May CRUView 2015

the big picture

TODAY's SPECIAL:

MASTER CHEF cru camp!

Gary Hill Executive Director

MASTER CHEF CRU CAMPERS We know kids are excited by the thrill of fresh experiences as they learn new skills and continually reshape what they know. Flashback to 1930, and you’ll see an early Crusader holiday camp of girls swimming in a river and cooking dinner over a campfire while they laugh and learn about God’s creation.

Fast-forward to today and you’ll see teams of girls and boys gathered around mixing bowls and ovens, laughing over their cooking skills (or lack thereof!) as they bake friands in a master class. They too are on camp – the inaugural CRU Master Chef 2015!

Claremont Deputy Principal, Peter Scott (right): “It’s this combination of evangelism on Summit Camps followed by discipleship at school that makes our partnership with Crusaders so valuable.”

Dear Friend, It was just a speck. How could it have much impact? Yet God was at work through it to bring about His purposes and show His power.

delights, and they chat through the big questions of life while they cook!

These two cooking scenes may seem poles apart, but the basic recipe is unchanged.

Elijah’s servant only saw a cloud “as small as a man’s hand” (1 Kings 18:44), but Elijah saw God about to answer his drought-breaking prayer with torrential rain. How could one prophet stand against 450 devotees of a false religion (1 Kings 18:20–40)?

CRU Camps keep up with what’s trending now to keep kids coming to camp, but we don’t ever change the fundamentals.

How could a baby be God’s answer to death through sin (Luke 2:25–32)?

You’re Invited!

How could a small band of Jesus’ followers grow into a movement spanning continents and time?

Today, as in 1930, our leaders still guide campers through fun, new experiences as they show and share the “old” news of new life in Christ.

It is because of God’s almighty power, which He uses to build His kingdom.

He can grow a tiny mustard seed (Matthew 13:32) into something massive.

Their volunteer leaders are helping them navigate the prep, cooking, presentation and service of culinary

Kids at CRU’s new Master Chef camp:

MAKING FRIANDS AND A FRIEND IN JESUS

So how should we respond?

There’s no big mystery to making a Will. Crusaders can help you do yours for free!

Firstly, let’s humbly thank God that He chooses to use His power to give life to people like us, showing mercy instead of judgement. Let’s humbly thank Him for signs of growth. He has caused it! (I Corinthians 3:7)

The next CRU Wills Days will be in November 2015.

Secondly, because He is the one who provides growth, we should prioritise prayer as the foundation of all we do.

Email lindan@crusaders.edu.au for more information.

Finally, let’s not be discouraged or give up when progress seems slow. God has caused the things that seem to be small and insignificant to have a mighty impact. We need to faithfully persevere.

Those who started Crusaders in 1930 in a handful of schools and with a couple of camps each year could not have glimpsed the impact it would have.

When we began Summit in 1988, we didn’t conceive how many people would be blessed as a result. Even now, I believe we can barely contemplate the future opportunities for Crusaders’ ministry.

These kids had a blast cooking up a storm at our first-ever Master Chef camp in April! “CRU Master Chef” is our latest new camp – packed with Invention Tests, professional Master Classes on how to make delicious treats like friands, “cook for your family” contests, Bible talks, games, a movie night and more.

Thanks to your prayers and support, more kids like these will be making friands – and a friend in Jesus – at our next CRU Master Chef camp in April 2016!

CRU WILLS DAY

So, thank you for all your support through your time, gifts and prayers. Keep going!

SAVE THE DATE Join us for the Crusaders’ Business Breakfast at The Tea Room, QVB, Sydney.

Wednesday 28th October 2015.

Featuring guest speaker: Mark McCrindle Email damienw@crusaders.edu.au if you’d like to receive an invitation.

In Christ,

Gary Hill, Executive Director

IT’S AMAZING WHAT GOD CAN DO with FAITH THE SIZE of A MUSTARD SEED! “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – Matthew 17:20.

God is planting powerful, mountain-moving seeds of faith in thousands of young people each year through Summit Educational Camps.

Christian educators share with us how Summit Camps are an extremely effective way to pass on the hope-filled message of Jesus to young people and build firm foundations for Christian growth.

Summit Camp last year was James, who shares, “On camp, I made my decision to follow Jesus. I remember during camp my leader encouraged me to learn more about Jesus and read the Bible. I said a prayer to God that said sorry, please and thank you… and I made the decision to follow Jesus.”

“And James is just one of many,” says Alanna James, a teacher at Claremont College who attended that Summit Camp. She witnessed God working powerfully on the camps by building strong relationships between the students and Crusader leaders “whose Christian characters shone through in all that they did”…Cont. page 2

One student who came back changed after his “I’ve made new friends, learnt about God and had the time of my life!” – Caitlin

“I want to be a chef when I’m older.”

– Jordan

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“I’ve loved the Christian discovery time because I’ve been able to ask my questions and grow closer to God.” – Noah

The Crusader Union of Australia PO Box 590, Eastwood NSW 2122 Ph (02) 9874 8933 www.crusaders.edu.au ABN: 90 213 359 332

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“I’ve learnt how to season things properly and make pasta from scratch!” – Abbie

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ALSO INSIDE

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www.twitter.com/crusaderunion

www.youtube.com/user/crucamps

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Inks:

CYAN BLACK

MAGENTA

YELLOW

• 25 years of equipping Summit Fellows!

• God grows a camper into a leader • Jean’s gift will help reach more young people for years to come!

• CRU Community

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• Today’s Special: Master Chef CRU Camp • Making friands – and a friend in Jesus!

• You’re Invited!

• The Big Picture

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MATCH FUND OPPORTUNITY

See Page 2 for more details.

IT’S AMAZING WHAT GOD CAN DO with FAITH THE SIZE of A MUSTARD SEED! Cont. from page 1... We pray that more kids like James will come to know Jesus through Summit Camps and, as a follow-up to their camp experience, be discipled through their school CRU Group.

“Many of our students put their trust in Jesus for the first time at a Summit Camp and then return to school to be nurtured in their CRU school lunchtime group,” says Claremont Deputy Principal, Peter Scott.

“It’s this combination of evangelism on Summit Camps followed by discipleship at school that makes our partnership with Crusaders so valuable.”

A recent McCrindle Research survey shows church attendance is dropping as our society becomes increasingly secular. The good news in a recent

$50,000 MATCH FUND OPPORTUNITY

God grows Mark from

CRU camper

Christian Venues Association study is that camps were among the “top five” significant reasons that people come to faith.

That’s why Crusaders is seeking $250,000 in new seed funding to recruit, hire and equip more Summit ‘Fellows’ to prepare for the growth of an extra 2,000 kids on Summit Camps each year by 2020.

Please see the enclosed reply form to plant a seed for the future – one that will help grow our Summit Camps, grow our Summit Fellows and grow the kingdom of God as students come to Jesus!

Jean Rixon tells CRUView what has inspired her to leave a gift to Crusaders in her Will…

MARK NORTH, YOUTH DISCIPLER

“I attended the SCEGGS Darlinghurst Crusader group from age 10 – that’s where I committed my life to the Lord Jesus. I went on Crusader Camps, served as Chairman on the Girls’ Camps Committee and on Crusader Council for 28 years, directed and led on camps, and was invited to become a Vice-President.

God grew Mark North step-by-step through Crusaders, from CRU camper to the Schools Ministry staff worker he is today, helping kids find Christ and grow in Him:

At CRU, we praise God for how He’s planting seeds of mountain-moving faith in the lives of kids like James who came to know, and grow in, Jesus through Summit Camps. Thank you for helping make this possible through your support!

By God’s grace, a group of generous CRU supporters stepped forward with a $50,000 Match Fund to double every gift given by 30th June. With your financial support and prayers, we can reach the full $250,000.00 seed funding target and ensure we are fully prepared for the growth God will bring.

To To

youth discipler

“Every time my staff and I come away from camp,” says Deputy Principal Scott, “we’re encouraged and inspired to see the Good News of Jesus impacting and changing young lives. And it’s great to see these changes continue back at school.”

Since 1988, over 114,000 young Australians have been introduced to Jesus through Crusaders’ school camps – all because some visionary supporters provided seed funding to establish Summit Educational Camps! Yet there are still so many more who need to be reached with the Gospel message.

JEAN’S GIFT WILL HELP REACH MORE YOUNG PEOPLE for years to come!

Q.

Mark, how has God grown you through CRU?

A.

I attended Crusader camps from a very young age. After finishing school, I realised the only thing that really mattered was what God has done for us in Jesus. I joined the Summit Fellows Program, led on numerous CRU Camps, went to Bible College, worked as a Youth Minister and now I’m working in CRU Schools Ministry visiting schools to tell kids about Jesus.

Q.

“Crusaders inspired me to study the Bible seriously so that, when I was leading Crusader camps and meetings, I was able to teach others.

“Today, I’m passionate about seeing many children

Why is CRU ministry in schools so important?

A.

HATCHED How have you seen God “growing” kids?

A.

On 5th March, Jean was presented with the Ku-ringgai Municipal Council Seniors Week Mayoral Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Community by an Individual’ in recognition of over 20 years of voluntary pastoral duties. The CRU team can’t think of a more deserving candidate!

Have your Will prepared or updated for free at our next Wills Day in November 2015. Email lindan@crusaders.edu.au for more information.

CRU COMMUNITY

School is a great time of life; so important in anyone’s development. It’s also a hard time for anyone trying to live every day for Jesus. I love sharing the Gospel of God’s amazing grace, encouraging kids to stand firm in their faith and equipping them to grow as disciples of Christ.

Q.

come to know and love the Lord Jesus like I did through Crusaders. Putting a gift in my Will is a way to help ensure Crusaders continues their wonderful work well into the future.”

I was encouraged when I saw 100 boys in Years 7–9 at one school turn up to CRU, and to see Angus and Matt (two boys I’d discipled) return to their old school as uni students to help run CRU at school. They’ve matured in their faith and are so eager for more young people to know Jesus as their Lord.

Kate and Glenjamin Elsegood, a boy, Micah Charles, born 15th December 2014 Roslyn and Evan Hinchliffe, a girl, Meredith Grace, born 18th December 2014 Annemarie and Andy Jamieson, a girl, Frances, born 18th January Cassandra Mathews and Ryan Emmer, a boy, Finley (Finn) Jake, born 21st January Bridget and James Carroll, a girl, Mia Elise, born 22nd January Elizabeth and Phil White, a boy, Matthew Maurice Stewart, born 27th January Lauren and Josh Deuble, a boy, Theodore Spencer, born 13th March Katherine and Mark Roberts, a girl, Elissa Grace, born 25th March Lauren and Andrew Doherty, a girl, Emma Rose, born 29th March Irene and Charles Ellis, a girl, Eliza Ruth, born 6th April Karina and Jimmy Edgerton, a girl, Grace Anne, born 18th April

HOOKED

HITCHED

God is growing many more young people through CRU like this… thanks to the support of friends like you!

SuMMit

Thanks to God working through your support, we’re celebrating 25 years of training and equipping young leaders – Summit ‘Fellows’ – to share the life-changing message of Jesus with kids on school camps.

Educational

Since its launch in 1988, Summit has:

Camps:

• • •

• Launch of Summit Educational Camps • 1 staff member (Gary Hill) • 8 camps – 420 campers per annum

Run 1,732 camps that have awakened kids to adventure and new life in Christ.

Told 114,787 campers the Gospel of Jesus and many have responded!

Trained 164 young people as Summit Fellows to impact campers with the Gospel of Jesus… and many have gone on to impact the world through their ministries.

Thank you for your ongoing support to keep this work of the Lord growing!

1990

1993

• 10,000 campers attended Summit camps since launch • 6 Fellows • 50 camps – 3,150 campers per annum

• Ian Holt Memorial Fellowship or Fellows Program begins • 2 full-year Fellows • 42 camps – 2,232 campers per annum

2001

• Fellows begin Certification in Outdoor Recreation • 50th Fellow is appointed • 53 camps – 3,513 campers per annum

• Summit runs its 500th camp!

• 49 camps – 3,350 campers per annum

1999

2004

1993 Fellows Team

CRUVIEW • PAGE 2

Job #:CRU0515N Job Title: May CRUView Newsletter Element: 6pp A4 Newsletter Designer: AW

Size: 489x210mm Stock: White

2007

• Summit runs its 1,000th camp • 14 Fellows • 84 camps – 5,729 campers per annum

• ‘Outdoor Leader’ stream is introduced, offering Fellows an extension of their training to a 4-year program • 68 camps – 4,495 campers per annum

CRUVIEW • PAGE 3

D+C SPECS

25 YEARS OF EQUIPPING SUMMIT FELLOWS!

1988

2012

CYAN BLACK

MAGENTA

YELLOW

HOME

TODAY

• Over 100 camps per year • 20 Fellows

• 150th Fellow appointed • 100 camps – 7,194 campers per annum

2014 2015 Fellows Team

CRUVIEW • PAGE 4

Inks:

Tali Sarkoezy and Jack Burton – 13th December 2014 Amy Kelly and Dale Brown – 17th January Tash Roberts and Tim Clark – 28th March Geoffrey Parker – 8th November 2014

• Summit runs its 1,500th camp!

• Over 100,000 campers have attended Summit camps since launch • 99 camps – 6,973 campers per annum

• 100th Fellow is appointed to date • 85 camps – 5,918 campers per annum

2008

Elisa Jones and Will Lindeback Cat Gillies and James Nugent Bronwyn Smith and William Canning Hannah Emmerson and Andrew Egri

IT’S AMAZING WHAT GOD CAN DO with FAITH THE SIZE of A MUSTARD SEED! Cont. from page 1... We pray that more kids like James will come to know Jesus through Summit Camps and, as a follow-up to their camp experience, be discipled through their school CRU Group.

“Many of our students put their trust in Jesus for the first time at a Summit Camp and then return to school to be nurtured in their CRU school lunchtime group,” says Claremont Deputy Principal, Peter Scott.

“It’s this combination of evangelism on Summit Camps followed by discipleship at school that makes our partnership with Crusaders so valuable.”

A recent McCrindle Research survey shows church attendance is dropping as our society becomes increasingly secular. The good news in a recent

$50,000 MATCH FUND OPPORTUNITY

God grows Mark from

CRU camper

Christian Venues Association study is that camps were among the “top five” significant reasons that people come to faith.

That’s why Crusaders is seeking $250,000 in new seed funding to recruit, hire and equip more Summit ‘Fellows’ to prepare for the growth of an extra 2,000 kids on Summit Camps each year by 2020.

Please see the enclosed reply form to plant a seed for the future – one that will help grow our Summit Camps, grow our Summit Fellows and grow the kingdom of God as students come to Jesus!

Jean Rixon tells CRUView what has inspired her to leave a gift to Crusaders in her Will…

MARK NORTH, YOUTH DISCIPLER

“I attended the SCEGGS Darlinghurst Crusader group from age 10 – that’s where I committed my life to the Lord Jesus. I went on Crusader Camps, served as Chairman on the Girls’ Camps Committee and on Crusader Council for 28 years, directed and led on camps, and was invited to become a Vice-President.

God grew Mark North step-by-step through Crusaders, from CRU camper to the Schools Ministry staff worker he is today, helping kids find Christ and grow in Him:

At CRU, we praise God for how He’s planting seeds of mountain-moving faith in the lives of kids like James who came to know, and grow in, Jesus through Summit Camps. Thank you for helping make this possible through your support!

By God’s grace, a group of generous CRU supporters stepped forward with a $50,000 Match Fund to double every gift given by 30th June. With your financial support and prayers, we can reach the full $250,000.00 seed funding target and ensure we are fully prepared for the growth God will bring.

To To

youth discipler

“Every time my staff and I come away from camp,” says Deputy Principal Scott, “we’re encouraged and inspired to see the Good News of Jesus impacting and changing young lives. And it’s great to see these changes continue back at school.”

Since 1988, over 114,000 young Australians have been introduced to Jesus through Crusaders’ school camps – all because some visionary supporters provided seed funding to establish Summit Educational Camps! Yet there are still so many more who need to be reached with the Gospel message.

JEAN’S GIFT WILL HELP REACH MORE YOUNG PEOPLE for years to come!

Q.

Mark, how has God grown you through CRU?

A.

I attended Crusader camps from a very young age. After finishing school, I realised the only thing that really mattered was what God has done for us in Jesus. I joined the Summit Fellows Program, led on numerous CRU Camps, went to Bible College, worked as a Youth Minister and now I’m working in CRU Schools Ministry visiting schools to tell kids about Jesus.

Q.

“Crusaders inspired me to study the Bible seriously so that, when I was leading Crusader camps and meetings, I was able to teach others.

“Today, I’m passionate about seeing many children

Why is CRU ministry in schools so important?

A.

HATCHED How have you seen God “growing” kids?

A.

On 5th March, Jean was presented with the Ku-ringgai Municipal Council Seniors Week Mayoral Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Community by an Individual’ in recognition of over 20 years of voluntary pastoral duties. The CRU team can’t think of a more deserving candidate!

Have your Will prepared or updated for free at our next Wills Day in November 2015. Email lindan@crusaders.edu.au for more information.

CRU COMMUNITY

School is a great time of life; so important in anyone’s development. It’s also a hard time for anyone trying to live every day for Jesus. I love sharing the Gospel of God’s amazing grace, encouraging kids to stand firm in their faith and equipping them to grow as disciples of Christ.

Q.

come to know and love the Lord Jesus like I did through Crusaders. Putting a gift in my Will is a way to help ensure Crusaders continues their wonderful work well into the future.”

I was encouraged when I saw 100 boys in Years 7–9 at one school turn up to CRU, and to see Angus and Matt (two boys I’d discipled) return to their old school as uni students to help run CRU at school. They’ve matured in their faith and are so eager for more young people to know Jesus as their Lord.

Kate and Glenjamin Elsegood, a boy, Micah Charles, born 15th December 2014 Roslyn and Evan Hinchliffe, a girl, Meredith Grace, born 18th December 2014 Annemarie and Andy Jamieson, a girl, Frances, born 18th January Cassandra Mathews and Ryan Emmer, a boy, Finley (Finn) Jake, born 21st January Bridget and James Carroll, a girl, Mia Elise, born 22nd January Elizabeth and Phil White, a boy, Matthew Maurice Stewart, born 27th January Lauren and Josh Deuble, a boy, Theodore Spencer, born 13th March Katherine and Mark Roberts, a girl, Elissa Grace, born 25th March Lauren and Andrew Doherty, a girl, Emma Rose, born 29th March Irene and Charles Ellis, a girl, Eliza Ruth, born 6th April Karina and Jimmy Edgerton, a girl, Grace Anne, born 18th April

HOOKED

HITCHED

God is growing many more young people through CRU like this… thanks to the support of friends like you!

SuMMit

Thanks to God working through your support, we’re celebrating 25 years of training and equipping young leaders – Summit ‘Fellows’ – to share the life-changing message of Jesus with kids on school camps.

Educational

Since its launch in 1988, Summit has:

Camps:

• • •

• Launch of Summit Educational Camps • 1 staff member (Gary Hill) • 8 camps – 420 campers per annum

Run 1,732 camps that have awakened kids to adventure and new life in Christ.

Told 114,787 campers the Gospel of Jesus and many have responded!

Trained 164 young people as Summit Fellows to impact campers with the Gospel of Jesus… and many have gone on to impact the world through their ministries.

Thank you for your ongoing support to keep this work of the Lord growing!

1990

1993

• 10,000 campers attended Summit camps since launch • 6 Fellows • 50 camps – 3,150 campers per annum

• Ian Holt Memorial Fellowship or Fellows Program begins • 2 full-year Fellows • 42 camps – 2,232 campers per annum

2001

• Fellows begin Certification in Outdoor Recreation • 50th Fellow is appointed • 53 camps – 3,513 campers per annum

• Summit runs its 500th camp!

• 49 camps – 3,350 campers per annum

1999

2004

1993 Fellows Team

CRUVIEW • PAGE 2

Job #:CRU0515N Job Title: May CRUView Newsletter Element: 6pp A4 Newsletter Designer: AW

Size: 489x210mm Stock: White

2007

• Summit runs its 1,000th camp • 14 Fellows • 84 camps – 5,729 campers per annum

• ‘Outdoor Leader’ stream is introduced, offering Fellows an extension of their training to a 4-year program • 68 camps – 4,495 campers per annum

CRUVIEW • PAGE 3

D+C SPECS

25 YEARS OF EQUIPPING SUMMIT FELLOWS!

1988

2012

CYAN BLACK

MAGENTA

YELLOW

HOME

TODAY

• Over 100 camps per year • 20 Fellows

• 150th Fellow appointed • 100 camps – 7,194 campers per annum

2014 2015 Fellows Team

CRUVIEW • PAGE 4

Inks:

Tali Sarkoezy and Jack Burton – 13th December 2014 Amy Kelly and Dale Brown – 17th January Tash Roberts and Tim Clark – 28th March Geoffrey Parker – 8th November 2014

• Summit runs its 1,500th camp!

• Over 100,000 campers have attended Summit camps since launch • 99 camps – 6,973 campers per annum

• 100th Fellow is appointed to date • 85 camps – 5,918 campers per annum

2008

Elisa Jones and Will Lindeback Cat Gillies and James Nugent Bronwyn Smith and William Canning Hannah Emmerson and Andrew Egri

IT’S AMAZING WHAT GOD CAN DO with FAITH THE SIZE of A MUSTARD SEED! Cont. from page 1... We pray that more kids like James will come to know Jesus through Summit Camps and, as a follow-up to their camp experience, be discipled through their school CRU Group.

“Many of our students put their trust in Jesus for the first time at a Summit Camp and then return to school to be nurtured in their CRU school lunchtime group,” says Claremont Deputy Principal, Peter Scott.

“It’s this combination of evangelism on Summit Camps followed by discipleship at school that makes our partnership with Crusaders so valuable.”

A recent McCrindle Research survey shows church attendance is dropping as our society becomes increasingly secular. The good news in a recent

$50,000 MATCH FUND OPPORTUNITY

God grows Mark from

CRU camper

Christian Venues Association study is that camps were among the “top five” significant reasons that people come to faith.

That’s why Crusaders is seeking $250,000 in new seed funding to recruit, hire and equip more Summit ‘Fellows’ to prepare for the growth of an extra 2,000 kids on Summit Camps each year by 2020.

Please see the enclosed reply form to plant a seed for the future – one that will help grow our Summit Camps, grow our Summit Fellows and grow the kingdom of God as students come to Jesus!

Jean Rixon tells CRUView what has inspired her to leave a gift to Crusaders in her Will…

MARK NORTH, YOUTH DISCIPLER

“I attended the SCEGGS Darlinghurst Crusader group from age 10 – that’s where I committed my life to the Lord Jesus. I went on Crusader Camps, served as Chairman on the Girls’ Camps Committee and on Crusader Council for 28 years, directed and led on camps, and was invited to become a Vice-President.

God grew Mark North step-by-step through Crusaders, from CRU camper to the Schools Ministry staff worker he is today, helping kids find Christ and grow in Him:

At CRU, we praise God for how He’s planting seeds of mountain-moving faith in the lives of kids like James who came to know, and grow in, Jesus through Summit Camps. Thank you for helping make this possible through your support!

By God’s grace, a group of generous CRU supporters stepped forward with a $50,000 Match Fund to double every gift given by 30th June. With your financial support and prayers, we can reach the full $250,000.00 seed funding target and ensure we are fully prepared for the growth God will bring.

To To

youth discipler

“Every time my staff and I come away from camp,” says Deputy Principal Scott, “we’re encouraged and inspired to see the Good News of Jesus impacting and changing young lives. And it’s great to see these changes continue back at school.”

Since 1988, over 114,000 young Australians have been introduced to Jesus through Crusaders’ school camps – all because some visionary supporters provided seed funding to establish Summit Educational Camps! Yet there are still so many more who need to be reached with the Gospel message.

JEAN’S GIFT WILL HELP REACH MORE YOUNG PEOPLE for years to come!

Q.

Mark, how has God grown you through CRU?

A.

I attended Crusader camps from a very young age. After finishing school, I realised the only thing that really mattered was what God has done for us in Jesus. I joined the Summit Fellows Program, led on numerous CRU Camps, went to Bible College, worked as a Youth Minister and now I’m working in CRU Schools Ministry visiting schools to tell kids about Jesus.

Q.

“Crusaders inspired me to study the Bible seriously so that, when I was leading Crusader camps and meetings, I was able to teach others.

“Today, I’m passionate about seeing many children

Why is CRU ministry in schools so important?

A.

HATCHED How have you seen God “growing” kids?

A.

On 5th March, Jean was presented with the Ku-ringgai Municipal Council Seniors Week Mayoral Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Community by an Individual’ in recognition of over 20 years of voluntary pastoral duties. The CRU team can’t think of a more deserving candidate!

Have your Will prepared or updated for free at our next Wills Day in November 2015. Email lindan@crusaders.edu.au for more information.

CRU COMMUNITY

School is a great time of life; so important in anyone’s development. It’s also a hard time for anyone trying to live every day for Jesus. I love sharing the Gospel of God’s amazing grace, encouraging kids to stand firm in their faith and equipping them to grow as disciples of Christ.

Q.

come to know and love the Lord Jesus like I did through Crusaders. Putting a gift in my Will is a way to help ensure Crusaders continues their wonderful work well into the future.”

I was encouraged when I saw 100 boys in Years 7–9 at one school turn up to CRU, and to see Angus and Matt (two boys I’d discipled) return to their old school as uni students to help run CRU at school. They’ve matured in their faith and are so eager for more young people to know Jesus as their Lord.

Kate and Glenjamin Elsegood, a boy, Micah Charles, born 15th December 2014 Roslyn and Evan Hinchliffe, a girl, Meredith Grace, born 18th December 2014 Annemarie and Andy Jamieson, a girl, Frances, born 18th January Cassandra Mathews and Ryan Emmer, a boy, Finley (Finn) Jake, born 21st January Bridget and James Carroll, a girl, Mia Elise, born 22nd January Elizabeth and Phil White, a boy, Matthew Maurice Stewart, born 27th January Lauren and Josh Deuble, a boy, Theodore Spencer, born 13th March Katherine and Mark Roberts, a girl, Elissa Grace, born 25th March Lauren and Andrew Doherty, a girl, Emma Rose, born 29th March Irene and Charles Ellis, a girl, Eliza Ruth, born 6th April Karina and Jimmy Edgerton, a girl, Grace Anne, born 18th April

HOOKED

HITCHED

God is growing many more young people through CRU like this… thanks to the support of friends like you!

SuMMit

Thanks to God working through your support, we’re celebrating 25 years of training and equipping young leaders – Summit ‘Fellows’ – to share the life-changing message of Jesus with kids on school camps.

Educational

Since its launch in 1988, Summit has:

Camps:

• • •

• Launch of Summit Educational Camps • 1 staff member (Gary Hill) • 8 camps – 420 campers per annum

Run 1,732 camps that have awakened kids to adventure and new life in Christ.

Told 114,787 campers the Gospel of Jesus and many have responded!

Trained 164 young people as Summit Fellows to impact campers with the Gospel of Jesus… and many have gone on to impact the world through their ministries.

Thank you for your ongoing support to keep this work of the Lord growing!

1990

1993

• 10,000 campers attended Summit camps since launch • 6 Fellows • 50 camps – 3,150 campers per annum

• Ian Holt Memorial Fellowship or Fellows Program begins • 2 full-year Fellows • 42 camps – 2,232 campers per annum

2001

• Fellows begin Certification in Outdoor Recreation • 50th Fellow is appointed • 53 camps – 3,513 campers per annum

• Summit runs its 500th camp!

• 49 camps – 3,350 campers per annum

1999

2004

1993 Fellows Team

CRUVIEW • PAGE 2

Job #:CRU0515N Job Title: May CRUView Newsletter Element: 6pp A4 Newsletter Designer: AW

Size: 489x210mm Stock: White

2007

• Summit runs its 1,000th camp • 14 Fellows • 84 camps – 5,729 campers per annum

• ‘Outdoor Leader’ stream is introduced, offering Fellows an extension of their training to a 4-year program • 68 camps – 4,495 campers per annum

CRUVIEW • PAGE 3

D+C SPECS

25 YEARS OF EQUIPPING SUMMIT FELLOWS!

1988

2012

CYAN BLACK

MAGENTA

YELLOW

HOME

TODAY

• Over 100 camps per year • 20 Fellows

• 150th Fellow appointed • 100 camps – 7,194 campers per annum

2014 2015 Fellows Team

CRUVIEW • PAGE 4

Inks:

Tali Sarkoezy and Jack Burton – 13th December 2014 Amy Kelly and Dale Brown – 17th January Tash Roberts and Tim Clark – 28th March Geoffrey Parker – 8th November 2014

• Summit runs its 1,500th camp!

• Over 100,000 campers have attended Summit camps since launch • 99 camps – 6,973 campers per annum

• 100th Fellow is appointed to date • 85 camps – 5,918 campers per annum

2008

Elisa Jones and Will Lindeback Cat Gillies and James Nugent Bronwyn Smith and William Canning Hannah Emmerson and Andrew Egri

the big picture

TODAY's SPECIAL:

MASTER CHEF cru camp!

Gary Hill Executive Director

MASTER CHEF CRU CAMPERS We know kids are excited by the thrill of fresh experiences as they learn new skills and continually reshape what they know. Flashback to 1930, and you’ll see an early Crusader holiday camp of girls swimming in a river and cooking dinner over a campfire while they laugh and learn about God’s creation.

Fast-forward to today and you’ll see teams of girls and boys gathered around mixing bowls and ovens, laughing over their cooking skills (or lack thereof!) as they bake friands in a master class. They too are on camp – the inaugural CRU Master Chef 2015!

Claremont Deputy Principal, Peter Scott (right): “It’s this combination of evangelism on Summit Camps followed by discipleship at school that makes our partnership with Crusaders so valuable.”

Dear Friend, It was just a speck. How could it have much impact? Yet God was at work through it to bring about His purposes and show His power.

delights, and they chat through the big questions of life while they cook!

These two cooking scenes may seem poles apart, but the basic recipe is unchanged.

Elijah’s servant only saw a cloud “as small as a man’s hand” (1 Kings 18:44), but Elijah saw God about to answer his drought-breaking prayer with torrential rain. How could one prophet stand against 450 devotees of a false religion (1 Kings 18:20–40)?

CRU Camps keep up with what’s trending now to keep kids coming to camp, but we don’t ever change the fundamentals.

How could a baby be God’s answer to death through sin (Luke 2:25–32)?

You’re Invited!

How could a small band of Jesus’ followers grow into a movement spanning continents and time?

Today, as in 1930, our leaders still guide campers through fun, new experiences as they show and share the “old” news of new life in Christ.

It is because of God’s almighty power, which He uses to build His kingdom.

He can grow a tiny mustard seed (Matthew 13:32) into something massive.

Their volunteer leaders are helping them navigate the prep, cooking, presentation and service of culinary

Kids at CRU’s new Master Chef camp:

MAKING FRIANDS AND A FRIEND IN JESUS

So how should we respond?

There’s no big mystery to making a Will. Crusaders can help you do yours for free!

Firstly, let’s humbly thank God that He chooses to use His power to give life to people like us, showing mercy instead of judgement. Let’s humbly thank Him for signs of growth. He has caused it! (I Corinthians 3:7)

The next CRU Wills Days will be in November 2015.

Secondly, because He is the one who provides growth, we should prioritise prayer as the foundation of all we do.

Email lindan@crusaders.edu.au for more information.

Finally, let’s not be discouraged or give up when progress seems slow. God has caused the things that seem to be small and insignificant to have a mighty impact. We need to faithfully persevere.

Those who started Crusaders in 1930 in a handful of schools and with a couple of camps each year could not have glimpsed the impact it would have.

When we began Summit in 1988, we didn’t conceive how many people would be blessed as a result. Even now, I believe we can barely contemplate the future opportunities for Crusaders’ ministry.

These kids had a blast cooking up a storm at our first-ever Master Chef camp in April! “CRU Master Chef” is our latest new camp – packed with Invention Tests, professional Master Classes on how to make delicious treats like friands, “cook for your family” contests, Bible talks, games, a movie night and more.

Thanks to your prayers and support, more kids like these will be making friands – and a friend in Jesus – at our next CRU Master Chef camp in April 2016!

CRU WILLS DAY

So, thank you for all your support through your time, gifts and prayers. Keep going!

SAVE THE DATE Join us for the Crusaders’ Business Breakfast at The Tea Room, QVB, Sydney.

Wednesday 28th October 2015.

Featuring guest speaker: Mark McCrindle Email damienw@crusaders.edu.au if you’d like to receive an invitation.

In Christ,

Gary Hill, Executive Director

IT’S AMAZING WHAT GOD CAN DO with FAITH THE SIZE of A MUSTARD SEED! “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – Matthew 17:20.

God is planting powerful, mountain-moving seeds of faith in thousands of young people each year through Summit Educational Camps.

Christian educators share with us how Summit Camps are an extremely effective way to pass on the hope-filled message of Jesus to young people and build firm foundations for Christian growth.

Summit Camp last year was James, who shares, “On camp, I made my decision to follow Jesus. I remember during camp my leader encouraged me to learn more about Jesus and read the Bible. I said a prayer to God that said sorry, please and thank you… and I made the decision to follow Jesus.”

“And James is just one of many,” says Alanna James, a teacher at Claremont College who attended that Summit Camp. She witnessed God working powerfully on the camps by building strong relationships between the students and Crusader leaders “whose Christian characters shone through in all that they did”…Cont. page 2

One student who came back changed after his “I’ve made new friends, learnt about God and had the time of my life!” – Caitlin

“I want to be a chef when I’m older.”

– Jordan

CRUVIEW • PAGE 5

“I’ve loved the Christian discovery time because I’ve been able to ask my questions and grow closer to God.” – Noah

The Crusader Union of Australia PO Box 590, Eastwood NSW 2122 Ph (02) 9874 8933 www.crusaders.edu.au ABN: 90 213 359 332

D+C SPECS

“I’ve learnt how to season things properly and make pasta from scratch!” – Abbie

Job #:CRU0515N Job Title: May CRUView Newsletter Element: 6pp A4 Newsletter Designer: AW

Size: 489x210mm Stock: White

$50,000

ALSO INSIDE

www.facebook.com/crusadersaustralia www.facebook.com/crucamps

www.twitter.com/crusaderunion

www.youtube.com/user/crucamps

www.crusaders.edu.au/businessnetwork

Inks:

CYAN BLACK

MAGENTA

YELLOW

• 25 years of equipping Summit Fellows!

• God grows a camper into a leader • Jean’s gift will help reach more young people for years to come!

• CRU Community

Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 4

• Today’s Special: Master Chef CRU Camp • Making friands – and a friend in Jesus!

• You’re Invited!

• The Big Picture

Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6

MATCH FUND OPPORTUNITY

See Page 2 for more details.

the big picture

TODAY's SPECIAL:

MASTER CHEF cru camp!

Gary Hill Executive Director

MASTER CHEF CRU CAMPERS We know kids are excited by the thrill of fresh experiences as they learn new skills and continually reshape what they know. Flashback to 1930, and you’ll see an early Crusader holiday camp of girls swimming in a river and cooking dinner over a campfire while they laugh and learn about God’s creation.

Fast-forward to today and you’ll see teams of girls and boys gathered around mixing bowls and ovens, laughing over their cooking skills (or lack thereof!) as they bake friands in a master class. They too are on camp – the inaugural CRU Master Chef 2015!

Claremont Deputy Principal, Peter Scott (right): “It’s this combination of evangelism on Summit Camps followed by discipleship at school that makes our partnership with Crusaders so valuable.”

Dear Friend, It was just a speck. How could it have much impact? Yet God was at work through it to bring about His purposes and show His power.

delights, and they chat through the big questions of life while they cook!

These two cooking scenes may seem poles apart, but the basic recipe is unchanged.

Elijah’s servant only saw a cloud “as small as a man’s hand” (1 Kings 18:44), but Elijah saw God about to answer his drought-breaking prayer with torrential rain. How could one prophet stand against 450 devotees of a false religion (1 Kings 18:20–40)?

CRU Camps keep up with what’s trending now to keep kids coming to camp, but we don’t ever change the fundamentals.

How could a baby be God’s answer to death through sin (Luke 2:25–32)?

You’re Invited!

How could a small band of Jesus’ followers grow into a movement spanning continents and time?

Today, as in 1930, our leaders still guide campers through fun, new experiences as they show and share the “old” news of new life in Christ.

It is because of God’s almighty power, which He uses to build His kingdom.

He can grow a tiny mustard seed (Matthew 13:32) into something massive.

Their volunteer leaders are helping them navigate the prep, cooking, presentation and service of culinary

Kids at CRU’s new Master Chef camp:

MAKING FRIANDS AND A FRIEND IN JESUS

So how should we respond?

There’s no big mystery to making a Will. Crusaders can help you do yours for free!

Firstly, let’s humbly thank God that He chooses to use His power to give life to people like us, showing mercy instead of judgement. Let’s humbly thank Him for signs of growth. He has caused it! (I Corinthians 3:7)

The next CRU Wills Days will be in November 2015.

Secondly, because He is the one who provides growth, we should prioritise prayer as the foundation of all we do.

Email lindan@crusaders.edu.au for more information.

Finally, let’s not be discouraged or give up when progress seems slow. God has caused the things that seem to be small and insignificant to have a mighty impact. We need to faithfully persevere.

Those who started Crusaders in 1930 in a handful of schools and with a couple of camps each year could not have glimpsed the impact it would have.

When we began Summit in 1988, we didn’t conceive how many people would be blessed as a result. Even now, I believe we can barely contemplate the future opportunities for Crusaders’ ministry.

These kids had a blast cooking up a storm at our first-ever Master Chef camp in April! “CRU Master Chef” is our latest new camp – packed with Invention Tests, professional Master Classes on how to make delicious treats like friands, “cook for your family” contests, Bible talks, games, a movie night and more.

Thanks to your prayers and support, more kids like these will be making friands – and a friend in Jesus – at our next CRU Master Chef camp in April 2016!

CRU WILLS DAY

So, thank you for all your support through your time, gifts and prayers. Keep going!

SAVE THE DATE Join us for the Crusaders’ Business Breakfast at The Tea Room, QVB, Sydney.

Wednesday 28th October 2015.

Featuring guest speaker: Mark McCrindle Email damienw@crusaders.edu.au if you’d like to receive an invitation.

In Christ,

Gary Hill, Executive Director

IT’S AMAZING WHAT GOD CAN DO with FAITH THE SIZE of A MUSTARD SEED! “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’, and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – Matthew 17:20.

God is planting powerful, mountain-moving seeds of faith in thousands of young people each year through Summit Educational Camps.

Christian educators share with us how Summit Camps are an extremely effective way to pass on the hope-filled message of Jesus to young people and build firm foundations for Christian growth.

Summit Camp last year was James, who shares, “On camp, I made my decision to follow Jesus. I remember during camp my leader encouraged me to learn more about Jesus and read the Bible. I said a prayer to God that said sorry, please and thank you… and I made the decision to follow Jesus.”

“And James is just one of many,” says Alanna James, a teacher at Claremont College who attended that Summit Camp. She witnessed God working powerfully on the camps by building strong relationships between the students and Crusader leaders “whose Christian characters shone through in all that they did”…Cont. page 2

One student who came back changed after his “I’ve made new friends, learnt about God and had the time of my life!” – Caitlin

“I want to be a chef when I’m older.”

– Jordan

CRUVIEW • PAGE 5

“I’ve loved the Christian discovery time because I’ve been able to ask my questions and grow closer to God.” – Noah

The Crusader Union of Australia PO Box 590, Eastwood NSW 2122 Ph (02) 9874 8933 www.crusaders.edu.au ABN: 90 213 359 332

D+C SPECS

“I’ve learnt how to season things properly and make pasta from scratch!” – Abbie

Job #:CRU0515N Job Title: May CRUView Newsletter Element: 6pp A4 Newsletter Designer: AW

Size: 489x210mm Stock: White

$50,000

ALSO INSIDE

www.facebook.com/crusadersaustralia www.facebook.com/crucamps

www.twitter.com/crusaderunion

www.youtube.com/user/crucamps

www.crusaders.edu.au/businessnetwork

Inks:

CYAN BLACK

MAGENTA

YELLOW

• 25 years of equipping Summit Fellows!

• God grows a camper into a leader • Jean’s gift will help reach more young people for years to come!

• CRU Community

Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 4

• Today’s Special: Master Chef CRU Camp • Making friands – and a friend in Jesus!

• You’re Invited!

• The Big Picture

Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6

MATCH FUND OPPORTUNITY

See Page 2 for more details.