Dear Friends,

Just three days before the start of the Spring 2007 semester at Mesa State, we found out that we would be at 100% of our monthly support!  Thank you for persevering with us through this past year of raising support.  We couldn’t have done it without you.  Your continued prayer and financial support will be a vital part of God working through us at Mesa State.
          We’ve just finished our fourth week of campus ministry.  It has been both exciting and challenging!  During the first week, our goal was to meet as many students as possible.  We set up an information table in the student center and passed out flyers and free hot chocolate.  We were able to meet several students who have since gotten involved, including: Rachael, Tracy, Nick, Jace, Sean, and Casey.  We’ve also met new students through Tuesday Night Live (our main meeting) including Nathan, Aaron, and Chris.  We are discipling many of these students individually and several of them are also getting plugged into small group bible studies.  Please pray for their growth and focus on Christ throughout the semester.

Music and Men’s Ministry

Jesse:     At the beginning of the semester, I had set up one-on-one appointments with about 10 guys.  Right now, it looks like around six of those will be solid throughout the semester.  Please pray that I will meet more guys who are hungry and ready to grow in Christ.  Please be praying for Nick.  I met him the first week of school and I was able to sit down and share Christ with him.  He indicated that he had previously accepted Christ into his life but had gotten off track.  He seemed super hungry for the Word and wanted to meet with me every week.  Unfortunately, he has not shown up to anything since the first week and we haven’t been able to contact him.  Pray that God will bring him back! 
          Right now we have around eight students serving on the music team.  God has also allowed me to connect with several guys as a direct result of the music ministry.  Please be praying for Jace.  Jace is a bass player who got involved because he knew we had music on Tuesday Nights.  He recently accepted Christ, and I am currently meeting with him one-on-one.  I’ve also met Aaron G. (a guitar player), and another Aaron M. (a bass player).  We want to see these guys built up in the Truth and develop a “Great Commission” mindset!

Women’s Ministry

Rhonda:     I’ve met many young ladies who are at so many different places in their walks with God.  I am meeting with 10 girls and I am encouraged about what God is doing in their lives!  Since this is the first time there has been a full-time staff woman on campus, it is like starting a whole new part of the Mesa State ministry!
          I met Tracy when we were handing out hot chocolate.  Tracy is coming to all our activities now and meeting with me one-on-one, but is faced with some difficult choices.  She seems ready to “get off the fence”, but is distracted by a relationship with a guy who is not walking with Christ.  This is a common issue among many of the young women.  Please pray that they will develop their identities in Christ.
          Anna has been involved with us for the past couple years, but was being held back by a bad relationship.  Anna broke up with her boyfriend last semester and is now in the process of discovering who she truly is in Christ!  Pray that she would be an encouragement to Tracy!
          I met Chanel at Trash club (where we take out the students’ trash from their dorms) and then she came to our Friday night outreach, Rumble in the Rec Center.  She says she is a Christian, but also believes that “you can find God in every religion.”  I have been meeting with her one-on-one now for 3 weeks going through the truth of God’s word!  Pray that her eyes would be opened to the fact that Jesus is THE way to God (John 14:6).
          There are so many other stories I could tell you that would make this an 8 page letter!  Please pray that our ladies would mutually encourage each other and point others to Christ!  

February Retreat

The theme for our February retreat was “Renewing the Mind.”  Josh, Natalie, and Val (leadership students) gave talks on “Fence-walking”, “The Abundant Life”, and “Decision Making.”  We talked about the fact that the Bible does not leave any room for “walking the fence.” (Matthew 6:24, 12:30)  After talking with several of the students afterward, it seems that the talks and discussion groups really had an impact.  Sean, who is being discipled by Jesse, talked about how the retreat made him rethink some choices he had been making.  Rachael decided to spontaneously go on the retreat about an hour before we left.  She ended up really connecting with the group and is now excited about the opportunity to share Christ with her roommate, Alethia!

Finally, thank you again for sending us (Romans 10:14-15)!  Pray that our monthly financial support will continue to stay strong and that God will continue to bring more partners to share in influencing the lives of college students.  Please rejoice with us that we are now on campus!  “The one who calls us is faithful and He will do it.” -1 Thessalonians 5:

In Christ, Jesse and Rhonda Denison

Please take note:

Our new E-mail Address is:  jrdenison@luke1910.com  We also no longer have our landline phone.  We are now using only our wireless phone: 208-6976.  Thank You!