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I have said this often, one of the saddest days for me working with high school students is graduation day. It is not for the reason you might think! Yes, I will miss the direct and regular contact I have enjoyed with the sharp young people who will call a college town home for the next four years or so, but that is not what hits me the hardest. My heart aches as I sit in the audience and hear name after name and realize that so many of them have gone out of their way to avoid the life giving message of Christ that we have offered. In larger schools there are also those who I may have never met, and I am reminded that the reach of our ministry did not include them. When I think of them and the cold reality that their greatest window of response to the gospel is just about behind them, I am saddened. Pray! Ask God what you can do, and take heart, we may have some help for you!
Looking for one last shot to communicate the gospel to the graduating seniors? Several schools have baccalaureate services in conjunction with graduation (if yours does not, maybe God is inviting you to help launch one). If yours does, there are a couple of things you could do to create a spiritual nudge in the life of some.
- Purchase a New Testament for each student that will be attending. Placing God’s word in the hands of these young people could be a life changing investment for their future. Check online for ordering Bibles by the case.
- Bookmark – this is a much cheaper strategy and one I would recommend whether you buy the Bibles or not. The bookmark has links to different sites that can help them understand the gospel (EveryStudent.com), grow in their relationship with Christ or connect them with Christian groups at the university of their choice (CampusCrusadeforChrist.com or LiveAbove.com). Place them in the Bible or hand them out to the students.
- Class of 2010 gift CD – this CD can be purchased and handed out to graduating seniors. Check out info at: http://grad2009.com/leaders
God loves these students and He has a plan for them. Our last effort is surely not His, but this is a great opportunity to give them another clear means to respond to His love. He also loves us and desires for us to experience the joy of being used by Him to impact others. Ask God how you can make that one last attempt to share Christ with them!
Resources:
Scott Livermore
100 Lake Hart Dr, Dept 3200
Orlando, FL 32832
1-877-GoCampus
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