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Featured Missionaries
John & Laura Cross
(Dani & Josh, not pictured)
Cru - Valor
Supported since 2021
John and Laura serve as the local leaders for Valor, a Cru campus ministry that focuses on Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) students. In this capacity, they host and mentor the ROTC students of the Redbird Battalion which includes Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan, and Bradley Universities. In addition to working with local students, John also serves as the team leader for Valor’s Great Lakes Region where he coaches, mentors, and guides the Valor student leaders throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. John and Laura are the parents of Danielle (Dani), a third-year medical school student at the Uniformed Services University, and Joshua (Josh), a senior and fourth-year ROTC student, at Liberty University.
Let’s Pray
Praise Reports and Prayer Requests:
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Praise for the safe travels to over 30 schools this past year and the relationships that have taken root with both the ROTC leadership and the student leaders on those campuses.
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Praise for new Valor groups starting at the University of Chicago, Ball State University, Indiana University of Indianapolis, and Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
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Pray for new student leaders to step up and start a Valor group for their fellow students on their campus.
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Pray for the students as they conduct their summer-time military training and return to their campuses for the fall semester; that they would take the time to be with the Lord in prayer and in His word; and that they would steer clear of the temptations that confront them.
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Pray for the Lord’s wisdom, travelling mercies, and insights as the summer progresses; that He would use us both to remain connected with our Redbird students while also ministering to the students during their training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and in Colorado. May we show them the love of Christ and let them know of His gift of immeasurable grace.
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