Latest Prayers by IFES

Praise God for the flourishing work in Guam: “growing in student numbers, student involvement, and student initiative”.

Pray for upcoming InterVarsity Canada summer camps - for fun, safety, personal growth, and encounters with Jesus. Pray that students serving as cabin leaders will model Christ among the youngsters.

In October, leaders of IFES movements will be gathering for training and planning. Leadership transitions mean that many have not been to such meetings before, so ask God that they are encouraged and built up by the fellowship with others who share their vision to see a witness to Christ in every university in Latin America. Pray too that sessions help to equip them for servant leadership.

A regional conference held in September is providing training for students from across the South Pacific. It will also, please join us in prayer, serve to inspire students from islands without existing Christian student ministry to start something - as similar conferences have in the past for students from the Solomon Islands and New Caledonia. Ask God to open doors that more students will hear the good news!

Praise God for emerging young leaders in the IFES linked student ministry SONOKO Cambodia. After attending a conference in Japan run by KGK, the IFES movement there, one shared: “I was encouraged by the love and unity I saw in the KGK community. It reminded me that we are not alone - we are part of something much bigger. I want to help more students know Jesus, just as I was helped. This is my way of giving back to God.” Pray for R and M as they serve as volunteer staff with SONOKO this year.

Praise God that at the very end of February, the opening event of the newest student group of BCSU (IFES movement in Bulgaria) was held in the city of Burgas. To everyone's surprise, there were 10 students at the very first event, two of whom were attending a Christian event for the first time, one BCSU worker, and one graduate student who offered to host the group. Ask God to bless these students as they seek to grow in Christ and share his love with their course mates.

Due to its proximity to Central American countries such as Mexico and Guatemala, Belize is known as a transit point for illegal drug trafficking. Numerous incidents of drug discovery in schools in the south of the country involving students have been recorded. Many university students have expressed feelings of hopelessness and being stuck due to government corruption and nepotism. The pandemic saw the IS/ IVCF (IFES movement in Belize) ministry contract, but new shoots are emerging. Pray for students, staff and volunteers seeking to share Christ’s hope in schools, colleges and universities.

Pray with IFES movements across Europe for the students who will be attending the Revive Conference at New Year to be equipped and inspired to share their faith with classmates. Pray that the teaching and testimonies they hear from peers across the continent will show them that God can use them to reach out and to achieve more in His power than they could believe!

Student Lelea asks us to pray for Christian student ministry in her university: “We want to follow Jesus in all aspects of our lives, every day of the week - that God might use us to draw others to himself. The majority of New Zealanders, and most of our friends, identify as having no religion. Our university lecturers can be scathing about Christianity. There’s lots of pressure to shrink back and fit in. At the same time, however, general “spirituality” is becoming more attractive to young people; there are gospel opportunities with that!”

Praise God for work in a Caribbean country for ministry to Hindu students, which has seen one student from a Hindu background and eight from atheist backgrounds to commit to follow Christ. Pray for the staff and student leaders in the IFES movement there as they disciple these new believers and pray that training for students would help them feel more confident to reach out to Hindu classmates.

Laurent from GBEUH Haiti shares: “Our country has been going through a multidimensional crisis for many years, and recently the situation has worsened. Pray that the [student movement] board members, staff, students and friends of the movement would be renewed in their faith in Jesus Christ, relying on his divine and wonderful help. Despite the struggles, they do allow us to live and share our faith in Jesus Christ without risk, which can be a powerful testimony. Pray that people would notice and turn to Jesus themselves.”