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?
God is using the BSM at the University of Houston in the lives of students who are desperate for true community. BJ Ramon tells how one students life has been transformed by the community and friendship of students at the BSM.
We had a student come to our second lunch of the semester looking for friendship. She had been a faithful church member all through high school, but when she got to college she was ready to live it up. God had used some not so fun things in her life to bring things to a grinding hault. She was back in the word, back in church, and really desiring God. But, she didn’t have any Christian friends on campus, so she had started hanging out with her old crowd again (not with the intention of sharing Christ) and was really feeling the temptation to just party a little bit. That’s when someone invited her to free lunch, and she connected with the believers here. She has been growing like a wildfire and has a huge heart for God and now a yearning for her friends from her past to have a meaningful relationship with Christ. It has been amazing to watch joy slowly spread across her face and her life.
Ways to Pray:
- Pray that BSM’s will be a place for students to experience true community.
- Pray for this student to continue to grow in a meaningful relationship with Christ.
- God is at Work:
- Please pray for Lance, Louis, Ryan, Gracie, George, Annas, Devo, Tim, Irene, Yasmine, Jasmine, and Lawrence to come to know and worship Christ.
Ways to Pray for Buddy Young:
- Please pray according to Col 4:3-4 that God would continually open doors for the Word and that I would be empowered by the Holy Spirit to speak the mysteries of Christ to the lost on our campus and in the community.
- Please pray for my daughter Abby as she will be getting married on Nov 21. Pray that their wedding will be a glorious expression of their love for each other and a beautiful picture of the relationship that believers have with Jesus. Please pray that in their married life that they would follow the Biblical example set forth in Gen 2:24 that as they leave and cleave their existing relationships that they would be joined as one flesh to serve the Lord together.
- Pray as God has opened a door for me to lead a team to China during Christmas. Pray as I lead the team that God would direct my steps in the planning and preparation and that the “Good News” of Christmas will be proclaimed to all we see. Pray that all the team members receive the resources necessary to go according to Phil 4:19.
- Pray also as I begin to prepare for Beach Reach that God would show us what he wants to do in and through this outreach.
- Pray for my wife and I as we prepare to experience empty nest syndrome when my son graduates for high school in May. Pray that our time together would be sweet and filled with His presence.
- Praise God for allowing me to serve Him by ministering to students through the BSU/BSM for over 25 years. Pray with me according to Ps 71 Thank Him that He has taught me from my youth and now that I am getting older and gray headed that He would continually help me to declare His strength to this generation and His power to everyone.
Staff Spotlight
Buddy Young
Previous BSM positions: UT Austin CEC worker, UTD Part-time BSU director, Alvin/Brazosport BSU Director
Family: Susan -wife, Anna –student at Southern Seminary, Abby –student at WT and Andrew- student at Canyon high
I do my best thinking… at night when everyone is gone to bed
My favorite coffee house drink is… None, I dislike coffee and coffeehouse drinks
I always smile when I… see God do something amazing
My dream vacation would… be back to Hawaii where I grew up
The last book I read was… To live is Christ – Beth Moore
You ought to see. . . My high school yearbook hippie picture
It’s hard to believe, but… I coach a kid’s swim team
I have seen God work this semester by… bringing many of the elect to himself
When I am cruising in my car, I’m usually listening to… sermons or Christian music
If you ask me, there could never be enough… money for missions
You’ll never catch me eating… asparagus
In my spare time, you’ll find me… reading or online
When it comes to movies, my all –time favorite is… African Queen
The one thing I won’t leave home without is… my glass of sweet tea
I do what I do because… I am following the call of God I received 33 years ago to do the work of evangelist (2 Tim 4:1-5) and I pray that by His grace I can continue.
November 19, 2009 at 10:45 am
Prayed for you today. I am thankful for you and your family throughout the years!
blessings,
bruce
November 13, 2009 at 8:35 am
Dear Buddy;
I don’t know you personally but out of the way you write and talk about your family and ministry caused me a moment of praise. I thank our GOD for people like you ready to see every door HE opens for us to share HIS good news. Have a blessed time in China with the team. I will be praying for you.
In HIS grace,
Oscar – El Salvador
November 12, 2009 at 9:42 am
Buddy,
I am thankful you continue to follow the calling. It reminds me of Jeremiah 1:5.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew [a] you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Blessings,
Brenda Sanders