Compelled by Christ’s Love
In one of the final weeks of the fall semester in 2019, Stephen was on campus sharing the gospel with students at the Union. He met a student named Tyler who came from a Mormon background. Stephen shared the gospel with him and got his contact information then left for a month long winter break. In February 2020, Tyler and Stephen met up again and Tyler, compelled by the love of Christ, decided to give his life to Him. A month later, the pandemic hit and Tyler went back home to Washington.
Tyler and Stephen kept in touch throughout the stay-at-home orders and into the fall semester of 2020 until Tyler moved back home again for the remainder of the school year, after all his classes moved to an online format. Now, in fall 2021 Tyler is back in Lawrence and jumping back into our Navigator community. Our NavNight topics this fall have centered around the worthiness of Christ and have caused Tyler to examine areas of his life, with a desire to live and approach school and relationships with others in a way that brings honor to God. Earlier this month, our fall conference speaker focused on Christ’s love compelling us. Hearing the challenge to be compelled by Christ’s love (2 Corinthians 5:14), Tyler is now beginning to look to his family with a heart for their lives to be changed by the love of Christ the same way his has been changed. “My brother has had a difficult time with religion in the past, but I want him to know that it’s not his works that save him but Christ’s works for him.”
Tyler, along with other students in our ministry, continue to be in the midst of contemplating what it means for their lives and others to be compelled by Christ’s love and not compelled by what the world has to offer. Would you pray for Tyler, his brother, and our students that they would be compelled by Christ’s love in all they do?
PRAY WITH US
—Pray for disciples, strengthened by the grace of Jesus, who would make disciples of Jesus who would make disciples also. (2 Timothy 2:1-2)
—Faith for us to believe God uses least ones to do mighty things for His Kingdom. We are asking that God would work in mighty ways through students at KU and help them believe He desires to work through their lives in mighty ways. (Isaiah 60:22)
—That God would use our labor here at KU not only to bless generations of students at KU but that He would be doing a work that would bless the city of Lawrence, our country, and the nations. (Isaiah 49:6)
THANK YOU!
Heading into our fifth year serving with The Navigators at KU we know that it wouldn’t be possible without the prayers and financial support from you. Thank you for your partnership in what God is doing among students on campus.