Spring Break Week #1

Finally! Another blog post! I have recently felt convicted of not communicating very frequently through my blog, especially since it is one of the best ways that I can share with you what God is doing in students’ lives here in the Dominican Republic. I apologize and hope to pick up the habit of updating more frequently!

I will kick off my re-blogging by telling you about how God is using Cru college students  from the States during their spring break. We have two teams visiting over two weeks. This first week we have with us students from NAU and UofA, two of which are returners from last years’ spring break trip that I remember interacting with.

While it may seem trivial to only have a week to spend doing missions, their role is actually very important. They will be going to campus for six hours a day meeting students, sharing the Gospel with them, and—the key part—asking God to lead them to specific UASD students who will remain in the ministry long term.

Why is this so critical? We have unfortunately seen a pattern of Dominican students being initially excited to make friends with Americans and while many of them truly do experience God through their friendships, the majority don’t get involved in our ministry. While we celebrate the ways God can use foreigners to lead people to Christ, we also know that it is equally as important that some of them join us in our cause: that every student at UASD knows someone who truly follows the Lord. 

Here are some ways that you can pray for this week’s spring break team and Vida Estudiantil:

1. For energy to withstand humidity and cultural stress they are not accustomed to
2. For the Lord to show them who to invest their time in
3. For the spring breakers and Vida Estudiantil members at UASD to work well together to reach students on the campus
4. For our Stint team and national staff to guide everyone with wisdom
5. For God to reveal to the spring breakers more about his compassionate heart for people while they are serving here

Thanks for praying for us this week!          Stinters getting to know the Spring Breakers