22 Newcastle CU have been banned by the Students’ Union (SU) from being so involved in freshers weeks in future years, as they feel that their involvement this year showed a preference to one faith group over others. Thank God that, nonetheless, the CU committee members have handled the situation graciously and only deepened their desire to become affiliated with the SU.

23 Students up and down the country are in the middle of exams at the moment. Please join us in praying for rest and peace for CU members doing exams, and the distinctive witness that they can be at this time.

24 Matt Oliver, Staff Worker in Stockton and Teesside, writes, ‘At the moment, there is something of a lack of evangelistic zeal at Teesside University CU. We would really appreciate prayer for both boldness and better organisation.’

25 Despite the contact Staff Workers Matt Waldock and Sarah Oliver have made with a few students at the LIPA, there aren’t currently the resources to enable a CU to get started there. Please pray that the LIPA’s Christian students would support one another and persevere in their faith.
 
26 QMUCU are by no means alone when they say, ‘We are finding that living lives which share the gospel does not come naturally. We long to be more excited about living out our faith.’ Let’s pray for CUs across Great Britain to grow in their natural passion for personal, relational evangelism.

27 At the beginning of the academic year, Abertay CU had their room bookings cancelled and finances frozen by the university Students’ Union. Please pray for the CU to have the right attitude in this difficult situation, and for unexpected opportunities to show Christ-like love as the year goes on.

28 As the exec of ULCU find themselves struggling somewhat, with only five of them to lead a much bigger mission team than previously (praise God!), please pray for their perseverance and for the ability to rejoice in the opportunity they have to serve a magnificent God.

29 UALCU are finding that many of the people who were keen to get involved at the beginning of the year are now drifting away, and ask that we pray for them as they seek to deepen friendships with these people and encourage them in their faith without coming across as too pushy.

30 ‘Our Students’ Union building, which we have used a huge amount in the last year, has now been knocked down. Please pray that we would rely on God to provide events venues and that we’d work together as an exec team to continue to reach out to the university despite these problems.’
- Martha Glass, Nottingham Trent CU, City Campus

31 ‘Cranfield is a wholly postgraduate university where most students study a one year masters, creating obvious issues for CU continuity. Thank God for the one or two PhD students who provide a little continuity, and pray for the advisory committee, a group of older Christians who encourage the CU to keep pursuing its goal of making Jesus known on campus.’
- Russell Knell, East Central Team Leader

1 CICCU’s Friday lunchtime talks have been under threat over the past few years because they haven’t been well attended. Praise God, however, that last term, the engaging talk titles organised by the committee drew in great numbers of people, and pray for another programme of exciting talks this term.

2 Praise God for the evangelistic focus of LUCU this year as they look to make their small groups more outward-looking. They are finding, however, that their plans are hampered by the sheer size of each group, which makes it tricky to find appropriate venues.

3 MUCU faced a challenging start to the academic year when they were banned by the university authorities from helping freshers move into their new accommodation. As they seek now to make plans and be ever more visible on campus, please pray for wisdom, grace and favour in dealings with these authorities.

4 Praise God for his provision, as a really keen crop of first years has joined Healthcare CU, Cardiff University, this year. This has come at a time when there was serious concern for the continuation of the CU, who were struggling at the end of last year with so many members away on student placements.