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Click on the image below for our September video update. We have not posted our written letter this month, due to the sensitive nature of the stories in it.

Click on the image below for our July video update, or see the previous post to read our print version.

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 … Continue reading →

Click on the image below for our June video update, or see the previous post to read our print version.

Over 50 years ago, Cru launched their first summer mission trip on the Jersey shore, at the bidding of the local Baptist church pastor.  The Ocean City, NJ (OC) summer mission trip continues to this day, and the impact has … Continue reading →

Click on the image below for our May video update, or see the previous post to read our print version.

Short-term mission trips are one of the best things Cru does in mobilizing college students to make an impact for Christ for the rest of their lives.  Cru’s campus ministry sends over 200 mission trips around the world each summer, … Continue reading →

This month we’re beginning to post video updates in addition to our written one.   The previous post is the written version.  Just click on the picture below to watch the video!    

Spring is in the Air Around our People and Culture team, Spring means applications!  Soon-to-be-graduates are responding to God’s call to invest their first, or second, year in vocational ministry, as Cru interns.  “Working for Cru, sharing the Gospel and … Continue reading →

I(Scott) received this text message from Jasen last week, “Hey Scott, I know it has been a while, but I have made my final decision to go on a summer missions trip this Summer.” Jasen is a Sophomore at the … Continue reading →