{"id":7285,"date":"2026-08-19T19:28:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=7285"},"modified":"2026-08-19T19:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:33:45","slug":"reach-the-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2026\/reach-the-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Reach the One"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7285\" class=\"elementor elementor-7285\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d29e6d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d29e6d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fde72c0\" data-id=\"fde72c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98d76b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98d76b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My heart beats to live on mission. 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Oftentimes, I looked for love in all the wrong places. My teacher noticed. She stopped me one day in the hallway and said, \u201cI\u2019d like to invite you to a youth convention.\u201d<\/p><p>When I told her I had no money, she replied, \u201cI\u2019ll find the money.\u201d<\/p><p>When I told her \u201cI cannot attend because I have a state-qualifier track meet,\u201d she had anticipated my response. \u201cI\u2019ll attend your track meet and take you to the conference afterwards,\u201d she said. Left with no excuse, I reluctantly agreed to attend.<\/p><p>I still remember the conference speaker\u2019s words: \u201cGod has a plan and purpose for your life, and if you receive God\u2019s love, He will use you all over the world to help other hurting, broken, messy people to experience His freedom.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><blockquote>From that moment on, I have dedicated my life to seeking and serving the Lord every day and proclaiming His goodness all over the world. 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I ended my presentation by saying, \u201cYou were made for this moment!\u201d I recited Romans 1:16 (NLT), \u201cFor I am not ashamed of the Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Live on Mission<\/strong><\/p><p>Afterward a Salvadoran faculty member wrapped her arms around me. With tears in her eyes, she shared how she has been a Christian for 17 years, but until that moment, did not understand the idea of living on mission. 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