Cru City – Kingdom citizens advancing the mission of Jesus for the well-being of the city. 

This summer we celebrate 17 years of ministering with Cru!  When Joseph and I first joined the staff of Cru we knew the Lord was calling us into full-time ministry and are so thankful He has given us the blessing and privilege to serve Him full-time all these years.  It continues to be a life of faith, trust building in seeing His provisions, an adventure in walking with Him and amazing joy in watching Him work in the lives of the students we minister to.  There is nothing we would rather do in life than serve Him fully.  Thank you for being a huge part in allowing us to serve the Lord full-time through your prayers and generosity. 

This Fall we are desiring to go beyond college campuses into the communities of Los Angeles!  As we have grown older each year (and the gap between our ages and the college students increases ) and grown in our passions and gifts the Lord has given us, we are excited to share with you the next steps we feel God is calling us to!  He has put in us a desire to reach beyond the college campuses into the communities around us.  Our hearts are burdened to see communities reached with the love of Jesus through adoption ministries, fighting sex trafficking within Los Angeles and helping to plant churches within communities that are not being reached.  God has put into our hearts the passion to be a part of Meeting the City’s Deepest Needs.  We are transitioning to a ministry in Cru called Cru City!  Since we will be working with church planters that are located near a University we will still connect with college students—challenging them and working with them to be a part of reaching their communities around them.  We are so excited about this next step the Lord has called us to and ask you to please pray for us and the work the Lord is going to do in reaching the communities of Los Angeles!

The Heart of Cru City: 

“For many, life in the city offers only a bleak existence. The bitter realities of human slavery, homelessness, neglect, and food insecurity plague the lives of countless men, women, and children in cities around the globe. Although none of these issues are easy to solve, the love of Jesus compels us, followers of Jesus and kingdom citizens, to action. Cru is partnering with hundreds of like-minded churches and passionate organizations in an effort to catalyze Gospel transformation and bring light to the darkest places of the city.”