Welcome to our new Cultivate magazine!
Cultivate replaces CRUView. Instead of a broad overview of CRU’s activities, Cultivate invites you into a deeper picture of CRU’s activities as we seek to share God’s love in Christ with a new generation.
We are inspired by Paul’s words in I Corinthians 3:5-9. He speaks of the growth of young believers as being like plants being cultivated in a field. Note that it is God’s field (v.9) but God does not farm it solo. Instead he assigns workers to different tasks (v. 5). Although he is the only one who causes growth (v. 7), other workers are described as his fellow workers (v.9). What an honour!
I am so thankful that you are a fellow-worker. Your involvement in supporting CRU through your prayers, gifts and expertise is cultivating young believers as God is changing hearts and lives. It’s a beautiful thing to see someone become more deeply rooted into God’s Word, and growing stronger in their faith, and producing fruit because of the Spirit’s work in them.
Please don’t stop praying! You’ll recall that Jesus told his disciples a parable to encourage them to pray and never give up (Luke 18:1). We often find that we pray for a while and then lose momentum. To help you keep praying for CRU’s ministry you will receive Cultivate twice each year and find in it a new look prayer diary, setting out key areas for you to pray for each week.
We are confident that the work of preparing soil, planting seeds, watering, providing nutrients and pruning will see a wonderful harvest because God is faithful. His Spirit is at work enabling us to work together in this, equipping us for the task, and opening hearts in response to the gospel of Jesus. It is a joy to work together in God’s field!
Gary Hill, Executive Director