Internship Update

It’s that time of year again. The streets of Greenville are full. Vacant parking spots are non-existent. Empty dormitories come alive. Faded bulletin boards are repapered and pep-pered with announce-ments, tips, and "fun facts about your Resident Assis-tant." The fall semester is underway, and there is a feeling of newness and life as students return for an-other academic year.

This is also a time of new-ness for CCF. We had our first two Overflows (weekly large group meet-ings) this month. So far 28 new students have filled out information cards. One of them is an international graduate student from Kenya whom we picked up from the airport. One is a freshman Music Therapy major who hap-pily joined us in the scorching heat to pass out free Ice-Pops and invite students to CCF. One is a guy whose experiences have led him to believe in the God of the Bible and is seeking to understand what it means to be a Christian.

I have been reflecting a lot recently on how God takes old, broken, dead things and breathes life into them. He breathed into dust and made man. He turned dry bones into and army. He resurrected his pierced and shattered Son. I know God loves to restore what is broken. I know God longs to breathe life into the lives of students at ECU. And He is doing that.

Last year I started meeting with a girl named Jasmin. She came to ECU as a new Christian and sought out CCF as a way to grow in her faith during college. She has the gift of a gentle and quiet spirit. But she also wants to be more bold in her faith. We studied through the big picture of the Bible, and by the end of spring semester she knew she needed to share her faith with a certain friend. I had lunch with her last week and she told me that she had the opportunity to share the gospel with this person. And this semester they are going to be study-ing more together. Jasmin is also planning on partici-pating in a scholarship pag-eant in a few months that will give her an even bigger opportunity to show her commitment to God. She wants to use the pageant to be an example to other girls to show that you do not have to flaunt your body to be beautiful, and that true beauty lies in lov-ing the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.

I am so encouraged by all that God is doing. He is bringing people together. He is drawing in seekers. He is breathing life into His children and the ministry at CCF. Thank you all for your prayers and support. I know they make a differ-ence!