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Kings Carol Service was very encouraging - the college Chapel was packed, and many CU members had brought friends. The gospel choir performed, one of the CU girls gave her testimony (she'd become...
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Pray for Imperial's Mission Week, 2-6 Feb 09. Roger Carswell will be speaking and the CU has been hard at work planning various events in the weeks running up to mission week. Pray especially for...
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A first year student from one of the campus' of TVU approached me wanting to being a CU at his small music Tech campus. He was enthusiastic about doing evangelism has had contact with UCCF in the...
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Kah Foon Lye (5th Jan)
Andy Taylor (5th Jan)South West
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This term we are running the "Free for All" evangelism training course at both university CUs. Please pray that we'd prepare well for it and that it would lift the hearts of all who come...
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Give thanks for the South West CU carol services. Large crowds hearing the good news about Jesus!
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Pray for CU members to die and rise in Christ this term - to let go of idols and be caught by the grace of God (Jonah 2v8-9) so that they will live distinctively and speak boldly about Jesus,...
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Jim Walford (5th Jan)
Dave Bish (4th Jan)North East
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Please pray for the Sunderland, Stockton and Teesside CUs as they begin to sort out choosing new leaders and handing over later this coming term. Pray for God to raise up the right people. All of...
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Matt Oliver (2nd Jan)North West
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The Liverpool City CU carol service last month, (covering all 3 universities in Liverpool) was a big success, with people coming along with Christian friends as well as people who had been...
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Please pray for the 7 Relay applicants that were interviewed at the end of 2008. Please pray for them as they consider whether to accept the offer of a place in the North West. Please also pray for...
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Ruth Port (2nd Jan)Scotland
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Please please keep praying for the Lord to be at work in the hearts of the Christain students as they study Marks gospel and prepare for missions weeks. Pray that as they grow more in love with...
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Jill Gibson (2nd Jan)South West
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Praise God for the Plymouth CUs carol concert. The music was beautiful and the gospel message was clear. Over 400 people turned up, many of them non-Christians. And over 200 copies of Mark's...
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The Plymouth University CU is studying Jonah in their main meetings and Marjons CU is going through an evangelism training course in the run-up to their mission weeks. Small groups in both CUs are...
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Claudia Chan (2nd Jan)London
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Weekend Away. At the end of November CU members went to Christchurch in Virginia Water, the church of one of the CU leaders. There was some amazing fellowship - lots of games and food!! Our...
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Please pray for St Martin’s and Camberwell that Christians within these colleges will start to commit more regularly to meeting each week, to support each other. Both these CUs are very small at...
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Luci Metcalfe (27th Dec)South West
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Praise God for Bath Spa's weekend away-just two weeks before Tim, a local church worker, agreed to step in as the speaker for the weekend. These were cross centred and well received, which was a...
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Hannah Cordle (24th Dec)Wales
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Please pray for Aber CU as they plan their mission (Feb 9-13th) with Lindsay Brown. A major prayer point is that a suitable venue is found for the events. They are looking into the possibility...
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Aber CU decided to sing carols on the main concourse in the middle of the university, to publicise the carol service. It went alright, and there were some, but not loads of people around. A lady...
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Steffan Jones (24th Dec)East Central
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I'm planning a training event for the members of small CUs in my region - Suffolk College, Otley College, UCS, Colchester Institute and Chelmsford College on Sat 17th Jan. Please pray that the CU...
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First ever event at Otley College - a CU Carol Service! Went really well, had a whole group of guys come along who got into the singing and really listened to the talk. Was great that the first...
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Sheri Ducker (23rd Dec)South West
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Give thanks for Truro CU who hosted a Christmas event at the end of term. Over a dozen students were there and a few brought non-Christian friends. As well as mince pies and a quiz, local Relay...
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Give thanks for the 6 students who have recently taken on the responsibility of leadership for Falmouth CU, from January. Pray that they would know how to best put the vision of living and...
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Kenny Robertson (22nd Dec)London
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Pray as our team grapple with creatively communicating the gospel and equipping CUs to do it. We're spending a day together, 16th January, to do just that.
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Kings College London Christian Union hosted a packed carol service in the university chapel on the 11th December. It was a great introduction to Paul, their mission week speaker and to the gospel!...
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Please do pray for all the universities currently considering new committee members, pray for wisdom and guidance for those on current committees and those praying over whether to join. Pray also...
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UCL students will give out FREE gospels in the new year. Alister McGrath is speaking on The Dawkins Delusion on the 22nd January and the FREE mission week (with Michael Green as main speak) will...
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The day before the carol service at UCL they had no choir, not enough candles (the shop where they had planned to buy them at a bargain price had run out) and a very large church to fill! I was...
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Brian Weaver (19th Dec)
Abi Gallagher (19th Dec)
Natasha Kasprowicz (19th Dec)Midlands
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Which is most encouraging? Which making the most use of their Christmas opportunities? I'm glad those questions don't need answers, because CUs around the West Midlands have each found effective...
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Rosemary Grier (19th Dec)North West
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Please pray for fruitful relationships with local churches as we seek to reach the campuses in Lancashire for Jesus.
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Eric, an exchange student from the United States, started professing as a Christian just eight days before returning home. I met up with him to give him a 'discipleship 101' - on reading the Bible,...
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Lancaster CU have been allowed a marquee for their mission in January, placed in a very visible part of campus. Pray that many attend mission events there.
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Praise God for the mission at the Lancaster campus of the University of Cumbria. Five lunchbars, four central evening events and a whole load of meals hosted by CU members - all with great gospel...
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Peter Dray (19th Dec)Wales
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Bangor CU welcomed around 200 students to their annual Carol Service in Bangor Cathedral - an almost full house! Many copies of FREE Gospel were taken, and a lot of mince pies were eaten over...
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Pray that the FE CU students in North Wales would have good holidays, and return in the new year excited about Jesus. We really want to meet regularly throughout next term, and to have some...
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Mike Chalmers (19th Dec)London
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Please prayer for the CU at Goldsmiths as they have a house party in January and plan for mission week in February.
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Wes English (18th Dec)National Staff
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It was great to be able to meet with Tim Hughes and Al Gordon and share the vision about UCCF and hear about worship central. It has also been good to firm up plans for the after hours for New...
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Please pray for Cu's who plan to use music as part of their pre-mission weeks in Feb and during their mission weeks. So far I will be playing/speaking at Napier, Edinburgh, St Andrews and Dundee....
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Clive Parnell (17th Dec)Midlands
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Keele CU is in the process of preparing for February's mission week. In the weeks preceeding the mission, the CU will be asking students on campus for their top questions, which the CU will then...
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Luke Cawley (15th Dec)South East
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Please pray that all the CU's (Chichester, Brighton, Sussex & Eastbourne) will be gearing up for the various events weeks. Please pray that they will both be organising the final practical...
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I was on a panel for Grill-a-Christian which for Chichester CU which was one of the best times i've had, because after the question time had ended, i was able to speaking to 2 students who had lots...
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Ben Martin (15th Dec)South West
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"Missions don't work at UWE" has been the constant mantra in the CU ever since I arrived. But Free week this term disproved that unequivocally as many unbelievers heard the gospel....
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London
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2 non christians came to the UCL houseparty, one Malaysian girl who had become good friends with some CU girls, and Pat, a 4th year Maths student. Pat had turned down an interview for a £3000...
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Pray for Imperial & UCL in the run up to the end of term. With missions in mind, lots to prepare & many decisions to make, pray for rest & that grace would guard their hearts from idols...
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Chris Oldfield (12th Dec)East Central
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It has been good in the last couple of days to spend time at a Christian persuaders conference, helping relay workers grasp the truthfulness of God's gospel. The gospel really does answer our...
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CICCU had a World Mission evening in November - the was the first one for several years. There was really good feedback from CU members and an inspiring talk from Revelation 5.
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Please pray for ARU; There appear to be many on the fringe of the CU who are not getting stuck into churches, and seem indifferent to listening to God through his word. Please pray that students...
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Pray for the Christianity Explored course being planned for after the mission week in February. Pray that the talks would be really excellent, pray that good numbers would attend and that God...
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Stephen Baraniak (10th Dec)
Jonathan Carter (10th Dec)Midlands
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Brilliant to see so many students at a seminar on how to read Mark's gospel with a non-Christian. Students at Nottingham CU and Derby CU found the seminar really useful and seemed keen to get going!
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Pray for Nottingham CU, Derby CU, Nottingham Trent Clifton Campus CU and Loughborough CU as they choose new committees. Pray that they would be diligent in choosing people who love the gospel, love...
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Katie Taylor (9th Dec)South West
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Give thanks for Transformission. One day student conference in Exeter in November, where south west students gathered to hear Mike Reeves preach on The Word of God. A transforming day that adds...
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Pray for those who have heard the word of God this term at Bath and UWE mission weeks, at Exeter Christianity Explored and in many other contexts. Pray for those who have become Christians to...
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East Central
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Please pray for the CU atthe UNiversity of Bedfordshire, Luton campus. Numbers have been encouraging this term, but please pray they would be an active CU seeking to reach other students with the...
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Praise God for around 13 people becoming Christians this term at Oxford University. It's been amazing to see students understanding the gospel and coming to faith. Please pray for them as they go...
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Bethanie Walker (8th Dec)London
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Please pray for Kings CU as they prepare for Mission Week - 2-6 Feb.
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It was great seeing the different cell groups at Imperial come up with different ways to help publicise the CU's Carol Service at halls. Events ranged from a dialogue supper, to a free Christmas...
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Midlands
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A fresher at Aston who became a Christian recently through the witness of the CU, is now leaving university, which she's not enjoyed. Pray that she'd get involved in a church and bear much fruit.
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Wales
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Lampeter Carol Service - (which will also be Lampeter Evangelical Church Internationals Students' Carol Service) - Jon Thomas - Dec 4th Aber CU - Lindsay Brown, at St Michael's Church - Dec...
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Midlands
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speaking with a student about the gospel in one of the universities she said "i want to be born again, but what do i do? do need to go for a course or something?" i said no God is ready...
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Odeh Akatu (5th Dec)North West
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Four students and five Relay Workers from the North West attended the 'Biblical Evangelism Conference with me recently. Please pray that they will use their talks in a house, hall or department...
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A student cafe at my church is having its annual Christmas special on Monday 8th December. Each student who attends will be offered a copy of Mark's gospel and invited to 'meet the real Jesus this...
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South West
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In the words of our Christianity Explored [XX] Co-ordinator... "it blew me away every week, more and more each week. I felt before we started XX that we should be praying big prayers, that we...
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In the words of our Christianity Explored [XX] Co-ordinator... "it blew me away every week, more and more each week. I felt before we started XX that we should be praying big prayers, that we...
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Alex Banfield-Hicks (5th Dec)Wales
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During this past month over 90 student have heard the gospel; during Uwic's mini mission, and a variety of event Cardiff uni CU have put on, and we're not even into Carol service season! Please...
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One of Cardiff CU's hall groups run an evangelsitic event this term where they saw 50+ students arrive to eat with them and hear the good news about Jesus.
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Steve Hadley (5th Dec)East Central
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Hatfield Cu have run a "mini-mission" for a couple of days this month directly off the back of their houseparty. It's been really encouraging to see students, especially freshers,...
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Please pray for the small CU groups at Bucks as they think about how to reach out to their Uni. They often feel up against it, and are very aware of being few in number. Pray for confidence in...
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A CU member at Hatfield brought a friend along to a meal with a message who asked lots of questions after my short intro. A couple of weeks later I asked her how things were going with this friend...
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The 'Free' gospel project is underway in Brookes and Bucks, and it has been great to see people getting to grips with the gospel and taking it out to their friends. I've been excited to see some...
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Russell Knell (4th Dec)
Daniel Blanche (4th Dec)London
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Whilst out on campus doing some questionnaires with some students for their mission week, I bumped into a girl who told me she was 'doing' evangelism on campus. She hadn't been able to come along...
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Pray for the unbelievers who came along to Roehampton Mission week. Pray that they would keep asking their questions and that they would be genuine in their search for Christ. Also pray for the...
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It was encouraging to see students understand how grace works in the CU leadership. We conducted a seminar on grace filled leadership during 'One London'; our regional training day. Students took...
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As London CUs, we hope to put on a couple of performances of the Mark Drama in central London in January for all our CUs to invite their non-Christian friends to. These events will be before CU...
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Beko Moll (4th Dec)South East
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We had a brilliant weekend away with students from Brighton, Eastbourne, Winchester School of Art and Portsmouth CU. We had an amazing time of fun together, as well as having teaching from...
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Pray for UPCU weekend away on 5-7th December that it would be a good time of encouragement, building relationships and learning from God's word. Pray also for the Carol services which are...
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Lisa Hickman (4th Dec)Midlands
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give thanks to God for saved souls in the patch so far that they will be rooted in Christ and grow in Him. pray for the carol services that they will not just be singing times but a time of divine...
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North East
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From 8th-12th December Queens Campus CU in Stockton are running a mission week. This will include lunchbars each day, an internationals evening and a Grill-a-Christian. There will also hopefully be...
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Scotland
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Please pray for first Scottish Biblical Evangelism Conference to be held in St Andrews on 23-25 January 2009. We are currently recruiting, though many students' minds are on exams, Christmas and...
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Mark Ellis (3rd Dec)South East
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There are loads of stories like this, going on around the SE, which is a huge encouragement to me!! At is simply people responding as the Bible is taught. I have the joy of opening the Bible...
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Please pray for Sussex as they hold their Carol Service on Monday 8th with Tom Price speaking. Also please pray that they may begin to finalise plans for their Mission Week in Februray with Tom...
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London
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Two important events are happening at UCL this week: (1) Carol service on 4th December. Pray for students as they invite their friends. (2) Evangelism Training Day on 6th December. Pray for...
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Praise God for answered prayer for UCL's houseparty: good teaching on Jonah and evangelism, lots of fun and best of all one of the students became a Christian during the weekend!!
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Midlands
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At Nottingham CU there has been a girl coming to lots of evangelistic events and lunch bars. She came to nearly all the events at last year’s mission week and this term has been going to the lunch...
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Andy Magowan (2nd Dec)North West
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University of Manchester C.U. - Please pray for the carol service they will hold on the 12th of December. Pray that friends would invite all of their coursemates and flatmates and that students...
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Going through the Free for all material (Evangelism training) with Ambleside CU was great this month. During the session looking to the future one girl was in a bit of a stunned silence. After I...
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One student who came along to Chester CU because he was interested in Christianity, signed up to go on the house party in November. Once there he listened to the talks and discussed some of his...
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Praise the Lord for allowing access to one of the biggest student halls of residence in Liverpool. Central is a residential site for 2000 students, authorities have given permission for the CU to...
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An international student has been a regular attendee of almost all of the CU events lately. He first attended out of curiosity and has become good friends with most of the CU members. He also...
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Zac Wyse (2nd Dec)
Adam Beattie (2nd Dec)
Matt Waldock (2nd Dec)Scotland
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Pray for the joint Carol Service for Aberdeen CU and RGU CU on December 12th, Dave Burke will be speaking. Pray that many students would be persuaded that Jesus is God's Son.
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Give thanks for the RGU CU Mission Week from November 17th-21st. An especially encouraging evening was the Grill a Christian event held in the Student Union. Pray for Christian students to continue...
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I've been helping my Relay worker, Greig, to develop in his public preaching and teaching as he feels that may be a call God has on his life. At a Ceilidh held by Glasgow Uni CU where half of...
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Please pray for the committees and CUs as they choose the new student leaders who will start in February. Please pray God's hand will be evident in this and that we'll see enthusiastic and...
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Will Lind (2nd Dec)South East
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It was fantastic seeing a girl at Bournemouth come to faith just before the mission and have her life so dramatically turned around by God that many of her friends came to the mission events to...
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Please pray for the SUCU carol services on Sunday 7th Dec and the Solent Carol service on Thurs 4th Dec. Please pray the gospel would be faithfully and winsomely preached and that students would...
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David Anthony (2nd Dec)Wales
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Pray for the two non-Christians who came to the CU house party and have been coming to the CU throughout this term. Pray that their Christian friends would look for and take opportunities to tell...
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Bangor CU put on an evangelistic Drama/Poetry/Music night recently. It was the best CU event in Bangor for a while - there were short skits acted out, including one extremely powerful explanation...
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Please pray for the Christmas events and carol services going on all over Wales this month.
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During November Steve and I have been meeting with 22 students from UWIC and Cardiff University to work through the FREE4ALL evangelism training course. Its been fantastic to meet with students who...
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Been meeting with an international student who's not yet a Christian over the last term and was getting frustrated at the lack of openness and opportunity to talk about the gospel. Prayed for an...
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Alison Williams (2nd Dec)
Heledd Job (2nd Dec)East Central
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Last year, the OICCU carol service crammed more than 1,000 people into the sheldonian theatre, and had to turn people away. Afterwards, they had a packed mince pie and mulled wine party in St...
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Joshua Monteiro (1st Dec)London
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Please do pray for all the evangelistic ideas sprung from houseparties that many would grow legs and happen! Please pray for Barts and the London CMF group houseparty (5th-7th December) that this...
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Kings College London CU had weekend away at the end of November and it was really encouraging to see students encouraged and rejoicing in the gospel and then thinking through how to spread this...
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This month a group of Christians has met twice at the Greenwich University Maritime campus. This is the first time this term that has happened.
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Pray that the Christians that have begun to meet at Greenwich Maritime will continue to do so next term - especially since the student who was instrumental in starting things will be going back to...
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North East
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It was great to spend some time with 70 or so of Sheffield CU on their weekend away, as they learned some lessons in faith from the life of Abraham.
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Please pray for Hull CU as they organise their Christmas evangelistic event on Mon 15th Dec, with Roger Carswell giving a talk on the real meaning of Christmas
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As I am not very good at thinking of 1 story I'll mentioned a collage of things! World Mission roadshows we a great way of helping the students to think outside of the local University context to...
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Tim Dennis (1st Dec)Scotland
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At the FORUM's 'Dada and Disney - The arts portrayal of Humanity' More non-Christians came than Christians. The FREE gospel was given out and the profile of CU and it's beliefs were clearly...
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Pray for those who came to the 'Dada and Disney - the arts portrayal of humanity' FORUMS. Pray God will prompt people to think about the things they heard and to read the FREE gospel which was...
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Pray for the small groups thinking and praying about how their groups could be involved in the missions in February. They need confidence and creativity.
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PLease pray for the Edinburgh CU's joint evangelistic Carol service on December 5th. Pray for the christian students to have boldness in inviting friends and to be prayerfully seeking...
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David McCulloch (1st Dec)
Matthew Tindale (1st Dec)South East
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Christ church CU had around 50 people come to their mission events each day, many people heard the gospel and took away FREE gospels.
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Pray for Christ church Canterbury CU first Carol service on the 9th December
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I was really excited that 5 students from Reading attended the Biblical Evangelism Conference this year. I was encouraged by their willingness to go to what is a pretty scary conference. But I...
Naomi Dawson (1st Dec)