Dear FCA Parents,
Aurelio Barreto, founder of C28, commanded a packed audience of high schoolers last Wednesday, May 2nd, to share how empty his life was without Christ, and how finding Christ finally filled that emptiness.
As the son of poor immigrant parents, Aurelio struggled with acceptance. He tried to fill that hole with drugs, alcohol and girls, but he was so empty and in such emotional pain he wanted to die. In his 20s, he decided money would help him find meaning. By 30, he had millions, but at 37, that hole still wouldn't go away. "I thought I was doing all the right things," Aurelio said to the kids. "So what's going on? I sold my business for 20 million dollars. People congratulated me, but no one asked me how I was really doing. I covered it up. All the accomplishments the good works...nothing! The stuff of this world would not take the pain away!"
Aurelio had been going to church for years and tried to live a moral life, but it wasn't until he was 38 years old that someone finally told him that he was a sinner and the penalty was hell. In his own words: "In a flash, I realized what I was missing! I reached out and asked for forgiveness. That day I was saved...at 38 yrs old!"
Aurelio then challenged the students; "What about you? Are you trying to get your house in order? Believe in the name of Jesus!" Using Hebrews 4:16, "Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Aurelio called students to raise their hands if they wanted to know Christ as their personal Savior. During the prayer, several students' hands went up in response to his alter call!
You parents need to know that your donations helped draw in those students, but that it was your prayers that allowed the Holy Spirit to work in such a mighty way! Aurelio told the parent helpers that he had 400 people praying over the Huddle! Additionally, one of our parent helpers was praying for a specific student during Aurelio's talk, and that very student raised his hand to accept Christ! We cannot help but be reminded of God's promise in James 5:16 that "…The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." Halleluia!
What a blessing it is to be part of a ministry that seeks the lost and leads them to the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE!!
Please pray for these new Christians, that they would connect with a youth group so they can grow in their faith. Pray also for our student leaders that they would continue to be living testimonies on Foothill's campus.
There is only one Huddle left--May 30th. Our FCA Senior Leadership kids will be speaking, so please pray that the Holy Spirit will use them to pierce the hearts of our students with the Hope of the Gospel!
Thank you for all your prayers and support!
Your fellow laborers,
Linda and Cherie
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