Passing the Torch of the Christian Faith and the Missionary Movement
Four Schmitts were students this year. Continue reading Passing the Torch of the Christian Faith and the Missionary Movement
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My Fortieth Spiritual Birthday
On February 19th, 1973, I woke up thinking, “Why am I fighting it? If Jesus died for me, then I should just accept that.”
I got down on my knees by my bed and thanked Him for dying for my sins. I stood up, pulled my Bible out of the suitcase on the top shelf of my closet, and opened it to this passage where Jesus spoke directly to me: Continue reading “My Fortieth Spiritual Birthday”
Our “Tour” of Cru’s International Headquarters
Join us on a “tour” of Campus Crusade for Christ’s International headquarters. God has blessed us with beautiful buildings and grounds as well as wonderful people to minister with. We hope these photos will encourage you to consider visiting if you make a trip to Orlando sometime.
The best way for us to show you Lake Hart is to send you over to a captioned slideshow. We have photos of the grounds; the JESUS Film Tour; the prayer rooms; the memorial wall and garden honoring Dr. Bright; and more. Continue reading “Our “Tour” of Cru’s International Headquarters”
Redeeming Online Conversations
If you checked the top trends on nibbo.com for several days now, you’d see a LOT of activity on the internet about Manti Te’o and Lance Armstrong. The conversations usually aren’t edifying; a lot of negative and trashy comments are circulating about Manti Te’o in particular.
I alerted 160+ Cru bloggers a few days ago that it’s a good time to use these trending topics to draw some people to a godly perspective. I suggested they could post about lies and truth and the sin nature of man or something along those lines. I’ve read some great posts from them and thought I’d share these blog posts with you Continue reading “Redeeming Online Conversations”
Over Half a Million Came to Christ in 2012
Many of you reading this post have partnered with us in ministry. We’re so grateful for you! (More than 200,000 people give financially every month to Cru staff like Mike and me and, of course, hundreds of thousands more pray faithfully for Cru staff and their ministries.)
Your ministry with us
Together with you, we have Continue reading “Over Half a Million Came to Christ in 2012”
Mattie: A Student’s Changed Life
Mattie’s Story
In high school Mattie was involved with drinking and drugs. Raised in an agnostic Muslim home, she hated herself for her rebellious lifestyle, especially when her mother died of cancer in Mattie’s senior year.
Mattie started attending church with some friends and gave her life to Christ that same year, but she still struggled. Mattie explains:
“My relationship with my boyfriend eventually ended…. My entire sense of worth came from him… so at that point my only option was to turn back to God. I had to figure out God’s love for me as well as how to love him back. But I didn’t know where to start.”
Mattie joined a Bible study with Cru at Boston University in her freshman year. This past spring break she attended our Big Break Conference in Panama City, Florida. While there Mattie heard a speaker describe God’s love: “He spoke of Jesus [washing] his followers’ feet. That picture made so much sense to me…They didn’t deserve this or earn it. Rather, this was how much he loved them.”
“We woke up the next morning, and went to talk with people on the beach. … I saw a girl [who] was hopelessly drunk and … had cuts on her hands, sand all over her face, and vomit streaked throughout her hair. Her name was Sydney. Continue reading “Mattie: A Student’s Changed Life”
Mike and Sus Schmitt 