Dear Friend -
This week and next is the first day of classes for
the semester-schedule campuses we are on. Staff and students will be
inviting new students of all types into a deeper knowledge of,
commitment to, and experience of Jesus Christ. I thought I'd try to
give you a quick snapshot of each of them and something to pray. This
note is longer than usual.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE TEAMS AT:
RIO HONDO COLLEGE
In
its 2nd year, this ministry is at a junior college in eastern LA that
is 70% Hispanic. For us, it is cutting edge and all demographic
indicators tell us it represents our future target schools. ASK GOD TO GIVE
GREAT CREATIVITY TO OUR TEAM THERE IN MEETING NEW STUDENTS THIS WEEK.
CAL STATE - LONG BEACH
This
is one of our original ministries and has been so fruitful over the
last 20 years. The ministry is poised for another season of great
fruitfulness with great student leaders and a many new, gifted, and
anointed staff. PRAY THAT GOD WILL POUR HIS SPIRIT OUT ON THE LB TEAM.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
This
is the first year of this ministry and this is the first week of
classes! We have two young men that I have great confidence in that
moved there to pioneer this work. God's hand is clearly on them. PRAY
THAT GOD WILL BLESS THEM WITH LOCAL CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS UNUSUALLY
QUICKLY AND EARLY. PRAY FOR PROTECTION FOR THESE TWO GUYS, AS WELL.
SAN DIEGO STATE
Last
year was a hard year for this ministry at what I think is our
spiritually hardest campus. But there is a great staff team and some
committed student leaders there. PRAY THAT A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS
AND LABORERS WILL EMERGE FROM SDSU AND THAT THE NAVIGATORS WOULD MEET
WHO THEY WILL BE THIS NEXT WEEK!
ARIZONA
STATE
Like Long
Beach, there is a veteran staff leader here surrounded by young student
leaders and staff. They are poised for great growth this year - but
God is the one who does it. WILL YOU ASK THE LORD TO BLESS AND
"INHABIT" THEIR EFFORTS?
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
In terms
of numbers of students involved, U of A is our largest ministry and has
just "given" laborers (graduated students and sent staff) all over our
region as well as to the marketplace. PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD WOULD BLESS
THEIR GENEROSITY AND OPENHANDEDNESS AND "RE-LOAD" THE WORK THERE.
May
His Kingdom advance this fall through these wonderful teams. I am so
honored to work with the quality of staff and students here. I wish I could tell you about each staff and student - about their commitment to Christ, the sacrifices they've made, and about the hopes and dreams they have. What a team! Thanks
for praying for us.
We walk by faith, as the true impact of our
work here won't fully be known until we are with Him. In the meantime,
just like you and in what your are called to, we trust and follow. May
He give birth to spiritual generations that will reverberate across
this region, our nation, and the world.
For the King,
- Joe
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