I (Scott) had taken a short break in the midst of Winter Conference, to just sit and read God’s word.  I found a secluded spot in the hotel lobby and began to read.  After about ten or fifteen minutes, I heard someone say,

“Hey Scott!”

I looked up.

It was Marissa.  She had been a student on the summer mission we led in Santa Monica a couple of years ago.

After a little chit chat about conference and her last year in college, she began to share some encouraging news.  Turns out most of the students from Santa Monica 2015 were still connecting regularly with each other, even though they’re spread out over a dozen states!

They started a group text called GroupMe during the summer mission and continue to use it today to stay connected.  At least three hotel rooms at Winter Conference were filled exclusively with students from that summer mission.  And Marissa estimated that between 50% and 75% of all the students on the summer mission want to intern or stint with Cru in the coming years!

Wow!  So fun to see how the Lord continues to produce fruit in the lives of those 75 men and women almost two years after their summer mission experience!  Thanks for being a part of it with us!

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