IFES Daily Prayer Guide FEB MAR 2017
DEAR FRIENDS As a movement of students sharing and living out the good news of Jesus Christ locally, nationally and globally, IFES is in a constant state of renewal. Each intake of first year students, each evangelistic event or conversation, each Bible study or discipleship meeting changes students and groups. At the start of the academic year in much of the southern hemisphere, and a new semester with new exchange students in much of the northern hemisphere, please take some time to pray for godly change. Pray for new Christian students, for transformed hearts in students who accept Christ and for Christian students amazed by God s care and power as they share and live out the gospel. Pray also for the national movement staff supporting them, and the IFES staff supporting movements. Most of all, give thanks for fellowship across national, linguistic and cultural boundaries, and the joy of serving Christ in unity! Jill Bain IFES Supporter Relations
1 5 FEB Europe 01/02 Give thanks for OPKO Finland s recent Disciple17 conference on the theme of Walking on Water. Pray that students will have the courage to put what they have learnt into practice. 02/02 Praise God for the first performance of the Mark Drama in Malta. Give thanks for the actors and directors and pray that those who came will have been touched by the gospel message. 03/02 Give thanks for the organisational support from SMD Germany for the European Student Evangelism Conference in Aschaffenburg in April. Pray for the logistics team, and for movements to select the right students to attend. 04/02 GBEU Switzerland s Ski camp takes place 4-11 February. Thank God for the opportunity for students to have fun, enjoy fellowship and to study the Bible together. 05/02 Pray for SXEF Greece student Martha, as she leads Uncover seeker Bible studies with friends. Pray that she would soon no longer be the only Christian student in her city! 6 10 FEB Middle East and North Africa 06/02 IFES staff Hussam asks us to pray for the planning meeting 5-7 February for the MENA students conference in August. Pray that God would help them with logistics and program planning. 07/02 Give thanks for the deep and intensive Bible teaching at an event for students from part of the region late last year. This was very much appreciated by all who attended. 08/02 Pray for ongoing pioneering in various locations in MENA. Ask God to be with students and local church leaders starting student ministry in very hostile environments. 09/02 A national movement staff member asks us to pray for S, recently given a copy of Luke s gospel, and five days later she had read it all! Ask God to open her eyes and give the gift of faith. 10/02 Give thanks that FCSI Israel national events in late 2016 for Arabic and Hebrew speaking students, and for internationals all had more than expected sign up to attend.
11 15 FEB East Asia 11/02 Pray for CEF Taiwan as they host the second of two University Bible Camps 5-11 February. Pray they would reach their goal of 1200 attending the camps. 12/02 KGK Japan are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year, pray that they would find a suitable venue as they plan celebrations in November. Ask that students and staff from 9 regions would be able to attend. 13/02 Praise God for the successful publishing ministry of FCS Mongolia. The Word Compass book for personal Bible study is now being used by students and churches and is really helpful for building relationships with God. 14/02 Pray for PERKANTAS Indonesia as they prepare to host the East Asia Evangelism Consultation at the end of March. Ask God that it would inspire staff across the region with new ways of sharing the gospel. 15/02 A movement in a sensitive country asks us to thank God for the expansion of their work and for a good response from students and churches particularly in one region. 16 20 FEB International 16/02 Give thanks for the IFES Scripture Engagement meeting held in Germany 8-13 February. Pray that the regional representatives were able to share good practice from their regions and take home new ideas from others there. 17/02 Pray for Robert Heimburger, chair of the IFES Theological Advisory Group, and for the Word & World publication to promote conversation and reflection about God s Word and God s World around the IFES network. 18/02 Pray for the growing IFES Asia team in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as they support the worldwide fellowship in developing e-learning and other projects requiring information technology expertise. 19/02 Kehinde Ojo, Program Director for Indigenous Support Development, held training in January for national movement staff. Pray for them as they implement what they learned to develop sustainable financial support in their own contexts. 20/02 There have been a number of staffing changes in the IFES International Services UK office. Ask God to build strong working relationships within the office and across the IFES network.
21 25 FEB North America 21/02 Give thanks that two students from GBUC Canada recently decided to be baptised, ask that they would continue to grow in faith. 22/02 Pray for the witness of students like Bryn from IVCF Canada who shares: Before I was welcomed into my Christian community on campus, I didn t really know what it was like to be in deep relationship with people. Now, I m also inviting my friends to dinner, to Bible studies and prayer. university societies. Ask that students would come to Christ through this ministry. 24/02 University is a place where people from many different cultures come together. GBUC Canada ask us to pray that students may find ways to take up the challenge of living biblical values in their cultural context. 25/02 Thank God for the recent InterVarsity/USA Staff conference. Ask that staff would be able to apply what they learnt to their different ministry contexts. 26 FEB 2 MAR South Asia 26/02 PFES Pakistan student Mishpa serves in her group in Jhelum as a musician. Pray that the students there would grow and mature as Christians and show love to other students around them. 27/02 Thank God for Governance Development training for the UESI India state board members in Bangalore and Kolkata, ask that participants would use what they ve learnt to strengthen student ministry in their states. initiative to encourage students and churches to pray for their government and the constitution. 01/03 Praise God for two students who came to Christ through UESI India s Christmas program in Ambala. Pray for good follow up with students across India who attended UESI Christmas events. 02/03 Thank God for students in BSFB Bangladesh who recently celebrated the second anniversary of their group in Bharashapur. Ask God to help them share their faith with their coursemates. 23/02 Pray for three InterVarsity/USA conferences taking place this month for members of fraternity and sorority 28/02 As the Sri Lankan government drafts a new constitution, give thanks for Focus Sri Lanka s new prayer
3 7 MAR Francophone Africa 03/03 Pray for UGBM Madagascar volunteer Enintsoa, a participant in the IFES Global Leadership Initiative. Ask that she would use what she has learnt to serve UGBM Madagascar, and to grow in her own faith. 04/03 GBEEC Cameroon student Hubert asks us to pray that new students would be reached with the gospel and for good collaboration between the group and local churches. 05/03 Thank God for high school students from GBG Gabon who are sharing the gospel. Pray for peace and perseverance for students living out their faith amidst ethnic and racial tensions. 06/03 Thank God for the five volunteer staff and 900 students in UJC Central African Republic. Ask God to strengthen and grow their ministry. 07/03 GBUCI Côte d Ivoire student Nina asks for prayer for peace and tranquillity in our universities and for people to partner in evangelism for a part-time mission program 8 12 MAR South Pacific 08/03 Pray for the finances of PSFC Fiji as they seek support for their ministry and projects this year. 09/03 Pray for the new TSCF New Zealand s ministry interns starting this year. Ask God to give them wisdom and strength to serve, mentor and disciple students. 10/03 Thank God that AFES Australia s Victoria University Christian Union has gained official recognition as a student club. Ask that God would provide staff workers and mature Christians to disciple the students there. 11/03 TSCF New Zealand students at Lincoln University ask for prayer as we plan for all the new students, that we may be able to sow the seed of God s Word in the hearts of many non-christians and provide a supporting family for who come to study at Lincoln. 12/03 Less than three years after its beginning with a handful of students, 50 students from PSFC Solomon Islands gathered last year for a national camp. Praise God for the growth of this movement.
13 17 MAR English and Portuguese- Speaking Africa 13/03 Give thanks for Witness 2016 NIFES Nigeria Missions conference and the more than 2,000 students who attended, pray that they will have been strengthened and encouraged for ministry on campus and beyond. 14/03 James Amoah-Mensa, mission coordinator for GHAFES Ghana, praises God for growth in Jewani, a predominantly Muslim community. Please pray for more workers and interpreters to help share the gospel. 15/03 Pray for the students who attended FOCUS Kenya s recent Ezra Scripture Engagement conference. Ask that they would apply what they have learnt to personal and group Bible study. 16/03 FOCUS South Sudan student leader Juana asks us to pray for an increase in numbers in the group at Juba University and that they would find a permanent meeting place. 17/03 Pray for student ministry in countries in this region where Christians are repressed and persecuted. Ask God to protect and help students to share their faith with wisdom. 18 21 MAR Latin America 18/03 Compa Mexico staff Roberto asks us to pray that students would live with integrity, consistency and honesty on campus and that cell groups would begin in other towns and cities in the state. 19/03 Magdielys works with CEC Panama. She asks us to pray that students would be sensitive to the voice of his Spirit in the midst of our challenging task of proclaiming the gospel in the intellectual milieu of the university. 20/03 Giuliana and David are ABUA Argentina student leaders in Paso De Los Libres. Thank God for students who have come to faith through the work of their group. 21/03 Praise God for the first performance of the Mark Drama by the GBUCH Chile group in Puenta Arenas, the world s most southerly IFES group. The Mark Drama has been used widely across Chile. 22/03 GEU Guatemala students ask us to pray for a deep desire to love, live and preach the word of God and for safety, persuasiveness and a love for serving students.
22 27 MAR Eurasia 23/03 Pray for God s guidance for boards in national movements in this region with senior staff having moved on, or about to do so. Ask God to provide and empower new leaders. 24/03 Authentic Lives workshops are being run by several national movements, including in pioneering contexts. Pray for students as they think about deep questions of identity and purpose and that it would be a catalyst for them to start seeking God. 25/03 CCX Belarus have big plans for outreach in 11 cities this spring. Pray for God to provide all the required resources and for students to accept Christ. 26/03 Give thanks for the first ever mission held by CCX Ukraine s group in Odesa in November. Ask God to be with them as they run seeker Bible studies with new contacts made. 27/03 Give thanks for growing ministry to international students in IFES movements across Eurasia, sharing Christ s love with students far from home. 28 31 MAR Caribbean 28/03 Give thanks for IFES General Secretary Daniel Bourdanne s visit to the region in December, and the encouragement it was to regional staff and local church leaders and to staff, students, graduates from JSSM Suriname, IS/IVCF Guyana, GBU Martinique and GBEUH Haiti. 29/03 IS/IVCF Trinidad and Tobago is seeking to restart groups in several schools, including Gasparillo Secondary. Give thanks for support from Paralympic swimmer Shanntol Ince, past student at Gasparillo Secondary and past president of the ISCF Club there. Pray that the restarted group will soon be going for gold. 30/03 After the graduates ministry consultation in January, pray that participants would have received help and ideas to support existing initiatives and for a new regional network of graduates. 31/03 Pray for preparations for the IFES Caribbean Impact Missions conference to be held in Grenada in July. Ask God to be with the organisational team, and that it would be an inspiration to students as they look to be used by God both on campus and once they graduate.
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