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Winter Formal and Retreat and a Revival on the College Campus

    We closed off last semester with a winter formal, but can you believe the new semester has already started??? We leave for winter retreat in 3 days! Below are some pictures of the formal. We invited all our students to dress up and attend a nice dinner for free. We watched skits made by all our small groups and handed out academy awards. But we also just spent time enjoying each others company, and rejoicing in all that God had done through our community this year.





Watching the skits was so fun and I know the students will remember their time together in cores making those videos for a long time. Thank you for providing a place for students to feel special, and make sweet memories.


In just 3 days we will take all our students across DFW to winter retreat! This is our biggest event of the year. Here's a video that gives a sense of what the experience is like. Winter Retreat Video

At winter retreat students will spend 4 days, learning about Jesus, worshiping God, making new friends, playing games, and enjoying God's creation. Countless students that have been through our ministry point to winter retreat as a pivotal point in the deepening of their faith and commitment to Christ. Please pray for the 400+ students who will be in attendance. I can't wait to see what God does!



Hayli, Lucy, and I are doing well! Lucy is almost walking, and we couldn't be more grateful for the gift of her life. Thank you for helping us to make a home for her.


Below is this months student testimony, but also I thought I would add something special this month. This is a link to an article about the ever increasing popularity of Christianity in Gen Z that I found highly encouraging. Christian Revival

God really is doing something big on the college campus. Thank you for letting me be here to get to be a part of it!




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