Every year in the beginning of April the staff hosts an event for the student leaders called Synergy. During this time, the students can reflect on what happened at their schools over the past year and spend time planning out the first six weeks of the fall semester. The beginning of the new school year is the most critical time for college ministries because momentum is at its greatest. The theme of this year's Synergy was "Running the Race". Monique will be the head of the Christian Fellowship at Marist next fall, so she and I spent a lot of the weekend dreaming about what ministry could look like. It was Monique's idea to plan an outreach event for each month to keep the group focussed on loving the campus well and giving them more opportunities to share their faith. She will also be raising up a new leader, Aaron. Praise God for male leadership!
Coming up this summer
I am so excited for the summer! I will be spending the majority of the month of May working on developing funds for next year. Because of the current economic climate many missionaries are having difficulty funding their ministries, and many have even had to leave the field. I have funds that will last through the middle of June, but please join me in praying that God will provide the additional $750/month I will need so that I will not have to leave the summer project and will be able to report to campus on time in the fall. I already have 10% of my goal!
From the beginning of June through the middle of July I will be staffing a summer project here in New York. Students from all over the country come to spend their summer in the city doing campus ministry, arts ministry, ethnic ministry, and inner city ministry. I will be working with the inner city track serving the urban poor. Most of the students I will work with have never seen poverty. They will get the chance to experience homelessness and have the opportunity to minister to the poor by providing for some of their most basic needs. We will also meet in smaller groups for discipleship and bible study. Please pray that God will use this experience to grow these students and to give them a heart for the weak and down-trodden!
Thank you so much for joining me in building the kingdom of God in New York City!
Grace and peace to you,
Laura
Prayer Requests
* Praise for the success of Synergy!
* Pray for Shannon and Kate as they spend the summer doing research in their fields
* Pray for Janice as she prepares to study abroad in Florence, Italy, next fall
* Pray for efficient and abundant fund development
* Pray for the students headed to NYC for sumer project
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
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