THE BIG PICTURE
God's Story
We noticed that GEN Z really wants to be on fire for Jesus, however we weren't seeing enough of GEN Z in discipleship.
Because the both of us have been in their shoes, we know the impact and necessity of discipleship; we wanted to share that same gift with others in our generation.
One night we were discussing this and we felt the Lord challenging us to do something about it.
We nervously accepted the challenge and immediately began planning every aspect of what we could do on a yellow notepad. Everything from seating, to sponsors, and the outline of the meetings were written and prayed over. By the time we finished planning, we were so excited!
We sought counsel from our pastors, and a few mentors in the faith, and asked for their wisdom and prayer. They all confirmed that they saw the need as well and were convinced God wanted us to pursue this.
About a week later, we visited our former college and sat in on a campus ministry we have ties with and had been a part of.
After the meeting, we took a leap of faith and invited a host of students who we didn't know, and who didn't know us to our first meeting.
We planned to feed them tacos, which we hoped would reel some students in. At 4pm we began cooking, nervously waiting for students to contact us for rides.
The meeting started at 7, and by 6 no one had said a word. We thought, "no one's coming". I remember Kingsley stating, "At least we meal prepped.." in subtle defeat. But we decided if only 1 student showed up, we would still teach.
By 6:30, 6:45, one by one students began to send DMs and asked for rides. We were then rushing to make sure everything was set in place. At that first meeting, we had 9 students.
By the end of the semester, we had 16 students. Needless to say, we needed more chairs. In the second semester, we had between 14-16 regular attendees. Today, we have over 30 students in our group chat who attend sporadically. That being said, we need a LOT more food.
All in all, this ministry has been an incredible blessing, and we have also witnessed exponential growth in so many of our students. We are blown away with what God did with what little we had.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT HAS PARTNERED WITH US!