Walking by Faith

My college friend Leah from Troy grew up in bible studies and discipleship groups with me throughout college. Her life as well as mine was shaped by Campus Outreach and what we learned about walking by faith in college. Here is a bit of a recent update from her...as I read her thoughts I completely sympathize! So I thought I'd share... Leah could definetly use your prayers as she seeks to share the gospel in France.

"I'd be lying if I told you that I have everything together. The definition of "missionary" for me, continues to be defined as "asking for grace and guidance from the Lord daily, because I have no idea what I'm doing & never cease to fail every time I rely on my own strength to do anything."

Thankfully, this verse has been particularly encouraging to me in this, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." 2 Corinthians12:9

Thank you LORD for your constant undeserved love for us!

Prayer Requests

-For the Lord to bring more opportunities to share the gospel & build friendships with: Amy, Sarah, Rebecca & Chloe.

-Our church's college ministry. We have several fun events coming up this month! Please pray that these would lead to informal spiritual conversations & the desire for constant fellowship with other believers.

-Language training. This area has been tough for me! Please pray that the Lord would bring a French Luminy student in my life to tutor me.

-A new pastor for the church plant of South Marseille.

"I thank my God every time I remember you." Phil. 1:3

Paul couldn't have said it better, I send my deepest gratitude for your constant prayers & support as I co-labor with you in Marseille. I pray that you & your family enjoy this holiday season as we celebrate our Savior.

Love from France,
Leah

We are memorizing a passage over the christmas break with our student leaders. Feel free to memorize with us or ask me if you see me to tell you what I have memorized!! Here is an e-mail I sent out to our team of students about this.....

The staff was thinking that we could all be challenged to memorize a passage over the break. We decided on Col 1:9-29. This passage is packed with prayer, with Christ, the gospel, and Paul’s desire to “warn and teach everyone”. It will be a good one to "hide in our hearts."

In light of our evaluation time I think it would be good for us to hold each other accountable in this by talking about it with each other and even asking when we talk to each other (phone, facebook, NYC) to say the passage. This is one of the best ways to spur on gospel community.....by encouraging each other to know God's word!!!

If any of you are like me sometimes if I don't get someone to hold me accountable to something it just might not happen....especially over the holidays!!!! So a helpful hint would be to find yourself an accountability partner if you need one to call consistently over the break to talk about the passage with. You can say it to each other, talk about what it means, principles you're learning, and how you can apply it, etc.... Just a thought!

Merry Christmas!

Please pray for our upcoming
Campus Outreach Winter Conference in Nashville, TN this coming December 27-31st. At this conference, over 1,000 students from 30 of our college campuses in 8 states will gather together for an exciting week of learning and teaching about what it means to have a relationship with Jesus Christ and how to grow in that relationship with Him. There will be worship times, teaching sessions, and growth seminars designed to meet the spiritual needs of these students. Please pray for the hearts of these students who attend to be moldable to God and His Word, and that many who attend would come to enter into a personal relationship with God.

It was off to lunch with Hannah!!! We began to talk about spiritual things Later I tried to sleep but couldn’t, and my heart felt so broken. I went to Kristen’s, tell her of my day, I was so very nervous, but then she prayed for me, the sweetest words ever spoken, she then went over some words of the Bible. Romans 6:23. I recited with her, I almost started to tear up, being so out of my element. The Lord has become everything that I've wanted. At 22 (Campus Outreach) they spoke of how everyone seeks happiness and we were asked where do we seek happiness? As I spoke the words to the Lord, with Kristen by my side, 11:23, August 31, 2009. I asked God to come into my heart, 19 years of age, I have started my destination with true happiness, that which is of the Lord, the happiness that is so secure. Thank you for all the prayers. for I am forever grateful, and looking forward to this new life. The Lord himself will fight for you. Exodus: 14:14. —Logan Robinson


Kristen, Hannah, and Logan

Thanks to all of you I have been able to finish this year in the “black” God has faithfully provided through each of you 100% of my support needs for this last year! Something only he could do!!! I have some monthly support to raise for next year and will be looking to 2010 preparations. Please let me know if you can not continue your commitment through the next year (2010) so that I can plan accordingly to make sure we have the finances needed to make it through the year. I can not ever thank you all enough for your investment through finances and prayer in our ministry….it is so needed and appreciated! It’s truly an investment in lives

We have had 4 students (Jeremy, Chris, Jacob, and Logan) give their lives to Christ this semester!!! There are many others who are asking questions as they seek the claims of Christ. We trust that God would transform their hearts and develop them with a desire to deny self, take up their cross daily, and follow him.

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