Greetings from Ohio’s Northcoast! It seems as only yesterday that our family was enjoying the warmth of southern Arkansas. It’s still hard for us to imagine that we’ve been in Ohio now, going on three years. But what an incredible three years it’s been! We’re continually seeing God at work all throughout our campus. In these short years, we’ve seen almost 20 students accept Christ as their personal Savior, another 50+ students rededicate their lives, seven students become Small Group Leaders each leading a weekly on-campus Bible Study, and we’re seeing our weekly attendance in our large group worship gatherings plus our Small Groups near 150 students each week! With our latest project, we’re hoping to reach even more students on multiple campuses! This past semester, we launched our own Internet TV Channel, where we Stream our LIVE services each week, plus have them recorded for anyone to access them anytime on-demand. Our on-line audience currently nears 20 at each of our services, and as you can imagine, the possibilities are endless! And this is just a sample of what God is doing, here at Tiffin University.
Our H2O College Ministry is recognized as an official organization on campus, which gives us a voice in the University’s Student Government organization. We’re excited to tell you that as of this past semester, H2O is TU’s LARGEST ORGANIZATION on campus! We’re also invited each year to partner with the University’s Admissions Department in the recruitment of new students! In addition to the organizational status on campus, we’re also in the middle of launching a collegiate church plant, right on the campus. The River Church is a specifically designed church to meet the needs of our student population. Our vision is to reach them and grow them in Christ, helping them to become leaders in the church so that when a student graduates from our university, they are prepared to serve in a leadership capacity in their new church home where they begin their careers!
As you can tell, things are incredibly exciting and very busy in our ministry. We would like to invite you, your family, and/or your church to become involved in the excitement and this awesome move of God! Serving as NAMB (North American Mission Board) MSC Missionaries, we are responsible for raising our own financial support. I currently work a part-time job (28 hours per week), which assists in some of our expenses, but it’s not enough to take care of our housing and personal expenses. We try to spend as much time as possible on our campus, reaching our students and ministering to them. Because of the lack of time throughout the week to work more hours in my current secular job or even a second job, we would like to ask you to prayerfully consider becoming one of our financial partners in our ministry. We would humbly ask that you consider us as one of your mission’s projects and become one of our monthly financial supporters. This would allow us to continue to be highly visible on our campus, which I truly believe, is critical in the spiritual lives of our students.
Here are our websites that will give you a deeper look into our ministry:
H2O College Ministry Site: www.LifeAtH2o.org
The River Church Site: www.TiffinsRiverChurch.com
On-Line Internet Streaming Sites: www.ustream.tv/channel/h2o-live and www.ustream.tv/channel/riverchurch
All of your contributions are tax deductible. Whether a one-time gift or you are interested in being one of our monthly financial sponsors, your gifts are so very much appreciated...and very much needed. The strength of our ministry depends on you. For your gifts, you may make your donations HERE.
May God’s continued Blessings be poured out on you, your family and your church. I look forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me. Thank you for your prayers and for your support! Have a wonder-filled New Year!
Serving Him On Ohio’s Northcoast,
Jim Whaley
Collegiate Pastor
NAMB MSC Missionary
