October 27th, 2009

This post is coming a day early, because tomorrow I leave for our "once every four years" (quadrennial?) National Collegiate Conference, for everyone in the US who is working on college campuses for the Navigators.

While I am gone, Cavin is going to lead our Berean Bible study. One thing that I have been praying for for a while is that the guys would deepen in their relationships and be able to deeply trust one another. I want them to give each other strength and to encourage each other.

Honestly, I haven't seen that too much yet. There are some friendships among them, but the really deep level of friendship where there is sharing of lives has not yet occurred.

Would you pray for this?

1. That the guys would have a desire to hear with one another in this way.

2. That they would have the courage to be open with on another.

3. That the Holy Spirit would knit their hearts together.

October 21st, 2009

I have been asked by our regional Navigator leader to lead a summer missions trip to Russia this coming summer. I am really excited about this opportunity, because Russia has been on my heart for a while now.

The trip will be similar to the trips I have been on for the past two summers. I will be leading a slightly smaller group of people, probably around 8 students and staff. I will be doing the recruiting and planning myself, but I will be working with the local staff in St. Petersburg to plan everything that happens in Russia.

Of course, the trip won't be leaving until mid-June, but I wanted to get a headstart praying on it, because even though it is exciting, it also scares me!

1. Pray that I can recruit the right students to this trip, and that God would be moving in the hearts of those that he wants to come.

2. Pray that I would have wisdom and foresight as I plan.

3. Pray for confidence, humility, and good leardership for me as I take on this exciting new task.

October 14th, 2009

This weekend we will travel to Sacramento. We are taking around 60 people (about twice the number of people in our total ministry last year!) on a service project to the inner city of Sacramento...one of the toughest neighborhoods in the country. We will be doing manual labor at a number of schools, as well as working with young men (8-12) from these neighborhoods, 90% of whom live in single parent households. I am excited because my friend Chris (I mentioned him last week) is coming. Would you be in prayer for this weekend?

1. Safety as we travel, and in the neighborhood we will be staying in.

2. For the Holy Spirit to be changing lives...the lives of the students who come with us, and the lives of young men we encounter.

3. For Chris, that he would be changed and understand the gospel through this trip!

October 7th, 2009

I have been hanging out a lot with some guys in the A building...some of them new, some of them I knew from last year. On Monday I played poker with a group of twelve guys (and lost five bucks, if you must know). A great group of guys, and I sense some interest in the gospel. My "insider" is a guy named Chris that is not a Christian, but is interested in reading the Bible together.

This Monday, I hope to read with a few of these guys, hopefully getting a weekly non-Christian Bible study started!

Pray:

1. For the people I've met: Remo, Chris, Gus, Christina, Andrew, Dan, Mary

2. For continued open doors and good relationships there.

3. For the gospel to go forth in the power of the Holy Spirit!