Photo: The UTD Beach Reach team. Our team joined with about 200 other BSM students during the 2nd week of Beach Reach in South Padre Island to serve and share the gospel with those who came to party at the beach. Our team was part of seeing 3 students choose to follow Christ. During the two weeks of Beach Reach ministry, the following took place: 19,552 rides and 11,495 pancake breakfasts given away, 11,327 people prayed with, 10,239 gospel conversations, 112 people began a relationship with Christ, and 52 recommitted their relationships with Christ. Praise God for this!
The last two months have been such a sweet time of living life with our daughter as well as a whirlwind of new parent lessons and Mark jumping back into ministry for the semester. I can't believe Hannah is now 2 months old... where has the time gone?! Also during this time, we've seen the fruit of student leaders talking to their friends about Christ as well as a group of students serving at Beach Reach during Spring Break (See the result recap in the photo caption above!).
We'll share more in our spring semester newsletter about specific ways we are seeing God move at UTD, but today I'm writing to let you know that we have our biggest campus outreach of the semester, Lunchapalooza, happening tomorrow, March 28th. UTD is having a week of special activities to get students excited about finishing out the semester after Spring Break and we are taking advantage of this promotion.
We will be partnering with Texas Baptist Men to feed 1,200 students in the Mall area of campus at from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. We will have many student leaders and local church volunteers present to engage UTD students with the gospel. We have hosted this effort every Spring for several years now, but this year, we are changing up the layout and interaction points hopefully to engage more students with the gospel.
Please join us in ministry tomorrow by praying for the following things:
- For our student leaders and volunteers to boldly share the gospel with students.
- For the hearts of UTD students to be opened, ready to hear and respond to the gospel.
- For Matt, a pastor from First Baptist Richardson, who will be giving a gospel presentation from the stage in the campus Mall area.
- For all the logistics of the day to go smoothly so that conversations can take place.
- For a great awakening and revival to take place where students begin walking with Jesus and living lives of obedience and discipleship!
Also, tomorrow night, our partner ministry, Reasonable Faith, will be hosting a lecture and discussion time by renown Christian apologist Dr. Frank Turek. Many of our student leaders have been inviting non-Christian friends to come hear Dr. Turek speak. Please also pray for this campus outreach time!
Thank you for your prayers and support! We'll let you know how Lunchapalooza goes!
Blessings to you!
- Mark and Kaitlin