Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la la la la la la...
Tis also the season to share the gospel! To be fair, so is every other season but it does seem like at this time of the year people are just so much happier to hear about Jesus. So we really want to make the most of the opportunities that arise.
Therefore, we would really appreciate lots of prayer for the following events that will be taking place over the next three weeks:
Wednesday 7th: Beer & Carols- This is an event run by the chaplaincy but it's also something we're encouraging CU members to take friends to. It will be a really relaxed event where we can just go to the pub and sing some carols with our mates. We really believe in relational evangelism so this is something that can really help us share the gospel with our friends in the future.
Monday 12th: We'll be having our Christmas social but making the most out of the opportunity! The plan is to all go out for a meal but bring a friend along . It'll be a really nice time just to celebrate Christmas together but we will also be having a short gospel talk from Steve Baraniak (our breakaway and 'Uncover Jesus' week speaker) .
Wednesday 14th: This is the DMU carol service which the CU will help host. It'll be a really nice traditional celebration of Christmas but also a great way to share the gospel with our mates!
Thursday 15th: Now this is the long awaited CU barn dance! This is primarily just a social- we do love our barn dances! But as I said, we think relationships in evangelism are so important so sometimes social events like this just really lay the foundation for us to share the gospel with our friends at a later date!
So please do be praying for the success of these events.
Thank you all for your support and prayer- it is all really appreciated!
God bless,
Jennie (President of DMUCU)
Wednesday 30 November 2011
Thursday 10 November 2011
CU Update
Hello everyone!
I trust you are all well.
I just thought I'd give you an update on the work of the CU at the moment. Our first years are still fantastic! The attendance to our main meetings isn't dwindling as it has over the past few years, and so many of them are being real active members of our mission team.
We've heard some great news that CU members are looking to do UNCOVER with their friends or are at least finding more opportunities to share Jesus with them.
For those of you who don't know, UNCOVER is a simple series of six studies of Luke's gospel. It's been given to us by the UCCF this year as an easy method to teach our friends about Jesus. To see more about it you can watch this video http://www.uccf.org.uk/media/uncover/.
In regards to our larger outreach methods, we have two events in two weeks time that we would really appreciate your prayer for!
The first is a lunchbar on the 22nd November where we will be answering the question 'what's so amazing about grace?' The second is an evening event on the 24th November where we will be looking at 'what if my good deeds don't count?' These are linked events, so we are hoping that our guests will come along to both to get a deeper understanding of the Bibles chapter we are looking at; Galatians 3.
At the moment we're unsure about whether we will get the rooms we need, and we wont find out until just before the event where we can go, so we're having a bit of a dilemma as to what to put on our publicity. Please pray that God will use these events and bring people along despite these mishaps. It would really be appreciated!
God bless,
Jennie
(President of DMUCU)
I trust you are all well.
I just thought I'd give you an update on the work of the CU at the moment. Our first years are still fantastic! The attendance to our main meetings isn't dwindling as it has over the past few years, and so many of them are being real active members of our mission team.
We've heard some great news that CU members are looking to do UNCOVER with their friends or are at least finding more opportunities to share Jesus with them.
For those of you who don't know, UNCOVER is a simple series of six studies of Luke's gospel. It's been given to us by the UCCF this year as an easy method to teach our friends about Jesus. To see more about it you can watch this video http://www.uccf.org.uk/media/uncover/.
In regards to our larger outreach methods, we have two events in two weeks time that we would really appreciate your prayer for!
The first is a lunchbar on the 22nd November where we will be answering the question 'what's so amazing about grace?' The second is an evening event on the 24th November where we will be looking at 'what if my good deeds don't count?' These are linked events, so we are hoping that our guests will come along to both to get a deeper understanding of the Bibles chapter we are looking at; Galatians 3.
At the moment we're unsure about whether we will get the rooms we need, and we wont find out until just before the event where we can go, so we're having a bit of a dilemma as to what to put on our publicity. Please pray that God will use these events and bring people along despite these mishaps. It would really be appreciated!
God bless,
Jennie
(President of DMUCU)
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Tea and Toast!
Hi There!
Last Saturday (30/10/11) the CU put on an evangelism event that engaged many of the students at DMU. This event was an opportunity to meet more students, chat to them about their lives and Jesus though giving them a cup of coffee and a chocolate spread sandwich as they leave the Students Union. This type of event enables us as the CU to chat to people we may have never spoken to. Many of these young people have consumed a large amount of alcohol in a night, but the affect is usually that they want to chat about things that otherwise they may have run away from. It may be absolutely exhausting (hanging around outside the Union Bar until 4am!) but, I’m sure lots of people who have doe Tea and Toast will say the same, it is so rewarding! God blesses us with fantastic conversations and the opportunities to meet new friends.
Please pray for the Christian Unions at both Universities, that they will have a servant heart to the Lord, being encouraged and challenged by His desires whilst at Uni. CU is a great opportunity for Christians (and non-Christians!) to get to know more about Jesus and why we need Him, so please pray that we will be able to continue the work.
If you have any questions about our work or CU in general, feel free to email me on evang@dmucu.org.
In Christ,
Emma
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