I took the opportunity for a quick visit to Cru’s San Diego Summer Mission last week.  This summer, 44 students came mostly from Arkansas schools, and a handful of others, throughout the middle US.  They have joined Cru staff in Mission Bay for 8 weeks of their summer.  Students have jobs at nearby Belmont Park,  while in the evenings and off times they study God’s word together, are learning to share their faith, and are living in Christian community.  God has been doing some incredible things!

I was able to be present for a “Life Opportunities” day, where students heard from Cru speakers and guests on Biblical decision-making, living out your faith in the workplace, and ways they could minister with Cru.  At the end of the day, I came across a student named Cade, from the University of Arkansas.  I asked him how he was doing.  “The Lord is moving me to do overseas ministry for a year, after I graduate,”  he replied with a smile.  I paused in that moment with him as he recorded the Lord’s nudging in his journal.  

The following morning, I joined the entire staff team for their last meeting of the summer, before they left the students to lead the remainder of the trip on their own.  They recounted many of the things the Lord has already done this summer.  Among them were

• Students making commitments to spend time with the Lord every morning, read the Bible in a year,  and share their faith regularly.
• “Unity in diverse views and disagreements.”
• “Mia decided to apply for a one-year overseas internship with Cru, and asked a friend at home to hold her accountable.”
• “Addy wanted to challenge the girls she poured into at home, to be more intentional with their summers.”
• One student will ask her boss on a “gospel” appointment when she gets home.

Thanks for partnering with us to see this kind of Christ-centered life change happen in college students from San Diego to Central Asia!

Praise & Prayer Requests!

• Praise God for the work He is doing in and through students in San Diego and many other locations this summer!

• Pray for students to grow in their faith, share the gospel a ton, and for many to come to faith in Christ this summer. 

• Pray for the safety and success of each student and trip that is going out this month. 

Family Requests:

Please praise the Lord with us for a very encouraging graduation celebration for Sarah! Please pray as we enjoy this summer with her and as a family.

“Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust.  Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”

Psalm 143:8