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Fall Camp and Celebrating 30 Years of FOCUS (You're Invited!)

 This last weekend our UTA pastors took 140 students to Mount Lebanon Retreat Center for our annual fall camp. Students worshipped God, played games, were developed as leaders, grew in their devotion to Jesus, and connected in real friendship. Here's a picture of our group and a video of them worshiping together.

Video of Students Worshiping

The one thing I'm finding that is so similar to last year is that when I'm asking young men how long have you been a Christian? So many of them respond with...
"Since this semester, a few weeks ago, when I met y'all!"

What that tells me is that young people are still yearning for God, all it takes is one invite, to come and know Jesus. And they're eager to say yes, because they know that what the world has so consistently disappointed them, or left them dry and empty. So much so, that when they encountered God's spirit, moving among God's people, they noticed the life and the difference available to them at work in the people around them. Praise God! The Harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Thank you for providing the opportunity for me to work in this harvest field. It really is plentiful. And just wait until you hear more about where their faith goes from here as they are invited, each one of them, to study the bible individually and grow in their knowledge of God.

And this is just one year of stories. Would you like to hear 30 years of stories of how God has been working in college campuses in DFW? Well good news! Have I got an upcoming event for you?

On Saturday October 24th at CityBridge Community Church in Plano, Texas from 2:00-4:30, we are going to be doing just that. Come reconnect with past alumni, or even if you never came through FOCUS come and hear testimony of how God has been at work on college campuses in DFW through this ministry for 30 years! Crazy to think I came in at the halfway point. But honestly, we may be at just the beginning. We will not only look back, and celebrate what God has done, but we will also expectantly look forward to the next 30 years and talk about where God may be leading us as a ministry and missions organization from here. It's going to be an incredibly exciting time and I hope to see you there. If that's not enough for you and you'd like to attend additional ministry celebrations because you're already coming into town anyways. All of our campuses will be hosting their own individual alumni reunions in the days leading up to the 30 year anniversary. I will be at the UT Arlington one, but you are welcome if you were an alumni on any of these campuses, and for clairty you're invited to the 30 year anniversary, whether you have ever been an alumni or not. Here's the info for the individual alumni nights.
And lastly, here's a current student testimony. Someone who your generosity is impacting today. Thank you for your partnership in this work. The impact is immense. There are 1000's of college students encountering Jesus every year because of you. The ramifications of that reality on our society will not be small. I'm so excited to see the firstfruits of that investment at our 30 year anniversary. I know God will amaze us all with his goodness and faithfulness through every generation.





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