Something’s Happening At Central Washington State University

My name is Michael Moen.  My father is Skip Moen.  I am a senior at Central Washington State University in Ellensburg, Washington.  I will graduate with a degree in psychology, but my real objective this year, and for years to come, is to help people my age understand how important it is to have a biblically-based view of life.

Starting in the fall of 2011 many followers of Christ will be making attempts on Central Washington University campus to expand the opportunities for Christians to unite in fellowship.  I want to provide opportunities for other college students to receive the answers they wish to know about faith, and to see the work of God in their lives.  Of course, that’s what all campus ministries want to do, but most ministries are run by people who aren’t actually students living with all the pressures of campus life.   I want to provide a safe place for people just like me to learn about God.  Pastor Brian Sorenson of Four Square Church in Ellensburg has agreed to help me begin a new branch of campus ministry by starting a club on campus that will be run by students.  It will be called “The Corner.”  My hope is to provide a place where college students can openly talk about biblical ideas and the Scriptures, where they can discuss things that they are struggling with and be free to say what they really feel.  Each quarter we will also include a book discussion so they have a tool that will help them build strength and confidence in God. “Experiencing God” by Henry Blackaby is our starting material.  Reading this book has influenced my life and it is my hope that it will do the same for many other students on campus. With conversation and teaching of the actual Scripture, books that help provide tools to strengthen one’s faith, and opportunities to hash out conversation with peers, we want to transform the Central Washington University campus with God’s blessing.  There are many my own age who look for acceptance and renewed vigor to follow the calling of Christ.  I hope to only be a part of what I believe God is doing in my school and I look forward to being a part of whatever it is He wishes this effort to become.

If reaching kids in college is a part of your hope for my generation, then I would like to hear from you.  I need your prayers and, frankly, some support to do this since I will have to work less off campus in order to have the hours needed to make this really successful.  It won’t take much.  If you want to give, maybe it could be a part of what my Dad is doing with the community around the world.

I would really like to hear from anyone who wants to be a silent partner in trying to change the direction of some of these students.  I know.  If you met me a few years ago, you would think I was going off on my own path, but God really shook me and now I want the same thing for so many of the people I know here.

Thanks for taking time to listen to me.

Michael Moen