Jackeline Hernandez's Baptism

On October 20, 2013, Jackeline Hernandez was baptized into Christ!  She is currently a freshman at Sacramento State.  She was introduced to the Sacramento Church by her family and friends at the Turning Point Christian Church in Van Nuys, in which the Sacramento Church is in close fellowship.

Upon her arrival to Sac State, she immediately immersed herself in the Campus Ministry.  Rather than than just mill around, Jackeline served in in the various capacities in the church, including the monthly respite care for special needs children (a project of HOPEworldwide Sacramento).  Before long, she began to study the Bible with her roommate, Kierra. Before long, Jackeline made her commitment to Christ and was baptized.

Please pray for Jackeline as she grow in her newfound relationship with the Almighty. And to Him be the glory!

Charles Linzie

A Chosen Instrument

                       

            On March 17, 2013, Steve and Carrie Loundsbury of the Los Angeles church of Christ spoke to the Sacramento Church.  The Loundsburys serve as the Campus Ministers for the LA Church and oversee the outreach at the University of California, Riverside, California State University, San Bernandino, and other colleges in the Inland Empire.  They not only shared about their victories, but were candid about their own spiritual challenges and encouraged the Sacramento Church to press on.

            Carrie spoke about her rough upbringing, from dealing with her drug-addicted father to trying to fit into several different high schools.  She sought attention from the boys from school and sought approval, eventually becoming pregnant out of wedlock (and subsequently aborted her child).  While in college, someone tried to reach out to her with the gospel, only to believe that Carrie was the last person on Earth to accept Christ’s message.  To the individual’s surprise, Carrie did embrace the gospel and was baptized in 1992 in the LA Church.  Her husband, Steve, had a similar story of being ignored by the LA Church due to perception.  He recalled in his sermon that when he was in the corporate world, an intern under him, who was part the LA Church admitted that he was too intimidated to share the gospel because of his status and his crude behavior on the job.  Eventually, the ministry staff invited Steve to a Bible Talk and eventually baptized him into Christ in 1989.

            Later, Steve preached from Acts 9 about Saul of Tarsus receiving a vision from Christ, which eventually led him to coming to the knowledge of the Truth.  Using Saul’s example, he reminded the congregation that anyone can become a true disciple of Jesus and He can use us to be a multi-tool instrument to reach the Sacramento region for Christ.  Steve and Carrie’s testimony serves as a reminder that we should not be intimidated by people when sharing about Christ and He will use anyone to share His message of hope and redemption.  To Him be the Glory!

Spring Break!

Here is the Spring Break schedule for the Sacramento-area public colleges:

UCD: March 24-31, 2013 (Winter Finals March 19-23)
LRCCD (ARC, CRC, FLC, SCC): March 25-31
CSUS: March 25-April 1

Charles Linzie