Bailey Crawford's Ministry Blog

 Hi everyone! Hope you had a good February, and if you are in Texas have been able to get out and enjoy some of this warmer weather. My church I go to just did a disc golf tournament with some of the other churches! February has felt so busy and so fun at the same time! I am going to try a new format for blogs starting this month! Let me know what you think!

 Hi everyone! Hope you are having a great February, and getting ready for Valentine’s Day! I am so thankful for you all. The end of January is pretty slow as we get back from Winter Retreat and school kicks off. So here are just a couple updates from this past month.  Ministry Updates  We have been doing a public reading of scripture weekly since the fall, and it has been so neat to see the fruit of that. Our students are in the word consistently and are really developing a deep love of scripture.  Student Highlight  I wanted to highlight this student I get to meet with weekly, Iman! She and I just finished the 10-12 week study called Focus on Jesus. I have loved getting to be her friend, learn more about her, and her life. She and I are continuing to meet and read John together as she has never read a gospel before. I am so excited about her, keep praying for her. Students like this though are what make college ministry so exciting!  Announcements  - ...

Hi! I wanted to wait a minute to write this blog so I could write about Christmas and WINTER RETREAT! It was such a fun and exciting break, and then coming back and hopping right into winter retreat. We had a guest speaker from Fuller University, Dr. Lee come and talk. He talked about grace and how impactful the Gospel is to our story. One question he asked that impacted me that I will ask you is Do you believe the Gospel is good news for you?  Winter Retreat  We got SNOW! So fun getting to worship alongside our students, and then also have them learn more about grace.                                 Christmas in Leavenworth  My dad and I went to Leavenworth, WA for Christmas. It was so beautiful and magical, we even got to go on a sleigh ride that felt as if we were in Narnia!               Student Testimony

 Hi everyone! I am so excited that it is December, even though it is not very cold here in Texas. I am looking forward to slowing down, and spending some time with family. I am going to Montana, and then Washington with my dad this year. It is going to be very snowy and beautiful!  Sweet Friends Some of my friends from college at Collin got together to hang out, and have lunch. We have been friends for almost 5-6 years now! Super grateful for them  Thanksgiving  Hailey who is a dear friend of mine and student got to come to Thanksgiving with my family! It was so fun getting to have a friend at Thanksgiving!  Pizza Theology  We had Pizza Theology! Iain Provan came and talked about what it means to be human! It was so impactful. Our students walked away having deeper conversations and thinking critically about it.  Winter Retreat Winter Retreat is just around the corner, and if you are interested in sponsoring a student you can give a scholarship towards...

 I am so excited to be writing this blog! I have got to experience many exciting things this past month. The fall is just the absolute best in my opinion. I love getting to watch the leaves change color, fun cinnamon and pumpkin fall treats, and just the crisp air. Here are some of the updates from this month!  Halloween! Each year our staff does a Halloween costume, this year we all were Shrek. So enjoy these terrifying pictures!  WORLD SERIES! The Randers won the World Series and I love parades plus Iman had never been to one. I get to study the bible with her every week! It is such a Joy!  Fall Camp                                                                                 We had our annual Fall Camp, and it was amazing! We had over 100 students come, we had...

Hi everyone! Thanks for another awesome month of partnering with me in ministry. I have felt so excited about this year, and it just continues to be amazing. God is showing up left and right with our students. I am so impressed with the corefa team, and just the overall attitude. I forgot to take as many pictures this month, so it just a few moments, but all good! Thank you again for the blessing you all play in my life. I could not do what I do if you all didn't do what you do.  Snapshots  My peer team from my first year on staff reunited. It was so sweet to get to catch up! I love getting to see and spend time with them.  This is Amelia from TCC NE, she and I have been getting closer. Our whole group of students went out for bowling and laser tag. I forgot how much FUN laser tag is. It was seriously such a blast   This is probably the oddest thing on a ministry blog post. I baked my first loaf of bread ever! I have been wanting to get into bread making. I alwa...

 Another month has come and gone how crazy! August is truly one of our busier months, and it is always SO fun! I love getting to meet so many new students, plan amazing fun events, and just overall get to see God be known on campus. I find it to be so joyful. So here are some little snapshots from this past month.  Welcome Week  We did zombie tag, karaoke,  and hung out at Canes! It really was so neat to see then that first Thursday how many people came and worshipped God all together.  There is a video down below from our United Worship Night     Staff Retreat  We spent the beginning of August as a staff learning more about how Jesus was tempted in the desert. Then how those temptations are still relevant in our life and then also in our ministry. Prayer Requests Our student leaders as they are starting their cores. They have been absolute rockstars these past few weeks. If you could be praying for them as their cores start up, and they star...