Virginia Beach Summer Project
Time with Family
A little over two months ago, we got news that Abbie’s Granddad had a brain tumor. We were blessed to be able to get down to Oklahoma to see him once before he passed away on October 7th. This past week, we went to be with Abbie’s family at her Granddad’s funeral.
Monday and Tuesday were truly a time of celebration because he is with Jesus! Granddad left an incredibly godly legacy—he loved Jesus and people, and never stopped telling others about his Savior! It was great to be with Abbie’s family for these few days. Please keep them in your prayers as they continue to grieve, though with sure hope of seeing Granddad again!
Fall Getaway
Fall Getaway is a retreat our staff team puts on every October. We invite students from the St. Louis Metro area, as well as a few other Missouri schools. This year, over 20 campuses were represented, and around 500 students attended!
Fall Getaway is always a huge turning point in our semester. Student come and hear from the word, spend time alone with God—some for the first time ever!—and have a chance to go deeper in their friendships with people from their campus. A lot of bonding happens over Fall Getaway—some SIUE girls are currently in a bit of a fun prank war with some SIUE guys.
Check out some pics from the weekend!
Students Sent!
A year ago, two students from schools that JB and I work at decided to go to East Asia as missionaries. They were back this fall after having a baby, so we took advantage of the time and had them and some SIUE students over to our house so that our missionary friends could cast vision for the world to these students.
There are people who have never heard the Gospel. We encounter them every day on campus—people who have maybe had many chances, but have never truly understood the message of Jesus. There is another kind of people who have never heard the Gospel, though—people who have never had even the opportunity to hear of Christ. They couldn’t trust Jesus even if they wanted to.
Approximately one third of the world finds itself in this second camp. Because this is true, it’s our desire to send missionaries from the college campus to places where the Gospel has never been preached. One of the places that our St. Louis team is committed to sending to is East Asia.
They told us what God is doing in the country they live in—it’s truly amazing, and was a huge encouragement to us and our students!