The "What"

In light of the fact that this blog is meant to share and explain what my internship with Campus Crusade for Christ is about, and the process that I am going through this summer, I thought it would be a good idea to use this post to give a more in depth explaination of my life at the moment. Right now, I am working my way toward starting my Crusade internship, but first I have to raise my funds for the twelve months that I will be working.

For those who don't know, Campus Crusade for Christ is an interdenominational Christian ministry which seeks to be a spiritual resource to students on college campuses. At least, that is how Cru describes themselves. For me, Crusade was the means through which God brought me fellowship with people, taught me how to grow deeply in my relationship with Him, and showed me the importance of investing myself in the lives of others.

Throughout my four years as a student at Miami, I met with a few different upperclass women on a weekly basis and was able to share with them what was going on in my life and ask them for advice or a listening ear. In turn, these women taught me what it looked like to truly follow God in every area of my life. After considering my post-graduation options this past year, I knew that God was calling me to come back to Miami and invest in the lives of others the way that those women had invested in me.

So that is why I chose to intern with Campus Crusade, because I knew that not only would it stretch my faith, it would also provide endless opportunities to show God's love to girls on Miami's campus. When classes begin in August, I will begin meeting one on one with girls (we call this discipleship) as well as leading bible studies and seeking to meet new students on campus.

However, before I even step foot on campus I have to raise the necessary funds in order to live and work. Being a non-profit organization, Crusade does not have funds to pay the salaries of their staff. Instead, we individually raise the money that we need for the amount of time that we are working by reaching out to friends, family, and our communities in order to give people the opportunity to partner with us in the work we are doing on campuses around the world. This means that I am spending my summer sending letters, making phone calls, and meeting with people who could possibly be interested in my internship and in playing a financial role in my ministry.

Although I was not particularly excited about raising support at first, I have come to find it is an amazingly humbling and unique experience. Never before have I been so dependent on God for my life and future. Never before have I had the opportunity to share my passion and my life with people that I may have never met otherwise. I love being able to take a part in the lives of people around me by calling or meeting with them. I am excited to see how God chooses to bring in the rest of my money over the next few weeks, because I know that this process will only continue to refine and surprise me.

Having started the process of raising support back mid-May, I am praying that I will be fully supported by August, that way I can begin working on campus when school starts. For now, I will continue to get in touch with people around me, sharing with them my heart for reaching out to Miami students, and asking them to partner with me in what is sure to be an interesting and life-changing year in Oxford.