Many Are the Wonders

God is on the move! In Psalm 40, the psalmist sings, “Many, O Lord, my God, are the wonders you have done. Were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare.”

Let me share just a few of the wonderful things God is doing through and for the ministry of CSF and encourage you to join me in thanking God.

Wonderful Answers to Prayer:
God has granted every one of the requests I asked you to pray about in my last partner letter. 1. We have connected with many new students this year; 2. Our weekly meetings and programs have been going well; 3. We were able to get the large meeting room on campus that we requested for Fall Semester; 4. Deeper Life Groups led by our ministry staff have been effective in helping students build community and grow in Christ; 5. Our outreach to international students is becoming more effective; 6. Our ministry staff is working well as a team and we’re getting better at the things we do; and, 7. Our financial situation is turning around in a big way.

Wonderful Provision:
Expanding the scope and effectiveness of our ministry has been a faith-stretching experience for us. Part of this stretch has been financial since the growth of our ministry requires growth in our ongoing financial support. The first ten months of 2005 we have been struggling and failing to keep up with expenses and, therefore, dealing with a growing debt burden. Something had to be done, and praise the Lord, God has done it! Through some very large gifts from long-time faithful supporters of our ministry, our $45,000 debt has been eliminated and now we are trusting that God will move many friends, alumni, and churches to become new ministry support partners in the coming months. Thanks to all of you who pray and give to make our ministry possible!

Wonderful Guidance:
We are always looking to the Lord for guidance and wisdom for ministry. We are always giving prayerful thought to what we’re doing and how we can do it better. We want to be effective, to get results, and to do the best ministry work we are capable of doing! As the director of ministry for CSF, I am excited about some of the program improvements we are implementing next semester. We thank God for leading us forward.

Thanks So Much for Your Partnership,
Dave Burkum


Photo: New students building friendships on North Shore Daytrip this past Fall.