THE WORDFall 2009

The God in Me:When someone has an encounter with God, their life focus changes. Journey with us as we discover and express a life built on THE WORD!

Second Edition

Reflecting on how things come to pass truly causes you to trust God all the more, because you realize that things turn out far better than you ever could have imagined or planned. Needless to say, that was definitely the case when we founded chapter of the Impact Movement at Carnegie Mellon. The roots of what has grown to become our Impact chapter started the fall of 2005, the beginning of my freshman year. Just like any freshman, I believe that I went through the normal adjustment phase with the rest

of my incoming class. A freshman has a great opportunity to define themselves to a new group of people that have little or no knowledge of who they were before college. This opportunity contributed tremendously to the beginning phases of Impact. I realized one of the greatest struggles for college students was gaining acceptance. Students who may have grown up Christians or were from Christian households, as I was, were definitely entrapped in this struggle. This struggle produced a burden in some of our hearts. I was perplexed with what I

witnessed in many students professing to be Christians, but in reality living lifestyles that were everything but Christian. The culture of our campus, just like many campuses nationwide, was steeped in drinking, partying, sex and overall ungodliness. This culture seemed to suck in all that encountered it, but simultaneously produced the desire in me to present an alternative. It happened that God truly knew what He planned to do with that desire before I imagined it.

It started in Hamerschlag house, my freshman dorm, in my second floor corner room. My then roommate, Mr. Kyle Campbell, and Mr. Jonas Cleveland, who lived across the hall, joined me for a prayer meeting. The amazing thing was that we had all met years before attending CMU at the SAMS program, which is hosted during summers by CMARC for

Back In The Day. . .Sheun Ogunsunlade, Alumni ’09Co- Founder, CMU Impact Movement Chapter

Titus 2:10-12

...so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age

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Co-Founders Kyle & Sheun

We all have to start somewhere! Hear the story of the dawn of the Impact Movement chapter on the campus of Carnegie Mellon from those who were there at the start. Let’s rewind the clock back to Fall 2005 and see how God used a couple of freshmen in the same dorm.

high school students. We did not find it a coincidence that we were all living in the same corner, but thought it was ordained for us to do something for God. This led to us hosting a Friday night bible study in Hamerschlag as freshmen, which then developed into a

campus wide bible study next year. The desire to do more continued to grow, which led to seeking God for a vision and name for our meetings. This was clearly answered by Titus 2:10-12 that led to the founding of College Christian Alternative Ministries and the F.N.A. (Friday Night Alternative). Things continued to develop with Pastor Brian Edmonds being introduced to campus, along with current meeting attendees and new attendees from the class of 2011 all having experiences with the Impact Movement. We realized the greatest impact would be made for God on campus by joining a united front that was already on campuses nationwide, while keeping our unique vision of attractively presenting a holy alternative! And thus our chapter of the Impact Movement was founded during the fall semester of 2007. This is where the mission began, and currently continues “to take the truth of Jesus Christ to the CMU campus, community and world…”

Wha t ’sF. N . A . ?

Sheun Performing

Spoken Word

One Body,Man y Membe r sCarnegie Mellon University is just one of the over 100 college campuses in the U.S. and Africa that the Impact Movement has a presence! Since beginning as a conference for college students in 1991, the Impact Movement has transformed into an organization set to equip and train college students, high school students, and career professionals of African descent to become leaders; spiritually and morally. The Impact Movement is a ministry of CCCI or Campus Crusade for Christ International, an organization founded in 1951 on the campus of UCLA, and mainly aims to reach, while not exclusive, those of African decent. We believe that each culture has a unique c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h e w o r l d w i d e community of faith and it is important to reach people with the truth of Jesus Christ through their own culture. By being Biblically sound and culturally relevant to members of the community of Afr ican descent, the Impact Movement envisions each community of African descent fulfilling its destiny

as a reflection of the redemptive power of Jesus Christ.

Throughout the year, the staff with the Impact Movement work with the students on colleges across the country to provide resources, vision, and guidelines on reaching their campuses with the truth of Jesus Christ. Of course it does not end with the academic year. Impact has many summer missions options, where students can continue to grow spiritually and share the gospel around the world with. You should check out impactmovement.com for the upcoming summer missions & much more!

F.N.A.‘s have been an i n t e g r a l p a r t o f o u r presence on campus and is a very flexible concept. It can involve a time together were we break down some aspect of culture and look to the Bible for answers in a discussion atmosphere. Or it can involve getting away from campus and spending time with one another where no one has to worry about being pressured into ungodly behavior. Here are the few principles that govern what we call the “Friday Night Alternative”.

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Builds personal relationshipswith students

Presents the Gospel as relevant

Challenges the stereotypes of livingas a Christian

Will You Accept the Mission?

The Impact Movement ’s na1onalconferencemarked a changewithin mylife.PriortotheconferenceIwashavingdifficulty inmy lifewith depression andbeing unfulfilled which stemmed fromthelackofknowledgeaboutmypurpose.

Uponarrivingattheconference, I founditabit shocking to seesomany peoplewith the desire of just pleasing God.Pleasing God was the only mo1va1onthatkeptmepressingonduringthehard1mes.

I was learning how to trust God withevery part of my life, keeping in mindthatHehas aplanformylife. Itwasatthisconference that Ibegantoown thelifestyle thatGodcalls meto live. This

conference was the moment all thehardshipsofthemonthsbeforebegantomakesense. IbegantofeelGod takingmeonthejourneyofsharingHispurposeforme.

Theconferenceallowedmetolearnhowto live a life u1lizing evangelism, anac1ve prayer life, and have opencommunica1onwithGod.ThoughItooka lot home from the conference, thesethings spoke new into my life directly.AssoonasIbegantoletGodwork,allofthe things I was finding difficulty withbegantoturnaround.Andthoughtherewere

hardshipsaHertheconference,myfocuscentered on God and not on what wasaround me. God used the na1onalconferencetoteachmetokeepmyeyesstayedonthehills,wheremyhelpcomesfrom.

Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible,

but with God all

things are possible.’

Matthew 19:26

Every twoyears, the ImpactMovement hosts a 5‐day national conference inAtlanta. Impact2008Mission: PossiblefortifiedthemessagethatGod’smissionforourlives ispossibleonlythroughChrist’s strengthworkinginus!Eachdaywasjam‐packedwithincrediblepraiseandworshipandspeakersdeliveringGod’sWordinarelevant,practicalway.And,topingitoffwas Kirk Franklinandgospelrapartist Lecrae deliveredenergy‐boostingperformancesallowingstudents toglorifyGodinafun,excitingatmosphere.Eachofthe17attendeesfromCMUleftempoweredtocarryouttheircallfromGod.

Operation Solid RockDontae Doughty, Sophomore ’12

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“ForYouaremyrockandmyfortress;Therefore,forYourname’ssake,Leadmeandguideme.”Psalm31:3

A Day in the Life9 am -

10:30 am

10:45 am - 12 pm

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm

7 pm - 9 pm

9 pm - 11:30 pm

Morning Session withPastor Eric Mason

Gospel Artist Kirk FranklinLive in Concert!

Outreach (GO!)

“Building Your Impact Chapter”Lorna Johnson

Evening Session withPastor Keith Battle

“They're Watching: Lifestyle

Discipleship”Sandy Hafeez

“Pump Yo Breaks: Dissolving

Conflict”Erin Burton

Impact Movement National Conference 2008

Join With us!In just our second year on campus at Carnegie Mellon University, we continue to be amazed at

how God is using us to reach the CMU campus, surrounding communities, and world with the

truth of Jesus Christ. We ask that you join with us in prayer for what God is doing in the city of

Pittsburgh and that He would allow you to be a spark in your community in bringing the Good

News! Feel free to e-mail us at impact.cmu@gmail.com for updates on what we are doing,

how you can help, and for any prayer requests you have.

God Bless,

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