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May

SICM time is here again!

If you're not familiar with this event, this is our ten day trip up to Bellingham WA for leadership training and development of our newer students who show potential to be evangelists and disciple makers in their coming years in school. This year we're excited to bring 40 students from the Denton campuses alone, which is a huge growth spurt for us and we're waiting to see what kind of fruit comes from this over the coming years. I am going to be going this year again and it's always such a key time to get to know these future student leaders better. 

We had our last TNF until June when we all meet together with all the campuses together. This last one we did something special and rented a big pavillion at Rockledge park next to grapevine lake. We had a great time of worship and honoring the departing seniors, as well as some fun swimming and playing together at the park! It was beautiful. Someone brought a huge ice chest of crawfish and we did a crawfish boil for dinner. 

It's been a really special year, maybe one of my favorite years in our community and God has been so so good to us. 


Please be praying for the SICM students, for safety and a time of powerful growth and preparation. This trip is always so critical to our ongoing mission on the campuses.


Thank you all for your support and generosity. 


Ryan Bristow 



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