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     Imagine a boisterous youth leader paired up with a quiet, not-sure-what-he’s-in-for freshman boy stepping into a humid and bustling courtyard of students to represent Jesus.  What a neat blessing to have our son Arthur learning from Carlos (our Cru missionary at the local high school).  We were so proud of our son as he… Read more

     I wrapped up our gaming summer mission with some reviews about how it went, and I got to hear some very encouraging words from students and staff that I thought you’d appreciate as well… You can read even more quotes in our report summary here. Please pray for what’s next! Read more

     As we read a book for our Innovation Program, I (Jeff) was shocked by a truly ugly reflection. It started with a discussion of the healthcare system’s culture of evading blame and covering up mistakes.  The author of Black Box Thinking writes, “In health care, competence is often equated with clinical perfection. Making mistakes… Read more

     This amazing batch of student interns came from as far as Zimbabwe, Finland, and Japan.  Karen got to bond with and encouraged them while I trained them to engage students and churches at 64 campuses that didn’t have a Cru ministry yet.       Through Instagram, they found key student leaders on many of the… Read more

     As part of our gaming ministry summer mission, each student & missionary was challenged to find a community they identify with in order to build relationships that can lead to sharing the gospel.  One father/son team decided to host a tournament outreach with a popular game called Rocket League.  They met students we might… Read more

     We had the opportunity to hear powerful messages during our US Staff Conference this month.  One that stands out was from Heather Holleman, a professor at Penn State, whose husband is a friend.  She spoke from their upcoming book called Sent.  She said that “the #1 way Jesus describes God in the book of… Read more