Author: mikeandsus

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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TALKing with God (via Kindling)

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The need for and importance of prayer has pushed me also to do a lot more study of prayer—in the Word, in books on prayer, in the lives of prayer warriors through the centuries, and of course in the teachings and life of Jesus. Though there are conditions, approaches and models that imply depth and complexity, at its essence prayer is a conversation with God. With that as a starting point, God gave me a simple acrostic to guide me in my praying: TALK. T—Tell the truth. . . A—Ask boldly. . . L—Listen. . . K—Keep at it. . … Continue reading TALKing with God (via Kindling)

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Ben’s Post on Haiti

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A typical day in Haiti begins with the sunrise, or just before it, when the birds begin calling. After breakfast, we would go to a “tent city” (an area of people living in tents because their homes were destroyed). The children gathered to watch us sing to them, enact stories from the Bible, and teach us some songs. We played games with them, gave them piggy-back rides, and kicked soccer balls around. After we passed out lunch to the kids, we went back to the missionary compound we were staying at (the missionaries we were working with were David and Beth Watters, who work for World Hope International). Some days we helped them out by clearing rubble so they could finish rebuilding the wall around the compound for security. Continue reading Ben’s Post on Haiti

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Connect and Care

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In a recent prayer letter, we conducted “an interview” with Mike and our imaginary newspaper, “Schmitt’s News” to find out about a massive computer project, Connect and Care. SN: You’ve been intensely busy for more than a year… Mike: Yes, many of the staff of the Information Technology Group have been working on the Connect and Care system which will be installed in early 2011. SN: What is Connect and Care? Mike: It’s an information system to better track the people associated with Campus Crusade for Christ: staff, donors, students, volunteers … This large system will help us connect with … Continue reading Connect and Care

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What’s Twelve Cents Worth?

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The sun had set. We were ready to be home after a great out-of-state trip. As we exited the turnpike, a work crew was repairing the toll booth that we usually breeze through with our transponder. So, Mike quickly turned into the exact-change lane behind two cars. We soon realized nothing was happening. The car in the booth area simply sat, the toll gate barring the way. No arm reached out the window to toss coins in the basket. After more than five minutes sitting and wondering what was going on, I decided to find out. I got two tracts … Continue reading What’s Twelve Cents Worth?

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Moving Josh to Aiken

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We had a great four-day trip to help Josh settle in for his first job after college. The movers picked up his things on Thursday, August 26th. We drove about eight hours on Friday to South Carolina and shopped for some things Saturday. The movers arrived at 8 PM on Saturday. Twenty-four hours later, we had assembled the IKEA furniture Josh had purchased in Orlando and had most everything unpacked. So, we just had enough time to do everything we thought of to help him. (The photo is of Mike and Josh celebrating with some root beer floats on Sunday … Continue reading Moving Josh to Aiken

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