Cru is always very careful to monitor what is going on in the world before sending staff and students overseas. That has especially been the case during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two weeks ago our national leaders gave the green light for us to move forward on all the planning our team leaders have done for their international trips! Teams going to places like Croatia, Montenegro, and Costa Rica, can now begin to book flights and pursue visas. Some other countries will require a little more of a process, but are still very likely to be given the green light shortly. Praise God for this answer to prayer!

Students continue to apply for our 70 trips happening this summer (about 40 domestic and 30 international). As of April 27th we had 1,096 accepted participants, 73 ready applications, and 56 recently submitted!

While Scott’s teammate Amy, will be busy helping teams to book flights, and obtain visas, Scott continues to work with team leaders through some of the team dynamics of a COVID-19 pandemic. The most common question he has received these past weeks, has been how to lead their teams through different sensitivities to COVID-19 and the vaccination. Not easy issues! But there are Christ-centered ways to navigate them. Thank you for joining with us to help fulfill the Great Commission in sending college students on mission this summer! 

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Praise & Prayer Requests!

Praise God that international travel is opening up as many countries are seeing a drop in COVID-19!

Pray for final details to fall into place for our 70 Summer Missions which will begin in May.

Pray for Scott as he takes the Spring and Summer to update the National Summer Assignment Process he leads.

Family Request: Please pray for us personally to end the kids’ school year well, especially all the preparation for Sarah’s high school graduation!

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