May Prayer Letter

Dear Special Friends,

An expectant air filled the room as 13 of us gathered for the first time to dream and plan for how to share Jesus with more than 40,000 ethnic students in the Austin area. Vision, strategy, and focused prayer for revival were among the topics my new staff team discussed during our planning retreat the first week of May.

As I listened to them share ideas, I was overwhelmed by the privilege of the task before me, not only of reaching out to that many college students, but of leading and caring for my staff team. One of my roles as a team leader will be to train and equip the 7 other women in ministry skills as well as develop them in their walk with the Lord. That is why I am so thankful to spend part of my summer taking classes at Campus Crusade’s Institute of Biblical Studies in Orlando, Florida.

I will be taking four foundational seminary courses that will ground me in Scripture, teach me how to answer students’ hard questions, and how to clearly communicate as I teach the Word. It feels a bit strange to not be heading overseas for a summer missions project, however I am looking forward to being spiritually developed myself this summer.

Thank you for your continued prayers and support. I couldn’t minister full time without you! ---Angela

Praise God
* Even though I’m sad to leave Houston, God has provided sweet friends to encourage me through the transition.

Please Pray
* That I would walk closely with God in the midst of all of the change.

* That I would learn and grow a lot through taking the summer seminar courses.

Musings about this past year

I'm transitioning to my new role as a Missional Team Leader for the University of Texas Ethnic Student Ministry staff team and was thinking about all the things I've seen happen in Houston this past year.

* 12 students place their faith in Christ
* several students take steps of faith to go on summer missions projects and let God provide their finances for the trips
* new Destino movement start at the University of Houston
* I got to lead a sweet small group with girls from my church
* Saw God provide personal financial support this entire year
* saw students pull together at University of Houston to put on a huge campus-wide evangelism outreach event... the LOVE Project
* I had to trust God with a huge decision to move to Austin and have already seen him provide housing, roommate and friends in Austin before I've even moved.
* God provided funding for our Houston Metro ministry through a Golf Tournament and generous board members.
* New students have taken leadership roles and grown tremendously in their faith


There are many more things I could list here but these are the first things that come to mind... Praise God for how he has worked in the lives of college students this year. As I think about next year and remember the past I am confident that God will move in the lives of ethnic students in Austin like he has here in Houston. I can't wait to see how it will play out ;)