South Africa Summer Mission 2015

Front Row, Left to Right:
Ashley – 3rd year, UC Davis
Hannah – 4th year, UC Santa Barbara
Emiley – 4th year, UC Davis
Cameron – Cru Staff at UC Davis
Kelsey – 3rd year, UC Davis
Rosie – 3rd year, UC Davis
Back Row, Left to Right:
Kaitlin – 4th year, UC Davis
Frank – 5th year, Cal Poly Pomona
Adam – 5th year, UC Davis
Michael – 4th year, Chico State
Brian – 4th year, UC Davis
Jeff – Cru Staff at UC Davis

As you read this, we are most likely flying to or have just arrived in South Africa!  We will spend about 28 hours traveling before we land.

For the next six weeks, Cameron and I are leading a team of ten American students to help launch a Cru movement at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, near Port Elizabeth.  We will come alongside the Cru students already there and the small team of long-term staff coaching them.  Rhodes is considered one of the top ten universities is all of Africa (not just South Africa).  Students come from all over Africa to attend this prestigious university.  What if their lives could be forever changed because of their involvement in Cru at Rhodes University?  A great missionary force, both in full-time vocational Christian work and in the marketplace, would be raised up to point the continent of Africa to Jesus.  This is our hope for the long-term Cru movement at Rhodes University.

The ten American college students that we are taking with us have all seen their lives change drastically while they have been involved with Cru in college.  They desire to obey God’s command to go and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20).  They want to see the Lord use them to make an impact in the lives of those who don’t know him yet.  They want to be equipped in how to be life-long laborers that point people to Jesus wherever they go.

Thanks for investing in the lives of students both in the US and in South Africa!  We’re grateful for your partnership!

Prayer Requests

TEAM:

Please pray for our team of 12!
Praise God that he provided a team and the funds for the team to go to South Africa!
Please pray for growth, effectiveness, and unity in our team.
Pray that God would prepare the students at Rhodes to hear the gospel, believe, and become life-long disciples of Jesus.
Pray that God would raise up Christ-centered student leaders at Rhodes.
Pray that God would use this summer to have a long-lasting impact at Rhodes and beyond for his kingdom!

PERSONAL:

Jeff usually can’t sleep on planes.  Pray for sleep (both to and from South Africa).
Pray for energy as we lead our team for the next 6 weeks.
Pray for unity in our marriage as we lead together.