Dear friends, We hope that you are all doing very well. We are very glad to share with you that at the beginning of this school year we have given out around 10,000 welcome kits to students at more than 10 universities throughout the country.  Students and staff have worked very hard over the past 3 weeks to give out these kits to new students and to use them to engage in conversations with thousands of students. At BUAP, the university where we do the majority of our work, we gave out 2,000 welcome kits to new students, and we have also had the chance to talk with hundreds of students who are further along in their studies. Two weeks ago, on a day when we were giving out the kits, I had the chance to share the gospel with Zabdiel, a freshman, who put his faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord that day.  God has used this effort to reach incoming students so that student leaders and staff have been seeing more students coming to know Christ, and we've able to talk to them about who Jesus is and how the goal of Cru is to give every student the opportunity to hear the message of the gospel.

I thank God for touching Liz's heart to lead this initiative starting way back in April, and now we are seeing the fruits of her labor as we see students putting their faith in Jesus, more and more students joining discipleship groups, and a greater presence in the universities where Cru has student movements.  Thank you so much for your prayers and for contributing to these efforts.  Without your support, none of this would be possible. As far as our family goes, Leah and Ian have just started a new school year.  Leah is in first grade and Ian is in his second year of preschool.  They were happy to see their friends again after summer break. Prayer requests: - For follow-up opportunities with the students who indicated an interest in joining a small group. - That the staff and student leaders can work together to make sure the new students connect with Jesus in a personal way. - That God would raise up a new generation of students who are passionate for Jesus.

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/2805380 Check: Make your check payable to "CRU" and attach a post-it note with "Luis and 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.