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Check out this video to see a brief history of Campus Crusade for Christ!
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Last week, JB was sharing his faith at SWIC using Soularium. JB asked Jason, a SWIC student, some of the questions above, and asked him to choose three images to describe where he was spiritually. Jason chose a photo of a path, a photo of a barbed-wire fence, and a photo of a sunset to describe his spiritual state. He said, “I feel like I’m searching for God, like I’m on a path and I want to find Him. I know He’s got a plan for me. But…” Holding up the photo of the barbed-wire, he said, “I feel like something is standing in the way of me knowing God—something is holding me back, and blocking me.” Finally, holding up the picture of the sunset, he said, “Once I’m able to get through this barrier, the place I’ll be is a place of peace.”
Wow. How easy it was to share the Gospel with Jason after that! JB was able to explain to Jason that God loved him, and did have a wonderful plan for his life, but that he was right—there was something blocking him from knowing God. JB was able to explain that sin separates us from God, but that Jesus has removed the barrier! We can now have a relationship with God through faith in Christ. There at a picnic table outside SWIC’s main building, Jason placed his faith in Jesus.
As Jason was getting ready to go, he said, “I know so many people that need to hear this message. I’ve got so many people that I need to tell about this.”
Pray that Jason would grow in his faith as JB continues to meet with him. Pray that Jason would become a man who speaks to others about Jesus!
We took a group of 29 students from the Metro East (SIUE and SWIC) to Fall Getaway! Several of the students that came do not know the Lord--it was a great time to share the Gospel with them, and for them to ask questions about who Jesus is! We really saw community among our students deepen at Fall Getaway, as well as a desire to continue to reach out to others who don’t know the Lord--praise God with us for this!
One of the tools we use to get into spiritual conversations on campus is the Quest survey. The Quest survey is a five-question survey--the questions are listed above! Every day on campus, we take our student leaders with us and approach students on campus by saying something like, “Hi, I’m Abbie and this is my friend Candice. We’re with a student organization on campus and are getting students’ opinions and thoughts on spiritual things. Would mind taking a five-question survey? We’d love to get your thoughts.” We find that almost 100% of students are willing to engage in a spiritual conversation in this way.
The first two questions give us a chance to get to know the student we’re talking to. The second two allow us to gauge where a student is spiritually. The last question allows us to transition to the Gospel. if a student indicates a high level of desire to know God, we transition to sharing the Gospel by saying something like, “You know, Maggie, Candice and I actually believe it’s possible to know God personally. If you have a bit more time, I’d love to explain to you how I think that’s possible.” Many times, students will want to hear the Gospel! It is very exciting to be able to be so intentional in our evangelism, to initiate conversations, to use the survey to find the “good soil” and to share the Gospel with those who are ready to hear it! Praise God with us that we have already seen seven students place their faith in Christ from doing evangelism on campus!
]]>To spice up our visit, we did a photo scavenger hunt. Check out some of our funny pictures!
Spelling “zoo” with arms…
Our big group outside the zoo!
We were supposed to all try to fit into a small space…
No one’s feet touching the ground. Amazing!
A human pyramid!
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Ryan, Abbie, Casey, Devin, Brandon, JB and Adam.
Our students engaging with others and doing surveys!
Adam inviting students to check out things we have going on on campus!
Gathering students at our table, giving away free stuff, doing surveys…
Devin talking to some Nepalese students about Jesus.
Casey and Adam.
Abbie water skiing...concentrating hard!
JB tearing up the lake on the jet-ski!
Grandpa and Grandma on the boat!
The last four days, we’ve made a trip each day from the western St. Louis suburbs to Edwardsville, IL, the East St. Louis suburb that is home to Southern Illinios University Edwardsville.
After four days of searching in the Edwardsville area for a place to live, the Lord has graciously supplied us with us a home! We found a great house for rent--only two miles from the campus we’ll be working on, and in a great neighborhood. The Lord was kind to let us find a place quickly--now the stress of the search is over, and we can get moved in in just a couple of weeks!
This past Sunday, we had the opportunity to visit two great churches. We’ll continue our search, so please continue to pray for the Lord’s leading as we find a place to connect with the local Body.
The front of our little house!
We’re excited to have cookouts with students and friends in our back yard!
We are heading out of Kansas today. We’re excited to be on our way to St. Louis! Above is a picture of us with Abbie’s family. Sad to say good-bye...but we’re excited for our next adventure.
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