We just returned from Cru’s national staff conference called Cru19.  It is held biennially in Fort Collins, CO, at Colorado State University.  5,000 US staff and their families gathered together for a full week of worship, teaching, direction, vision, and community.  It was a great time for us.  Becky said it best, when she said that, “this week has really drawn our eyes upward, to see Jesus again as our center and source for life and ministry, and to see how God is using Cru globally.”

Below are a few of the things we heard from the speakers and Cru leaders last week.

“The most effective thing we can do in our evangelism, is grow in our Holy Spirit sensitivity.”  – Shaila Visser,  National Director, Alpha Canada

“Our biases keep us from going after the “every”.”  – Darryl Smith, Director or Oneness & Diversity, Cru’s Campus Ministry

“Our calling is to help fulfill the Great Commission by winning, building, and sending, in the power of the Holy Spirit, and helping the body of Christ do evangelism and discipleship.”  – Steve Sellers, US National Director, Cru

“As I get older, I don’t need a lot of new teachings…I need to decide if I really believe what Jesus says.” – Gary Haugen, Founder, International Justice Mission

Recent Statistics:

• The Jesus Film has been translated into 1,768 languages to date!
• Cru’s digital strategies platforms have seen 162 million unique users in the past 365 days!
• Cru’s Global Church Movements have planted church movements in over 150 countries!

Praise & Prayer Requests!

Praise God for the incredible work he’s doing through Cru globally!

Pray for Scott to learn and function in the new role effectively.

Pray for many college students to encounter Jesus on campus as they begin classes this month.

Family Requests: 

Praise God that Sarah had a fruitful and safe mission trip to Peru last month!

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.  And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28:19-20