Finding Peace

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Nate Miller
Tom and Jen connect between meetings.

Jen, a lawyer in Florida, stared at the assessment in front of her. Reflecting on each question, she identified herself on a scale of one to 15.

“How well are you able to handle anxiety, stress and fear?” 8 — I’m productive, but it affects my well-being.

“How would you describe your work/life balance?” 5 — Not great.

“How would you describe your spiritual life/health at this point?” 7 —  I wish I felt more connected to God.

When John Westmoreland, executive director of Cru’s Faith and Law Around the Globe® (FLAG), invited Jen to join a biweekly virtual FLAG group three years ago, he asked if she wanted to grow personally, professionally and spiritually. John begins new groups with a 32-question assessment. Jen thought she’d score highly in the personal and professional categories, but her results were sobering. 

Jen’s life revolved around billable hours and an endless to-do list.

Most nights she lay wide awake consumed by client problems.

She was burned out and ready for a change when her colleague Tom introduced her to a virtual FLAG group. She realized this was an invitation to live differently.

“I was super, super nervous because I thought it was going to be people quoting Scripture, and I was just going to feel like I don’t fit in at all,” Jen says. Instead, the other lawyers had a surprising peace. Their secret? A relationship with Jesus.

Soon after joining her first FLAG group, Jen and her husband started reading through the Bible together from start to finish — a first for both of them.

Three years after joining FLAG, Jen no longer wakes up in the middle of the night stressed about work. She has found the rest she longed for in Jesus.

Thank you for partnering with us as we enable evangelism and discipleship. We are grateful to be a part of what God is doing.

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From Theft to Jesus

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Nate Miller

Wanting to watch the JESUS film in the local language, Jemal* borrowed his friend’s tablet which contained downloads of Jesus Film Project® resources.

He eagerly anticipated watching the JESUS film later that night, and he promised to return the tablet the following day. But Abera*, a young man from the same village, stole the tablet from Jemal’s bag, intending to immediately sell it.

However, Abera decided to see what was on the device first. He saw the JESUS film downloaded in his language and decided to watch it. Convicted by what he saw, he accepted Christ and repented of his sins!

Meanwhile Jemal discovered the tablet was missing. Shocked and troubled by the loss, he experienced a sleepless night.

Early the next morning, Abera decided to return the tablet. When it came time to meet with Jemal, Abera was eager to tell him how God had changed his life.

Instead of gaining financially by his theft, Abera was spiritually transformed.

Now Abera is growing in his new faith!

Nate’s team is helping JESUS film staff members improve the process of translating the JESUS film into additional languages. These improvements will help the JESUS film to be translated more rapidly and accurately into even more languages around the world.

Thank you for partnering with us as we enable evangelism and discipleship. We are grateful to be a part of what God is doing.

* Names changed for privacy.

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Changed Lives on Campus

Posted on January 22, 2025 by Nate Miller
“Yes. Yes. I want that!” Noah exclaimed when he heard the gospel during a Cru Winter Conference
Day of Outreach. Listen to Caleb tell this powerful story.

The text read, “I want to get into the Bible and strengthen my relationship with the Lord. I haven’t read the Bible before. So I am reaching out for some guidance in some way.”

After attending a women’s lacrosse practice at a Christian college in South Carolina, April, a Cru staff member, received this text from *Lexi. Lexi was desperate to connect.

Lexi grew up in a nonreligious home but wanted to learn more because of her Christian teammate and her Christian boyfriend.

April shared the gospel and learned that Lexi had never heard of Adam and Eve, and didn’t know much about Jesus. Despite not knowing much, Lexi knew she wanted a relationship with Jesus. April and Lexi now meet weekly. Lexi also brings friends who are interested in Jesus!

*Matt is a student at Western Michigan University. He talks about his faith on the campus radio station. One day the Student Center was playing Matt’s program over loudspeakers as he read from Ephesians.

*Andrew heard Matt’s program and stopped him as he left the studio, “Can I ask you my questions about faith?” Over a few meetings Matt led Andrew to faith in Jesus!

*Mel is also at Western Michigan University. Mel identifies as trans and is not a Jesus follower, but has had many conversations with Cru staff members. Mel recently texted a Cru staff friend, “Would it be cool if I brought my friend *Aria to chat this week? She’s got questions and would like to learn.”

They met for coffee. Aria, who grew up in a religious family, realized for the first time that going through the motions of tradition and church attendance makes no sense apart from a real relationship with Christ. 

Thank you for partnering with us as we enable evangelism and discipleship. We are grateful to be a part of what God is doing.

*Student names changed for privacy

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