~by Brent & Lori Enget

Let me start by saying a big “Thank You” to you all for praying for us this last week for our outreach and first SFC Meeting of the year. We put together 500 goodie bags with invites to our Welcome BBQ and handed them out last Wednesday. We had a time slot from 11-2 for the give-away. And it sure didn’t take that long. In fact shortly after 1:00 pm all the bags were gone! And we’ve already had good response. In fact, a student contacted Brent by text while we were still giving the bags away to ask about coming to the Welcome BBQ. We also struck up numerous conversations with students. They could not understand why we wanted to give them something free without wanting them to sign up for something. There were numerous questions about who we were and what we are doing on campus. We were thrilled to be able to have an opportunity to actually get on campus as SFC and be recognized officially as us representing Jesus!

Also, because of the goodie bags we had over 20 at our Welcome BBQ, and at least two or three of those, that we know of, were nonbelievers! We were absolutely thrilled to have so many people to kick off the year with. It is the most students we have ever had to begin the year. All kinds of conversations over food, tea, and coffee with hearts being shared and trust being established with new students.

We want to thank you for praying for us as we could not have hoped for a better and bigger kick off to the year. So many new relationships have been fostered, new friendships started, and so many new doors have been opened. We need to thank BGMC also for the funds to purchase all the supplies and food for the event. Thank You BGMC! This couldn’t have been done without you!

One final story about the goodie bags. One of the items in the bag was a simple pen with Students For Christ Ireland printed on it. Since then we have heard from students that as they have sat in classes they have noticed our pens being used by other students as they are taking notes! Just a small thing to shout about but a big step forward for SFC Ireland! PTL! It’s incredible how God can use something very small to speak something BIG into a person’s heart. And that is our prayer.

Thank you again! Keep praying!

~by Anita Koeshall
University Ministries Network

College of Student Ministry… Connect… Encounter… ImpactNow… regardless of what you call it, student ministry training is the event encapsulating the best of community, fellowship and God encounters every year. This year was no exception!

Students and European university pastors have been gathering the first two weeks of August for more than twenty years, preparing students and staff alike to transform their universities, cities and nations. The beautiful university campus in Gödöllö (Budapest), Hungary was the venue, where we…

Reconstructed the “tower of Babel” with spaghetti, tape, string and a marshmallow

Soaked up the collective wisdom and experience of colleagues such as: Kirk Priest, Mark Good and company, Shawn Galyen and many others in classes and workshops

Walked through the prayer stations in a powerful God encounter

Prayed for the nations and declared the Lord over our universities in the 17 languages represented at the conference—as well as prayer walked the University

Laughed our way through the Bunte Abend [Talent Show]—a wonderful collection of talent reflecting our cultural diversity

Planned for the coming year in Coaching Pods

Squeezed in times of talking, laughter, sharing, praying and community bonding with every spare minute.

Next year will come soon—and then we will hear the stories of changed lives and enhanced student groups as a result of the wisdom, fellowship and prayer invested this year at our Student Ministry Training. I can’t wait!
The very campus we were on has no Christian witness that we are aware of reflecting the harvest fields of the universities that need workers, pray… come help us!