Mirei, a second-year student who just surrendered her life to Christ

It was just a year ago that I (Cameron) met Mirei.  Like thousands of other freshmen, Mirei (pronounced Meer-ay) stood in line to register her bike on campus.  While waiting, she was given a Cru water bottle in exchange for filling out a spiritual interest survey. On that survey, Mirei marked a box indicating that she was interested in a Bible discussion group as well as talking about spiritual things.

As I met with Mirei to follow up her interest, I noticed that she is very sweet and soft-spoken. She is driven and has big goals. And, she likes to be in control. Because of this, despite growing up in a Christian home, Mirei hadn’t yet made a decision to follow Jesus.

During that first meeting, I had the chance to share the gospel with her, as well as invite her to a Bible study that I helped lead in her dorm area.

She immediately began to attend. She was extremely quiet but faithful to come and learn what it means to be a follower of Christ. However, as she finished her freshman year, Mirei left for summer break without having surrendered her life to Jesus.

On September 27, Mirei started her sophomore year at UC Davis. At the end of her first day of classes, she attended Cru’s first weekly meeting of the year, which she had rarely attended the year before. Encouraged by Mirei’s interest, my co-leader, Amanda, offered her a ride to church the following Sunday. Mirei accepted.

On the car ride home from church, Amanda asked Mirei a question that we had asked her many times before: “Have you made any decisions about placing your trust in Christ?” Mirei simply said, “Yes, I’m ready.” Right then and there in the car, she prayed with Amanda that Jesus would be her Lord and Savior. Despite being unsure for a whole year, God had brought Mirei to a point that she could finally give up control and surrender to Him.

Pray for Mirei as she grows in her faith and relationship with Jesus. Thank you for partnering with us to give students like Mirei the opportunity to know and follow Christ!

Prayer Requests

Praise God that Mirei surrendered her life to Jesus. Pray that she would get connected to a Bible study and grow in her faith.

Continue to pray for Carmen while she is in Rome and searching for God.

We are currently following up students that filled out spiritual interest surveys this year. Pray that these new students, whether followers of Jesus or not, would continue to get connected to Bible studies and fall in love with Christ.