May Prayer Letter

102 Leaders!

Before school ended we put out an application for leadership for next school year. We asked students to consider leading small groups all over campus: in the resident halls, greek houses, on athletic teams, with international students, and off campus. We asked them to lead in evangelism, discipleship, in connecting students to the local church, in praying for the nations, and serving the local community.

Unsure of how many students would fill out the online application because in previous years our staff team individually asked them into leadership, we were pleased to see that 102 STUDENTS filled out the application expressing interest in leading with Cru! In the midst of school assignments, work schedules, social events, and other life responsibilities, we have to take time to celebrate the fact that 102 students are excited to set aside 8-10 hours of their schedule each week to lead their peers spiritually!

Meet the Team - Volume 1

Each month until we leave for Cote d’Ivoire we want to introduce you to members of the team we will be leading next year. 

Deciding what to do beyond college is never easy and the Lord sometimes calls men and women to be used for His glory outside of what they anticipated. Kristen (pictured right) aspires to become a pediatrician and was on track to start medical school right out of college, but as she puts it, “God had a different, better plan.” She is obediently listening to the call on her heart to spend next year with us in Cote d’Ivoire. This has meant deferring medical school, but Kristen is so excited to reach Ivorians with the Gospel, equip them up in their faith, and send them to the many unreached countries further north currently living in darkness. We are excited to work with her! Please pray for Kristen as she raises support and prepares to take this step of faith. 

Prayer Requests   

• Pray for our students and staff as they travel to various places, either on summer mission or home for the summer. Pray that wherever they are the people around them are impacted with the Gospel. 
• Pray for us as we prepare to move to Cote d’Ivoire. Our summer will be filled with packing up our house, raising funds,  attending a leader’s training, and saying goodbyes.

HOW CAN WE PRAY FOR YOU? FILL OUT THE FORM TO THE RIGHT AND LET US KNOW!

23 students and staff headed landed in Cote d’Ivoire at the end of May for the summer mission. Already they have shared the gospel 280 times! Pray for a fruitful harvest that our team can follow up with when we arrive in the Fall.

\We celebrated two years of marriage last month by going to Branson, MO. These past two years have held a lot of changes, but we are so thankful to navigate all of them together.

Aiden is 10 months old. He is getting more active every day, LOVES to eat, try new foods, and is getting very, very talkative.