Greater Grand Forks Team – 3925 Dacotah View Court – Grand Forks – ND - 58201

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

January 2024

Hello and Happy New Year!

We rang in the new year at Winter Conference in Minneapolis, MN with a sense of
anticipation and excitement about who Jesus is and what He is doing in our lives. After four
days of looking into God’s Word and considering who God is and what God is doing in our lives
and in the world, we wrestled with surrender. Is God trustworthy? Is He worthy of our lives?
Can we release our dreams, loves, and treasures to His wisdom and care? God deserves our
trust and surrender. He is worthy of our complete and utter devotion. Jesus invites us to take his
yoke upon us and learn from him … for he is humble and gentle in heart. Many of us admit we
want to control some areas of our lives. We think we have the wisdom and “know how” to make
decisions without consulting God. We justify our actions and attitudes even though there is a
nagging sense of “am I loving the way Jesus calls me to love? Am I trusting Jesus to take care of
me or am I seeking to protect myself? Is Jesus really the ruler of my life?” I once had a friend
comment to me, “If Jesus isn’t Lord of ALL my life, he isn’t really Lord of my life at all.” That
convicts me still. If I hold any area outside of his control, then I am still trying to control my
life. If I’m only “surrendering” the areas in which I agree with Jesus, I’m not really surrendered
to Jesus at all.
It is such a joy to walk with students as they wrestle with trusting God. Together we
struggle to lay aside everything that hinders us from living for Him. I am thankful for a place
like Winter Conference where we can wrestle well together.
Thank you for partnering with us in God’s kingdom work in the lives of students. We
were so grateful to be able to reduce the price of the conference for everyone as well as help
some with even more of the cost. Your generosity and prayers truly make a difference in
people’s lives. Thank you!
Tammy Dunford
on behalf of UND staff and students

PS. Save the date: Our Vision night is coming up on March 21. Join us as we celebrate God’s
work on campus!

Turning Lost Students into Christ-centered Laborers

in the Grand Forks Area