Fall Snapshots

We have experienced an exciting start to the year! There have been so many incredible stories of God at work, and we want to share a few snapshots from the first month of this school year so you can hear of God’s faithfulness!

Greek Wide

       Greeks at SFA have a significant influence. They are sharp, driven students who excel socially, and take lead roles at SFA. They are also often seen as intimidating, and, at SFA, very few people are taking the time to care for them spiritually. This year we began a new facet of Cru to meet their needs called Greek Wide. You can look at Greek Wide as Cru for Greek students, or as a way for us to more effectively relate to a fraternity or sorority student by creating a place for Greeks to grow in their faith together.

       Up until now, we have talked to the ƟX, ΣN, KA, and TKE fraternities. In the coming weeks we hope to get in front of more. We hope to build relationships with each of these fraternities so that every Greek may know Jesus. Pictured is a pre Rush event we helped put on, where prospective Greeks came to check out the fraternities and sororities. We were able to meet over 200 freshmen Greek hopefuls.

Crusday

       Tuesday night is the big night with Cru. Weekly, we have small group Bible studies that are lead by staff and students. They meet every Tuesday night, except for the last Tuesday of the month. In these groups students can learn how to grow in their faith, whether they are a general student, Greek, Athlete, etc. Then, the last Tuesday of each month we have what we call “Crusday”. Crusday is our big event where students who are a part of smaller groups come together to study scripture as a large group. Our first Crusday was a hit, we had 105 students join us for Crusday at Chili’s! Pictured is Crusday, where we ate good food, talked about the Great Commission, and shared the Gospel with all who attended. Brynn enjoyed it too!

Follow up

       During the first few weeks of school there are a lot of photographable opportunities; Greek events, large gatherings, social events, etc. However, we spend the majority or our time sitting on campus face to face with students sharing with them about a personal relationship with Jesus. They are always exciting conversations as students hear the Gospel, some for the first time. These are also moments where you don’t lean over and ask the person, you just met, for a picture. However, it is a good time to sneak one, haha! Pictured is my typical daily view. This is a picture of me sitting (holding the camera) in ChickFilA in the student center. I’m with one of our current students on the left side, who is sharing the Gospel with a freshmen guy on the right side. This was a significant conversation where the freshmen heard the Gospel for the first time saying, “I’ve grown up on a farm my whole life, knowing only that and nothing more.” We are so blessed to show him who Jesus is, and to do life with him as he discovers a saving relationship with Him.