With the recent events surrounding Charlie Kirk’s assassination, we can’t help but reflect on what his life and his message for the world have to do with ACE. Because we believe this battle isn’t political, it’s spiritual.
Charlie Kirk challenged everyone to boldly share their faith in Jesus Christ. Yet studies show that only 52% of practicing Christians strongly agree they have a personal responsibility to share their religious beliefs with others, and even fewer churchgoers (45%) have shared how to become a Christian in the past six months (Barna Group).
We pray that these statistics are about to see an upward trend both in the next generation whom Charlie Kirk specifically reached, as well as older generations who have been moved by the way he lived his life.
Mia and Zoe, ACE volunteers and twin daughters to a stateside staff member, first came down on a mission trip to Jamaica when they were just nine years old. Now juniors in two different colleges, Mia and Zoe continue to share their faith and engage their peers by helping run Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapters on their campuses.
Mia is the president of the Turning Point chapter at Georgia College & State University. Majoring in political science, Mia has always had an interest in politics. And when she discovered her university didn’t have a TPUSA chapter, she started one herself in her sophomore year.
She has been to chapter leadership summits and student action summits. She’s even had a group breakfast with Charlie Kirk twice. So when she learned of his death, it touched her deeply. Community leaders and students reached out to her, and she decided to hold a vigil for Charlie Kirk on September 14th. More than 400 people attended!
Zoe, on the other hand, is majoring in religion and philosophy with a minor in political science. After being greatly involved in her TPUSA chapter at the University of Georgia, she became the Vice President this year. Her chapter recently hosted a vigil as well, where Zoe helped coordinate, speak, emcee, and pray over.
And these ladies are just two examples of the next generation stepping up and boldly sharing their faith in their community and around their college campuses! While Charlie Kirk has done a tremendous job engaging the younger generations to discover Truth and salvation in Jesus Christ, his mission doesn’t stop with his death.
Charlie wanted us all to be bold. Have no fear.
So our question to you is, what can you do to share your faith — at home, in your community, and overseas?
We challenge you to continue talking to God, seeking to hear what His calling is for your life, and boldly obeying His commands. Where is he asking you to talk about your faith? Is there a specific person you need to reach? Organization you need to partner with?
Whether you’re called to minister to your kids at home, your community, or overseas on mission trips to organizations like ACE, we pray you’ll take Charlie Kirk’s death as a wake-up call to spend more time with Jesus and spread the gospel.
May God bless you all.
