Pause & Pray 10/29/09

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 – UMHB:

The University of Mary-Hardin Baylor BSM invited two organizations to partner with them to provide a special event for the Miller Heights community.  Miller Heights Baptist Church and Hope for the Hungry have an on-going outreach to this neighborhood.  They wanted to enhance their work and provide a setting where they were able to focus on relationships with children and families.

The Miller Heights Baptist youth group members paired up with members of the UMHB softball team to do neighborhood trash pick-up and to personally invite families to have lunch and play games with the UMHB BSM.  They had enough students (including students participating in the upcoming Miss UMHB Pageant) that they could offer a high level of individual attention to their younger guests (and some of the older ones, too).  The youth minister from MHBC shared about the good news of Jesus and several children picked up Bibles for their families.  There was enough food to have and to share, and they played and played!

Jena Coulson, Campus Missionary at UMHB reflects on the impact of the Focus Hope Weekend.
“Students left thinking, ‘WOW! What a day! We got to make a difference in the lives of some neighborhood children.’ My hope is the impact would be rooted much deeper in the fact that choosing to make a difference for Christ is more than a one day event. I hope they realize, they can chose to a lifestyle of making a difference,” Coulson said.

Pausing & Praying with you,

Texas Collegiate Ministry Team

Ways to Pray:

• Praise the Lord that multiple groups on the UMHB campus along with groups in the community were able to work together in order to share Christ with the Belton community.
• Ask that students who participated would see a that making a difference is an everyday choice and that they would chose a lifestyle that honors Christ.
• God is at Work:
  • Please pray for “S” to come to know and worship Christ.

Ways to Pray for Christi Brazile:

• Please pray for lost students to come to Christ.  In previous semesters, this has been around the time when students will begin to make decision for Christ.

Staff Spotlight

Christi Brazile

Campus: Associate Director at UT Arlington
Family: My parents are Larry and Joella Brazile, and I am the oldest of four kids.

Three words to describe me would be…  easy-going, health-nut, triathlete
I do my best thinking…  when I have a friend helping me think through things.
My favorite coffee house drink is…  regular coffee with skim milk.
I always smile when I… see the students smile. I love my job.
My dream vacation would… be Hawaii.
The last book I read was… Strengths Based Leadership by Tom Rath
You ought to see… the UTA BSM leadership team reaching out to the campus with passion and commitment.  I’m so proud of the team.
It’s hard to believe, but… you can buy 400 tacos for just about $200 from Taco Bell.
I have seen God work this semester by… seeing a student come to Christ at our Fall Retreat.
When I am cruising in my car, I’m usually listening to… XM Radio.
If you ask me, there could never be enough… hours in the day.
You’ll never catch me eating… too many things to list. I’m the pickiest eater around.
In my spare time, you’ll find me… swimming, biking, running, or shopping.
When it comes to movies, my all –time favorite is… Annie
The one thing I won’t leave home without is… sunscreen on my face.
I do what I do because… of the very generous support of our churches, friends and family.

Check out past Pause & Pray Spotlight Staff Members HERE!