Campus Gospel Work at Rider University

 

A group of young saints who were saved for about 2-3 years received the burden to pray for the campus work in Sep. 2010. They started praying for the campus work and coordination of oneness in the church in Lawrence. After that, when gospel meeting was held in Princeton for 3 weeks, 7 students from Rider University received the Lord. The Holy Spirit led the fire of the gospel to Rider campus. Since then on, there had been the gathering in the Lord’s name in Rider Campus.

 

At first, students were just having meals together on campus. For the sake of the new believers having a normal church life on campus, some older saints started to coordinate in twos and threes, and cooked meals every week in turns to bring to the students in Rider. Many gospel friends started to get attracted by this kind of gathering, thus received the Lord one by one in the end. In the sweet singing and sharing, many newly baptized students were nourished, and they became the start of the strong testimony on campus.

 

In 2011, in the perseverance of prayer and coordination in oneness, we had about 7 students saved. More and more young saints were gained by the Lord to be pure in heart for Him, and they gathered together to pursue the Word of God, and became vital companions in reading the Word. Just as Paul says in Phil 3:8: “I count all things as refuse on the account of the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ…”, they come together to pursue the Word every day.

 

On Oct. 1, 2011, the Lord raised up a brother’s house near the campus. Three brothers moved into this house, willing to practice corporate living. The brothers were not only longing to know Christ, but were willing to be together to live a corporate normal Christian life, “Pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2Tim 2:22)”. During two years, up to 15 young brothers were shepherd and perfected through the brothers’ house for the Lord. They all are living and functioning in their local churches.

In 2012, the Lord continued to bless Rider University, and 8 were saved. In the meanwhile, a new sister’s house was started near the campus. Many newly saved brothers and sisters kept coordinate together in oneness, and took the burden for the gospel work on campus. They learnt to be perfected in coordination and were raised up one by one to be the nucleus on Rider campus.

In 2013, through the corporate living in the brother’s house and sister’s house on Rider campus, many students were attracted to live such a life, and live a regulated life with normal schedule and spiritual pursuit. Such a kind of living kept the newly saved ones in the church life, to be perfected to be the pillars of the church in His building. Throughout the years, we realize that the Lord’s move on Rider campus was full of His blessings. May the Lord raise more young ones on this campus, in this final stage, to be dispensational instruments in His ultimate move for His coming back.

 

Contact person: Brother Wang

E-mail: wanqilong@gmail.com

Address: 408 White Pine Circle, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648.

Weekly meeting time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Friday.

 

Rider校园福音开展

 

2010年9月，因着一般信主不过2-3年青年的弟兄姊妹，在Lawrence召会为着校园福音迫切地祷告和同心合一的配搭。在连续三周在普林斯顿大学里的福音聚会中，有7位Rider校园的学生得救。因着圣灵的带领，弟兄姊妹开始将福音的火把带进Rider校园。从此，在Rider大学校园里兴起了在祂名里的聚集。

 

最开始的聚集是在校园里聚餐。为着刚信主的校园弟兄姊妹有一个正常的召会生活，弟兄姊妹三两两的配搭，轮流每周在家做好饭菜送去校园。很多福音朋友被吸引加入这样的聚集里来，有不少最后也都信主得救了。在甜美诗歌和分享里使刚得救的弟兄姊妹得了属灵供应，且成了主在校园刚强见证的开始。

 

2011年，在弟兄姊妹坚定持续祷告和同心合一的配搭下，这一年，我们又有7位弟兄姊妹在Rider校园得救受浸。越来越多的清新爱主弟兄姊妹被主得着，他们渴慕主话经常地来到一起追求圣经，因此成立了校园读经小组。他们定点定时每天聚在一起追求主话。这群宝贝的弟兄姊妹，如同腓力比书三章8节里的保罗“因我以认识我主基督耶稣为至宝”。

 

在2011年10月1日，主在校园旁边兴起了第一个弟兄之家。3位弟兄搬入弟兄之家愿意来操练这样的团体神人生活。弟兄们不仅渴慕认识基督，更是愿意来到一起过一个正常基督徒生活，“同那清新呼求主名的人，竭力追求公义，信，爱，和平。”（提摩太后书二章22节）。同时，Rider校园在弟兄之家开始了以学生为主导的周五校园小排聚会。

 

2012年，主继续地祝福Rider大学，有8位弟兄姊妹陆续得救。同时在校园旁边，又成立了一个姊妹之家。因着姊妹之家的成立，在校园刚得救弟兄姊妹学习同心合一地配搭在一起，并主动承担起整个校园福音的开展。他们在学习配搭服事里受到成全和操练，一个一个地被兴起来成为校园福音中干为主所用。

 

2013年，借着Rider大学的弟兄之家和姊妹之家的团体神人生活，使很多学生受吸引和羡慕住进这样的生活里。愿意过一个正常的基督徒生活而有的规律的生活作息和属灵追求。这样的团体神人生活使刚得救的圣徒们保守在召会生活里，使这一代的青年圣徒有机会受成全为召会的柱子。一路过来，我们可以见证神在Rider校园的积极的行动和丰满祝福，愿祂在这里得着并兴起更多的青年人，在这世界终极的局势中，并终极的行动里能担负时代终极的责任。

 

联系人：王弟兄

邮箱 ：wanqilong@gmail.com

 

小排聚会

地址：408 White Pine Circle, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648.

聚会时间： 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Friday,

 

校园读经小组

地址： Library Study Room-Rider University,

             2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ, 08648

聚会时间：9:30pm - 10:00pm, Thursday