Brendan met Clayton at the William Jessup University dining commons. “What do you think we as Christians need to do better in order to fulfill the Great Commission?” Clayton asked.

Brendan answered, “I think we don’t share the gospel enough. It’s too easy to become a Christian bubble.”

“I think you’re right,” Clayton said. “I’m meeting a guy who’s gonna teach me how to share the gospel better. Want to come with me?”

Our staff team had met Clayton through some a friend. Clayton had a passion to share the gospel, so one of our team members met with him and asked him if he’d like to start a movement of evangelism at his Christian college, William Jessup University. “Absolutely!” Clayton answered. 

The following week, Clayton brought Brendan, and told our staff member about their dinner conversation and their vision to grow a movement of students at Jessup who would be equipped to share the gospel with their friends, classmates, neighbors, and even strangers.

Clayton and Brendan learned about some of the tools Cru uses to help start spiritual conversations and share the gospel, such as the Knowing God Personally booklet, which explains the gospel in four simple points. They left feeling equipped to share their vision with others and passion for reaching the lost.

The group at Jessup has grown, and they have begun to bring other Jessup students to Sierra College, a public university just down the road from them, to gain experience in sharing the gospel with non-believers.

One of the students who has come is named Christian. Christian attended a Christian high school back home, and now attends a Christian university, but had never shared the gospel with anybody. I (Jeff) was able to take Christian out at Sierra to start a spiritual conversation with Landon, an agnostic who had very little spiritual background and had never heard the gospel. Though he didn’t entrust his life to Jesus that day, Landon did leave saying that if there was a personal God that existed, he would want to have a relationship with that God.

Every Jessup student who has come to Sierra to share their faith has had a great experience. On top of wanting to share the gospel at non-Christian colleges, they’ve left thinking about how they can share the gospel with students on their Christian campus who don’t know Jesus.

Pray that the group at Jessup would grow and be further mobilized to share the life-changing message of the gospel.

Thanks for partnering with us to mobilize students to share the gospel with those who have never heard!

Prayer Requests

Pray for the William Jessup group. Pray that they would get lots of experience in sharing the gospel and that they would see lots of fruit.

Praise the Lord that we have student leaders at 7 out of the 8 college campuses in the greater Sacramento area!

Pray for our team as we seek a student leader to start a movement of evangelism and discipleship at Sac City College.

Please pray for our family’s health.  We have had several colds and flu bugs.  Pray for health, quick healing, and encouragement.