January 2012 Happy New Year!

Pictures taken while snowshoeing in Rocky Mountain National Park, January 2012

KATERS JOURNEY : THE HARVEST IS PLENTIFUL, BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW. ASK THE LORD OF THE HARVEST, THEREFORE, TO SEND OUT WORKERS INTO HIS HARVEST FIELD. -LUKE 10:2

What is new this semester?...

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17
There is something to be said for putting the past behind us and looking ahead to what is to come. It seems to be a natural desire for most of us, at least at some point in our lives. This is on our minds each year when we make new years resolutions to finally kick that habit, be better, do more, change something that is less than our best. The new year is a fresh start in many ways, but what I have found so refreshing in Gods word is that a new life through faith in Jesus Christ is totally free, unconditional, full of promise and just a faith-filled prayer away. God doesnt ask us to work for it, thats why its called grace. Jesus did all the work on the cross so that He can take any broken, dirty, shameful, imperfect life and create you and me new and pure in the presence of God. I can only imagine how much glory to God will be accessed in me by really letting that truth marinate in me this year. Its my biggest hope that this year I will continually believe and live by what is true of me as a new creation.

Our students were out of school for 5 weeks, but we still made good use of that time! Here are some snapshots:

ABOVE: OVER NEW YEARS WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE DENVER CHRISTMAS CONFERENCE (THE REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR CRU, THE PARNT ORGANIZATION OF AIA) WITH ABOUT 1200 STUDENTS. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE SO MUCH INTEREST FROM STUDENT ATHLETES AT SCHOOLS WITHOUT AIA STAFF What were looking forward to this semester: GROWING OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM IN DEPTH AND WIDTH TO START UP A STUDENT-RUN AIA OR TO GO ON AIA SUMMER PROJECTS! ALSO CHECK OUT TEBOWING FLASH MOB ON YOUTUBE TO SEE WHAT WE DID ON 16TH STREET ON NEW YEARS EVE! HAVING A NEW FORMAT FOR OUR WEEKLY MEETING: EVERY OTHER TUESDAY LARGE GROUP ON CAMPUS, AND ALTERNATE TUESDAYS MENS AND WOMENS SMALL GROUPS AT BOTTOM RIGHT: HAD A FANCY, FUN
NIGHT OUT WITH THE GIRLS DURING FINALS WEEK

OUR HOUSE

BOTTOM LEFT: MET UP WITH SOME OF THE ATHLETES (OR RATHER THEIR CARDBOARD CUTOUTS) AT THE BOOKSTORE...THEIR REAL SELVES WERE STUDYING FOR FINALS OF COURSE

BUILDING OUR FELLOWSHIP WITH FCA THROUGH LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND OUR WINTER RETREAT IN MARCH AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO INVEST IN THE LIVES OF ATHLETES ON EVERY
TEAM ON CAMPUS

GETTING TO SEE OUR ATHLETES COMPETE! TRACK & FIELD AND WATERPOLO STARTED THEIR
SEASONS IN JANUARY, AS WELL AS SWIMMING, BASKETBALL, AND TENNIS CURRENTLY BEING IN SEASON. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR STUDENTS AND COACHES DURING THEIR BUSIEST MONTHS

Giving to my ministry: Go to www.give.ccci.org/give/0640250 for online giving, or make your checks payable to Campus Crusade for Christ (write #0640250 in the memo line) and mail it to Campus Crusade for Christ , Attn: Contributions, PO Box 628222, Orlando, FL 32862-8222. Thank you for helping us reach athletes for Jesus!

OPPORTUNITIES WITH NEW COACHES; CSU RECENTLY HIRED A NEW ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, HEAD FOOTBALL COACH (JIM MCELWAIN, FORMER OFFENSIVE COORDINATER AT ALABAMA) AND MANY NEW ASSISTANT COACHES. WE ARE EXCITED TO BEGIN BUILDING IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM!