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Adam Wierenga
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Hello! My name is Adam Wierenga. My fiancé Jacalyn and I will be serving as interns at Illinois State University beginning in the fall of 2024! Our vision is to seek out young men and women who are longing for community in college and invite them into Gospel-Centered community within our Cru Organization.
Admittedly, I was lost as to what that Christian community actually looked like heading into college. Throughout High School, I sought value within myself in order to be accepted or useful in any community, resulting in a dissatisfying lust for merits and achievements so that I could make much of myself and feel like I belonged. It wasn't until two Cru staff members intentionally met up with me at the beginning of my sophomore year at Illinois State that I was confronted with the Gospel truth I had heard so many times before but never fully grasped: that I can never earn a truly knowing and loving community, yet Jesus invites us into a relationship with him regardless of who we are, where we have been, or what we have done. This unity is possible through his life, death on the cross, and resurrection as the perfect atonement for our sins.
Our hope as we return to campus in the fall is that the Lord would provide students who desire to belong in Gospel-Centered community and that He would equip us to share with them and build them up in these crucial Gospel truths. Additionally, Jacalyn and I are asking the Lord to raise up a team of ministry partners to join us through prayer and financial giving in order to make our ministry possible. Would you prayerfully consider joining my team at $100/month, or another amount that is significant to you?
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