I love being a part of Campus Crusade for Christ! One reason is the ability and the drive that Cru has to reach all people - going to remote areas of the world but also to some of the most crowded. What an opportunity God has opened up for Athletes in Action (the sports ministry component of Cru) to be a part of the Olympics! As chaplains for the Olympics, CCC/AIA staff have a wonderful opportunity to develop relationships with athletes from all over the world.
While the International Olympic Committee forbids proselytizing, Carl (Campus Crusade for Christ Athletes in Action staff member) says there are plenty of opportunities to have spiritual conversations. Sometimes the hard realities of the Olympic competition lead athletes to seek out
answers with chaplains.“We’re mainly in a service position, but we can answer any questions they ask.” Pray for divine appointments with non-believing athletes from around the globe.
Much prayer, preparation, planning and resources go into making Athletes in Action’s outreach efforts at the Olympic Games a smooth success, and the 2012 project in London will require no less. Regardless of what shape it takes, the work of the official chaplains as well as the 160-plus additional staff who will be working in London all boils down to one goal: spreading the gospel of Jesus
Christ to the world.
Want to be a part of this? Join in with prayer!
3000 people are needed to pray for 3 to 4 athletes who will be competing this summer. Wouldn't be awesome to be a part of a team of people who will cover every single Olympian in prayer? Here's where you can learn more (http://olympics.athletesinaction.org/prayer-strategy/)
For His glory,
Pete and Carra
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Hosting the Nations
Students from all over the world will be at our house in approximately 100 minutes! I got ahead of myself trying to get the yard in shape, but that ended up being a blessing. I'm making sweet tea and lemonade and about to hide approximately 150 eggs (12 of which are Resurrection Eggs).
Please pray for the 15 students from Korea, China, Japan, Russia, etc. that they will be drawn to the Savior who gave His life that we may have life.
So that everyone knows someone who truly follows Christ...
Love,
Carra
Please pray for the 15 students from Korea, China, Japan, Russia, etc. that they will be drawn to the Savior who gave His life that we may have life.
So that everyone knows someone who truly follows Christ...
Love,
Carra
Friday, March 16, 2012
Mixing family, fun & ministry...again
I'm spending this weekend planting flowers, adding mulch and gathering the thousands (maybe slight exaggeration) of toys from across the backyard. This isn't just the spring boost - we're hosting a party!
One week from today, we are hosting an egg hunt / tea party for the international students (mostly girls) from UNCG. Our kids love the internationals and the internationals love them! Since Easter is the perfect segue to explaining the Gospel, we're making our own set of resurrection eggs. What an awesome opportunity to explain to our girls the sacrifice of Christ as we assemble the eggs. Then for them to be excited to help explain the symbols to our guests...Wow.
Some days it's really hard to juggle all the hats I wear in ministry and motherhood. Today, they're fitting just fine.
Please join us in prayer that God will make this a life changing afternoon!
That all may hear,
Carra
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Disturbing Trend
Last summer, we were made aware of some disturbing developments at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. We have several friends who are on staff with Cru there. They had been working with the legal counsel of Cru and asked all of us to pray that they would be allowed to remain on campus. There is another university in our MidSouth region (I've been asked not to share which one) right here in NC that is also considering changin university policies as Vanderbult has.
A very articulate senior has laid out the issues well, I invite you to read about this situation. We are already experiencing limitations to our Cru movements by several campuses here in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. Not as extreme as what is happening at Vanderbilt, but disturbing trends none the less. Some of our campuses will no longer allow us to approach a student and initiate a conversation unless he or she has already indicated some interest by attending a meeting or filling out a contact card. This limits the evangelism to students who are already interested in Cru.
Please pray. We are truly in a battle for the hearts and minds of young people. The enemy wants to further tie our hands, but we know that Christ will be proclaimed! Pray for us to have favor with the administration of all 20+ campuses in the Triad. Pray for Vanderbilt to continue to allow christian ministries (like Cru) to exist on campus with integrity of their leadership.
Love, Pete and Carra
A very articulate senior has laid out the issues well, I invite you to read about this situation. We are already experiencing limitations to our Cru movements by several campuses here in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point. Not as extreme as what is happening at Vanderbilt, but disturbing trends none the less. Some of our campuses will no longer allow us to approach a student and initiate a conversation unless he or she has already indicated some interest by attending a meeting or filling out a contact card. This limits the evangelism to students who are already interested in Cru.
Please pray. We are truly in a battle for the hearts and minds of young people. The enemy wants to further tie our hands, but we know that Christ will be proclaimed! Pray for us to have favor with the administration of all 20+ campuses in the Triad. Pray for Vanderbilt to continue to allow christian ministries (like Cru) to exist on campus with integrity of their leadership.
Love, Pete and Carra
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Preview Weekend
We long to have our lives count for Christ and
bring great glory to God. The students invited to this conference are
those we have seen aligned with that vision in their own life.
This conference (Preview Weekend) helps juniors and seniors slow down and get God’s perspective on decisions about life, career and calling. They will hear from speakers that can give great wisdom and perspective from God’s word and their own experience.
We believe that God sends each of us out of college as laborers for Christ. That’s a huge part of why Campus Crusade exists on the college campuses. This conference is a key part of becoming a lifetime laborer. I (Carra) am very excited that I get to be our campus representative for the Triad this year. Last year, Zade was less than a month old, so a full-tilt weekend was not feasible. This is one of the best conferences I have attended. The students are passionately seeing what God would have them to do with their lives. It is a privilege to spend an entire weekend with students whose hearts are so attuned to making their lives count in the eternal!
Students are registering now. Staff are preparing for their time with these young people. This conference is next Friday (Jan 28-30). Please pray for the students coming, for the staff who are preparing and that we would see God raise up laborers for His harvest!
Love, Carra
This conference (Preview Weekend) helps juniors and seniors slow down and get God’s perspective on decisions about life, career and calling. They will hear from speakers that can give great wisdom and perspective from God’s word and their own experience.
We believe that God sends each of us out of college as laborers for Christ. That’s a huge part of why Campus Crusade exists on the college campuses. This conference is a key part of becoming a lifetime laborer. I (Carra) am very excited that I get to be our campus representative for the Triad this year. Last year, Zade was less than a month old, so a full-tilt weekend was not feasible. This is one of the best conferences I have attended. The students are passionately seeing what God would have them to do with their lives. It is a privilege to spend an entire weekend with students whose hearts are so attuned to making their lives count in the eternal!
Students are registering now. Staff are preparing for their time with these young people. This conference is next Friday (Jan 28-30). Please pray for the students coming, for the staff who are preparing and that we would see God raise up laborers for His harvest!
Love, Carra
Friday, January 13, 2012
Sweet time with Christ
A part of my "job" with Campus Crusade for Christ is taking an extended time with the Lord on a monthly basis. It is a wise requirement because ministry can easily become an overwhelming list of "to do's." My monthly extended time with the Lord is always scheduled with Pete so he can watch the little ones and give me the freedom to go off to a coffee shop (or Chick fil A) for the mid-morning. I look forward to these "Dates with Jesus" and it is always filling to my soul.
For my regular life...I usually have at least 20 to 30 minutes of Bible reading and prayer each morning before the rest of the house wakes up. God has been so gracious to meet me in these (almost daily) times with Him even though they are brief. This morning while the rest of the house slumbered, I woke early and instead of taking a half an hour and then quickly onto the laundry, breakfast, email, etc. ...I lingered....
...I didn't even mean to linger... I had glanced at a magazine article left in the bathroom. The Holy Spirit used that one snippet of perspective to send me down a precious, convicting and encouraging time with Him. I went to the Word, I lingered in my prayer journal. I was drawn to listen to some worship music that I had never heard before. I have just enjoyed some sweet "extended time" with Christ that was uncoordinated, unstructured (by me at least!) and unexpected.
What a gift this chilly January morning. I just wanted to share that with you!
Love, Carra
For my regular life...I usually have at least 20 to 30 minutes of Bible reading and prayer each morning before the rest of the house wakes up. God has been so gracious to meet me in these (almost daily) times with Him even though they are brief. This morning while the rest of the house slumbered, I woke early and instead of taking a half an hour and then quickly onto the laundry, breakfast, email, etc. ...I lingered....
...I didn't even mean to linger... I had glanced at a magazine article left in the bathroom. The Holy Spirit used that one snippet of perspective to send me down a precious, convicting and encouraging time with Him. I went to the Word, I lingered in my prayer journal. I was drawn to listen to some worship music that I had never heard before. I have just enjoyed some sweet "extended time" with Christ that was uncoordinated, unstructured (by me at least!) and unexpected.
What a gift this chilly January morning. I just wanted to share that with you!
Love, Carra
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Listen in...
As the
conference came to an end students were given the opportunity to share with
others from their campus what they learned. An international student from EKU (Eastern Kentucky University)
shared, “I am not a Christian. I am from Japan, and in
my country we do not care about religion. I came to Encounter and now I have
many friends. I feel such a strong connection with you all and I see how great
God is. I want to continue to learn more about God and Christianity.”
Encounter 2011 culminated on New Year’s Eve with a time of prayer as
students prayed to be “the finishers”, the generation that fulfills the Great
Commission taking the gospel to ends of the earth.
Listen to some of the talks from the conference that brought about these experiences...
http://www.encounteraudio.com/podcast/
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