Dan, a junior marketing major at Lone Star College, found more than just an education at school—he discovered faith, friendship, and a sense of purpose. His spiritual journey began when his neighbors invited him and his family to Christmas Spectacular at Champion Forest. A short time later, he discovered the Lone Star Christian Club at a Lone Star campus event called “Club Fest.”
“Before joining the club, I was lost and felt isolated,” Dan said. “I needed connection, and it felt like God led me to the club. I thought I was attending Lone Star for college, but ended up meeting Jesus through my school, too.” Through the club, Dan also met new friends who support him and pray with him as he grows in his newfound faith. “I’ve found a supportive community and genuine friendships that help me grow spiritually.”
His favorite part of the club is the fellowship and opportunity to study the Bible with people his age. He also enjoys learning from Kal, Champion Forest’s college pastor and club director. “One of my close friends is Kal,” Dan notes, “and he invited me to Life Group and The Grove.” It was at The Grove that Dan felt God’s “unconditional love” for him and ultimately felt God compel him to commit his life to Christ and pursue baptism. “I was baptized as a newborn, but this time, it was my decision, and I knew I needed to be baptized as an adult.”
Life Group continues to be a transformative experience for Dan. “It’s helped me connect more deeply with others and given me community and accountability,” he says. Dan emphasized that his Christian family at Champion Forest genuinely cares about him and his life, and that Life Group is “a place of love and positive energy.” “Before Life Group, I was going my own way and let my flesh take control of my life, but because of my Life Group and the accountability I find there, I am learning to let the Spirit control my life. I feel supported.”
For college students hesitant to join the Lone Star Christian Club, Dan offers this reassurance: “It may be challenging at first, and you may have some anxiety going into a room of people you don’t know yet, but the club is full of understanding people who will help you grow and experience life change as I did.” To those unsure about attending a Life Group, he adds, “Take the leap of faith. It’s made a big difference in my life.”
Dan said that if people who encounter his story walk away with anything, it’s this: “I saw a statistic once that people get saved before the age of 18 about 96% of the time. I feel like God left the 99 for me, and I was the lost sheep that he went after. It doesn’t matter what age you are; God will always seek after that one person’s heart.”
