This is an invitation to pray, a call to pray, and a plea to pray…would you be willing to Pause & Pray every Thursday for Texas campuses, students, and BSM staff?
Focus HOPE Weekend: Amarillo College
“I met a student at one of our Free Lunches at the beginning of the semester. He and I had an immediate connection. He felt free to share that he was not a Christian and did not care to believe that God had any real significance in his life. However, this student felt very welcomed by the community of the BSM and continued to become friends with many Christ-following students. Over that time Casey had several opportunities to respond to the Gospel through many conversations that he had with the staff and students of the BSM. After our missions emphasis event called Focus-Hope Weekend, which he participated in, this student became a believer. He began his relationship with Christ by asking Jesus to “guide him through life.” He admits that it was Jesus who brought him real friendships with people who cared to love him and point him to Jesus. This is something that had always been absent in his life and the very thing he needed to believe. He is now meeting weekly with the BSM staff for further encouragement, direction, and to help him find a church home.”
Pausing & Praying with you,
Ways to Pray:
- Praise the LORD that this student has chosen to follow Jesus Christ.
- Praise the LORD that he is using Focus HOPE weekends to show his love to Texas college students.
- Pray that this student continues to follow hard after Jesus Christ. Ask that the Lord continue to use Amarillo College students to show God’s hope.
- Pray that the Focus Hope weekends will continue to have an impact even after they are completed.
- God is at Work:
- Pray for Aiden, to know the HOPE found in following Jesus Christ.
Ways to Pray for BJ Ramon:
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Continued health amongst the traveling flu.
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Continued insight into speaking good things to the students God is bringing to us who are not-yet-believers.
Staff Spotlight
B.J. Ramon
Campus: University of Houston
Previous BSM positions: Amarillo College- director; Angelo State University- intern
Family: Shanna is my wife of 7 years; Isaac is almost 4 and Iliana is 2.
Three words to describe me would be…awkward, eccentric, balla
I do my best thinking…you don’t want to know
My favorite coffee house drink is…vanilla bean frap.
I always smile when I…listen to Brian Reagan
My dream vacation would…visiting the place they filmed Lord of the Rings
The last book I read was…Sacred Rhythms
You ought to see…Avatar: the Last Airbender- the cartoon series, not the movie
It’s hard to believe, but…I am a famous rapper, jk. I am not sure what to put here.
I have seen God work this semester by…Raising up a true desire in students to minister to their peers. God is bringing to our doorstep like crazy who simply need direction to begin ministering to classmates. We are on the verge of something beautiful
When I am cruising in my car, I’m usually listening to…Lecrae or Misty Edwards
If you ask me, there could never be enough…basketball
You’ll never catch me eating…chocolate ice cream
In my spare time, you’ll find me…sleeping
When it comes to movies, my all time favorite is…Rocky, Rocky 2 is my second favorite
The one thing I won’t leave home without is…my shoes
I do what I do because…God has shown me grace, taught me what hope is and equipped me for this particular mission field. I love it everyday and I live daily in His grace because of this position.
