact for four years during college. We want them to follow God and make an impact for the next forty years. We truly believe that the tools we are giving students during their time in college will help them for the rest of their lives. Sarah-Grace (pictured below, on the left) is a perfect example of this. Sarah-Grace served on our leadership team and in the Cru band during her time at Missouri State. She graduated this month with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Already she is looking for ways to invest. She started a women’s Bible study over the summer with a fellow Cru graduate. We asked Sarah-Grace how Cru has prepared her for life after college. She said, “Cru showed me how to share my faith in a simple way. It also encouraged me to boldly step out of my comfort zone.” Pray with us that all our graduates boldly step out of their comfort zones and impact the world around them for Christ.

Summer Missions

Cru students from all over the country are embarking on summer mission trips. In total 1,256 students are being sent as part of 112 international teams and 1,791 students are being sent as part of 64 stateside teams. We hope you are as encouraged as we are to hear that our nation’s college students are bringing the Gospel to the world. Please continue to pray for our students and staff that are all over the country and all over the world on summer missions trips. The group that headed to East Asia is pictured below. 

Summer Cru

Not all our students head out on grand overseas adventures or go back to their hometowns over the summer. Many students stay in Springfield and are making an impact! We got to attend a Summer Cru leader’s dinner this week. Seven students gathered together to brainstorm how they can engage their peers with the Gospel during the summer months. We are so excited these students have committed to helping their peers grow in their faith and reaching out to lost students. Please pray for these leaders as they trust God with their summer right here in Springfield. 

OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY     

This month we celebrated one year of marriage! We got to spend 2 nights in a treehouse in Eureka Springs, AR. We couldn’t have asked for a better first year. Thank you for your prayers and support!

Prayer Requests

• We are at 84% of our monthly support needs.  Please pray we complete our support by July 1st so we can help out with Summer Cru. 
• This month we welcomed 2 new staff babies to our MSU staff team. Please rejoice with us and pray for our fellow staff members: Danny and Nicole and their twin baby girls.
• We have entered the 3rd trimester! Both mom and baby Aiden are still doing well. Please pray for our family in this final stretch of pregnancy. 

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