May Update!
It's the last month of my apprenticeship! The time has flown by and God has moved so much this year. Thank you for your support in partnering with me in my ministry at SMU and UTD.
This past semester, I had the opportunity to help lead a core at UNT Dallas with my friend Valery. UNT Dallas is a pretty new campus and Valery transferred there last fall. Since the campus is so new, there are only a few student organizations. Valery saw a need for a campus ministry there and started a core there! Over the course of semester, we have had so many fruitful conversations and it has been such a blessing to be a part of that ministry this semester!
In 9 days, I'll be traveling to Bellingham, Washington with over 100 students to attend the Student Institute of Campus Ministry. I went to SICM 4 years ago and I learned so much and I am so ecstatic to have the opportunity to go again. Please pray that our students have open hearts and open minds as they spend a week learning ministry skills and how to be a missionary to their campuses!
This past semester, I had the opportunity to help lead a core at UNT Dallas with my friend Valery. UNT Dallas is a pretty new campus and Valery transferred there last fall. Since the campus is so new, there are only a few student organizations. Valery saw a need for a campus ministry there and started a core there! Over the course of semester, we have had so many fruitful conversations and it has been such a blessing to be a part of that ministry this semester!
(UNT Dallas Core)
In 9 days, I'll be traveling to Bellingham, Washington with over 100 students to attend the Student Institute of Campus Ministry. I went to SICM 4 years ago and I learned so much and I am so ecstatic to have the opportunity to go again. Please pray that our students have open hearts and open minds as they spend a week learning ministry skills and how to be a missionary to their campuses!
(Some of the students I went to SICM with in 2014)
Student Testimony
"I first became involved with FOCUS when I was just starting out at Collin College. I had been living in Nigeria for a few years, so I was walking into a college experience where I didn’t know anyone. I worried a lot about not being able to find any meaningful friendships while I was there. So it came as a surprise when some old friends of mine, Loré and Gibby Yessuff, invited me to a
Thursday Night Fellowship. From that first night of fellowship, I made more friends than I could have prayed for. People asked me to sit with them, scheduled time to hang out with me, got to know me, and challenged me as a disciple. It became clear to me that this was not only an example of authentic Christian community; this was the way Jesus called us to do friendships—intentional, genuine and loving.
Through the many friendships I’ve been blessed with in FOCUS, God has changed my fear and worry of not having any friends into a desire to grow and develop friendships at TWU. I am beyond thankful when I see what he is doing in the lives of students here and for the example of Christian friendship that I’m now able to extend to others."
Bekwele Wodi
Texas Woman’s University
Psychology
Sophomore
Wow, last month of your apprenticeship! Time flies! It has been exciting to see the growth of our newer campuses, and I'm glad that you have stepped up to be a part of what God is doing there.
ReplyDeleteI am praying that God would move in a big way at SICM to help our students see themselves as His ambassadors. See you in Washington!