From Head to Heart

Conor (left), with Jaden (right), who decided to put his trust in Jesus!

A new school year is upon us, and with it, thousands of new students flooding campuses across the greater Sacramento area and at UC Davis. There is so much opportunity for the gospel to be heard, but how does it happen?

The start of every school year means hours and hours spent talking to hundreds of students across our five Sacramento campuses. We talk to as many freshmen and junior transfers as possible to welcome them to campus and to look for spiritually-open students. Jaden is one of those students. 

On the first day of class at Sac State, Jaden (above, right) walked by our Cru table near the dorms. He is a freshman whose family moved to the U.S. from overseas five years ago. He eagerly filled out a spiritual-interest survey and met up with my teammate, Conor, the next day! 

Jaden had attended a Christian high school and had a lot of head knowledge about Christianity, but it wasn’t until his meeting with Conor that his head knowledge became heart knowledge. Conor shared with Jaden the significance of our sin, our need for Jesus, and how Christ’s death and resurrection is actually an invitation into a reconciled relationship with God.  

For the first time, the meaning of the gospel clicked for Jaden and made sense. He decided right then and there to place his faith in Christ and prayed with Conor to start this new life with God!

We are praising God for Jaden’s new life in Christ, and for the many others who have taken steps of faith to learn more about Jesus! Your prayers and partnership are making a difference, and we are so grateful for the ways you come alongside us!

Cru staff and students man the table and initiate with students during welcome week at Sac State
Sacramento students and Cru staff plan for the start of the school and ministry year

PRAYER REQUESTS

  • Praise the Lord for his work in Jaden’s life!  Pray that he would be aware of God’s presence and love daily! 
  • Please pray for our Fall Retreat (Sept 22-24).  We are gathering with 80+ students from Chico, San Francisco, and our schools in Sac and Davis. Pray for students to connect deeply with each other and the Lord! 
  • Pray for our Welcome Week at UC Davis (Sept 23-27). Our team is excited to meet new students and hoping that many would hear about Jesus.
  • Please pray for energy, health, and grace for our family and staff teams as we get into our fall routines. Pray that we would love God and each other well!