Our vision at C4C is expanding as we remain open to ways of serving and worshipping God at Columbus State University and there is much that you can do to help. Already the ministry has DOUBLED in size in 2008 and we now have been blessed with a group of about 80 students actively involved in C4C.

The cost to meet weekly on campus, purchase small group materials, help the suffering in our community, purchase equipment for large gatherings, maintain a website, go on retreats, and host campus events can be burdensome, but not with the help, support, and involvement of the local community, churches, and individuals.

Just for an idea of how your donations will be used, here is a short list of various needs we have RIGHT NOW this very moment!

• $300 - Wireless mic receiver and lavalier mic system
• $70 - Host a student on a retreat
• $60 - Food for our weekly gatherings of about 70 students
• $20 - Purchase a book for a student in a small group Bible study

We are also involved as an organization in several other ministries and outreach projects throughout the community. We are not content sitting by and not doing something as young adults to make our community better! We volunteer weekly and work closely with Damascus Way Women and Children's Shelter and the Homeless Resource Network in Columbus. We have the desire and the vision to invest in these ministries and their efforts to better lives and our community so that we can reach out to those in need.

Again, here are some specific ways that your contributions will be immediately put to use.

• $350 - Build new swingset/playground for young children at Damascus Way
• $100 - Food for homeless outreach and communal meals
• $30 - Care packages for the homeless (toiletries and non-perishables)
• $10 - Bible to give out in homeless outreach

These are some specific examples of needs we have that cannot and will not be met without the support of others in our community. Please partner with us as we serve God faithfully and actively, daring to dream of a better world, a better life, and a better Columbus.

Both monthly and one-time contributions are an incredible blessing to our ministry at CSU. If you are interested in donating to Cougars for Christ, you can make checks payable to "Cougars for Christ" and send them to:

Cougars for Christ
c/o Derik Roberts
North Pointe Dr.
Columbus, GA
31909

If you are unable to partner with us financially at this time, it is even more important and valuable for you to partner with us in prayer and community. Please pray for us and join us in our efforts to share God's love with a broken and hursting world.

If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to email me or call me at any time.

One Faith, one Hope, one Way,

Derik Allen Roberts