Tiffani’s experience of church growing up reflected the world around her— broken.  She grew up in a family that honored her great-grandmother in attending church together.  But Tiffani’s desire to learn about God was clouded by seeing some of her family members act very differently at church than she witnessed at home.  And after her great-grandmother’s death, Tiffani’s church attendance and involvement lessened and her view of church became more associated with hypocrisy and religion.

Last November, Tiffani was preparing to attend Sacramento State and was working at an after school center in Bakersfield alongside a coworker named Jasmine.  Jasmine’s life looked different and she made choices that intrigued Tiffani.  After initiating a spiritual conversation with Tiffani, Jasmine began to explain that she was a Christian and before trusting God, she had been unsatisfied with life.  But, when she turned to God, she found satisfaction and because of her faith, she stopped doing things that the world and culture expected her to do.

Jasmine invited Tiffani to attend church with her.  There, Tiffani was given a greater understanding of Jasmine’s faith and was able to learn about God and faith in a church that did not carry the same baggage that her own had for so many years.  After her experiences with Jasmine, Tiffani decided that when she got to Sacramento she would investigate this Christianity and God thing more.

Tiffani arrived at Sac State two months ago and was invited to check out Cru.  She attended most of our welcome week events, began making friends, and attended our weekly meeting.  After a few weeks, one of our staff members, Carrie, met with Tiffani to go through a gospel presentation called Knowing God Personally and to get a better understanding of where Tiffani was at with God.  Tiffani felt like she had learned a lot and wanted to trust Christ but needed more time.  She took the booklet home and thought about it more.  The next week, Tiffani and Carrie met up again.  Tiffani had felt the need to confess some things and bring her self fully before the Lord. They prayed together and Tiffani placed her trust in Christ.  She is now learning what it means to walk with Jesus daily, what it looks like to read the Bible and pray and live in Christian community.

We rejoice with the angels that Tiffani has become a follower of Christ!  And we are so grateful for your prayers and investment in seeing students like Tiffani take steps of faith in their spiritual journeys.  We give thanks to God for your faithful and sacrificial partnership!

Prayer Requests

Thank God for the work he has done in Tiffani’s life!  Praise him for the people he used to help bring her to himself! Pray for her to grow in faith and in her walk with Christ.

Pray for Jeff as he leads the Cru movement in Sacramento.  Pray for God to lead through him and for energy to do the work.

Pray for our team to finish the semester well.  Pray for unity, grace, joy, diligence, and love among our staff and students.

Pray for Cameron as she continues to figure out a new normal with being a mom and working on campus.