As we begin our 17th year with Cru God has led us to transition into another division within Cru. As we shared last month, this Fall we are desiring to go beyond college campuses into the communities of Los Angeles!  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!  One aspect of Cru City we will be involved in is helping church planters plant churches that will plant other churches.  One church planter we are working with is Tommy and his wife, Fatimah.  Tommy and his family have moved to South LA (near USC) from Philadelphia—to plant Epiphany Fellowship LA, which is a church plant of Epiphany  Fellowship Philadelphia.  Please pray for them as they transition to LA, begin to build community in South LA, and find a few key leaders to begin to work with as they start the church plant. 

This summer we will also celebrate 17 years on staff with Cru! God has so blessed us throughout these years and we truly believe that our best years of ministry are before us! That’s one reason why we are so excited about our US Staff Conference in Fort Collins, Colorado this summer. As we gather with over 5,000 fellow U.S. staff and hear from our leadership and other  Christian speakers, we anticipate that God will broaden our perspective for the world, equip us to be more effective in our  ministry roles within Cru City, and enable us to go forth to bear even more fruit.  We are excited to hear from Dr. John Perkins (founder of a reconciliation, leadership training organization), Francis Chan (author and speaker), James White (Pastor of Christ our King Community Church) and many others.  Please pray for our travel to and from Colorado and that the Lord would use the time greatly in our lives.