This week our Expedition team of six Cru staff returned home from Yekaterinburg, Russia! The team’s main goal was to find students in their city who could be potential key volunteers: students who love the Lord, have a heart to share the gospel with their peers, and have a desire to see a movement start at their school. Within their first week in Russia, the Expedition team got to meet with some Russian pastors from different churches in Yekaterinburg. They already had the vision to reach college students, but needed some man power to help find the right students. Before they even knew this team was coming, they were praying for laborers to help them. What evidence that God is at work. After a few weeks, the team took 5 university students to a Bible conference in Russia where they were able to receive more training and vision for launching a movement on their campus.
Along with this one-month team we sent to Russia, we also have a team of recent college grads from the Midwest who are implementing the same strategy across Europe. They spend a month in a different city, finding and challenging students to be key volunteers. Daniel is a university student in Romania, and was recently challenged to be a key volunteer: "I want to see people at my university know Christ. Then people would be friendly, they would have joy, and they would sing to praise God. We could go and serve the community." A Cru staff person in Romania was able to meet up with Daniel and train him how to share the Gospel. One ministry tool we frequently use on Expeditions is the photo survey tool Soularium. Jenna is on the year-long Expedition team, and loves using Soularium on campus. "It quickly opens students up to talking about their lives and about spirituality. Using the photos to present the Gospel has also been incredibly impactful for students, as they see through the images how Jesus can transform lives."
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