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Stories from students at VT

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Molly Donohue - Photo from ABC NewsWhat a week this has been…so much sadness over the events at Virginia Tech on Monday and yet hope in how the Lord can and is using the stories of those affected by this tragedy. Three of the students that died on Monday were involved in Campus Crusade.

Molly Donohue is the student at Virginia Tech who first discovered the two bodies at Ambler Johnston Hall. She is a freshman and involved in a Campus Crusade Bible Study. Her video interview with ABC is online here: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=3056249

More of Molly’s story is online on Campus Crusade for Christ’s Campus Ministry Web Site: http://campuscrusadeforchrist.com/virginiatech/mollys-story/

Lauren McCain - Photo from Hampton, VA NewsLauren McCain was also involved in a Campus Crusade Bible Study and loved reaching out to international students. She was Molly’s friend. Lauren died at Norris Hall. Her father recently spoke to the press. This is powerful: Fox News Video Clip

(If you have trouble with the Fox Video Clip, you can go to FoxNews.com and search for “a father’s pain” in video in Studio B. It will play from the Fox website.)

The Campus Crusade staff team at Virginia Tech is ministering to many students in the midst of their own grief. This is a very neat story of how a staff member had the opportunity to share Christ with Reema (one of the victims) about 3 weeks ago: http://campuscrusadeforchrist.com/virginiatech/sharing-story/

www.GobbleTalk.com is Campus Crusade’s evangelistic website for Hokie students. In the past few days, Over 50 students have indicated they placed their faith in Christ through this website since the tragedy!!

Even in the midst of terrible tragedy and sadness, the Lord is doing some incredible things!

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Thoughts on Virginia Tech Tragedy

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So many mixed emotions were evoked as I watched and heard of the tragic events which unfolded at the campus of Virginia Tech yesterday.  It’s difficult to comprehend the magnitude of what occurred as many students lost their lives and many others were wounded.  Not to mention the emotional damage inflicted on so many more. 

As a graduate of VT, I still feel a deep connection to the campus community there even though it’s been several years since I actually sat in Calculus class in Norris Hall (the academic building in which most of the shootings occurred.)  It’s hard to believe the pictures captured on the news cameras could possibly be real such a somber and sad place in contrast to memories I have of crossing the drill field on a beautiful spring day.

As we watched Night Line reporters interviewing students last night in West Ambler Johnston Residence Hall, I was reminded of something else:  the unique culture of dorm life and how the Lord can use that for His glory.  Seeing the students gathered together in the halls and in their rooms, I felt moved to pray for the Christian students on campus to pray that they will depend on their relationship with Jesus to get them through this difficult time.  And to pray that the students who know Christ will share the hope they have, even in the midst of such tragedy, with those who don’t know the Lord.  My prayer is that God will use this terrible, terrible situation for good that many students at VT will come into a relationship with Him as they consider the frailty of life here.

David & I still keep in contact with some of the Campus Crusade for Christ staff at Virginia Tech.

Thank you for joining me in praying for our staff, students and the campus community at Virginia Tech.

Cru Digital Ministry

Very Cool Example of GCX in Action

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Connecting the Izere Tribal People of Nigeria with God’s Word, training, prayer partners, resources and each other!

View this short slide show put together by my boss Keith Seabourn in the Global Technology Office. Keith explains how the Lord is using technology to enable ministry collaboration like never before.

This is an example of how the Global Connexions project (GCX) works on the field.

For an introduction to GCX, view our previous post.

Give GCX a try for yourself: Sign up for your own GCX Account. Or, watch a Quick Tour of GCX.

Izere Project with GCX Slideshow
Click above to view this short slide show.
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Global Connexions

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Global Online Communities with a Great Commission Purpose


Where in the world do you connect?

Just a couple of months ago I said that I felt as if I were learning to swim in Niagara Falls. What I was referring to was my jumping in – fully submerged – to my new job in the Global Technology Office and working on a big technology project called Global Connexions. Global Connexions, or GCX, was created to connect people, resources and movements to help build God’s Kingdom.

In short, GCX is a system of dynamic web tools and flexible web sites all interwoven together. It’s powerful stuff. Yet, Global Connexions focuses more on the people working in the Kingdom rather than technical skill or knowledge.

The best way to show you what it does is to let you TRY IT OUT. Sign up for your own GCX Account OR simply click to watch a Quick Tour of GCX. This is for ANYONE who wants to help build God’s Kingdom.

Sign Up for your own GCX Account.

Watch the GCX Tour. (Make sure your computer’s speakers are turned on)


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More Scoop on GCX (www.MyGCX.org) :


What Does GCX Do?

  • Connects Kingdom workers in online communities
  • Helps users organize and share best practices in ministry
  • Multilingual Support – Resources can be added in any language. Certain areas of GCX can be viewed in 5 major languages
  • Provides a secure communication system
  • Gives a virtual workspace
  • Allows Kingdom-centered online resources to be distributed and shared within an identity management system. This enables the owner of the resource to control which people or permission-levels can see it.
  • Create your own highly-customizable web community for the specific Kingdom purpose you choose. You then control who is invited and who joins your community.


What Problem(s) Does GCX Attempt to Solve?

  • 26,000 full-time Christian workers (current count of Campus Crusade staff worldwide). Plus 100,000+ volunteers and partners. All serving in 190 diverse countries, speaking multiple languages!! Yet all focus on fulfilling the Great Commission.
  • How do you get all these people to communicate, work together and not reinvent the wheel?
  • GCX seeks to help local ministries and workers with knowledge and tools they need to get the job done. In short: Help Kingdom workers be more effective.

Connect Globally

Why is it Important?

 Isolation and lack of resources are two of the biggest reasons Christian workers lose their vision. Many people want to be more effective in serving the Lord, yet they feel disconnected from others who know or care about their work. Also, many resources and strategies used by people in one location can be reused by others in a different location. If only they knew the resources existed and how to get them!