Bailey Crawford's Ministry Blog

March is such a whirlwind as we have spring break and then we speed into April which holds so many fun events! I am so thankful for all the people I get to work with! Looking for new ministry partners this year if anyone knows anyone who is excited about college ministry!  We are celebrating 10 years of FOCUS at UTA and would love you to be there!   

   

 

 Hi everyone! I am so excited to share updates with you all! August is such a fun and exciting month, we get to welcome all of the freshman back to campus, while also then hosting so many fun events. This year may have been one of my favorites so far! I am so grateful for you and the way you support college ministry, because this year so many students have been met at UTA. Mav Stampede Veronica is in the top left handing water bottles out with me while we do move in! She is new to UTA campus.She came from our Richland team, and I am already so proud of how she is rooting herself at UTA. Please continue to pray for her.  The bottom right pic is of our first TNF, we had over 220 students! What a gift God is, and we had over 120 core cards filled out!  Graham who has worked with me for five years dressed up as Bob Ross for a paint night, and it was so well attended! We even got featured by the student newspaper multiple times!  The girls I am with on the left are new an...

  Summer Highlights & Sweet Moments This summer has been full of joy and sweet reminders of God’s goodness. I got to celebrate my friend’s daughter turning one, officiate a beautiful wedding for two close friends, and enjoy one of my favorite traditions—our church showing up strong at the Arlington 4th of July Parade. It was such a fun and meaningful day with our community! Summer Focus has also been a huge highlight. I’ve loved getting to walk alongside students, have honest conversations about faith, and watch the Lord move in powerful ways. I’m so grateful for your continued support—it’s such a gift to do ministry with this kind of encouragement behind me. Thank you for being part of it all!

 Happy June! Hope you are having a great June, and enjoying your summer! I am so excited for this upcoming school year, and our leader team that is joining us! I wanted to share some highlights from the end of May and during the month of June!  JaM Camp One of my favorite parts of the summer is getting to go to our family of churches elementary kids camp. It is so fun and such a neat opportunity to watch kids learn about the heart of Jesus and experience how much He loves them!  Sweet Moments We had our EOY staff party, which was so fun and sweet to celebrate what an encouraging year it was. I also have been able to go to a rooftop cinema movie with some friends from church and UTA. I am currently reading three books, and apart of two book clubs this summer. One is for church called Renovation of the Heart, which is honestly kind of challenging but also has been really good! I am reading Why Emotions Matter with a student of mine which is so impactful, and has really been...