
“Our lives are ministries, and I believe the CCO reflects this very well. The three years I have been here in Jerusalem have allowed me to develop a relationship with the students I teach and given me a myriad of opportunities to share my faith with colleagues and students of Muslim and Jewish faiths. My faith affects every decision I make, from who I married to where I will move to next.”

“The CCO is a vivid reminder that whether I live in an urban setting or in a rural small town, God’s hand is at work and all communities are in desperate need of the love and redeeming power of the Gospel. The CCO’s influence challenges me to think deeper and to ask harder questions that don’t have easy answers. I continue to see God’s hand in my life and how he has me in this place and time for reasons I both know and understand and for reasons I’m still discovering.”

“I went to Jubilee every year I was in college which I found to be a wonderful experience every year. Jubilee lifted my spirits and reminded me of the things in life that matter the most. I always found that I was able to reconnect with God the weekends I was at Jubilee.”

“The CCO influenced me to think differently about the world around me. I used to see Christianity from the perspective of how it impacted me. But after interacting with the CCO and attending the Jubilee conference, I began to see how God could use me within the communities He created to further His kingdom, in particular the communities associated with a college campus.”

“The CCO has shaped how I live my adult life. During my undergraduate years at IUP and through law school at the University of Pittsburgh, it helped give purpose and meaning to what I was studying. It gave me a vision, meaning, and a framework.”

“Jubilee is fantastic! The first year I went, I was only a junior in high school. I went almost every year thereafter. I had the opportunity to witness so many young people, like myself, loving their Lord and praising. Once I became a professional, I attended again and had an equally valuable experience worshiping with my students.”

“The CCO taught me that I cannot separate my faith from any single thing I do, from deciding what church to attend, how to approach my work, how to spend our money, how to be a spouse and eventually a parent. The CCO changed the way I did and thought about so many things, and I feel strongly called to continue to do that kind of ministry, wherever I am.”

“I first attended Jubilee in 2007, and that was the year that really changed my life. I had been a Christian for years, but I had not had an active relationship with Christ. Going to Jubilee was most definitely the single act that brought me back to Christ and will always remind me that, just when I think I’m too far away, he is there and will pull me back to him.”

“The Jubilee conference helped me gain a much clearer perspective of how we, as followers of Jesus, are to make the Kingdom of God relevant in our world. I was challenged to make that Kingdom Jesus taught about a reality in the 21st century.”

“I’m involved in my church today because I was involved in CCO ministry when I was in college. My faith has supported me through some difficult times the last few years and has given me hope that the world is progressing despite some of the difficulties I’ve seen.”