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Decision Point Annual Report 2022-2023

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IOWA<br />

God has opened the door in Iowa this year. A student leader<br />

named Trent wanted to stand for Christ, and when he heard about<br />

<strong>Decision</strong> <strong>Point</strong> he started getting coaching right away. With only a<br />

few months before graduation, Trent launched a club and hosted<br />

an outreach event where over 200 students came and 7 students<br />

indicated first-time decisions to follow Christ. Our goal is to see<br />

over 10 schools coached this next year, and for the Lord to appoint<br />

a full-time staff candidate. By the grace of God, we have our first<br />

Iowa-based intern starting this fall for a gap year with us.<br />

OHIO<br />

Our team has been working in Ohio for the last three<br />

years and as of March this year, Luke Peters joined<br />

our team full time. He was an answer to prayer as<br />

we know the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are<br />

few! Luke helped a student named Kenzie lead an<br />

outreach at Wadsworth High School and she said that<br />

it was the biggest event they’ve ever had with over 75<br />

students in one day!<br />

INDIANA<br />

A former Student Leader from Wheaton North High<br />

School named Alli Beck has been working part time<br />

with <strong>Decision</strong> <strong>Point</strong> in Indiana, breaking ground in that<br />

state. She was able to coach two schools near Taylor<br />

University and equip students to share the gospel.<br />

This year one youth group went out with Alli to the<br />

local mall to share Christ and many of them said that<br />

it was one of the most incredible experiences of their<br />

faith journey!<br />

MINNESOTA<br />

As we’ve been exploring opportunities in Minnesota,<br />

our team was able to equip several dozen youth<br />

pastors with tools to reach their schools. This all<br />

culminated in speaking at Districts Blitz, a youth<br />

conference where 2,800 students gathered in Duluth,<br />

MN. There we ran a workshop with nearly 200 students<br />

in attendance and one youth pastor told us “I’ve been<br />

looking for a way to reach the schools in Duluth for<br />

years… this is an answer to prayer!”<br />

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