Dear friends, One of the things that motivates us most is to hear how God is working in the lives of the university students. We asked Anita, a 4th-year student in Business Administration and one of the student leaders at BUAP, to tell us the story of how she met Jesus and how God has used CRU to help her grow spiritually. “Hi, my name is Ana.  When I was 15 years old, my family and I went through many difficult situations, including the death of a very beloved aunt, a period of financial stress, finding out some troubling secrets about my dad, struggling in school, and a hostile relationship with my brother.  All of these brought on a serious depression, physical self-harm, and even suicidal thoughts. As I was trying to survive all these problems I couldn’t believe that a God could exist, and honestly, I didn’t consider it too important of a question.  At that time I was taking some computer classes, and the teacher invited me to attend a conference.  She never told me what it was about or anything, only that it was for young people like me.  When I got there, I realized that it was a Christian church.  I sat down and listened to the message, and at the end a girl stood up and shared the Gospel.  That day I put my faith in Jesus as my Lord and Savior. When I started at the university, my first year was hard because it was a very different atmosphere.  It wasn’t until my second year that I learned about the ministry of CRU through a friend who invited me.  It was great to get to meet so many young people who want to serve God within the university and who were facing the same situations and pressures I was.  Something I really like to do together with the other students is to share the gospel with my classmates and help them grow in their relationship with Christ.  God has used CRU to help me grow in my love for God and for the Great Commission.” Since we first met Anita 3 years ago, we feel very privileged to see her spiritual growth. Liz has had the chance to disciple her and to grow alongside her.  Right now, Anita is discipling several girls, including Paola (a third-year Political Science student) who recently accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior. Here is a picture of Anita, Liz, and Paola. Thank you so much for teaming up with us to continue bringing the message of the Gospel to the university students.  Every year we are seeing students who want to disciple new Christ-followers at their university.  It is a privilege to serve alongside you. As far as our family goes, our children are really enjoying school.  Now Ian is very happy to go to school with his sister and likes making new friends. Prayer requests: For Ana’s life, that God will continue to use her at her university to share the Gospel with her classmates. In one week, we’re going to have our fall retreat with the Puebla students.  Pray that God will use that weekend retreat to speak into the students’ lives. That we can continue to help the students we serve to know Jesus better. Gracias! 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.