On May 7, I met with three of our volunteers to do a prayer walk at Rutgers. Prayer-walking is a discipline that we have tried to be consistent with as we seek God's guidance and battle the spiritual forces of evil. The experience of walking the campus and being in the presence of students who are separated from God caused me to reflect on God's grace. As you walk silently, it is easy to pick up on pieces of conversations from students who pass by. Rutgers is known for promiscuity among it's students and has a reputation for street parties that get wildly out of control. If it wasn't for the grace of God in my life, I would have been just like them. When we interact with international students, however, this campus environment grieves us because we don't want them to think this is all America has to offer them. We want to show them Jesus, the Light in the midst of darkness. We want them to know the freedom that is found only in committing their lives to His Lordship. Thankfully, God's Spirit is at work on the Rutgers campus. God has allowed me the privilege of meeting people who work with Cru and Intervarsity during the last 3 years. They are sharing the Gospel with the lost and equipping student leaders to be true disciples. One thing that we prayed for this week was that God would show us some creative ways of collaborating with these ministries to demonstrate unity in the body of Christ. Jesus prayed that for His followers, "that they would be one even as We are." I don't know how or when God will answer this prayer. I just think about how much glory it would bring Him to have the remnant of faithful Christ-followers at Rutgers united in seeking the lost. It might be uncomfortable, but it would fit with the parable of the shepherd who left the 99 to go after that one lost sheep. Pray that the Lord would help us be fait
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