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We are missionaries, on staff with Cru. Mike is a senior business analyst while Sus is the blogger and social media person in our family. She is a blogger and consultant at Cru, encouraging other Christians to use technology and creativity for ministry. Here's Sus' four blog sites (and more)...
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Bill Bright “Comes Home”

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Last month, Dr. Bill Bright was re-interred in a special garden on the grounds of Campus Crusade for Christ headquarters.

Bright Memorial Gardens was presented to the staff during a memorial service on August 21st. Dr. Bright’s long-time friend and associate, Bailey Marks, explained that, on several occasions, Dr. Bright expressed how he wished to be buried. He desired to be laid to rest tastefully and close to the staff he loved so dearly; however, due to logistical issues, he was buried in an Orlando cemetary after he went to be with the Lord in 2003.

God continued to lay those conversations on Bailey’s heart and mind. Continue reading “Bill Bright “Comes Home””

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A Milestone Project: Connect and Care Launches This Month

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If you’ve been following our ministry for awhile, you know that Mike, as the lead business analyst for a team of five analysts, has been working on the Connect and Care system for four years now.   The Project Management Office he’s a part of is making sure this new system will provide key functions for our staff and ministries.

Well, the day is finally here! Join the entire Cru Technology team in praising God as we successfully moved millions of data records from our current donor system to our new Connect and Care system during September 1 to 6.  We desired to honor Campus Crusade’s more than four million donors by carefully and accurately transferring this most important data. Continue reading “A Milestone Project: Connect and Care Launches This Month”

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One Unused Vowel Saves a People

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The Sower by Vincent Van GoghWycliffe Bible translator, Lee Bramlett, had learned that most verbs for the Hdi people of Cameroon ended in either an a, i, or u. While still unsure how to reach these people with God’s love for them, God prompted Lee to look at their verb for love, which was “dva” and “dvi”, but never “dvu”.

When he discussed this observation with the tribal leaders that were helping him with his Bible translation work, their eyes were opened to understand the Gospel. Continue reading “One Unused Vowel Saves a People”

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My Thoughts on Turning Sixty

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“Make new friends, but keep the old;

One is silver. The other gold.”

~ a Girl Scout campfire song

 

Today’s the day.

I’d anticipated “the big 6 -0” for at least a year now, but hadn’t really pondered what that meant to me. I hope I can express this in just a few thoughtful paragraphs. Continue reading “My Thoughts on Turning Sixty”

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Happy 60th Anniversary, Grandma and Grandpa Schmitt

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Grandpa Schmitt wanted to surprise Grandma for their 60th anniversary, so he made plans for a party in their retirement complex. Early in June, he started making phone calls, arranging to have his children come for the party he’d set up for July 12th. He knew Mike and his other son, Jeff, plus Jeff’s wife, Jennifer, would be able to come. (It was a great answered prayer that Mike could get away for several days because the turnover date for Mike’s project had changed.)

The rest of us made some other plans so we could surprise both of them. Continue reading “Happy 60th Anniversary, Grandma and Grandpa Schmitt”