Student Fall Retreat                                     2014 Dear friends, Every year, we like to take a weekend in the fall for some intensive training for the students who participate in the campus movement.  We want to encourage them in their walk with Christ and encourage the newer believers to know God more and get involved in the activities of our student movement (discipleship groups, prayer, evangelism, etc.).  This past weekend we had 3 intensive days with around 30 students from the BUAP university.  This retreat was very special for many students since most of them have been involved in the movement for less than a year and they had not had the chance to attend one of our retreats before. Fanny, an information technology student that came to Christ few months ago, was very encouraged by this retreat.  She said, "I am grateful to have found this student group who wants to help me grow in my new relationship with Christ." Personally for me, it was really neat to see how God is raising up a generation of student leaders to reach their university for Christ. Here are some pictures from the retreat.

Prayer requests: That students who participated in the retreat would be able to apply what God taught them during the weekend. That we may be able to continue serving the university students to the best of our ability. That we may witness more students getting to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. Thanks once again for partnering with us to bring the message of the gospel to the universities of Mexico and the world.

Luis, Liz,Leah, & Ian Pomares " The Gospel for every student, A movement for every campus, Leaders for every nation" Make a donation to our ministry: Online: https://give.cru.org/give/View/2805380 Check: Make your check payable to 'Cru' and attach a post-it note with "Luis  & Elizabeth Pomares" account # 2805380, please do not write anything in the for / memo line. The check should be mailed to CRU, PO Box 628222 Orlando, FL 32862-8222. Blog: http://luisandelizabethpomares.blogspot.mx/

The Pomares Family             November  2014 Dear friends, We greet you warmly and hope you are all very well . It is always exciting to hear how God is working in the lives of university students! This time we would like to share with you the story of a student who came to Christ recently. "Hi, my name is Ignacio, and I am a third-year architecture student at BUAP University in Puebla.  I am 22, I like bio-architecture and ecology, and I also like being an entrepreneur.  My friend and I have an advertising business and also sell organic coffee seasonally. Just over a year ago I was in my apartment, sitting ,thinking about my past and my future ,and I thought: Where did my plans go? Depression had filled all the spaces of my mind. Sadness also accompanied me in college, I felt a huge emptiness. I was looking for anything to distract me, hanging out with friends, and basically,  I thought my future was already ruined . One Wednesday I walked into my school and saw an ad posted that said, "Autocad Courses," "Work needed," “Realistic architectural 3D Max photo course," “CRU Puebla English Club." Then I  looked at the sign about the English Club!  I thought of my loneliness and thought it would be a good chance to get away from it for a little while.  I copied the address from Facebook, and when I got to my apartment, I looked up the page . I began to see the comments: “What time do you meet?” asked a guy. “Tuesday and Thursday” was the response.  I thought, “Great,  tomorrow is Thursday!” On Thursday at 12 I came to the group.  2 girls, Pamela and Jessica, welcomed me in a very friendly and very loving way.  It was a fantastic day, I was very happy, and I felt good!  At the end I was invited to come back on Tuesday, and I said, “sure!”  Why stay locked up by myself? I went on Tuesday and when the activities finished I talked to a guy named Othon.  He had experienced something like I had.  He told me about Jesus and he told me his story.  A week later, at my apartment, I invited Christ to come into my life.  I told God that he  was part of my life and that I no longer wanted to live the way I was living. Currently, I am an active member with Cru in Puebla.  I have committed myself to take the gospel to other university students and making disciples. I like talking about Christ everywhere I go, and when someone wants to know Jesus I'm willing to take the time to make known who God is and what He did for us."

Thank you very much for teaming with us to keep seeing stories like Ignacio´s happening in the universities of Mexico. It is a privilege to see lives changed by the gospel. On the family side , our children recently got over a cold and are growing very fast.  Ian is 1 year 3 months now and recently started to walk, now he  walks around the house with no problem.  Leah is still learning a lot.  Lately we are noticing how her vocabulary is more extensive, and she is a very happy girl. Recently Liz and I are making a concentrated effort to invite others to invest in our life and ministry,  so we put some of our activities on hold to focus on this effort.  We still need to raise 500 USD  a month to cover our personal and ministry needs. Please pray with us that we raise this amount soon as we invite others to support us financially.   Prayer requests: For Ignacio to continue growing in his relationship with Christ and his desire to share his faith in college. For our children´s health, that they stay strong and healthy and that Liz and I can continue educating them according to what God teaches us in the Bible. Pray that the students who we work with in Puebla continue to share their faith with courage in their universities.

Luis, Liz,Leah, & Ian Pomares " The Gospel for every student, A movement for every campus, Leaders for every nation" "Soli Deo Gloria" Make a donation to our ministry:   online: https://give.cru.org/give/View/2805380   Check: Make your check payable to 'Cru' and attach a post-it note with "Luis  & Elizabeth Pomares" account # 2805380, please do not write anything in the for / memo line. The check should be mailed to CRU, PO Box 628222 Orlando, FL 32862-8222. Blog http://luisandelizabethpomares.blogspot.mx/