Highfield For Students:
PRAYER INFORMATION
Week of Prayer for International Student Ministry in UK
5th - 11th October 2003
God has provided us with tremendous opportunities for sharing the gospel with the nations, both through our own witness and through the witness of others whom we can pray for. Please join us in praying for work in Southampton and throughout the UK.
Sunday 5th October - Students Arriving
- Praise God that He has wonderfully brought thousands of international students to the UK this year.
- Pray for international students facing issues of culture shock and loneliness as they arrive in a foreign land. Pray that they might meet with Christians who care for them.
Monday 6th October - Meeting Students
- Pray for churches to engage with international students living and studying in their locality.
- Pray for the CU International Welcome Event at the University today, and the International Cafe, which meets on a Monday in term time.
Tuesday 7th October - Making Friends
- Pray for Christian hospitiality in churches and homes. Pray that the love of Christ might shine through into the lives of international students.
- Pray for Rachel Trost, Jill Heard, Pril Rishbeth, Gwen Griffin and all those working to support the wives and families of international students in the UK.
Wednesday 8th October - Outreach
- Pray for opportunities for international students to learn about the Christian faith. Pray especially for the Visa courses that we are running in Southampton this term.
- Pray for the International Cafe weekend away later this term where international students will have the chance to learn more about the Christian faith.
Thursday 9th October - Discipleship
- Pray for growth and maturity for Christian international students - both for those who have come Christ while in the UK and for those who have come here with a living faith.
- Pray for Christian fellowships for Chinese, Koreans and other nationalities - for those who lead them and for those who attend.
Friday 10th October - Returning Home
- Pray for students who have returned home recently. Pray for issues they face and pray that their faith might grow and mature - even in the face of persecution or rejection by their own families.
- Pray for staff and volunteers as they try to support these students from the UK - whether through correspondence or by praying for them.
Saturday 11th October - Friends International staff and the development of the work in new places
- Pray for Rachel Yapp, the Friends International co-ordinator in Southampton.
- Let us pray to the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into the harvest fields of our university towns.
For more information:
Contact Rachel Yapp: 023 8067 8426 or rachel@fisuk.org
or visit the following website: www.fisuk.org.
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Last Updated 2nd October 2003.