Hey Guys!

Thank you for agreeing to pray for our ministry. We are apart of the California School Project, a ministry at Biola University and we are mentoring christian high schools students in Madera, California which is 20 minutes north of Fresno. We are partnering with them to impact their campuses through outreach. We help them plan rallies, go witnessing, establish regular prayer, pass out christian literature, and other fun stuff. Our main goal is to see Christ glorified on campuses so that students may come to know God intimately. We get the privilege of doing this through developing high school christian club students in leadership, outreach training, and encouragement.

We are currently working with two high school campuses in Madera, Madera High School and Liberty High School. We have recently challenged them to do a week of outreach on their campuses during the month of April. From April 2-10 we will be helping the students to finish planning their outreach week in Madera, California. Giving them further outreach training and we will also be ministering to the homeless population in city of Madera.

Our team bible verse is 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.”

Pray that God’s love would be at the center of everything we do. As we minister to the homeless in Madera and as we go witnessing on high school campuses with the Christian students. Pray that God would use our words to draw people closer to him. Pray that God would continue to soften hearts in Madera, and that we would talk to the people that he wants us to. Pray that the christian students helping in the rally will grow closer to God through this experience.

Thank you for your prayers. We’ll be keeping you updated during this outreach week.

We made it down to the beautiful dirt streets of Lake Elsinore. We are ready to start the preparation for the outreaches at the schools that we are working with and we’re hoping to spread the excitement.

We are working with two of the local schools in the area; Elsinore High School and Lakeside High School. We’re excited to be working with these schools and to be a part in helping mobilizing the clubs. This will be the first big outreach for Lakeside and a pivotal point in the leadership development of Elsinore High.

Elsinore High School: Elsinore will be doing advertising on Monday and Tuesday with some shirts, posters, and fliers. Wednesday they are having a band come play in their big gym with a student giving their testimony, and then on Thursday and Friday they are going to do Christian musical chairs and have a guest speaker come.

Lakeside High School: On Monday, Lakeside will be doing advertising and Tuesday will begin their rally week. To start it off, they will have a band playing in the quad and will have two students give their testimonies. On Wednesday, they will continue their week with some games and interactive activities for the students in school and Thursday they will have a slam poet come do some poetry and 3 students will give their testimonies. On Friday, they will finish it off with some break dancers with a guest speaker from a local church.

Monday after school, we will be meeting with the students with some final encouragements and training to kick off the week.

Prayer Requests:

• Please pray for the Students at both schools who are involved. Pray that they will be bold in their proclamation of their faith and that other Christians will be attracted to this boldness and get involved.
• Pray that Lakeside will have a smooth experience with getting the final things approved by administration
• Pray that God will prepare the hearts of many non-Christians to hear the gospel and that He would call them to Him

Thank you very much and we’ll keep you updated

“Good Friday is today. It’s when we celebrate the death of Jesus.” That’s a paradox anytime, and even more unexpected to hear at a public high school.

But today, Willow Canyon celebrated Good Friday.

All week long the students shared Jesus with their friends. They explained how you can start a relationship with Him, get back on track after falling away, and ask questions to learn more. And the best thing is that the message has sunk in.

Yesterday 5 students prayed to receive Christ at lunchtime.

2 days ago, a freshman named Chris rededicated his life to Christ. He says he was getting off track and neglecting to read the bible, but when a club member share the 4 spiritual laws with him, something clicked and he made a decision to pursue God again.

Some girls have been coming all week. They’re not Christians, but are listening, seeking to know more, and God is working.

All of these students came back again today – Christian club members, new believers, and seekers – and heard the good news of the death of Jesus put on display in clear and powerful words as a local youth pastor spoke.

Because so many of them had been here before and came back, it was obvious that God was drawing them. He is at work in their lives, and working through the SOAR club at Willow Canyon.

Because of that, when we all got together and listened to the good news of Good Friday, it was a celebration.

Day 3 of Share The Passion week at Willow Canyon.

At least 8 students from SOAR showed up at 6:50 and got busy talking to people about Jesus. Wielding John 3:16 surveys and gospel tracts, they didn’t waste the short time before the bell rang at 7:15.

One amazing thing about this week is the boldness and initiative of SOAR members.

Yesterday at the lunchtime rallies, 45 students came out to the lecture hall and the SOAR club members talked to all of them about Jesus. Pictured below, Katie addresses the students about John 3:16, the gospel, and the meaning of Share The Passion Week.

Even though the room was far from full, Katie, SOAR club president, was very encouraged by the people that did come, including 2 students who she has prayed with before. Katie hopes and believes that God is working in them, and that something will happen in their lives this week. She says, “When I started SOAR, God was giving me dreams about people coming to Christ, and I really see that happening this week.”

Today at lunchtime, a youth pastor will share a message in SOAR’s 3rd day of outreach rallies.

8 students praying around their flagpole as the sun sets: Its a powerful thing.

Last night, they came and prayed for God to open the campus to them, for God to give them favor in the eyes of administrators, for God to bring their friends to faith in Jesus.

This morning they were back again at 6:50 am to open the day and the week with prayer for their campus.

The members of S.O.A.R: Sold Out And Radical for Jesus Club.

Pray for them today as they share Jesus with their friends. Most of them for the first time ever, all of them very excited.