CIU Today Fall 2015

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God’s Blessings Come in Many Ways
At Columbia International University, the financial blessings that come from faithful
donors encourage our hearts. Pages 26-27 of this magazine feature generous individuals,
each from a different age and stage in life, each with a different need that God has
placed on their heart, but all with a common interest to see CIU’s mission fulfilled: “to
educate people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of
Christ.”
Even more amazing, God blessed us last fiscal year through 1,940 donors just like them.
Our Forward in Faith Campaign continued its momentum with $6,762,045.31 in gifts
bringing our campaign total so far to $24,131,760.88. Our CIU Fund, which is part of
our Forward in Faith Campaign, was blessed with gifts totaling $1,598,592.81. Several
alumni and friends went home to be with the Lord leaving generous gifts.
That means our total gift income for the year was $10,266,974.31, and we are grateful
for every dollar that was given. It enabled us to provide financial aid, salaries for our
faculty and staff, the ability to reach more students, and I could go on. Visit our new
website ( for information on each project. But so much more needs
to be done.
With God’s blessing, even greater amounts than this past year can come this academic
year, enabling us to expand our mission. I would like to challenge our alumni, our
friends, and those who have supported us so generously through the years to do three
things:
1) Continue to pray that God will provide as He has for 92 years.
2) If you have never done so, please consider a monthly or a one-time gift to our
CIU Fund. Give conveniently online at
3) Consider an extraordinary gift to help us meet our goal to finish the buildings
yet to be renovated: the Fisher Building, Rossi Student Center, and
Shortess Chapel.
God has blessed CIU with unshakable core values and a strong vision for 92 years. In a
world constantly more secular and where biblical Christianity frequently comes under
attack, we need to be an even stronger presence for God. Your prayers and financial
support make it possible.
Yours for His glory,
William H. Jones
President
THE FINAL WORD
God has
blessed
CIU with
unshakable
core values
and a strong
vision for
92 years.
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