During the week of March 14-21, 13 students and 2 staff headed down to Panama City Beach,
FL, for Big Break. Big Break is an annual spring break conference where students learn how to grow in their relationship with God and practice sharing their faith on the beach. Two Marist students, Janice and Monique, decided last minute to go. Even though they were scared about raising the money and sharing their faith, they trusted God. He provided all the funding they needed in two days, and used the trip to grow them in some exciting ways. Please take a moment to read the letters (in the next post) from Janice and Monique about how this trip impacted their lives. Thank you for your part in ministering to these young women!
FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
There has been incredible student response to the launch of FCA at Wagner. About 20 students, mostly football players, attend every week. I have been in contact with Steve, the NYC Metro Director, and we are both happy to have this partnership to better serve the student body. Kate, a student leader of the Wagner Christian Fellowship, has told me about how the things Steve is sharing with the students has already impacted her attitude on and off the softball field, and that there are 3 guys co-leading FCA with her. Praise God that He is raising up men at Wagner! Please continue to pray for the athletes at Wagner, and for a powerful partnership between the two clubs.
Coming up this semester
The first weekend in April will be our annual planning event for student leaders called Synergy. This is when we look ahead to the beginning of the fall semester, and new student leaders are introduced to their positions. After Synergy, I will be meeting with the leaders from Wagner and Marist for further leadership development. We will spend a day learning about their personal strengths and spiritual gifts and how they can apply and use them to work more effectively as a team to and to reach their campus.
After this weekend, the semester is nearly over. While I will continue to meet with my student leaders, I will be starting the process of developing funds for next year. Please pray that God will provide richly so that I can continue working this summer and into the fall without any lapses.
My summer assignment is the staff the summer project here in New York that serves the urban poor. For six weeks students from around the country will come to the city to experience poverty and have the opportunity to minister to the poor by meeting some of their most basic needs. Please pray that it will be a powerful experience for them!
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 a great experience at Big Break for Janice and Monique!
* Praise for the success of FCA at Wagner!
* Pray for the continued growth of the athletes
* Pray for a strong relationship between the Wagner Christian Fellowship and FCA
* Pray for the success of Synergy and the leadership development event
* Pray for efficient and abundant provision in fund development
* Pray for the students headed to NYC for summer project
Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:13-14
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