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Ricardo Silkworth

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As I came into my future alma mater, Towson University, in 2005 as a foster kid, I constantly dealt with bad views of what God and what a loving family can look like.  I didn’t truly know Jesus until someone from Cru shared the Gospel with me and showed me who God truly is and what it means to be part of his family. As I was about to graduate years later, I reflected on my time in college, thinking about how I grew in a deeper love and understanding of God through Cru. I really wanted to help students who came after me at my school grow in their relationships with God similarly. This ultimately led me to want to work for Cru after graduating from college in Maryland in 2009! Over the years, I  have worked in Baltimore, at Cru's world headquarters in Orlando,  and in various parts of Northern California. In 2022, I started working with Cru’s Latino ministry, Destino, in Southern California!  

For over 25 years, the heart of Destino has been one where it   “envisions spiritual movements of Latino students, faculty, and community everywhere, so that everyone on earth knows someone who truly follows Jesus. In Destino, they desire that they would not just be a ministry to Latino college students but a ministry through Latino students to the rest of the world.”  

 Cru and its family of ministries, like Destino, have no central funds to pay the salaries and ministry expenses of its staff, including mine. Like many other mission organizations, it depends on the consistent financial support of groups and individuals. For me, I am trusting God to raise a team of partners who can not just pray for the ministry, but also give monthly on a financial basis or even through a special gift towards the ministry I am taking part in at Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, and other schools in the South LA County / North Orange County area.   


 Thank you again for considering giving!  You are enabling more students to discover the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Please email me at rico.silkworth@destino.org if you have any questions!

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