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#NerdSwag

1/13/2015

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Cru Conference 2014 #nerdswag
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Cru Conference just wrapped up and the New Year’s Eve party was a hit! Our region’s annual gathering draws 500 students for teaching, training, and local outreach in Portland, OR.

I worked on the video team editing media for the main sessions. Take a look at our outreach video!

>> Watch part 1
>> Read the whole story here

Statistics from Rockwood Knocks where over 500 college students, Cru staff and volunteers served and reached the Rockwood community. #cruconf #Jesussaves

A photo posted by Cru Conference (@cruconference) on Dec 31, 2014 at 7:51pm PST

In Their Own Words...

'After all, silence was all I needed.' These were the words I heard after going to the Prayer Journey. I also realized that confessing my sins, revealing my brokenness, and contemplating God's unconditional love are the things I needed at that moment. I had just got done with a long day, but was still feeling incomplete. I thought, "I think I need a one-to-one conversation with God."
One of the seminars had a lady talking about human trafficking and injustice, which is what I want to invest my life in. I had no idea that Christianity could be involved in it and help so many people. I want to try and pursue Christianity and social justice as a career.
God showed me that He still chooses to love me and invites me to complete his purposes in the Kingdom despite my set backs and failures. Actually, it is not despite of my failures, but in light of them. God is glorified in how I respond to failure. When I am weak He is made strong.
God continually worked in my life from the beginning of the conference to the end. I was so uncertain about going because it was my first time. The most significant thing God did was give me strength to trust. I didn't know what to expect. I just put my trust in Him--letting Him change my heart and my life. I was uncertain about who I was going to connect with, yet ended up embracing the conference theme "CONNECT" and trusting God and trusting the people around me wholeheartedly.
I realized that God is the only one who can truly satisfy me and that I am loved no matter how I perform, because he does not base his approval on my performance. Before the conference I was doubting God a lot and was ready to walk away. Now I realize why I was doing that and am walking toward God.
I was really encouraged and inspired by Paul Eshelman's stories about how God used him and The JESUS Film to bring people to Christ. God used Paul's talks to impress upon me that with faith and courage I can do great things for God too.
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