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"At Autumn Trails, Emma heard the gospel for the first time! She is keen to find out more. She even prayed out loud for everyone at the end of camp. We were able to send her home with a bible. In her survey she said “I now understand what the Christian faith is about and why people believe in Jesus.”
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- Story from Autumn Trails, CRU Holiday Camps
SCHOOLS MINISTRY
HOLIDAY CAMPS
DAY CAMPS
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• On Friday, 14th May, the Schools Ministry team ran the largest CRU Teachers'
Conference to date, with teachers and chaplains from around Australia gathering in Sydney to be spurred on in their ministries. The attendees left inspired to continue in their work knowing that what they do today for the Lord will last for all of eternity. • Give thanks for the many opportunities that the Schools Ministry Associates have to share the Bible in CRU Groups and chapels and on camps, and for the impact they are having in the lives of many young people. • Give thanks for the number of junior school CRU Groups that have begun as a result of students attending our Followers in Training (FIT) program. Pray that these groups will continue to grow and that more students will come to know Jesus through them. • Thank God for the technology that enables our Schools Ministry staff to support schools when restrictions and lockdowns are in place. Please pray for staff as they write talks and resources to help students grow in Christ.
• Thank God for such strong interest in CRU Camps in 2020-21 with record
numbers attending. Praise God for our volunteer leaders and staff who work so hard to care for campers, and for the work of staff behind the scenes in marketing, planning, cleaning, catering and bookings. • Give thanks for the 850+ Year 12 students who attended CRU Study Camps at Galston and Lake Mac this year. Pray for their faith journeys as they embark on their exams. • When CRU Sports Camp was cancelled due to COVID in winter, the team launched an online trivia competition instead, with a half-time Bible devotion. Praise God that some 90 people attended this – which was actually considerably more than were booked onto camp!
• Praise God for the interest we had in the winter camp season. Before restrictions
forced the cancellation of all winter Day Camps, we had over 300 campers signed up for camps including 150 on CRU Supaweek! This was due to be the biggest Day Camps season ever! • Thank God for the work of staff who were able to send out postcards to all campers who were due to come on a winter Day Camp. We’ve had great feedback from parents saying their children loved receiving mail from CRU during lockdown. • A number of CRU staff who work closely with Day Camps have responsibilities for Educational Camps as well. Pray that they’ll be able to balance the responsibilities for both divisions to ensure great ministry can occur.
