A Final Post

May is almost over and Wartburg has 1 day of school left, and I have just finished my second interview for a new place of employment in Chicago. Life is changing, quickly!

(For those financially supporting us, please make sure to take notice of the end of this e-mail as there is some pertinent giving information included.)

Here is a final post for you our dear friends and supporters.

This Summer and Next School Year Please be Praying For

Brian, that he would continue to invest in the things that would last. Spending time with God in His Word, and reaching out to the friends he has on the track team and utilizing the skills and leadership God has blessed him with in his senior year. He has great potential to reach those around him!! Please pray Proverbs 28:1 that Brian would be "as bold as a lion" and that he would lift Jesus up that Christ would draw others to himself by Brian's identification with and clear love for the gospel on display (John 12:32).

Justin, that he would develop an ever growing desire to read and study God's word. We have just begun reading the bible together this semester. He has shown great interest in seeing first hand what God is saying! Please pray John 15:7 for Justin, "If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will bear much fruit."

BrieAnn will be continuing her education with a advanced degree this summer. Please pray for her that she would find other followers of Jesus to walk with on a consistent basis that would encourage her to continue growing spiritually and teach others to do the same (Hebrews 10:24-25, Matthew 28:19-20)

Stephanie will be returning to campus in the fall with a great opportunity in front of her. In the last few weeks she has been eagerly seeking God and his will for her life. She has spent time reading The Cross Centered Life to learn how she can keep God's love for her on the cross the main thing in her life EVERYDAY. She has been a particular blessing to us the past few weeks! Please pray that she would make use of her summer for Christ and have a dramatic impact in the lives of her friends in the fall. (2 Timothy 2:2)

The Joshua Team members from this 2nd semester. Two dozen students at UNI are now equipped to share their faith in a conversationally appropriate way. They have a solid foundation for their beliefs that they can identify with Jesus effectively (Jude v.3) and some teaching in how to walk beside their fellow students to help them get to know God better.

For Our Giving Friends

Our final day on staff with The Navigators is May 31. In regards to your giving you have a few options:

1) You may continue to personally invest in what God is doing in the lives of students on the campus at the University of Northern Iowa and Wartburg College (or another local university) by supporting one of our staff friends continuing to advance the gospel!

Please seriously consider this option as I believe it to be a wise investment of financial resources.

If you would like to search for other staff around the country please visit this link.

Please let me know (via e-mail benandangiekrueger@gmail.com or phone (319) 481-0010) if I may pass your contact information on to another of our staff friends. They (& we) would GREATLY appreciate new partners in their ministries!

2) If you are a direct deposit monthly giver, you may transfer your giving to a different staff member or discontinue your contributions by calling the Account Processing center at 1-866-568-7827. If you decide to stop contributing please designate to them your last month to give is May and to not make a deduction again beyond that date.

YOU MUST MAKE THIS CALL TO END YOUR GIVING. AFTER OUR ACCOUNT CLOSES YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE NAVIGATORS' GENERAL FUND.

A FINAL WORD OF CLOSING

Thank you for your prayers and investment in the work that God has done in and through our family.

We have been challenged deeply in ways unexpected to us 2 years ago and have been greatly refined by our Savior.

In addition, to all that your prayers and finances have done and will continue doing to advance the good news of Jesus and his kingdom through students on campus today and the leaders of the time to come, we are specifically blessed by your belief in us to carry this message to students.

The witnessing of sacrificial giving on many of your parts has been routine the past two years for us as "{our} god has met all of our needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." (Phil 4:19). I could go on but inevitably it would end up being an extended manuscript of these final words: Thank you on behalf on myself, my wife and my son, but most appreciatively thank you for valuing God.

We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints- the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God's grace in all its truth.

Colossians 1:3-6

And down the stretch they come...

Seeing Some Fruit!

The last month, while hectic as you will hear about in a minute, has been profitable in the ministry! Brian and I have continued meeting this semester. Two weeks ago we spent time discussing how to reach out more to those around us. I challenged Brian to share the gospel with a stranger at some point during the week. He came back next week and did it! He got to share with another runner and spent a few minutes talking to him about his spiritual beliefs. This week the assignment is to talk with the track coach and then speak before the whole team inviting them to an investigative bible study during the 4 weeks of May term. This is a great opportunity as Brian is already a leader on the team and will be even more so as a Senior next year. Please pray for a response from runners at Wartburg, that a bible study group would be started among the track team.

Also this semester I have been able to meet with Justin. Each week we get together and work on his basketball shooting and then talk about spiritual issues. Last month we had a great discussion about hell and the character of God and this week we talked about what it meant to believe in Jesus for salvation. At the end of our time I asked, "If I made myself available would you be willing to get together and read the bible each morning?" His respone? "YEAH!" We are planning on meeting each day before class after finals are through.

Making it through March

If you've been keeping tabs on us, you know that we had our hands full last month. I'm pleased to report that we made it through, barely. We made it to the east coast and back enjoying our visit with friends, even finding time for some souvenirs- including a brand new flu bug! That little gem managed to stick around essentially the whole month, blessing Caleb twice and the rest of us for a week or so. It feels great to have made it to April.

Two Months to Go

As you know, our time with The Navigators is coming to an end this May. With only two months to go we are beginning to tie up things with the ministry and make arrangements for the work at Wartburg and UNI to continue when we move off the payroll. Here are some areas of prayer for us:

1) Please pray for the gospel to advance as it has been doing especially in the last month!

2) We have had some pledges go unfulfilled in 2008 and are going to be cutting our finances close here at the end of the school year. If you are yet to fulfill a pledged amount would you please remember us in April and May? If you are "on schedule", would you be willing to consider giving an additional one time gift? As it stands we will probably need another $1200-$1500. (If you are on a monthly giving plan your last month will be May. There will be more to come on this later!)

3) I have a few interviews in April and some more resumes that are out to potential employers. Would you please pray that the process would go smoothly and that the next job would be a great fit, not only for the bills, but for the family.

4) Our first ultrasound for Jr. #2 is coming up on Monday. So far, things are looking great for a September delivery!

The Krueger's March Madness

March Madness has begun!  This year the term has been coined after looking at our calendar...

Coming live to you from Groton, CT this month's update will hopefully encourage you to pray and stay up to date with our ministry!

Kudos to God for...

- Safe travel here to Connecticut as we visit friends over Wartburg's Winter Break.

- Time with Justin before we left.   I've met with him a few times at the W to shoot hoops & build a relationship.

- The 3 men at UNI who have been meeting weekly with me to study the Book of Philippians.  Last week, we each got up at 6 a.m. to meet with God before getting our days under way.  Most of the days they all convened at Panera to study the Word together.  This is a big answer to prayer!

- The J Team on campus has been a success to date! 20 students are investing their time & money to be intentionally trained in how to make their lives count for the Gospel's advancement.

- The February Men's Retreat made an impact on the lives of many men.  Over 40 guys spent the weekend with us.   The importance of the Word was really hammered home to us.  Our speaker encouraged us "that the Bible will keep us from sin, or sin will keep us from the Bible."  This advice has lit a fire in many students!

 

Please pray for...

- The upcoming spring break ski trip I will be on with students from UNI.  We will be leaving for Winter Park on the 15th  and returning on the 22nd.  Please pray 1) for safety, 2) for deepened relationships among the group and 3) especially that the Gospel will impact lives on the ski slopes as we will be doing evangelism our 3 days at the ski resort.  Please pray that students would grow in boldness and also witness the moving of the Holy Spirit in person.

-ENDURANCE.  We will return from our current family vacation on the 12th of March, Angie will turn a year older on the 13th & then I (Ben) will leave for the Colorado ski trip on the 15th. March 29th we're taking our student leaders on an appreciation getaway (site TBD).  Then we will leave for a 3 day staff retreat in Kansas City on the 31st.

- Clear direction for our next steps.  I have begun the process of discerning what will be happening after our EDGECorps term is up in May.  With the madness that is March, time will be short if something doesn't solidify soon.  We trust that He knows our needs and will provide but I do need to be making solid advancements toward a new position.  Please pray for solid opportunities to come to fruition that we may have some options to choose from.  If you know of any potential employment that you believe may be suitable, please do not hesitate to e-mail or call!

Fun in February

January is gone and my birthday is almost here! In honor of my wife, here is the birthday cake she made me a few years ago...It has my favorite baseball team at the appropriate positions with appropriately numbered Teddy Graham players.
Let's celebrate me with an update of what GOD has done in the last month and what's on deck for February:

Praises From Us!

1) We are free to focus 100% on students the rest of the year! What a great example of God's grace to have all our funds in place to minister as effectively as possible. Thank you so much.
I can, in some small way, relate to Paul's affections towards the Philippians in Phil. Ch. 4. Thank you again.

2) The semester got off to a smooth and FAST start. We have our bible studies back in swing with 3-4 women Monday nights studying the "five assurances" we have in Christ. 3-4 guys on Sundays (or 6:30 a.m. tomorrow...we're building discipline this week!) studying the book of Philippians and a few other men at Wartburg. "The W" opened in the last month and I have been able to get quality time with men there in the last week especially working out and playing basketball.

3) One of my key guys at Wartburg has intentionally started reaching out to another student on his athletic team. He is a reliable man and has begun to teach others!! (2 Timothy 2:2)

Pray For Us!

1) A New Contact!
For development of a deeper relationship with a new student centered around basketball. I met with this one student, a few times last semester and talked about God and his relationship to him. Just today, he agreed to get together and shoot some hoops. Pray that this would be an intentional time that points us to the cross even more than the rim. Please also pray that I would present the gospel in a clear way that IS inviting and doesn't intimidate. We know that the gospel is a stumbling block to many so please pray that I wouldn't be one myself!

2) Men's and Women's Retreats, Feb. 15-17, 2008
We're expecting over 50 students to each for a Friday night - Sunday noon conference. The men will be staying in Cedar Falls with the women making an hour and a half trek south. Please regard these opportunities in prayer, that the men and women would meet God in a unique way with others of same mind and spirit. These retreats can be an eye opening experience to many as God honors his promise of being with us whenever 2 or 3 gather. Please entreat the Holy Spirit to meet us in a unique and decisive way. (Also, pray for quick healing of the bumps and bruises at the men's retreat.)

3) Joshua Team at UNI
"The Joshua Team" will be beginning in February at UNI. I will be a part of the staff leading this intentional discipleship training program. We're designing the curriculum to guide students toward a desire for the lost around them and for making their lives reproduce in others for the advancement of the gospel. These will primarily be 1st and 2nd year students attending so please pray that they will be committed and that the impact from the class will redirect their futures their remaining time on campus but even more so after they leave.

4) Prayer Workshop
Last week, I spoke at NavNight on prayer to 25 students. We looked at what it is, where we should do it and 5 ways to do it. This next week we will examine 4 reasons why we should pray. Please pray that they will have a new passion to meet with God privately and in small groups. Before you get too impressed with me here's where ALL of my material came from.

5) Jeremiah 6:16
While listening to a sermon today I believe God has given me a verse to come back to again and again as we discern what he has for us next. Would you ask for wisdom and guidance and opportunities as we stand at this "crossroads" between the end of our Navigators term and whatever is next?

2008?? Welcome to the Future

Thank you all for your support in 2007, we've had a great start to 2008 and look forward to continuing our progress in New Hampshire...alright, while I have no intention of throwing my name into the ring for November or even making a public endorsement of any candidate I would like to thank you all again so much for a great 2007. Here are some things we're thanking God for in the past year, happenings of the last month and what is ahead in 2008.


The biggest praise for us in 2007 has been seeing God sovereignly orchestrate student's lives so that they would run into us and hear the Gospel. It has been fantastic to see how He genuinely loves us so much that He will use uncommon links to get people in the places they need to be in to hear His message of salvation. I'm thinking specifically of my friend here at Wartburg who is a son of a neighbor of a coworker of someone in our family 110 miles away (yes, that's right). God laid his name on the heart of his neighbor back home to mention him to my mother-in-law who passed this stranger's name on to us. God chose him to be in his family and paved the way for him months in advance and through a half dozen people's lives to hear the Gospel and ultimately accept Jesus in December before winter break. Would you pray for us as we continue meeting and learning what it means to be a believer in Jesus? It boggles my mind to think of, "How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1) There are many more stories to share and we're trusting Him for more to come!

The above has been a clear highlight of December but in addition to that we have been blessed by the response to our year-end funding push. We began the month needing $6000+ and are now in need of $2800 to fulfill in entirety this year's budget of $54,467. Lord willing, this money will come in in January above and beyond our current monthly support. Then by his grace we will be able to focus 100% on students when they return to campus here next week & in Cedar Falls on the 14th.

Does anyone else feel like they are living in the future? It is 20-08 right? Where are the flying cars? We too feel like this is the future-- we are "veteran" parents now you know. And as "responsible" adults we have some major questions to be answered for our family here in this new year. The foremost of which is whether or not we will continue with The Navigators past June 1st. Our 2 year term with the EDGE corps is up at that date and while we have options available to us with them, we want to make a God-exalting wisdom fueled decision whatever location or new vocation that may lead us into. We would greatly appreciate your prayers in this matter. Any advice, stories of how God has led you through similar times or even opportunities available that you may know of would be GREATLY valued. Please feel free to leave comments on the blog or reply via e-mail.

Giving thanks to Him for His Son and you,
Ben

God is moving in December!

Greetings to one and all from the month of December!

We've already been blessed with a weekend in Chicago and had some time with family for a successful surgery in Rochester. The Lord is gracious to us. In addition to our family time together God has given the pleasure of working in the lives of students at Wartburg and UNI. Away from the typical requests and praises we'll focus this month on a few stories of what the Lord is doing at Wartburg...

In the last month I have had contact with two men who have been overwhelmingly interested in knowing God more. Typically, students are skeptical of what I do and what I want from them, but our Father has seen fit to give me favor in their eyes.

The first guy, "Ryan", met with me for lunch and videogames in October for over 3 hours. We both enjoyed our time and pledged another meeting later. I took off for St. Louis and The Navigators' National Conference and before I knew it I had yet to get back with him until after Thanksgiving. Not my finest example of following up! In spite of my failings I ran into Ryan in the stairway of one of the dorms two weeks ago and he wanted to know why I hadn't gotten back in contact with him. Not only that, he wanted to get lunch again sometime soon--how about Friday? OK, Sure.

A week ago we sat down over lunch and talked about his life, his past, present and future. For reasons unknown to me God has been opening doors into students' hearts recently. Ryan freely admitted to multiple sins in his life and freely shared them with someone he had, at that point, known for a total of 4 hours. His heart was open to hearing about a Hope that would never fade. We talked at length of the offer Jesus makes to one and all and how Christ had reorganized the priorities of my life and revolutionized the path and destiny of my life. Ryan insisted that he wasn't good enough to yet accept this and needed to sort some things out in his heart and mind. Knowing someone personally who specializes in healing sick people I passed along the promises of Mark 2:17. Since, the Great Physician has been working to replace Ryan's heart of stone with a living regenerated heart of flesh! At the end of our time today, Ryan said, "I know I want to know God more and get that area of my life better. I will do this soon, so, how can I accept Jesus into my heart? What do I have to do?" I responded by telling him of Romans 10:9 and the ABC's-- Admit, Believe & Confess. Praise God.

Also a week ago, I sat down for coffee with "Steve" a junior. {A special note of thanks here to many of you who have been faithfully financially supporting our ministry to make meetings like these possible without a burden on our personal finances. Your giving is reaping an eternal harvest!} Steve has grown up in the church and has really put together quite an impressive resume for himself. Having secured an internship in his field of study and being introduced to numerous contacts he will have his pick of the job opportunity litter. Steve's hard work has paid off. Among Steve's efforts include intentionally each and every day doing something selfless for someone else, or taking special notice of other's good works.

When asked what evidence he had for an invitation into Heaven with God Steve said that he has faith and that he knows that he has been doing a long list of good works. In other words: Faith + Good Works = Salvation. Steve sees what others do with their lives and intentionally makes sure his life is a step or two or three better than theirs, PLUS he has faith in God. In his view, if he were to have one or the other and not both Steve would not be qualified for Heaven but would instead be stuck in purgatory.

Titus 3:5, "He saved us, not because of righteous things we have done, but because of His mercy."

As the picture above alludes we must receive grace not earn it. Steve and I talked about the equation that the Bible lays out for our heavenly invitation, Faith = Salvation = Good Works. Apart from faith in Christ Steve's good deeds may as well be filthy rags in the sight of the Lord. (Is. 64:6) Instead Steve's good works should stem from a faith that is real and is growing, they're a byproduct not an ingredient!

Thomas Schreiner writes that, "legalism has its origin in self-worship. If people are justified through their obedience to the law, then they merit praise, honor and glory. Legalism, in other words, means the glory goes to people rather than God."

- CJ Mahaney "Living the Cross Centered Life" p. 112-113

Steve agreed that this wasn't the way it should work. When I probed into how he best gets to know God better Steve replied again by good works. We then talked of the Bible and how we can't find God where He isn't hiding. He's told us He is speaking to us in the Bible, so we need to look for Him there! Steve was interested and wished he would have understood the truth of the Bible's purpose and composition earlier in his college career. He is eager to meet again once Finals Week is over and time isn't at such a premium. He left by saying, "I hope you can help me answer some of the other questions I have about God." "Well, I'd love to try Steve."

This doesn't even begin to touch the outreach opportunities we have seen with women! If interested, we'd love to share more but in the interest of avoiding carpel tunnel I will sign off.

Friends, thank you so very much for laying the groundwork for these stories by your giving and praying, it is truly a privilege to be laboring with you!

What's Going on in November?

Hello again friends!

While October is typically the busiest month of the year for us, it is almost always the most clear glimpse of how God is working in students' lives! This year was no exception.

As many of you know, the Main Event took place from the 19-21 of the month. 850 students came and heard the message of God's salvation and willingness to restore our relationship with him. As amazing as that number is, what truly makes it fantastic is the individual stories of how God consistently reshapes lives for eternity. Here are a few:

A student in my Thursday night bible study at UNI shared with me that prior to Main Event his life was characterized by coasting spiritually and focusing on his worldly ambitions. He desired to be a light on his track team and with his friends but knew that his actions were only communicating that he was a nice guy. It was frustrating why his light was not clearly shining in others' lives. Enter Main Event. During the weekend God worked in his heart to reveal that his light isn't shining because it isn't possible to give away something that he doesn't have; he didn't have an overflowing ministry because the word was second place in his life. He approached me about this & I've begun to send him text messages at 6 & 7 a.m. to encourage that time alone with God. He now has a renewed vigor and passion for God's working in him through the Scriptures. Isn't that amazing? Since Main Event his priorities have clearly shifted and as a result God has used him in recent days. Last night, he shared how he has already had an opportunity to share the gospel with a friend on his floor. We then sat and talked about tools he can use to do that concisely and effectively! Without God working through Main Event the gospel would not have advanced this week in his dorm.

During our Saturday evening service at Main Event, our speaker gave an invitation to come forward and do some business with God. Two students responded and met with me at the front. "I feel God calling me to follow Him with my life.", one said. "I've accepted Jesus before but I want to recommit to really giving him all I have." Another brought a friend with him and shared how they had just accepted Christ earlier in the year on their campus and they felt God calling them to find other men to seek God with. We prayed for other men who would sharpen one another as iron sharpens iron and hugged as the Lord spoke to each of them.

Thank you for your prayers and support that make impacting students like these possible:

A junior woman responded to our missions message, "I believe I may be living in Japan this summer!"

Through this weekend a sophomore male responded, "I have a vision of how Christ wants me to live a revitalized and loving life. I have learned how to live by humility and with integrity."

Another sophomore responded, "I realized that some of the problem areas in my life I can not handle on my own. I have to give it up to God and seek his will for my life. When I completely surrender then he will provide and lead me in the right way. I also need to spread the joy to those I care about through his power."

May God use these students to reach his creation for Christ. May he take some of these and continue to reach the world through the campus!!

In November would you pray with me for unbelieving students that God would make Proverbs 3:7 true in their lives. "Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil." Please pray that they would recognize this as the only way to peace with God and complete joy in life!

Looking forward to another month of laboring beside you,

Ben

"He is not far from each one of us"...October Update

Acts 17:27 says that God put the universe together "so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us." Here are some of the great ways we have seen God near to us in September and a couple more that we pray He will allow us to see in October!

Praises

One of the "H's" we told of earlier, Heather, found an affordable place to stay in town this month AND has joined a bible study in town. We have gotten to see a lot of her and she has become a good friend even going garage sale-ing with Angie once this month. Such a joy.

Hunter and I met again just Tuesday (& will again on Thursday) discussing his standing before God, meeting for about an hour and a half. Hunter repeatedly confirms his understanding of the gospel, his sin, God's wrath and Jesus' solution and is earnestly wrestling with the implications that has on his life.

I, Ben, got to share a workshop at our weekly meeting on reproducing our lives spiritually in others. (Here's the message we listened to, "Born to Reproduce", at that workshop. It's 48 mins, but it is worth the time). Another big blessing has been a weekly study with 6 student leaders at UNI. They have been EAGER to grow in godliness and Jesus is doing great things through them. We have had a wonderful time pursuing Christ on Thursday nights!

Angie has had multiple opportunities this month to have women students over for meals, fellowship and study time! Thank God for her new contacts! Just last night some women who had contacted Angie were over. They decorated sugar cookies while getting to know Angie and each other.

Requests

The Main Event happens this month from October 19-21. Prayer calendars have been mailed. Please join us praying for the HUNDREDS that come every year to learn about God in a way that cannot be matched. This is by far the largest Navigator collegiate retreat in the country and for the last 6 years a perennial highlight in our spiritual lives!

Please continue to remember Heather & Hannah as Angie walks beside them each!

That Hunter would come to faith in Christ. We have talked about the magnitude of this decision and the life altering change Jesus brings. Please pray that God, in his mercy, would call Hunter his son this month!

For God to provide our remaining $6,900 in support for 2007-2008.

Septiembre Ministry Minute!

We hope that the first few days of September have treated you well. Our schedules have gotten a lot busier with UNI coming back to school a couple of weeks ago and Wartburg starting yesterday! We are so excited to dive back in with students we know from last year and ones we have just met this year. Thanks for your continued prayers. Here are some specifics to help guide you as you think of us:

Praises

• The Panther Party on 8/19 and Bowling Bonanza on 8/24 were successes. At the Panther Party, even after the rain started God still provided new contacts that we were able to meet and we (and the student leaders) are now following up with many who expressed interest.
• Our first NavNight at UNI brought about 250 students together to worship and hear about the Navigators calling to "advance the gospel of Jesus". Over half of these were freshmen, it is a HUGE blessing to have such interest from first year students.
• The other half of our Wartburg team (The Nelson's) returned safely from Colorado. Angie & Katie have really enjoyed some quality fellowship time with one another. We are so excited to be united with them again as we minister to students together for God's glory at Wartburg.
• Over 200 students took a Spiritual Survey at UNI in the past two weeks, and over NINETY of them have indicated interest in hearing about the main theme of the Bible. Student leaders and staff have been following up with them this past week.

Requests

• For the 90+ students who will clearly hear the Gospel presented to them in the coming days that they would eagerly grasp its Truth and gain new life in Christ! (John 3:5-7, 1 John 5:11,12)
• That the students we invest in would be faithful, available, and teachable so that the Word could penetrate their hearts. Hebrews 4:12
• That we would be a living example to the students we work with as to what it means to know Christ and make him known in our community, our church, and everyday lives and that it would be written on their hearts to live that way as well. 2 Corinthians 3:3
• That as our schedules become busier that we would not forsake our first Love and run to Jesus first thing each day. Revelation 2:4

August Ministry Minute

Wait a second...August? August ministry minute? Nah, that can't be right...
In spite of my disbelief of what the calendar tells me here is an update of how God has been good in the last month and how we pray He will bring glory to Himself in the next one:

Praises:

• We were able to spend a few hours with another one of the guys in our ministry that has been home for summer but returned for a couple days. God is on the move in Brent's life and shining light on the places that will, by His grace, show themselves to be strength's in his growing faith.
• We had zero trouble gallivanting around the Midwest visiting friends & family the second week of the July. It is encouraging to be reminded how big God is--He's working in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio AND Michigan :) (Sorry, Indiana...we didn't stop there!)
  
• We're hovering around the 80% mark of our funding for next year and have been cleared to report to campus if we finish the next three weeks strong!
  

Requests:

• The Panther Party August 19th at Northern Iowa. This is our biggest and best chance to reach students- especially freshmen. Would you pray that He would add students to His Kingdom on this day and not just our ministry?
• A rekindling of relationships with students at Wartburg. While they don't return to campus until September, please pray that they would know that they are valued and that we're excited to see them again! "We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us." 1 Thess. 2:8
  
• That our heart, soul, mind and strength would, "in humility consider others better than ourselves." Phil 2:3
  
• We have $11,000 of need before school starts. While this seems to be a big deal to us; this is small potatoes for the God of the universe. Please pray that God would show himself to be the God of Ephesians 3:20 & that through His work all would know that only God is capable and recognize Him for who He is.
• For a strengthened relationship with the churches in Waverly, that we would together reach students for Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12
  

James 4:2 has been challenging me the last few days, "You do not have, because you do not ask God." We pray that this would never be true in any of our lives. God Bless.

Ben & Angie
319.481.0010

July Ministry Minute!

A premature Happy Fourth of July to you!

Thanks again for your prayers in June. Here are a few things the Lord has been doing as a result of your faithful and effective praying! (James 5:16)

Praises:

• God has provided a new contact in Waverly who works at Wartburg & has a heart for missions and for making the Truth known there. Please pray for mutual encouragement and a sound relationship to form in the next month. (Ro. 15:5)
• He has been very kind in giving new financial partners to our growing ministry. (Phil. 4:19)
• Incoming Freshmen Orientation at UNI went very well! We now have a database of over 200 names to contact in the fall to get involved in our weekly bible studies and meetings! Pray that God would grab the heart of these students and they would use their college years to grow closer to God. (Hosea 10:12)
• Times with Brian have been a blessing. We have had multiple times this last month to meet and open the Word together. Pray for the book of James to bring conviction and encouragement to his (& our) faith. (Ro. 15:4)

Requests:

• Two different friends have given us the name of an incoming freshmen girl to Wartburg next year. Please pray for God's hand to work out a relationship for Angie & Brittany this September, if not sooner, that they may strive after the Living God. (1 Tim 4:10)
• Please pray for the Snow Mountain Ranch Summer Training Program in Colorado. Pray for the continued safety of fellow Nav Staff members the Brown's & the Nelson's. Please also lift up the students there that in the 5 weeks remaining God would set His Word in them & that it will make a mark on their lives that will last into eternity. (Jer. 20:9)
• As we continue raising our support, we have made steady gains in raising new support but have made slow headway with our pre-existing partners. That we may get to campus on time, please pray that God would stir in the hearts again of the people who gave a gift in 2006 and that He would lead them to respond to His call in a timely manner. (1 Thess. 5:24; 2 Cor. 9:7)
• For safe travel as we go to Ohio & Michigan this month from the 10th - 16th.

Our prayer for each of YOU in the month of July:

Col. 3:15-17

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

God Bless,

Ben & Angie Krueger

The Navigators Staff

319-481-0010

June 07 Ministry Minute

Welcome to Summer!

We are eager to keep the ball rolling with our ministry as we transition from a time with students to getting all our ducks in a row for another year on campus. Here are the latest happenings for the last month and some things to pray for in June. Thanks for praying!

Praises:

• We have students staying in town for the summer that we will be able to continue investing in.
• I have been making new contacts with students that are here for the summer or will be returning to Wartburg in the fall! Please pray for Nate & David.
• Our support raising has gone well to date and we have enjoyed hearing how God has been working in lives all over the country. Thank God for new friends he has introduced us to in the last year. We are blessed!
  
• Caleb checked out well this week @ his 6 mo. appt. 28 1/2 " & 19' 6 oz.
  

Please pray for:

• God to provide our funds for next year by Aug. 18th. (If you want to keep track of how he is providing and the progress we're making, I've added a chart on the lower right hand side of our blog, benandangienavs.blogspot.com)
• God would continue his work in the hearts of students this summer while they are at home. Pray that his word would be like a fire burning inside them-- Jeremiah 20:9.
• A deeper dedication to his word and the forming of new habits to bring us closer to Him.
  
• Safety as we travel this month
• Incoming freshmen at UNI. This month incoming freshmen begin orientation and it is our first chance to make contacts with them and recruit for the fall!