You may or may not know that the mission statement of Campus Crusade for Christ is: Turning lost students into Christ-centered laborers.

This mission statement concisely and accurately reflects our commitment to evangelism and discipleship.

However I sometimes think our mission statement should be changed to: Turning lost students into Christ-sent laborers.

You see, thirty-two times in the gospels, Jesus refers to himself as one who is “sent” by the Father. Jesus was on a mission—He was sent by the Father to seek and save the lost; to release the captives; to set men and women free spiritually.

One of the last references to Jesus as one who is sent is in John 20:21, where Jesus says, “Peace be with you; as the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”

Just as Jesus was sent to fulfill a mission that was given by the Father, so we are sent by Jesus to fulfill the Great Commission that He’s given to us. Since the beginning of our ministry, it has been our desire to “send” students into the harvest to help us accomplish our goal of reconciling lost souls to the Savior.

At our last meeting of the school year, we pulled out our 4’ x 6’ wide world map and began to trace the history of this ministry and all of the places we have sent students.

We then called up all the students who are going somewhere this summer to serve as missionaries.

It was an incredible feeling to see nearly 30 students, including some from other Christian groups on campus, who all have committed themselves to serve on a Campus Crusade summer missions project.

As we outlined all the places we’ve been and where we’re going this summer, it was amazing to see that in the last five years, we’ve sent nearly 100 students to 23 different summer project destinations.

We are especially excited that we have 9 students going overseas this summer, all of whom will be returning as leaders in our ministry next year. This means that our ability to increase the awareness among our students about the great need for Christ outside of the U.S. will be greatly multiplied.

We have students going to Mexico City, Azerbaijan, the Middle East, Peru, France, Japan and Australia as well as numerous locations stateside.

In addition, we have six students who will be committing to a year of full-time ministry next year. Three of the students will be serving with us at UC Davis, helping us to accelerate our ministry. Two other students will be serving in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, while another one of our graduates will be serving full-time in Mexico City.

Because of your commitment to us, you are helping to send Christ-”sent” laborers to people all over the world who have never heard about Jesus. Thanks so much for your prayers and your partnership!

“I would have to say that my involvement with Campus Crusade has been the best part about being in college. Not only have I gotten to meet some wonderful people who are passionate for God and desire to seek Him, but I have been challenged to grow spiritually and to learn to develop skills that better equip me to share my faith as a way of life. God has impressed upon my heart the urgency to share my faith, not with the intention of converting people to a religion, but with the motivation of sharing the hope I have in Christ.”

- excerpt of a letter from a student going overseas this summer

Pray for students on summer projects. Pray that God would develop them as leaders.

Pray for those serving full time next year. Pray that they would all raise the funds they need.

Pray for us as we travel this summer and as we prepare for leading a new and bigger team next year.

Pray for us as we raise funds for our personal ministry and for the operating budget. We need to raise about $600 in new monthly support.

Pray for our marriage and pray for us to be good parents.

Pray for Jacob and Joshua to grow up to know the Lord and be godly men.