NEWSLETTER

OCEAN CITY SUMMER PROJECT / SEPTEMBER 2011

Back on Campus
Im writing to you at the completion of my third week of classes . Once again, Im living in my fraternity house, hoping to be a light and inspiration to them as an upperclassmen and leader in our chapter. Even last night, I got to spend some quality time with one of the pledges. He wasnt drinking that night but still wanted to hang out with people. Not only did we have a great time getting some Goodfellas Pizza, but I got to share my spiritual journey with him, and even the truth about who Jesus was and how he died to forgive us of our sins. Have you ever heard anything like this before? I asked him. Not really, never in this depth before, he responded. Although he had grown up going to church, no one had ever clearly articulated the true message of Christianity to him. I was so glad that I was able to include Jesus in our new friendship.

Leadership Team
I was selected to be part of a sevenperson leadership team who planned and organized the 101person project after the staffleaders left. I learned so many tangible skills, but most importantly, I learned the responsibility of leadership, what it meant to serve those I led, humbly work alongside the other leaders, and how my sinfulness got in the way of those goals! My best friend over the summer always told me, Hiram, a leader isnt made by his talents or gifts, but by the fruit of his character.

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REACHING THE NATIONS These two women accepted Christ this summer. They said they wanted Jesuss forgiveness and believed that he died for them on the cross! We bought them bibles in their own language.

ACTION GROUP A mens and womens bible study are paired up to make an Action Group and have fun together. Here we are helping serve dinner!

SHARING CHRIST This is a candid picture a friend took of me meeting up with one of our pledges in our student center. We talked about Jesus and how hes completely transformed each of our lives.

ABOUT ME

I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, -Eph. 1:16

Name: Age: 20 School: Major: Communication Studies (Minor in Religion/ Philosophy) Mailing Address: Website: Blog: themarathonblog.org Email: Listen to my testimony at
Ive come back to campus with leaps and bounds of spiritual maturity, a magnied desire to share about Jesuss love, and skills and training to raise up committed followers of Christ. All of this because of your love and support in prayer and nances, which sent me to Ocean City, New Jersey this summer. This was by far, the best summer of my life. I lived alongside 100 other students who showed me love and grace, but also sharpened me and help me overcome sin in my life. I could write a book about all the things I learned (and I came close to doing so on my blog), but sufce it to say that you have enabled me to be part of something truly amazing. You have not only changed my life, but the lives of many others. I lost count of the number of break-though talks I was a part of. Through

tears, love, and truth, we discovered things like a need to be needed, a selfPr ai se Go d th at at le as t three strong Christia worth grounded in performance, deep-seated fears of intimacy, and ns are in this quarters pledg destructive pride. Together, we had over 6,300 spiritual conversations, shared e class! the message of Christianity 3,098 times, and witnessed 396 people indicate a Pray that I would m anage my tim e ef fe ct ive ly, decision to make Jesus the king of their lives. I personally got to lead two ba la nc in g both work and frien women from East Asia to a personal-relationship with Jesus, who had each dships. heard nothing more about him than that he had a hard life! Praise Him for Da n Mulvey, the sophomore in Phi Psi Ive seen myself bring all these things and more back to my campus. I got to that Im mentorin g to help lead the Greek m share my story with nearly 400 students at our rst weekly meeting. Ill be able inistry (2 Tim. 2:2). to implement the lessons I learned about leadership into my new position as the

Praise & Prayer

Pray for God to op en doors into other fraterniti es!

president of my 60 person fraternity. Ive even seen God answer prayers about bringing more Christians into the fraternities and reaching more houses. During our fall retreat Im going to lead workshops about the Holy Spirit and on how to lead an engaging bible study.

I am condent that God will continue to work here so that more and more students would be able to experience his love and plan for their lives. Thank you for investing in me so that I am able to invest my life into others!