The Stromwall's

“Coming into my freshman year of college I was ready to experience life: to live for my own enjoyment and put Christianity on hold until a more convenient time. I have struggled with drinking and partying since I was 16, but at college I began to feel that what I thought would be more exciting was becoming more and more empty. I felt trapped in the cycle of desperately trying to fill the gaping hole in my life with alcohol, guys, my outward appearance, the approval of others and whatever else I could use to escape from my depressing reality.

However, God was working in my life even in this time. One night Katie Stromwall was in Territorial Hall and happened to come into my dorm. My roommate and I like her right away and were inspired by her transparency and love for us, even though we hardly knew her. Kate left for training for quite awhile but had been praying the entire time that God would move in T-hall. Meanwhile, I remained in my empty cycle, feeling more and more low each weekend. Continue reading

U of M Freshman, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors & Staff

We just got home from our leader’s retreat!  We had about 55 students from the U of M come together to talk about vision for how to love, serve, and come alongside the people on our campus.  We get a glimpse of what it meant to be a disciple of Jesus after his death when his disciples set out on a mission to make this amazing gift of salvation through Christ known in the cities and contexts in which they were living.  Continue reading

Came across this blog post, Can discipleship – relationship – life on life really happen online?

http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/04/internet-anonymity-like-loin-cloths-and-aa-can-be-a-means-of-grace/