Dear Fellow Believer,
The Lord has done many incredible things in my life over
the past several years, and each of you has played some role in that. I have been blessed with countless
opportunities to serve, grow, and lead, and have been driven by the calling to
spread truth and light amongst the nations.
I'd like to share with you a wonderful opportunity God has opened up for
me through a program, known as Summit Oxford, dedicated to training Christian
scholars to engage the battlefield of ideas currently at war in our
culture. Summit Oxford is a study
abroad program at Oxford University available to a limited number of Christian
college students across America. The
program leads students through a rigorous worldview analysis, leadership, and
apologetics curriculum in addition to a world-class education from Oxford
University.
Summit Oxford's mission is to help raise a generation of
young adults as Christian scholars and is particularly dedicated to training
Christian leaders to be secure in a defensible faith before an increasingly
secular culture. This vision has
never been more critical to the future of Christianity than in our present age
where ideas and beliefs define the times.
Summit Oxford hopes to equip a generation of Christians as ambassadors
of Christ and to promote God's truth throughout our culture.
This program accepts a maximum of twenty five students,
world-wide, per semester, and I have been chosen as one of the twenty five to
attend Summit Oxford in the spring 2012 semester. I am thrilled at this once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to expand my knowledge of God's truth, and am excited to use the
knowledge and training that I acquire at Oxford to engage our culture once I
return home, and as I embark on new adventures in the future.
America’s education system increasingly yields generations
of learners and followers rather than thinkers and leaders. As Christians, we also far too often focus on
only the heart while ignoring the mind. In
order to redeem our time, we must redeem our beliefs. Beliefs are promoted by people of courage
and conviction. Christian scholars
should be among the ranks of those with courage and conviction. Now is the time to redeem our culture -- a
vision that Summit Oxford will help come to fruition by equipping a new
generation of leaders ready for this noble calling. Of course, this means not
only learning but outreach. We’ll also
be engaging in ministry and evangelism while there.
Naturally, the expenses of travel and education at a
world-class university are more than most people can afford to pay
out-of-pocket. Even though those
accepted to Summit Oxford have received a tuition scholarship to Oxford
University and my parents have committed to covering travel expenses, the
remaining costs for the Summit Oxford program will total nearly
$20,000. So far, I have about $8,500. I have a long way to go financially, and I
hope that you will consider contributing to help me engage in this important
spiritual need in our society. Since
ideas and beliefs shape our culture, we must redeem truth based beliefs if we
want to redeem our modern condition.
My financial need can be met if 200 people give $58.00 or
if 100 people give $115.00. However, any
assistance you can afford will be deeply and humbly appreciated. Checks can be
written out to me. I have an account set up where I will send the money, from
which I will pay Summit Oxford.
If you would like some more information on Summit Oxford, I
would love to discuss it with you, or if you are interested, you can visit
their website at www.summitoxford.org.
I
would also very much like to ask for your prayer support from now through the
completion of the program. As
excited as I am about this opportunity, I realize the immense difficulties that
lie ahead and ask that you would pray for wisdom, understanding, and
boldness. Thank you for your time and
consideration. I look forward to hearing from you and greatly appreciate your
prayers!
May the Lord bless you mightily,
Catherine
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