I'm sure everyone has heard about the terrible shootings that happened at Virginia Tech on Tuesday. We have a large CCC movement there, and we've been hearing updates from them. I thought I'd pass along these prayer requests from our staff at Virgina Tech:
"An official list still has not been completely released, but by word of mouth and through other sources, here is how our students were touched by this tragedy:
-4 students who were involved with Cru at Virginia Tech were killed in the classroom shootings.
-The student who found the 2 bodies in the dorm room shooting was a student involved with Cru
-We have a student who was one of only 2 to be able to walk out of his classroom without being shot. As you can imagine, he is very shaken up after witnessing what he did.
We are trying to gather our students together in groups to help them talk this out, pray, cry, anything that will help them process what they are going through. We would ask that you would pray that students don’t isolate themselves. In times like this, it is a natural thing to try to do, but it is not helpful for them in the long run. Please pray that they talk things through with their friends. Pray also for our staff – they are doing pretty well given the circumstances, but they are tired emotionally and physically. Pray also for wisdom with dealing with the media – they are swarming any student who saw anything, and it may not be the best for students to get put in the spotlight right now. Lastly, pray for our kids and the other children of Blacksburg. They were out of school today and will be tomorrow, and there were several professors who were parents who were killed or injured.
Because He Lives,
Dave Broadwell"
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Pray for college staff and personnel whon do not recognize Jesus' reign to see the deep need for spiritual direction that students suffer from, and that God will use this tragey to soften their hearts and open their eyes to thier student's and their own need for a Savior.
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