Seek and you will find

"I've always wanted to read the bible" an answer that my staff partners and I heard repeatedly last week as we asked the question "Do you read the Bible?" for our first outreach on campus. Many students put their red sticker on the board answering "No" but to our great joy that didn't mean students weren't interested. We found that many students wanted to read the bible for the first time.

We spent all last week interacting with students at our proxe station or "question of the month." Many of the students who are already a part of InterVarsity participated with us as they stopped their peers walking by to ask important questions about faith in college.One of our students Melana said, "I love tabling with InterVarsity because I get the chance to invite other colleagues to a place on campus where they can thrive, unite, and be connected with the Lord!"

Rosie and Melana, students who participated in outreach with us

We kicked of the week with our Back to School Large Group, where saw 48 students come! All except a few faces, were new students. This is especially exciting to me since we have transferred on many of our

core students, but I am quickly seeing how God is bringing new people.  

We've had about 40 Students come to bible discussions this week excited to learn more about Jesus and meet friends on campus. Brand new students are already passing out info fliers in class and inviting peers to come with them. I am most excited to see a new group of seekers who have never read the bible, but are expressing great interest in learning about the bible, faith, and Christianity. We have had several non Christians in each bible study that are holding an open perspective that the bible could in fact be truthful and means something for their lives!

Prayer Requests

• Please pray for our continual follow up with students
• Pray for the non christian students seeking truth
• Prayer for me as I am in the process of raising support to be on campus full time
• Continue to pray for our new Area Director, Jenny Klouse as her family settles in to their new home in California. 

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.

As most of you know, I spent seven weeks this summer in Oakland serving with Covenant House an organization that assists young adult ages 18-24 years old who are risk of homelessness. The Bay Area Urban Project (BayUP) team consisted of about 20 students and staff, 3 from the SRJC! It was the first all JC team we have sent to BayUP! Praise God. Some of you have been following our blog specific to BayUp this summer and have been able to read students writings. Please fill free to keep reading their blogs at http://bayareaurbanprojectnews.wordpress.com/

Mike Vance, Christiana Cobb, Michael Aaronson,
Me, and Micah Mackintosh

This summer had the privilege of walking along side students as they wrestled with questions like "what does it mean to serve a just God?" "How does this change my life?" "What does living simply mean?" and "Why is living in community so important?" I saw students hearts change for the city of Oakland and those whom they were serving and learning from at the different work sites. I also saw students become passionate about prayer, as we interceded for the city of Oakland and those who we were serving.

Each week, together our team would identify the lies that kept unjust systems going. We woul write them down and nail them to a cross as we cried out in confession and desire to see transformation from the Holy Spirit. Jesus spoke many truths to us this summer in those powerful prayer times. It amazes me every time to see college students most of whom were 19 and 20 on this trip, reevaluate there lives, think about their futures differently, and take the invitation to bring back their stories to the campuses. This makes me excited as we are seeing world changers developed!


The whole BayUp team! Campuses represented: Mills College, UC Santa Cruz, SRJC, CSM, Standford, California State Eastbay



Santa Rosa Junior College is starting on Monday. We are kicking of our semester with the questions "Do you read the bible?" We are hoping this outreach will allow good conversation and help us reach Christians and seekers who are interested in getting plugged into InterVarsity this year. We have transferred on many of our core members and are excited to meet new students next week.

North Coast Staff team and spouses

Prayer Requests
Please pray for myself and students arriving back from BayUP
pray we'd continue to think and be challenged by what we learned and experienced this summer.
Pray for our outreach next week.
Pray for helpful and effective follow up with students.
Pray for our North Coast Area Team (SSU and SRJC staff). We have a new area director Jenny Klouse (my supervisor). She along with her husband and three children have moved from IL, to serve Sonoma County! Pray for their transition.

Blessings and Love,
Sarah Musumeci
Campus Staff Worker