Thank you for praying for us. We helped train 10 Cru communicators in September. Some were new to our team, others were experienced, but benefitted from a refresher. We each led three sessions over two days.

Anne Marie leads a session about how to find and “pitch” a story in September.

On October 3, we attended the fall Day of Prayer for all Cru staff members. It’s always a highlight for us to spend the day with our teams worshiping together and praying for Cru ministries around the world.

We joined the day a bit late, after Anne Marie’s medical appointment (see below for more). We gathered with some staff members we’ve worked with over many years to pray for our department.

We specifically prayed for wisdom as our teams seek ways to communicate effectively with Christians and with people we hope will soon trust Jesus. We prayed to connect with people of all ages and of all levels of spiritual growth from around the world.

After lunch, we joined a group praying for some of the countries in Asia where we used to work, including the Philippines, Thailand and India.

• For Thailand, we prayed for the ministry to connect with younger generations effectively. One encouraging report we heard was that the Thai Knowing God webpage had reached 9.4 million people. We know of 1,200 people who came to Christ and connected with 38 churches.
• For the Philippines, we prayed for Filipino families to worship the Lord in spirit and truth, to have biblical knowledge so that false teachings will not creep into their households and churches.
• For India, we prayed that the media would allow Christ-followers to proclaim the gospel, and for the strength of marriages for pastors and other Christian leaders, including Cru staff members we know. 

This month, please join us in praying for these things. Also, please pray for continued healing for Anne Marie. She is doing much better in her fight against an autoimmune disease. At the same time, her recovery from minor surgery seven weeks ago is going slower than expected. Please pray for complete healing. Also, please pray for me as I oversee a major project to make more than 100 Cru Storylines articles more useful to more people. We’re moving our past articles into a new format that will make them more accessible.

Thank you for praying for us. We’re grateful for your partnership and generosity, which allow us to train others and serve the Lord in these ways.

— Sincerely in Christ, Mark, for the Winz family