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Boxes of Love

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Here’s Life Inner City is the compassionate urban ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. HLIC has ministries in fifteen U.S. cities, one of which is Orlando. Our good friends, Chris and Karen, head the Here’s Life Inner City ministry in Orlando and asked for help to put food in boxes. So, Mike and Jenny helped assemble Boxes of Love this weekend. These boxes are delivered to needy families by local churches working with the HLIC ministry. God has used these gifts of food to reach people and show them the love of Christ. On the HLIC donation site, you can … Continue reading Boxes of Love

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Premier of Magdalena in South America

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The JESUS Film Project recently released a women’s version of the “JESUS” Film, called “Magdalena.” We expect that this film will be especially effective in speaking to women and their needs. We will have more information in the next weeks and months, but meanwhile, we thought you would appreciate this video clip of some of the first women to see the Spanish version of the film. Continue reading Premier of Magdalena in South America

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An Update on Virginia Tech

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The Students Last week was the six-month anniversary of the shootings at Virginia Tech where twenty-seven students and five professors lost their lives. Knowing this, several Christian groups, including Campus Crusade, and twenty-five churches hosted a two-night event on the Virginia Tech campus. • Over 2,500 students, faculty and staff attended on Tuesday • Nearly 5,000 people came on Wednesday, an open-to-the-public event According to one report, over 1,000 response cards were received. The tone of the 2 nights also provided opportunities for believers to follow-up with friends they’d brought along. “God is working through the prayers of Christians all … Continue reading An Update on Virginia Tech

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Mike helps with new web site enhancements

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Recently the “Schmitt’s Family News” (SFN) caught up with a very busy Mike to find out about an important computer project he has been working on for a number of months. SFN: Your project involves a special web site, the Giving site, which thousands of donors use to donate to Campus Crusade for Christ’s staff and ministries. Mike: That’s right! When we began this project, the Giving site (give.ccci.org) allowed our donors to give a one-time or monthly gift using a credit card. Our project expanded the capabilities of give.ccci.org and was a significant revision. We added the ability for … Continue reading Mike helps with new web site enhancements

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National Staff Training Conference

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We are always challenged when we attend Campus Crusade’s National U. S. Staff Conference. This photo is of our president, Dr. Steve Douglass, delivering a very good message on “How to Finish Strong.” Our main speakers were Chip Ingram of Living on the Edge and Dr. Joel Hunter, who looks strikingly like President George W. Bush. Creativity was highlighted several times at this year’s conference. We saw cutting-edge evangelistic short films, produced by upcoming new filmmakers, which appeal to today’s media-oriented students. We previewed a new version of The Jesus Film which will be released in October and will appeal … Continue reading National Staff Training Conference

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