General Prayer Requests
After a long and refreshing summer break, CSP is getting ready to get back to action! We are currently planning outreach events for as early as mid September, so check back in a few weeks to start reading exciting new blog entries! In the meantime, we invite you to check out some of our stories from last semester and praise God for the powerful ways that He acted in calling high school students to Himself.
-Michael Towson
Director, Biola Chapter
Today the Madera Hometown team and leaders Joana, Sasha, and Vince from North Campus High school gathered to make posters for the week of their outreach themed “Come to stay.” They hope to reach students on their campus by showing them they can find refuge in God who will never abandon them. The students want to help others discover the loving grace and salvation He offers to all. They are excited to see what is to come in the week that is to approach. The students have been creating ways to gain other students interest and have the opportunity to share the gospel with them. The mentors are so proud of the students passion and willingness to reach out to their youth. God is moving greatly in the hearts and lives of these students.
Please pray for us mentors as we are spending time with the students. That we may be able to encourage them and that it may be Him speaking through us. That this week may be a learning experience for all of us. God has been blessing us greatly providing us through financial aid, opening doors, and encountering such loving people. God has been teaching the team to continually leaning on Him and trusting in Him knowing that He is in control of all situations.
Our team continues to meditate on Matthew 5:14-16, “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
Some of the christian literature that students will be passing out at school
North Campus Leaders: Sasha, Vince, and Joana
Vince and Joana ready to work
Vince and Mentor Jeryan working together
Sasha and Joana creating one of the many posters that will be posted at school
Having such a good time that we misspelled committed. 
Today began with prayer at Liberty and Bakersfield High Schools. Both schools expressed their excitement for the upcoming week and humbled themselves before the Lord, asking for the Holy Spirit to move over their campuses.
Bakersfield High School: During prayer this morning, Bakersfield High School told us how excited they are to be able to reach out to their campus and provide Bibles, tracts, and Gospels of John to people on campus. The adviser, Mr. Steubbe, said, “We’ve been praying for years and years that something like this could happen on our campus.” While their outreach rallies won’t begin until Wednesday, many of the students in the club have committed to carrying different literature like Bibles and Gospels of John to be intentional about giving them out.
Liberty High School: During the rally event at lunch, Liberty invited a local Christian rapper to entertain the students and attract a crowd. When many of the Christian students came instead of non-Christians, Pastor Mark invited people to go out and pray with students on campus. As the students were praying, two students found an opportunity to share the Gospel with about 30 students on campus. Also, as Pastor Mark was praying for an Atheist student on the campus, he started telling the student things that the Spirit had prompted; things that applied directly to the student. When Mark asked that the student be filled with the Holy Spirit, the student, surrounded by his friends, began to explain a light-headed and floating feeling like he couldn’t explain. What a great witness!
Tomorrow will begin once again with prayer at both schools.
Thank you for keeping us in your prayers!
–Charis, Justin, and Taylor
Thursday was the last day of Share the Passion week for Shurr High School. They decided to have their event in a classroom and around 50 people came! Towards the end of lunch, the club gave an alter call; the number of people who accepted I do not know yet. Good job BASIC with your Passion week!
On Wednesday, after two days of strong crowds, Victory Outreach came to El Rancho with some big shoes to fill. They began passing out Starbucks cards for those who answered questions and built a small crowd of 20 to 250 to 300. The speakers, all recent graduates of El Rancho, began sharing their powerful testimonies in applicable ways tying it directly to the theme “Truth is…” They told how Christ met them in their pain and suffering showing them that the “Truth is you are not what people say you are.” After the testimonies the club hit the crowds with music playing passing out materials and witnessing to those listening.
On Thursday, the lunch was cut in half due to another event planned by the school. The club only received 20 minutes to share their testimonies but used it efficiently. After the week was done all 400 tracks, 100 bibles, and a 100 Gospels of John were passed out to the students on campus. On April 15 the club plans to have a follow up meeting at lunch for all those with questions. They will be passing out fliers Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to remind students. We ask for prayer for a large turn out, and some commitments to Christ that meeting.
…and it’s not always how I’d expect.
The students at Willow Canyon High School had their fourth day of outreach today during lunch in the lecture hall. A couple of the Christian students were supposed to give their testimonies from the stage, but God had something else planned.
The SOAR Christian club members walked around and individually shared the gospel with the students who walked into the room.
Even though only 15 students attended the rally each lunch hour, God brought the right students to the lecture hall and five prayed to receive Christ!
I am grateful for the reminder that God is the one who draws people to Himself. Please continue to pray for the Willow Canyon students tomorrow afternoon as a few club members share their testimonies and a guest speaker gives a Good Friday gospel presentation.
Hey all you out there. Just wanted to give you an update on today’s rally during lunch… it was Definitely exciting as BASIC had a Christian screamo band play in the amphitheater which totally echoed all throughout campus. The club had balloons, streamers, shirts, and signs, all to publicize the rally on campus. After the band drew a huge crowd, Art, the club president, shared his testimony with the entire school! The club also had a free table which lots of people took from. Tomorrow there’s going to be an alter call so be praying for that! toodles!
It was a busy day for Shurr High School as the students from BASIC (Brothers and Sisters in Christ) put on a short skit as well as had a student testimony. During and after the rally, BASIC passed out about 50 materials to fellow students! 50! Since it was the first day of Share the Passion, I’m sure there’s a lot more great stuff coming from Shurr High School. Keep up the good work!
The club is titled Sold Out And Radical for Jesus, and these students are just that.
Despite some opposition from the school administration, these crazy-about-Jesus kids pressed on and welcomed their peers to learn about Him and what He did for them.
They set up a table in the quad during lunch time, handing out free Bibles, tracts and candy, and asking if the students “knew who this Jesus guy is.” In total, 200-300 students visited the table, and the club passed out 105 Bibles, among other materials. We’re hustling to get more for the rest of the week!
This club has only been together for a year, and this week is a huge step of faith for them, but they’ve risen to the challenge and have found that sharing their faith isn’t that hard after all. As one SOAR student shared, “I thought it was gonna be scary, but it totally wasn’t!”
Two SOAR students with club t-shirts they made
Continue to pray for boldness for these students as they share their testimonies in the lunch-time rally tomorrow.
May the glory of the Lord endure forever ~Palm 104:28a
Dear prayer partner,
Praise the Lord!
Students from dozens of schools have planed rallies for Share the Passion. In the last couple weeks, campus mentors trained at a weekend retreat, and students from a dozen schools met together to plan for Share the Passion (3/22-3/26). At the training day, students said they wanted to reach out to their whole schools and the broken. They were super excited to learn what they can do and put their rallies on their calendars!
This week students and campus mentors want to connect with churches for prayer, support, and speakers.
Please pray that Christian clubs would be able to partner with their churches. Pray for unity among all God’s people.
Students are contacting administration with their plans for rallies. Pray that the Lord would bless their plans. May their work to get approval for rallies go smoothly.
Pray for students to be able to be diligent and strive for their goals in Christ.
Thank you for partnering with us in prayer!
Psalm 104:28b ~May the LORD rejoice in his works.
