Chaos, Gospel, and New Life!
I did not expect that summer to change my life so drastically. The summer after my second year of college, I was rudely awakened to the reality that my life was not on a good path. So at the start of the next academic year, I pursued those crazy, slightly annoying, yet joyful “Cru” kids. […]
The Inside Game
Sports engage young people of the inner city in productive, character-building activity. They learn discipline; they discover their talents and develop their skills; they learn teamwork. Young men who are involved in sports have the potential to become positive leaders and influence generations. But to do this, they need God. They need to understand that […]
Expanding Her Heart
You might remember the story of Kiersten’s summer in Milwaukee from the 2015 Inner City Summer Mission. Since that summer, she’s been investing her gifts in the heart of the city with an organization called City on a Hill. Kiersten was involved with Cru® in college but, needing summers to earn income, did not initially consider Summer […]
Prayer in All Things
By now, most of the Summer in the City® (SITC) projects with Cru® are done for the season. Students have returned to home or campus; settling back into normal life. One of the greatest things about SITC is that students develop new perspectives, some even with a desire to return to inner-city ministry. Traron changed […]
Prayer and Lemonade
Prayer … In a world that often seems filled with daunting challenges and hopeless situations, believers look for strategic ways to hold tight to hope and share it with others. Two of our partner ministries took hope to their communities, heading into the darkness with strategies centered on prayer. In Chicago each summer, with the […]
A Summer’s Impact
When Abi felt God calling her to Milwaukee, she didn’t fully understand but she decided to follow His lead. She joined Cru’s short-term mission project last May called Summer in the City® (SITC) during her summer vacation from University of Minnesota – Duluth. As the summer progressed, one of those reasons became very clear to […]
The Value of the Truth
Last year, Nick spent his summer break in Milwaukee with the Cru® Summer in the City® short-term mission project. He was a college student from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Nick came to Milwaukee to learn and grow with a team of other students. The project’s aim was to help reach the inner city for […]
When We Don’t Feel Like It
Last year, Grace and Kiersten spent their summer with Cru®. The girls found themselves stretched beyond what they expected, serving with Cru Inner City on their annual Summer in the City® mission project for college students. Each weekend the students would go somewhere in the city to share the gospel. Sometimes this was overwhelming for […]
More Than a Summer Job
A college student from University of Minnesota’s Duluth campus, Jon, spent last summer in Milwaukee with teammates and staff, learning about life and service in the inner city. A job at McDonald’s was going to be more than just a paycheck to Jon, it was an ongoing opportunity to share his faith during Summer in […]
Farewell, Dear Friend
Recently in New York, one of our longest-standing inner-city partners went to be with the Lord, and hers was a beautiful story of God’s redemption! Debbe Santiago was a New York native, growing up in the city without the feeling of being loved by anyone. Even by the age of 18, she was looking to […]