Monday, November 7, 2011

what the Lord has done

Just wanted to share a few encouraging tidbits of information from campuses around the U.S. this fall.  The Lord has done SO much in drawing students to Himself!


-58 college women trusted Christ at an outreach event with Christian author & speaker Marion Jordan at Ole Miss in September.

-at the University of Alabama, Cru staff were trusting God for 115 students to attend their fall retreats...they saw more than double that as 270 attended!

-over the course of just 18 days, staff at the University of Iowa saw 22 students give their lives to Christ!

-at an outreach for 9/11 at North Dakota State University, 67 students indicated decisions to place their faith in Christ.

Of course, I (Kristin), especially love seeing the update from the U of Iowa after attending there and working with Cru there for a year :)  On a local note (local being Mankato), here are a few encouraging statistics from the ministry.

In September: 
  • At Minnesota State, we have seen 3 students put their faith in Christ. The weekly meeting has doubled in size from last year. The community being developed is really exciting. Students are staying afterward and talking for 45 minutes. They are showing up early to talk as well and our socials are really well attending. We have seen a lot of new students coming – some freshman and other are juniors and seniors who have just heard about Cru for the first time.
  • Southwest Minnesota State University is seeing a lot of students who are not Christians but are seeking out what they believe coming to their meetings. Their core group of leaders is owning evangelism and leading Bible studies.
  • Gustavus is launched and we have a handful of really excited students. We are still working on getting an adviser but the start has been good.
  • South Central College has three studies going at its two campuses. We are praying for these studies to become a place where Christians and non-Christians are coming to learn more about Jesus.
Please continue to pray with us for these movements & praise God for what He's done!!! We're grateful for your partnership!

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