For Parents
Mrs. Dawn Jackson from Little Rock, AR
Early in the spring semester of her sophomore year of college, my daughter expressed interest in something called “IT Project.” Never heard of it. She had learned of it through The Traveling Team. Never heard of it. It would be held at the U.S. Center for World Missions. Never heard of it. They would be studying something called Perspective on the World Christian Movement. Never heard of it. It was in Los Angeles, California!! Now, that – I had heard of. What I had heard did not make me anxious to send my daughter out there for 50 days.
Were all of these organizations and training for real? Were they legitimate ministries? I checked them out online. I found a ministry I was familiar with on the endorsement list and emailed them to see if they really did support The Traveling Team. Indeed, they did.
But, the real clincher came when God reminded me that He would be in Los Angeles, that He was leading her to go there, and that He loved her even more than I did. We paid the deposit and began making plans for her to go to “IT Project.”
“It rocked my world!” were her words when she returned. As the next few weeks unfolded, I found out just how true those words were. Her hunger to know God more intimately was immediately apparent. She had adopted a new vision to bring honor and glory to Jesus Christ in her daily life, as well as lead others to a personal relationship with Jesus, so that His glory would be further increased. (Her outlook on spending had certainly changed. Money that would normally be spent for clothes, jewelry, or shoes could be put to a much better use if it helped to send missionaries to unreached people groups around the world.)
Sometimes, this kind of experience is a “mountain-top” experience and the “new” wears off. But, the knowledge and training she gained at the IT Project has not worn off, but instead has grown stronger. It was truly a life-changing experience!
Tim and Carol Simpson from Gaithersburg, MD
Our son, Jeff, is a Business Major at the University of Maryland. During the summer of 2009 he participated in the IT Project in Pasadena, California. He learned of the opportunity through Campus Crusade for Christ. We have watched him respond passionately to God’s call to care about the nations of the world for several years. He sensed the need to learn more about missions in an academic setting that included learning via cultural experiences. He loves that kind of intellectual and spiritual challenge. His experience in California provided both. As we talked with him during and after the IT Project, his grasp of God’s concern for the world expanded. The up-close encounter with world religions in the greater Los Angeles area put faces on the nations. He came home at the end of the summer enthusiastic about how God will use his life in the future.
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