This weekend, 10 swimmers from The Master’s Academy varsity team competed in the Regional championships for Florida High School Athletic Association. This is one step away from qualifying for the State competition. In 2012, Mike was asked to start a swim program at the school where we have sent all of our kids. That first […]
In culmination of Jesus’ earthly ministry, he said “go and make disciples of all nations.” That mission, the Great Commission, has been the church’s calling for 2000 years. In the 1960s, Dr. Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, began signing his correspondences “Yours for the fulfillment of the Great Commission in this
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I (Amy) have been encouraging various ministries and churches to utilize the valuable resources of the Magdalena film, a variation of the original JESUS film. Here is a brief stay of a woman in Asia who has been going through the Magdalena Bible study with her church. Bai was diagnosed with Tuberculous pleurisy when she
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Beyond our heart for missions, we have instilled that same passion in each of our four daughters, Rachel, Jessica, Monica and Audrey. Every summer one or more of them heads off on a short term mission trip, usually a few weeks in duration. Rachel is about to take a great big step – a mission venture that will
4000 missionary staff of Cru came together to praise God and continue our commitment to Him as an organization – and He clearly wants to work amongst us. For 10 days in July we gathered with the US staff of Cru. During the time together we focused on 4 major objectives which highlight the continued
We had a great 5 weeks in Boulder, Colorado, helping with Cru’s Boulder Project Summer Mission! This summer mission for college students was unique in that it combined a tech project with evangelism, discipleship and training. The students “interned” with a local tech company that has produced apps for different Cru ministries. They worked in
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(This is a summary of the final project for Amy’s Apologetics class): Recently there have been charges by some well known atheists that God is “a bully, a murderer and a cosmic child abuser”. I have to admit that if this were true then I would agree that God is a moral monster. There were over 8700
This summer will be especially busy as the members of our family prepare for various mission opportunities. I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth. – 3 John 1:4 Here is a brief summary of what we will all be doing: Mike and Amy: We are helping to
One of the things I (Amy) love about working at CRU is the emphasis on prayer. We pray by teams, by departments and by ministries. And twice a year our entire global staff team prays for a whole day. April 28 was our Day of Prayer and we got to hear from staff around the
[x_video_embed no_container=”true”] [/x_video_embed] Last month I, Mike. completed my longest ocean water swim event, a 7-mile (or 11.2km) swim around Lido Key island in Florida. Watch the 2-minute video of my race. Take note of how I look before and after the event. A gorgeous barrier island adjacent to Sarasota, Lido Key boasts some of Sarasota’s most beautiful