Three out of ten students on Cru Summer U.S. and
Global Mission Summer Projects indicate that God used Cru (that is, Campus
Crusade for Christ or Student Venture) to help them come to faith in Jesus
Christ as their personal Savior and Lord.
This insight comes from the 2012 pre-project survey
of students involved in U.S. Summer Projects and Global Mission experiences.
Just over one thousand students participated in the survey, with about 2/3
participating in U.S. projects and 1/3 in Global Mission projects.
Seven out of ten (72.5%) of the summer project
students indicate that they came to Christ under the nurturing influence of a
Christian family and local church. Thus, the other 27.5% could be
classified as “first generation” believers. They did not have the privilege of
being led to Christ and nurtured in a Christian home. Since the number
who came to Christ through Cru is slightly higher (30.7%) than then the
percentage of first generation believers (27.5%), it may suggest that some who
were raised in a Christian home received assurance of salvation through a Cru
ministry.
While this is only glimpse into the effectiveness
of Cru's evangelistic ministry, these are encouraging results. The significance
is heightened when one considers that a level of growth and maturity has also occurred
between receiving Christ and a student being ready to participate in a summer
mission experience.
God is at work on today's university campuses &
he is using Cru to lead many students into a life transforming relationship
with Jesus Christ!
