***If you’d rather see in PDF form, click here: Erina’s Year in Review-2010-2011
In this past year of ministry with Cal Christian Fellowship, God had been bringing conviction from the words of Jeremiah 29:7- that in seeking the welfare of the campus, we would find our own welfare. Challenged by these words, many students have taken bold risks, prayed big prayers, and made faithful sacrifices to live as missionaries instead of exiles at Cal.
As I look back on this year, I see how God has truly begun to take the 230 students in our fellowship and move us towards being not just a safe Christian community, but a truly missional Christian community. Yet in the midst of that, He is also teaching us how to pray continuously, rest regularly, and seek His face through it all.
Here are snapshots of how CCF sought the welfare of the campus in the 2010-2011 year:
+Leadership Development: This past year, we had over 90 leaders in various positions, up 20% from last year. Moreover, a greater number of these students are living missionally, having intentional relationships with the hopes of leading others to Jesus.
+Campus Engagement: Through various campus and dorm outreaches, our fellowship had greater presence on campus. By hosting events such as our “Scars” outreach and a dorm survey (Soularium), students shared the Gospel over 100 times on campus this year!
+ Conversion: We have seen students like Dion Wu and Ivan Thai enter the academic year with no knowledge of Christianity and end it as Jesus-followers! Our fellowship experienced 14 first-time conversions and 28 students who re-committed their lives to Jesus!
+Community Impact: Nearly 60% of students in CCF have continued to take an active role in the community, in everything from homeless outreach, to arts education, to raising awareness about human tracking, to microfinance and social enterprise.
+ Multiethnicity: This past year we experienced a 267% increase in the number of international students in CCF. We also launched a weekly prayer meeting for South Asian students in our fellowship and saw a renewed desire to re-vamp our White Identity Group.
+Prayer: We saw our prayer team grow in holding regular Daily Prayer Meetings and even prayer trainings on Saturdays. They have also continued to do both prayer ministry and intercession at large groups. Prayer is one of the greatest areas of momentum for our fellowship, and we are excited to see how God continues bringing greater levels of faith and healing through prayer.
+ Conferences and Missions: Our conference attendance continues to grow, with 165 at Fall Conference and 141 students at our annual Chapter Camp this year. We also saw 19 students participate in a Spring Break Urban Plunge (up from 12 last year) and will send 2 students on global projects (to Kenya and Manila), and 9 students to the Bay Area Urban Project (up from 3 last year) this summer.
+Staff Team Growth- Two and a half years ago when I started team leading, I was the only full-time staff. At the start of next year, I will have 3 other full-time staff with me. Praise God for how He is growing our team and calling more laborers into the harvest!
+Personal Growth: Despite all this growth and expansion, I have been challenged to answer the question, “Do I love Jesus more at the end of this year than when I started it?” Through recent reflection, I am being convicted that numbers and results don’t mean anything if I am not falling more and more in love with Jesus each day. Praise God for how He’s wooing me back to His heart.
Thank you for giving me the strength, financial means, and encouragement to help Cal Christian Fellowship live as missionaries on campus this past year. May the Lord continue to provide for you as you generously give to the ministry! I look forward to partnering with you more in the coming year.