{"id":26351,"date":"2024-05-14T14:01:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=26351"},"modified":"2024-05-14T14:03:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:03:23","slug":"erik-nilsen-apprenticeship-update-may-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/news\/erik-nilsen-apprenticeship-update-may-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Nilsen Apprenticeship Update: May 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear friends and family,<\/p>\n

As the semester crescendos toward finals, so has our activity at CSUF. Lately, we have been collaborating with Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) for student outreach and campus prayer walks.<\/p>\n

One approach that has generated a lot of fun interactions is setting out tables with signs inviting passers-by to dialogue. I thought it\u2019d be funny to design a sign that read, \u201cThe Resurrection of Jesus really happened. Change my mind.\u201d The student leaders of Cru loved it and asked me to hang it on their table.<\/p>\n

Some college students gave us a thumbs-up as they walked by. Others stopped just for the free Swedish fish. Surprisingly, five visiting middle-schoolers stopped at the table to ask about the sign. All five confidently agreed with the premise, so I asked them how it applied to them personally, beyond being a historical fact. But I won\u2019t bore you with the details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"\"<\/a>Another day, we set out the sign again, with the addition of inviting people to mark a yes\/no tally sheet. An economics professor stopped to dialogue. Initially, he said \u201cyes,\u201d but when asked to elaborate, indicated that he thought the resurrection was more subjective belief than a historical claim. We asked if he had considered the implications if it were a historical fact. He changed his answer to \u201cno.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lion of Judah does not make for a good pet.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m quickly approaching the halfway point of my apprenticeship. The only criterion I need to \u201cpass\u201d is to reproduce in at least one other person what I have learned. That\u2019s very hard to do when people are either too busy or too apathetic. Please pray that I find someone to hand off this training.<\/p>\n

Dutifully yours,<\/p>\n

Erik<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

1 Corinthians 15:14 NIV<\/p>\n

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You can support me through prayer and financial giving. I need and appreciate both so that I can reach 100% in both areas as soon as possible so I can continue in my apprenticeship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I currently have 219 prayer partners with a goal of 250. If you know anyone who would like to pray for my apprenticeship, please forward this form<\/a>\u00a0to them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am currently 73% fundraised and looking for financial supporters to support me through October 2024. Would you please prayerfully consider supporting me?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are four ways to partner with me:<\/p>\n