When Morgan, a student in the University of North Floridaās American Sign Language Interpreting program, began attending NavNight to fulfill a class requirement, she wasnāt expecting to also fulfill a deeper longing. She wasnāt expecting to meet Jesus.
Navigators Marcus and Olivia Morgan had welcomed similar students to observe their meetings before, allowing them to get in their required 60 hours of sign language interpretation observation for the semester.

āThere is a young woman in our ministry who is deaf, so there is an ASL interpreter at our NavNights every week to accommodate her,ā Olivia says. āAs Morgan observed the messages every week, the Lord began to soften her heart toward the gospel, and she became more and more curious about who Jesus is. As the weeks passed, her desire to know more about the Bible and who God is grew, so she asked a lot of questions. After reading the Bible with two students a few times and seeing the Bridge illustration explaining the gospel, Morgan accepted Christ!ā
Morgan says the loving atmosphere was irresistible.
āI was really moved at how encouraging and supportive all the students were,ā Morgan says. āIt was like a little family. When I started UNF, I felt very alone. Only when I went to Navs did I feel better connected to myself and my friends. My home life isnāt the best. It was like I had finally found my family.ā
Olivia began meeting with Morgan in Life-to-LifeĀ® discipleship, teaching her how to spend time in the Word, how to pray, and helping her understand her new identity as a child of God.
āI think itās so important for students to have a person or small group of people where they feel safe to ask questionsāespecially hard questions,ā Olivia says. āLike so many college students, Morgan needed someone to walk with her as she learned how to follow Jesus. In the middle of one of our meetings she stopped and said, āI donāt know what I would do if I couldnāt ask someone these questions.āā
Morgan says her discipleship relationship with Olivia has brought fullness and balance to her life as a student and a daughter of God.
āI felt lost for a long time, and I struggled with school and managing classes, but after praying about it every morning and meditating on the Word of God, He helped me manage my time better,ā Morgan says. āI donāt know what I would do or where I would be right now if I hadnāt found Navs.ā
Please pray for The Navigators ministry on campuses across the country. Pray that God would continue to open unexpected doors for the gospel as staff love and serve students.
Awesome!! Thanks for sharing! Praying for Olivia and Morgan. Love how ASL brought them together and God used it ā¤ļø
I’m not highly emotional but my eyes got wet as I read Morgan’s story. It brought back memories of my own college experience with the Navs. May God bless the Navigators. God used them to change my life too.