Levi, a machinist, has never taken a college class. Yet in his spare time, he and his wife, Katie, lead a Cru ministry that helps about 70 students on four Kansas campuses—Butler, Hutchinson, WichitaState and Emporia—grow as disciples of Jesus.
How do they do it? Of course they rely on God’s strength and on the Holy Spirit. They lean on each other, and Levi’s brother, a former Cru staff member, can offer advice.
Beyond that, Levi spends an hour or so on the phone every week with Ben, a friend of ours.Ben and others on his team coach partners like Levi as they make disciples on campuses across the United States. The coaches have served on campuses, and recognize that their experience can be multiplied this way.
I heard about Levi and Katie as we planned upcoming issues of Worldwide Challenge magazine. Their story could be a good fit for our magazine. Our purpose is to show how God is at work through Cru staff members and partners—people like Ben and Levi and Katie—and to challenge our readers to help make Christ known. Maybe Levi and Katie will serve as an example for some our readers. They might begin to make disciples on campuses or other places where they live and work.
Beyond the magazine, we’re helping people from many parts of Cru tell stories like this one for their audiences. Anne Marie is preparing to train staff members with our athletic and inner city ministries in Ohio when we travel back there for four days in March. (In the photo above, Anne Marie stops on her way to our one-day training in Ohio last October.) In the meantime, she’s been invited to train a group of women leaders at our headquarters and to help some members of the JESUS Film Project communicate better.
We’re grateful for your prayers as we continue to see God meet our needs and open new doors of ministry opportunities for us. As you think of us this month, please pray for wise planning and clear communication as we continue to train writers. Also, please pray that we will find more great stories like Levi and Katie’s so people can see God’s glory as He shows His love for people on campuses in Kansas and everywhere around the world.