The students who were on the Crossroads SP this year wrote about their experience and we thought you should here about it. “Strong work is motivated by dynamic purposes.”

For the Crossroads Summer Project team, our motivation rose from the chance to use our unique skills and talents for the greatest purpose: the Kingdom of Heaven. What began as a group of students from around the U.S. formed into a team that creatively constructed an effective promotions campaign for the 2008 Indianapolis Christmas Conference.

But great ideas rarely happen over night. The first week of project found us huddled in constant meetings, trying to work effectively and construct the theme for the conference. Our mission? To effectively convey to students “What it looks like to truly follow Jesus.” After a grueling week of bouncing ideas back and forth, we agreed on our final theme, “You Can’t Walk Standing Still.”

With the conference theme selected, it was time to showcase our God-given talents. Writers molded words to captivate our audience. Graphic designers used unique inspiration to produce artwork for an informational brochure. Videographers shot on-location in Indianapolis and in Dayton, Ohio to create four promotional videos for use on campuses throughout Michigan, Illinios, Indiana and Ohio, while web-designers developed content that can be seen worldwide.

Our job as a design team did not focus on Christmas Conference alone. In addition, the team created promotional outreach material for various campuses and a web site for campus staff recruiting.

On Crossroads Summer Project, learning about and creating design were not the only ways in which we grew during our stay in Indy. Spiritual growth played an in integral in our daily lives. As a team, we corporately worshiped God through song, Bible Studies, and devotionals every week. We grew in our faith as we connected with our neighbors individually and through the Global Short Film Network outreach event; a night when we viewed short films and discussed their spiritual implications.

Thank you for the enormous blessing your support has been for our lives and the lives that our work will reach for God’s Kingdom!

Our Stories…

Luke Jordan, Wright State University

“For me, Indy Innovation Crossroads Summer Project was a glimpse into the world of ministry beyond college. Getting off campus and into an office setting was a wake up call that we will be continuing our ministry beyond academia. The opportunities to share with people will be greatly varied than those offered in college.”

Drew Daniels, Unviersity of South Carolina

“Summer Project was a time for me to grow in my faith, step out of the comfort zone of home, and actively pursue something I enjoy for the Kingdom of God. I learned valuable information about writing and design skills while God taught me what it looks like to be both a leader and faithful follower. Seeing what we accomplished as a team in six short weeks is nothing less than God moving on our project.”

Mary Grace Hager, Rice University

“God has been incredibly faithful to blow away my expectations this summer. I’ve gained greater confidence in my freedom in Christ and have new courage to share the gospel with the people around me. I also really enjoyed the tight community on the project and I’m proud of the work we produced. I learned a lot about what a career in writing, design, or ministry could look like; it’s really cool to see the things I worked on go to print to influence thousands. I had a great time exploring the Midwest—it was awesome to see firsthand how God is working in Indianapolis and Chicago, specifically. Now I’m very excited about returning to Rice with the new things I’ve seen and learned—both spiritually and creatively. Thank you for helping me follow after God this summer.”

Chris Frank, Miami University

“Crossroads was a time for the Lord to teach me more about ministry away from college. My greatest periods during SP came as I was pouring out my heart to God — my joys, failures, worries, and praises — and allowing Him to respond. It was during this summer I grasped for the first time in my life that Jesus is all I need.”

Thank you for your prayers and support! We are seeing the Lord do some amazing things through them!

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