Marks Campus Ministry Blog

Hi everyone! This is my ministry update for the month of October, and I want to start by sharing a personal story and some of things God has been teaching me out of that. About two years ago, I had a friend in my life who was dealing with some problems with drugs, and I was really trying to help him out. He ended up moving in with me, and I spent so much time, spiritual, and emotional energy trying to help him and convince him to get help and turn his life around. I prayed for him fervently because I really believed that the only way things would turn out well was if God stepped in and acted. The situation ended really poorly, and because it felt like God didn't answer that prayer, my trust in God basically hit a wall. It wasn't explicit, but I implicitly assumed that prayer didn't work so I didn't pray very much, and certainly not with the same faith and expectation I did for that situation. I've been learning to trust God again for the past couple years, and God...

Hi everyone, school has started now and there are so many cool stories about what God is doing ! I want to thank all of you again for your prayers and support! I couldn’t do any of this without your help. This first month has been a bit of a whirlwind for me. I’ve read about two thirds of the old testament, experienced welcome week, and seen God working in our leadership team in so many ways. Welcome week is the first week of school. We spend a lot of time on campus meeting students and inviting them into friendship. We meet a lot of new students, and God was really faithful to help us share his love with people. I met one guy during an outreach event who ended up coming to Core (Focus small group). Later he shared that he had moved two years ago and was so thankful to hang out with friends and find a place to grow in his faith. Fellow apprentice Adriana and I preparing for welcome week Meeting new students and playing games at Spring Creek Campus during welcome week ...

Hi everyone, I’m so excited to get to begin to share my experiences as a campus minister with you! It feels like I’m taking my first steps into a new world and finding that God has been preparing me to learn and grow in new ways. I want to thank all of you who are supporting me financially or praying for me. I couldn’t do any of this without your generous support and you have all been so encouraging and loving as I begin my work. Getting to partner with all of you is a huge privilege! My fellow apprentice ministers and I on the night of our ordination ceremony A few weeks ago, the ministry held an ordination ceremony for all the new staff members. In this ceremony two students representing the ministry describe our calling and a vow is extracted from the staff members that we will fulfill our duties to the students. We make promises that even when we don’t feel like it, we will preach Christ and him crucified. When students ask us to tell them what they want to hear, we hav...