As some of you know, mid-April, I spent a week at Catalina Island with Cal State Northridge. We had a fantastic time! I spent the week going through the first third of the gospel of Mark with 18 students...and by the end of the week, three of them made new decisions of faith!
Miguel shared that he now understood, for the first time, that God wants to forgive him. Candice confessed her struggles with depression and cutting, and shared that Jesus was leading her into healing.
The highlight of the week was when we had a local pastor come into camp and baptize four of the students who wanted to publicly express their new commitment to faith. One of them from my study, Ariel, shared about Jesus’ pursuit of her, and spent two minutes—from the freezing Pacific Ocean water—exhorting the group about the wonderful love of Jesus that everyone needs. The whole
camp was moved by her words, including myself and my family! (My kids still talk about the baptism!)It was a beautiful week of watching a bunch of normal college students becoming the people of God, brought together by the love, the healing, and the leadership of Jesus. I look forward to share more about what God keeps doing in them, and how that work impacts their campus.
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