Cru Inner City - Minneapolis/St. Paul

The Cru 2022 winter conference is in full swing in Minneapolis. We are excited to mobilize 670 college students for a day of outreach in Minneapolis and St Paul with 15 partner churches. We can’t wait to see what God will do!

https://www.cru.org/communities/campus/winterconference/

The last year has been hard. But we’ve seen signs of God at work all over the Twin Cities. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐭 𝟕 𝐩𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐
www.HopeRisingTwinCities.org

You'll hear stories of how Cru Inner City and our urban church partners are working together to help individuals and families build their hope on Jesus. Together we will celebrate how God is changing lives!

We want to give a huge thank you to all of you who tuned in for our virtual event tonight: Hope Rising. We are so blessed by your partnership! If you weren't able to fill out the commitment form, you can access it at give.hoperisingtwincities.org. Thanks again!

We’ve seen 35,000+ gospel touchpoints through outreach over the last year!

Join us virtually on April 29 at 7 pm cdt to hear some of the stories and help make an impact for Christ! HopeRisingTwinCities.org

The last year has been hard. But we’ve seen signs of God at work all over the Twin Cities. 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟗 𝐚𝐭 𝟕 𝐩𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 www.HopeRisingTwinCities.org

You’ll hear testimonies of what God is doing through our partnerships in the community — urban churches, ministries, and individuals like you!

Are you looking for signs of hope? Then join us for a short but inspiring virtual event on Thursday, April 29th. You’ll hear testimonies of what God is doing through our partnerships in the community—urban churches, ministries, and individuals like you. We can’t wait to see you!

HopeRisingTwinCities.org

"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2

"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy." - Proverbs 31:8-9

"Grace is the only thing bigger than sin"
- JohnMPerkins

"Our message about God's compassion will lack credibility if we preach to people's minds and ignore the pain in their bodies and hearts (see James 2:15-16)"
- Chris Sicks

"Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life." - 1 Timothy 6:17-19

For the past two Saturdays, over 60 leaders met on Zoom with the purpose of getting better equipped to holistically minister to kids and teach them how to walk with Jesus. These leaders represent about 50 churches from all over the U.S. and one international church! They covered topics like mentoring, tutoring, teaching children concretely, classroom management, and recruiting volunteers.

“I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am for whatever God has in store for us and this training,” one leader shared after the first 6-hour session. “I want to do the work that God has designed me for, and I believe this is it.”

Join us in praying that these two training days will have an exponential impact going forward as God works through these churches to change kids’ lives for eternity!

'For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.'

“The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: ‘If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?’ But… the good Samaritan reversed the question: ‘If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?’ - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise." - Psalm 51:16-17

“Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.” Isaiah 30:18

“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

Homeless Care Kits are in full swing! Last week we had some dear friends help pack the kits, and tonight local churches will pick them up to distribute to those in need in their communities. Please join us in praying for those going out and those receiving the kits!

“But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.” Hosea 12:6

“By opening our lives to God in Christ, we become new creatures. This experience, which Jesus spoke of as the new birth, is essential if we are to be transformed nonconformists … Only through an inner spiritual transformation do we gain the strength to fight vigorously the evils of the world in a humble and loving spirit.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.