Fromprofessionalathletesin Paristofamiliestraveling throughmajorMiddleEastern ports,you’rehelpingCru®reach morepeoplewiththegospel. Thesestoriesshowtheimpact ofyourgivingandhow evangelismanddiscipleshipis happeningbecauseofYOU!
REACHING TRAVELERSWITH THEGOSPEL
Everyyear,hundredsofthousandsof men,womenandchildrenfromthe MiddleEastandNorthAfricatravelto Europeforvacations.Butinsteadof takingplanes,manydrivetheirown carsstraightontoferriesthatcross theMediterranean.
Yourgiftsprovidedhundredsof packetstothesetravelersthat
includedaBibleandotherevangelism resources OnetravelerwasSamir*, animmigrantfromtheMiddleEast
“WhenheheardusspeakingArabic andlearnedwewerefrom[a neighboringcountryintheMiddle East],hewassohappy,”ateam b h d “A t lk d ith
Denmark.Hewasconvinceditwas God'splanforhimtomeetussothat hecouldfindthetruthaboutGod”
NowinDenmark,Samiriswalking withGod,lookingforachurch,and stillintouchwithourteammembers.
YoursupportofthePortCities
WHENYOUGIVETO “WHEREMOSTNEEDED”...
Centraltoourmissionisthe“WhereMostNeeded”fund,avitalresource thatallowsustorespondtopressingneedsfromCrustaffandpartners. Recently,yourgiftstothisfundsupportedanagricultureinitiativein Africathatfosterssustainabledevelopment,aswellasfundingacritical shippingprojectforhumanitarianaid.AndinresponsetoHurricane Helene'sdevastationinNorthCarolina,youhelpedprovideimmediate relieffundstoassistfamiliesaffectedbythehurricane.
Yourgenerousgiftstothisfundallowustoactquicklywhenneedsarise, makingatangibledifferenceincountlesslivesforthegospel.Together,we cancontinuetoexpandouroutreachandsupportefforts,bringingthehope ofChristtothosewhoneeditmost!Asoneministryleaderworkingina ClosedCountrysharedwithus:“Theneedsarealwayspouringinfor [redactedarea],sowhateveryou’reabletogiveisahugeblessing!”
500+BIBLESTOATHLETES!
Thissummer,youhelpedsendmorethan500Struggle&TriumphBiblesin French,English,ArabicandSpanishtoathletes,coachesandspectatorsatthe 2024ParisGames.David,aKenyanpastor,waspartoftheAthletesinAction®
(AIA)teamdistributingBibles
Decadesago,David’ssister competedinthe1996AtlantaGames andbroughthomeanAIABiblethat ultimatelyledDavidtoChrist.
Today,DavidworkswithAIAto ministertoprofessionalrunnersin Kenya,andjoinedtheteaminParis toreachmoreathleteswiththe gospel.
“Thesegiftsaregreatlyappreciated becausemanyofthe[athletes]have neverhadorseenaBiblebefore,”an AIAteammembershared.Thankyou formakingthesestoriesoflifetransformationpossible!
Anindividual grows
Anindividual shares
Achurch grows
Thatchurchplants anewchurch
Thatnewchurch reachesnew individuals