Sending out Laborers

1. New photos posted on my flickr account from our recent Christmas party - good times!

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Originally uploaded by mattdegier

2. We desire to develop students to be effective messengers of the transforming Good News of Jesus to the university, the marketplace, and the world. Part of that goal is to see students answer the call to campus ministry. Here's a story written by our current Campus Missionary in Training, Meg Powell, about one of our seniors, Liz Bowers. (Liz has shown up on this blog in the past.)

Elizabeth Bowers is a Senior at Tulane University. She has been attending Chi Alpha since her freshmen year. When Liz first came to Chi Alpha she was struggling with the idea of God. She began to explore all faiths. The big question she was trying to answer was, Who is the real God? Through a roommate and some research Liz found this group called Chi Alpha. As she continued her quest for answer the students of Chi Alpha invited Liz to be apart of their group. She began to attend the Chi Alpha services and became more and more apart of the Chi Alpha community. She began to live her life out with other students of like faith. One night at service, through worship and the message Liz had a revelation of Christ. She realized that she needed Christ in her life and that she didn’t have to live this crazy life alone. God had given her a community of believers. That night Liz accepted Christ into her life. She is now leading a bible study and is a leader in Chi Alpha. Liz graduates this coming May with a Bachelors of Science and Engineering. Liz is brilliant!! While the world says that she should go on to have an amazing career and a large paycheck, she feels God calling her down a different career path. As she comes to a close in her college career she is walking down a new avenue. Liz is choosing to follow the call of God in her life to serve with Chi Alpha and reach out to students the same way she was reached. Liz has a heart to see the engineering and science community reached for Christ. She is currently applying for a Campus Missionary Internship with Chi Alpha. Be in prayer for Liz as she chooses to follow the call of God in her life. She is truly an inspiration and passionate about reaching out to students.