Campus Ministry is a powerful instrument for moulding generations,to prepare today’s youngsters to become Missionaries of tomorrow.My 7 years in college was like seven holistic years of formation in a“Faith Formation Centre”. I was taught, trained and exposed to anin-house training on how to look at Catholic Spirituality in the context of Contemporary World through the campus prayer meetings. All this led me to a deeper conviction that Jesus has a powerful plan and higher thought about University Campuses, and it happened after seeing with my own eyes the changed lives ofhundreds of young people!
Like me, many people had a dream ‘to win the campus today and to change the world tomorrow’. Ultimately to win people forChrist, build them in Catholic faith train them in building up aministry and send them to reach out to others.’ Let nothing stop thisdream and may it unfold, get visualized through the youth groupsand become a life-giving experience!
Few decades back, when Jesus Youth campus prayer groups started growing in different parts of Kerala, no one dared to think about aOne Year Full Time Commitment for the Lord. Our dreams weresmaller, which the Lord made bigger. He gave us the wings to flyand to move out to youngsters in various parts of not only
“My thoughts”, says the Lord, “are not like yours, and My ways are different from yours. As high as the heavens are above the earth, so high are My ways and thoughts above yours.” (Isaiah 55:8 -9). I do believe that the National Campus Meet 2009 is an opportunity to listen to GOD’s voice and to understand His thoughts and follow His ways.
Running the race with you all!
Navin Bruce Thomas
Asst.Coordinator, Jesus Youth International Team.
