Fall Camp 2023 and Baby Lucy Update!

Fall Camp this year was incredible! We had over 100 college students come and spend a weekend together learning about Jesus and enjoying fellowship together. We went through selected teachings from Galatians asked our students to reflect on how they may believe false gospels, and to center themselves on the truth of the real gospel, which is the good news of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ. I think a lot of our students came away with a greater sense of God's faithful love for them. I also enjoyed playing ultimate frisbee with a lot of the dudes. Thankful you let me be here to invest in all these young men.

UTA Focus is going great. We moved into a larger room this semester which has more space for our students to congregate near the stage during worship. Our students have taken full advantage of being close to one another as we all worship God together. Notice the chain of guys locked arm in arm while singing about their devotion to Jesus! What a gift to have spiritual brothers in this walk of faith.

Hayli is at 33 weeks. Which means Lucy is 7 weeks (or less) away! We couldn't be more excited.

Hayli decided to be an avocado for Halloween this year, Lucy served as the pit.

We are having our baby shower this weekend. If you would like to help us out by purchasing something from our baby registry you can do so here.

https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/hayli-gage-december-2023-arlington/20PGV0ZMNIMBE

Thank you for investing in campus ministry! Disciples are being made in the name of Jesus!

Here is this months student testimony.

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