A New Year of Impact

When you meet Jesus, He changes Everything!

Today, just like years ago, meeting Jesus is a life changing encounter. For me, it was at a Campus Outreach New Years Conference back in 1986. I was a sophomore in college and Dr. Frank Barker was the main rally speaker. He shared about the grace of God through Jesus Christ in a way that made sense to me and Jesus compelled my surrender to Him! My life has been forever changed!

My prayer for this year's New Year's Conference is that God would use it to bring students into a saving relationship with Jesus and for many more young Christian students to make decisions to follow Jesus and "become fishers of men" (Just like Mark 1:17 says).

I will be in Chattanooga meeting with students and staff discussing opportunities for ministry and service after college. Pray God would use these conversations to encourage and challenge students to take their next step!

Along with the 1,500+ students at the Chattanooga NYC, CO will host thousands of other students at three other conferences going on in other parts of the country (Jacksonville, FL, Washington, DC, & Milwaukee, WI). These conferences will be a culmination of all the evangelistic conversations and studies from this fall back on campus! Pray that God would cause the seeds of the gospel to take root in the hearts of many students!

Please pray they will "follow Jesus, and become fishers of men!" Mark 1:17

Watch a video promo of NYC 2013

And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Mark 1:17

New Staff Training

L-R: Cody Ray, Ashley Cook, Karesse Faull, Elizabeth Chaplin, & Dustin Karish

I am so excited to tell you about a group of new young staff in our office this week. We are pumped to be leading them through New Staff Training and Orientation. We pray that this time will help prepare their hearts, minds, and spirits for the battles that lie ahead! Will you take a moment and pray for our time with them this week? Would you pray for their protection and effectiveness as they launch out to see God raise up laborers through them? Lord willing they will be serving in New Zealand, Thailand, and here in the USA. 

Thank you for your willingness to partner with us to Build Laborers on the Campus for the Lost World! Your prayers, encouragement, and financial support continue to be an integral part of God developing and deploying Leaders and Laborers for God's Kingdom!

"When He saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the Harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.'" Matthew 9:36-38   "He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply all your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for all your generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God." 2 Corinthians 9:10-11