We're Back & Going to Campus!

Thanks to all of you who prayed for us on our recent trip to Chicago, Michigan & Ohio. It was a great time for us to see long lost family & friends, including a few new additions, & share about what God is doing here in Waverly through this ministry.

A few highlights included spending an afternoon at the Toledo Zoo last Thursday with Jeff & Gretchen & zipping around town in a sweet Corvette with a different Jeff. Holy Horsepower!
Caleb thoroughly enjoyed his sunscreen bottle at the zoo, only paying attention to the exhibit of gorillas out of all the animals we saw all day, but he did take his first steps crawling before we got back home. Our staircase is now barricaded effectively, I assure you!

In recent blog news, I've added a new slide show that will stick around where our old picture was. Almost all of the photos are from our recent trip, so be sure to check them out.

ALSO, make sure to take notice of God's provision by looking at our updated funding tracker! Now that we hit the 75% mark we have been cleared for campus this fall officially. We still need another $12,000 to take care of all of our need and we'd ask you to continue to pray for that in the next month, but the Lord has provided mightily for us thus far. God is most definitely good and we continue to trust Him for all that we need. Philippians 4:19 says, "and my God will meet ALL your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus." We know this verse is true and work earnestly to see how He fulfills this promise. As we continue to do what must be done we begin to return our minds to reaching students with the life giving truth of the Gospel and that's something we're all excited about!

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

What's So Good About Marriage?

On my trip to Colorado a few weeks back I began reading Randy Newman's book "Questioning Evangelism". While teaching me ways to engage people's hearts much more conversationally, he covers topics that he has found common through over 20 years as a staff member of Campus Crusade. However, instead of giving you my synopsis, I'll save some time and direct you to an accurate review of this book.

From what I read today, a chapter entitled, "What's So Good About Marriage?" I found this paragraph worthy of passing on:

Marriage makes us better because it shows us how bad we are. Lifelong, unconditional commitment makes us more giving because it exposes how selfish we are. Loving someone who doesn't deserve love makes us more like the God who loved us "while we were still sinners" (Romans 5:8). Unlike any other tool, then, marriage drives home the two-pronged message of the gospel: that we are 'more wicked and sinful than we ever dared believe but, in Christ, we are more accepted and loved than we ever dared hope.' (Newman, p.186)

To read another excerpt from his book, try this link:
Randy Newman Excerpt

Or if you want to spend the $8 on a good book

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!

New Attitude

Hey! I'm currently listening to Eric Simmons' message entitled 'Discern the Graymatters' from the New Attitude Conference in Louisville this May. Check it out to hear why in life there is no such thing as "gray". It's some GOOOOD stuff so I just want to pass along the link where you can get ALL of the messages from the whole conference for free! If you get some time there are also messages from CJ Mahaney, Josh Harris, Mark Dever, Al Mohler & John Piper.

Here's a video from someone who was at the conference this last weekend on YouTube.


Oh and while I've got your attention...