Christian Challenge March Update 2013!

Hello Team! Isn’t the spring weather just beautiful? March has been an exciting month. The month started off with Josh Story returning to full-time status as he took eight students down to Dallas, TX. They spent their spring break serving the inner city kids and house churches in the area. All of the students came back sharing how their hearts had been changed.

Mike worked up at the mountain over spring break to maintain his friendships and witness there as well as raise some money for our upcoming Philippines Mission. This gave me a chance to travel to Colorado Springs and see my family. That certainly was much needed.

We closed out the month with celebrating our risen Savior. We stand amazed at what He did on the cross for each one of us. Let us not lose sight of that throughout the year but remember daily the sacrifice given for us so we might live!

Easter Weekend started off with a showing of Passion of the Christ and our annual Easter Eve snowshoe service up at Andrew’s Lake, 10,800 ft. in elevation. Thirteen of us went this year and five stayed on to camp out. This was a great time to reflect on what Christ has done for us and how every sin we have committed in the past, or will ever commit, was nailed to the cross. We burned our sins (written on pieces of paper) in our bonfire resembling them being nailed to the cross. They are forgiven, gone, taken care of.

Easter Morning, we awoke to a frosty landscape as the sun was rising. I couldn’t help but be joyful and full of praise as I stood in His creation, the sun rising. He is risen! We snowshoed our way back to the car and headed straight to church. "N", the guy Mike met over unplugging his computer power cord, came with us.  He invited a friend of his as well.  Praise the Lord!

We certainly have so much to be thankful for as we look back on this past month!

“He is not here, He is risen, just as He said.” Matt. 28:6a

Prayer Requests:

-We have a month left of school. Pray for energy and opportunities to continue sharing the good news, as well as loving on students.
-We have guys and girls retreats before the end of the semester. Pray students are encouraged and grow through them.
-This is our last month with the Japanese students before they head home.  Pray that seeds planted would start growing and bearing fruit.
-Pray as we get back into support raising. If you know of anyone who would be interested in hearing more about what God is doing through the ministry, please let us know.

Thank you for joining with us to reach Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO! -Cheers and God Bless, Mike & Rachel