C3 Supporters,
Merry Christmas! This is such a great time of year. God continues to use C3 and change students' lives.
Just a couple of weeks ago, Sean, who saw a C3 meeting going on and decided to walk into the C3 room, asked "What's this?" I told him it is a Christian club that welcomes everyone. He immediately responded, "Well, I'm Jewish." I assured him that we welcomed everyone and would love to discuss who God is with him. He stayed. At the end of the meeting, after not saying much, he said he enjoyed everything and would be back. The next week he returned and informed us again that he's Jewish and asked if that was okay. Once again, we assured him that he is always welcome. This time he asked a lot of questions about who Jesus is, why did He die, and what is the Trinity. As the bell rang to go to class Sean looked at me and said, "I believe all of that. I believe everything you talked about." Stunned, I had Sean reiterate what he meant and he spoke about how Jesus is God and the savior of humanity. Filled with gratitude, Sean wanted to bring fried chicken to share with everyone at the next C3. So he did. The next meeting we ate friend chicken and reflected on the forgiveness of Christ. What a beautiful--and age appropriate--picture!
As always, thank you for your support. C3 is going strong at 9 schools and looking to train more leaders. We have more leaders than ever and it seems God wants to continue to add more. Please pray for God to call his leaders and to bring more students into the ministry.
Have a great Christmas season,
Adam, Elizabeth, Jilas, Aidan, and Jeremiah
Features
In November, C3 brought in guest musicians, Mike Murray and Taylor Maxwell, to 6 of the C3's. They connected with 70 students through their music. Each song had a story about life as a follower of Jesus. The students asked the two musicians questions like, "How do you follow Jesus as a teenager?". Also, just for fun, the picture to the right is Adam dressed up as Captain America with two C3 students.
C3 students' "Act of Kindness" this month is passing out candy canes with the attached card, displayed left. These acts prove beneficial in helping the students share their faith with their peers, which is a huge deal for most teenagers. Please pray God continues to lead and embolden our students to be disciplers.
During this past month, we've had tons of new students attending our clubs hankering for meaning. One student in particular, who we will call Lance, kept challenging me about Jesus being Lord and Savior. Lance came to C3 claiming to be a Christian but stating that Jesus was no more than a role model. Lance believed that he could pay for his own sins through reincarnation and just trying harder. He also said that the bible wasn't to be trusted in the least. Lance kept coming back to hear about the good news despite the fact that we lovingly proclaimed the truth of the Gospel without compromise. He even brought friends! Students like Lance need to experience the real love of God through Jesus. Please pray with us for Lance and his classmates.
Your friend,
