Gilson Family News

Thank you for praying for our time here in Colorado at the Campus Crusade for Christ staff conference. It has been a mix of biblical encouragement, prayer, worship, connecting with friends, and discovering new connections with strategic needs we can help with, many of which we will be working on over the next 12 to 18 months.

Our plenary conference sessions have been filled with reports of progress, including significant partnerships among mission organizations and Christian denominations to finish the task of reaching the world for Christ. I especially wish I could share with you some of the first-hand reports we heard this evening from staff members working in some of the most difficult and dangerous parts of the world; how God has rescued them from danger, and with what joy they are continuing in ministry there. We’ve been encouraged and received guidance through discussions with other leaders here, and we’ve received training in handling new opportunities (especially via the Internet) and sensitive issues.

Lisa has been experiencing a mix of teen fun and ministry in her conference. Today she and the other high schoolers at this conference packaged food sufficient to feed 245 hungry children for a year through Campus Crusade’s Global Aid Network ministry. They’ve been learning about evangelism, and tomorrow will be going to various locations around the Front Range of Colorado to practice sharing their faith.

And the three of us had a chance yesterday afternoon to take a short hike on a mountainside in the Poudre River Canyon, experiencing God’s glory in yet another way.

We have three days to go yet, and we’re looking forward to more good progress here. Since our ministry is primarily with Campus Crusade strategies and leaders, this has been and will continue to be one of our best opportunities to do the work God calls us to do. Thank you for praying with us!