After graduating from college, Ashley spent a year interning with Cru’s High School ministry where she learned how to have a ministry in public schools. This gave her the tools she needed to start a Good News Club where kids learn about God in a fun, engaging way after school. The response has been tremendous. The club quickly grew from 50 to over 100 students regularly attending! With such a great turnout she quickly learned she could not do it alone. She needed God and others to help her! She meets 2 other teachers to pray regularly for the students and several volunteers from the Cru ministry at UCF help facilitate their meetings.
Last year Ashley overheard one of her Kindergarten students telling her friends what she was learning in the club - that Jesus died for our sins. Through her ministry, God is touching the lives of children and using them to plant the seed of the gospel in the hearts of their friends!
God’s call to be an educator is extremely significant for college students. As a result, we have been working diligently with Cru’s Middle and High School ministry to help prepare these students for what lies ahead. As teachers, they have the potential to impact their students’ lives for eternity. They will invest in hundreds, if not thousands, of students throughout their careers and we want each student to see Christ living in and through them.
Cru has a wonderful coaching center made up largely of former teachers who train educators and future educators how to live out their faith in the classroom. We recently directed the production of a video with three of these educators here in Orlando. You can watch it at cruoncampus.org/called-to-teach.
If you or someone you know is interested in learning how to invest spiritually in the lives of elementary, middle, or high school students, please let us know. We would be thrilled to connect you to one of our coaches!
Praises:
• For Godly teachers who impact students’ lives with the gospel daily
• Ashley’s ministry at her school
• Our partnership with Cru’s Middle and High School ministry who train teachers well
• Our Adoption Home Study was approved by U.S. Immigration!
• God’s grace in our lives
Prayer Requests:
• For Ashley and all Christian teachers to see God use them mightily
• For many future educators to receive training and to be ministers of the gospel in their schools
• Please continue to pray for our adoption process. Our documents are being reviewed by the Chinese Consulate. Once everything is approved, our dossier will be complete to send to China!
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