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SUMMER

PROJECTS2014

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a guidefor yoursummer

PLANS&GodsCALL

2 Introduction

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This guide was created to help youclariy Gods call on your lie asyou look to live wholly involved inHis mission this summer.

The rst hal o this booklet canbe used to process your thoughtsabout your summer with God.The second hal is about thesummer opportunities Cru oersand it can help you decide i a

Summer Project is where Godis sending you. You can use thisbook as a personal journal or asa tool to discuss your summerplans with a riend, mentor, or ina Bible study.

San Diego Express

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It provides a much needed break rom school and an opportunityto do all those things you didnt have time or during the year. Foryou, that might mean taking classes, training or your uture, or

earning some much needed cash hello to student loans!.

My initial thoughts and/or feelings about my summer are:

Throughout the Bible, God urges us to pursue a personal relation-ship with him and have aith that produces action. Maybe thatsalready a reality in your lie or perhaps its something you want to

be true o yoursel.

Whatever the case, God wants you to grow in your relationshipwith him, gloriy him and increase your aith. Growth could mean

going on a mission project with Cru or your church, working backhome, or linking up with a Christian community on your campus.

Lets look at Gods Word as well as your past, present and utureto help you during the process o discerning Gods will or your

summer. Our hope is that this booklet can encourage you to

TRUST GOD FOR BIG THINGS!

THINK ABOUT THIS: THE GOD THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE KNOWS THE

NUMBERS OF HAIRS ON YOUR HEAD (LUKE 12:7). HE IS PRESENT IN YOUR

LIFE AND HE KNOWS WHAT YOU NEED THIS SUMMER (HEBREWS 13:5)

summer isa critical timeDURING COLLEGE

4 Personal Prayer

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Take a ew minutes and talk to God.Ask him how he wants to use yoursummer and listen or his response.

Zambia

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stories oORDINARY

PEOPLE

WHO ENCOUNTERGOD.

6 BIble Study Bosnia

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How did these people respond when theyrst encountered God? Throughout the Bible

God called men and

women out o their

ordinary lie to be a

part o his mission.

This summer is an

opportunity or you

to be used by God.

Discerning how he

is calling you takes

courage but you will

grow closer to God as

you trust his lead.

God calls each o us to live out his eternal,

glorious mission. He creates us, shapes usand gives us talents. God even uses us inour weakness.

It is easy to look at the stories o peopleGod used in the Bible as extraordinaryheroes. But really, these were ordinarypeople, like you and me, that God used inextraordinary ways.

How did God lead and provide or each o these people?What was the outcome of their experience?

How do you relate to the ears, doubts orinsecurities they had?

BrandonI learned that when we look atGod and how big he is and ocus

on what he has done or us, eardissolves into nothing. Only thegrace o God is let.

Brandons and othersull stories are atgosummerproject.com/stories

Exodus 3:1- 4:17

Moses ed Egypt and was working as ashepherd.Luke 5:1-11Simon Peter was working at his atherssmall business.John 4:1-26The woman at the well was going about hernormal day.

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Godis

His peopleinto his mission

SoCal Summer ProjectBreakthrough

Melbourne, Australia Dominican Republic

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Howis HE

YOU?CALLING

Dominican Republic, Destino Lielines, Rocky Mountains

Grand Traverse Bay Paris, France

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What was your relationship with God like the pastew summers?

What are some challenges you aced at home,

work or in church that impacted your aith insummers past?

How have you grown in your personal aith athome during the summer time?

RayDuring the past year, Godhad put it on my heart tolearn more about him and

pursue spiritual growth.Project seemed like the perectopportunity to pursue that.

Rays and others ull stories are atgosummerproject.com/stories

REMEMBERINGYOUR PAST

SUMMERS

It is oten easier to walkwith God when we aresurrounded by believingriends and amily. Goinghome or the summersometimes can take usaway rom these positivesituations and place us innegative ones. Have youexperienced this?

In the past ew years, what were some negativeand positive inuences on your aith during thesummer?

How have you served or showed the love o

God to others over the past ew summers?

What would you change about your pastsummer experiences?

10 Your Past and Present

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No two people were createdthe same. Each o us wereearully and wonderullymade by God with a uniquelie ahead o us Psalm 139:14.Understanding how God madeyou can help you discern how

he wants to use you to carryout his will over the summerand or a lietime.

(RELATIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, SOCIALLY)MY STRENGTHS:

CHOOSE THREE AREAS IN WHICH YOU WANT TO GROW SPIRITUALLY THIS SUMMER:

desire to share my aith

grow in my walk with God

trust God or big things

build deeper relationships with riends/amily

understand Gods character better

understand Gods grace in my lie

know Gods Word better

develop confdence in discipleship

develop confdence in leading

share the Gospel as a way o lie

desire to be real with others

accountability

learn how to transition to theGospel

trust God in school work

trust God to help prepare meor my uture proession

learn to pray

HOWhasGODGIFTED

YOU?

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WHAT ARE MY SUMMER PLANS?

ARE THEY GLORIFYING TO GOD?GOOD FOR MY SPIRITUAL GROWTH?WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT SUMMER PROJECT?

stayTHE WORD ISUSED 62 TIMES INthe New Testament.

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San Diego Summer Project

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What will it look like i I stay home or the summer?

How will my and others lives be dierent i I go?

Personal Refection

goBUT IS USED1,052times!Consider Luke 9:57-10:20 What are some o the costs o ollowing Jesus?What were some o the risks the ollowers aced as they went on the mission trip?

What might have been some o the risks or the ollowers i they had stayed?

What do you think the disciples learned and experienced through their mission trip?What were the personal benets? What were the ministry benets?

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Ecuador

14 Gods plan

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SondraIn the book o Matthew,Jesus makes it clear thatollowing him requiressacrice. Even thoughtalking to my dadabout Summer Project

would be tough anduncomortable I had totake a step o aith andtrust God.

Sondras and othersull stories are atgosummerproject.com/stories

Now that youve looked at Gods word, your lie, talents, andhow he has called others beore you, write how you thinkGod might want you to use your summer.

Look up Matthew 28:19-20 and write it here:

God is reaching out to every person on the planet.We have so many opportunities to be involved in hismission and spread the knowledge o his love.

The summer mission and training projects Cru oersare designed to build up students in their Christianaith in order to help ulll the Great Commission.

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16 God works

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And Jesus said to them, Follow me,and I will make you shers o men.Matthew 4:19

Juneau, Alaska

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MiaSacred

RiverSummer

Project

18 Our Stories

I knew at the beginning o the schoolyear that God wanted me to go on aSummer Project. He had placed a desireon my heart to take my summer andserve him, and the Sacred River SummerProject was the perect way to do that.

Ater I applied, I ound out I needed totake two classes during the summer inorder to graduate.

I assumed that classes would be overbeore project began, but during springbreak I discovered that Project wouldbegin beore my classes would end.

I elt so lost. I didnt know ithis meant I should orgetschool, orget Project or dosomething else entirely. I hadno direction.

I met with my advisor to talk about my

dilemma and she inormed me that Icould substitute one o the courses witha three week alternative.

I started crying in her ofce. At thatmoment I knew that God wanted me onthis project and that He had already setin motion the good that He wanted meto do.

This instance acted as my anchor while

preparing or the project.I was able to look back at how Godprovided this class and trust him throughsupport raising and nding a way to endmy second class early.

God really taught me to trust in his planand understand that his aithulness isunending and unchanging.

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I had a hard time making the decisionto go on a Summer Project. It was anongoing battle. I had a good oundationat home, a girlriend, an amazing job, andI led a Bible study.

I was really torn and prayed about it ormonths, and discovered that God wantedme to expand my horizons and trust him.In the end, support raising became my

biggest obstacle.

I even stood in ront o the mailbox;shaking. I didnt want to let go o my$400 deposit. When I nally let go I knewthis was itI needed to rely 100 percenton God.

Im a very rugal person and in mymindset asking all o my close riends,relatives, and people in my church or

money was a handout.

I remember writing lists oother ways to raise support.But God kept pointing meback to raising support and Icontinually crossed out myill-conceived alternatives.

I met up with a buddy who had raisedsupport beore and he explained that insending letters and making phone calls Iwas giving people a unique opportunityto participate in Gods work.

Thats basically how God worked inmy heart, that one conversation with abuddy, letting God speak through himand get through to me. I learned it wasnt

a handoutit was a partnership.

It was the rst time I prayed to God andsurrendered the situation to him. Nomatter how hard it got, I was going to tryto rely on him.

Ater that things began to happen, puzzlepieces began to click, and God started towork.

Beore I arrived in Chicago or Project,God provided 60% o my support, andthen when I got to project I decided towrite a check or the remainder.

I never thought that money was an idolor me but it was. Once I let go Godwas able to work and I continued to seesupport come in during Project.

For more stories, visit gosummerproject.com/stories

ChrisChicago

Summer Project

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(just a sample of 200+)

Projectlocationsfrom the photosfeatured in this guide.

France

UK

Ecuador

Dominican Republic

OrlandoCharleston

Chicago

Lifelines

VailTetons

Jackson Hole Grand Traverse Bay

San DiegoSanta MonicaSoCal

Juneau

20 Gods Heart

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GOD CARES

about peoplearound the world.WHO DO YOUcare about?

East Asia

Japan

Australia

Sacred River

Sweden

Germany

SerbiaBosnia

Breakthrough

Ethiopia

Tanzania

Zambia

Botswana

South Africa

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The mission o each project varies depending onlocation, but the ocus remains the same: bringingstudents into a deeper relationship with Jesus andchallenging them to share his love with the peoplearound them.

Lie at Work: Chicago

Jackson Hole, WY

Transorm Arts NYC 14

New York City, NY

Portland, OR

San Diego, CA Destino

Boston Echo, MA

Daytona Beach, FL Orlando, FL

Greek Summit, FL

Education Majors, SC San Diego Adventure, CA

Greek Summit, CO

Need to work? You canget a job at this project!

At the Beach/Resort

In the mountains

Project length# o weeks

Greek Summit: Learn toinuence your raternityor sorority or Christ.

Ofce Internships:Combine your proessionalskills with ministry

In the city

For the most up-to-date locations, dates, and inormation visitgosummerproject.com

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PROJECTS

u.s.SUMMER

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Miami, FL

Anchorage, AK

Lake Tahoe, CA

Clearwater Beach, FL

Grand Traverse Bay, MI

Irvine, CA

Milwaukee, WI

Hampton Beach, NH

Boston Operations, MA

Crossroads in Chicago, IL

Chicago, IL

Denver, CO

Kings Domain, OH

Charleston, SC

Medora/Badlands, ND

Juneau, AK

North Myrtle Beach, SC

Ocean City, NJ

Ocean City, MD

Wildwood, NJ

San Diego, CA

Urban Summit Adventure

Santa Monica, CA

Virginia Beach, VA

Yellowstone, WY

Santa Cruz, CA

Seaside, NJ

Vail, CO

Walt Disney World, FL

Ozark Lakes, MO

Smoky Mountains, TN

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Ivory Coast

Netherlands

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Botswana

4th Journey

Oasis

Bosnia

Australia

Fiji

Cru Abroad: East AsiaSpring Semester 2013

Senegal

South Arica

Russia

Ethiopia

Central Asia

Reclaim

France

Croatia

Breakthrough

Venezuela Lebanon

Trade Winds

Greece

Slovenia

Sweden

Dominican Republic

Italy

Ecuador

Japan

Thailand

East Asia

Serbia

Uruguay

Ethiopia Film

Sams Place

Germany

Costa Rica

Gateway Project

Sacred River

Serve the nations by sharing the love o Christ onuniversity campuses or by oering aid to peoplein need. Though they vary in length, InternationalProjects are usually 6 weeks long.

internationalSUMMER

PROJECTS

24 Explore Overseas & Ethnic Projects

Cant go or a summer? Are you thinkingabout studying abroad? Combinestudying abroad with the missional

opportunity o a summer project and youget: Study Abroad with Cru. Check it outat cruabroad.com.

STUDY

ABROAD

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KOREA CCC

Alaska

Rosebud Reservation

Dominican Republic

East Asia

Mediterranean

San Francisco, CA

New York City

Southeast Asia

Blackeet Indian Reservation

Storytellers Art + Media

Los Angeles

Japan

Help students rom diverse ethnic groups aroundthe globe hear the Gospel and grow in their aithin a way that is tailored to their unique culture.

Ministering to and with theNative American community.nationsmovement.com

Ministering through the Latino/Hispaniccommunity. destinomovement.com

Ministering to the Asian-American community.epicmovement.com

Ministering to the Arican-American community.

impactmovement.com

ethnicstudentMINISTRIES

Chinese Trek Boston

Chinese Trek East Asia New York Tribeca

London Project Wilderness Trek

Ishmael Project Trek South Asia Trek

Multi Nations Trek

Ministering toKorean students.kccc.org andkcccla.org

Ministering to international students.bridgesinternational.com

Cambodia

East Asia

Indonesia

Japan

Kyrgyzstan

Asia

Laos

Mexico

Mongolia

Thailand

Vietnam

Dominican Republic

The Impact Movement will have someexciting summer mission opportunities

coming this summer, be sure to visitwww.impactmovement.org/missions

to get the latest inormation

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SUMMERIN THECITY

Arican Adventure Ethiopia Mediterranean Crossing Tropical Port Excursion

Journey o Compassion

Ancient Mountain Treasure Mission: Saari Urban Mountain Adventure

London Bridges

Looking to incorporate your unique skillsand passions in ministry? Cru has summerprojects to reach all kinds o people in allkinds o ways.

Spend 1-2-3-4 weeks using the JESUS lm to share theGospel with the least-reached people o the world.

jesusflmmissiontrips.org

Demonstrate the loveo God to hurting andneedy people.

gainussa.org

Discover how to eternallyimpact the lives o others duringyour medical/healthcare career.

gomets.org

A guided adventurewhere you willencounter the

Gospel andexperience lie

transormation.LielinesMinistry.com

Work with inner-city youth providing

physical and spiritual

to the nations mostdifcult communities.seizeit.org

Central Asia

Health Student Project/ Whole Person Care Preceptorship Redlands, CA

Chicago, IL

Maine Coast Expedition with Valor

Dallas, TX Rocky Mountains Expeditionwith Valor

Pre-Med/Pre-Health Proessional Project Redlands, CA

Detroit, MI

Patagonia Expedition

Milwaukee, WI

Sailing Spring Break Expedition

Los Angeles, CAWomens Maine Coast Expedition

New York City, NY

Rocky Mountain WildernessAdventure

Seattle, WA Prison Project

Alaska Expedition

evenMOREOPPORTUNITIES

Shiting Sands

South Pacic Voyage

JESUSFILM

PROJECT

GLOBAL AIDNETWORK

26 Explore More Projects

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Communicate Gods lovethrough media and music inthe U.S. and internationally.keynotesummerproject.com

Designed or high schoolage missionary kids.

mk2mk.org

Reach the uturemilitary ofcers on yourcampus or Christ.valormovement.com

Share Jesus in 190countries. Use your

creative, tech, media,and marketing skills

on the rontier omodern missions.

siliconmission.com

Bring sports and aith together orone exhilarating summer. We cantake D-1 thru intramural athletes.

athletesinaction.org/opportunities

Invest your summerministering with high

school students.cruhighschool.com

Keynote Project music, media, and lm

International Project

Alaska

Northeast

Silicon Valley Digital Mission

Urban Project LA

X Project Internship

Rocky Mountains Expeditionwith Lielines

Colorado Project Ultimate Training Camp

Brazil

Hungary SpeakOut

Japan

Taiwan

Maine Coast Expeditionwith Lielines

East Asia

Puerto Rico Training Camp

Ecuador Spring Trip

Russia Spring Trip

Estonia

Slovakia SpeakOut

Kenya

Tanzania

Netherlands

Global Sports Tours Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Baseball,Track and Field, Football, Wrestling, Sports Perormance

France

Spain

Macedonia

Uganda

Portugal Spring Trip

CRUHIGH

SCHOOL

We encourage university acultyto participate in summer projects,too. Please invite aculty rom your

campuses to go on project.

FACULTYCOMMONS

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&calendarmy

DECISIONSMy Summer Project Pro/Con ListPROS: CONS:

How did Daniel decide?gosummerproject.com/stories

DanielAlthough my plan made a lot o sense,I would soon learn that Gods plan isbeyond my comprehension.

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My Decision

Apply: gosummerproject.com/applyWhen I think about my summer, I amlooking orward to:

YES,Im going on asummer project.

NO,Im not going on asummer project.

I will stay connected to God duringthe summer by:

People I want to ask to go on asummer project with me:

I will apply by:

I will continue to grow in my aithand share Christ with others by:

Its not too late to apply after February 24!

application timeline

My Action PlanI will make a decision on my summer by:

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FREQUENTLYaskedquestions

30 FAQ

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Be sure to check out

gosummerproject.com/faqor more in-depth answersto your questions.

and

my Godwill meetall your needs according to

his riches inChrist Jesus.Philippians 4:19

East Asia

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gosummerproject.com

2013 CruZeroCanvas 2013-P89

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SUMMER