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Jim Walford
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Pray for at least 10 students to from Bristol and UWE to attend The Biblical Evangelism conference - http://www.uccf.org.uk/events/biblical-evangelism-conference. There is lots of interest - pray...
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Jim Walford (14th Nov)Linda Marshall
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Please pray for Leicester CU as about 20 students go through the Free for All course - training in evangelism in preparation for the Free gospel project. Pray that the numbers coming along would...
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In October, I took a couple of Leicester students to the UCCF supporters prayer meeting...and they loved it! They were so encouraged to meet the Barclays and the many people in the room who had had...
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Linda Marshall (14th Nov)Ben Martin
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Please continue to pray for the 3 people who have come to faith this term. Please pray that as the seek to study God's word that they would become rooted more in the Lord Jesus. Please pray for...
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Ben Martin (12th Nov)Hannah Cordle
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Praise God for many answers to prayer so far this week. Bath CU have put on a mission week (10th-14th Nov) called I:Dentity, and it has been so encouraging to see many people coming to lunch time...
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Hannah Cordle (12th Nov)Luke Cawley
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The Christian Union at Keele University will be hosting an apologetic event on Faith and Science, with Dr Chris Willmot of Leicester University speaking, Please pray for the successful publicizing...
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The Christian Union at University of Staffordshire (Stoke Campus) has held its first two outreach events of the year during October. The second, a pudding party, saw an influx of new students keen...
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Luke Cawley (12th Nov)Ben Martin
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Further to last month, the most encouraging story for me this month has been the continuing progress of Debs. Over the course of several weeks she came to put he trust in the Lord Jesus Christ....
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Hannah Cordle
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The Small Group Leaders' Training weekend at the beginning of October saw CU members from 4 CUs come together to learn more from Mark's gospel, and to be trained in how to lead Bible studies with...
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Please pray for those who attended events put on by Bath CU during I:Dentity week (10th-14th Nov). Michael Ots gave lunchtime talks every day, and 3 evening events including a curry night and a...
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Mark Ellis
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Stirling CU did a great job of handing out flyers for a lunchbar recently that there was standing room only. They have been so encouraged by their mission this past week -- it has been the most...
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Mark Ellis (10th Nov)Matt Waldock
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Pray that as students settle back into their studies and uni life that students would continue to remain committed to the CU and focused on the gospel and its proclamation.
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Grill a Christian at City CU saw a packed room and a brilliant panel who fielded questions lovingly but with clear gospel clarity. Over eighty people turned up and some excellent questions were...
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Matt Waldock (9th Nov)Andy Magowan
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Lincoln CU have been running waterstations as part of their evangelism. This has great rapor with the students as well as the SU and they have been able to share their faith and tell people about...
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Andy Magowan (7th Nov)Chris Oldfield
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Imperial invited me to speak at their first HUB (CU central meeting) and lunchbar in freshers' week. After my HUB talk on Mark 1v1, a chinese 2nd year theoretical physicist told me that his...
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Chris Oldfield (6th Nov)Dave Bish
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GIve thanks for regional Small Group Leaders conference in October. A joy to gather leaders from five CUs to equip them to apply the gospel to their lives and to become missional leaders.
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Pray for Transformission conference on November 22nd in Exeter. This is the one opportunity for all CU members in the South West to gather. Mike Reeves preaching on the power of God's word. A great...
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Dave Bish (6th Nov)Ruth Port
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Please pray for arrangements to be finalised for the venue for the North West CU Leaders' Training Weekend. Please particularly pray for us to find a chef and a PA hire company and for the costs to...
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In mid October a group of 8 students & 3 UCCF staff from the North West got together as a 'think tank' to generate some new ideas for how to be effective mission teams on 'New University'...
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Ruth Port (6th Nov)Steve Hadley
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There isn't many things which are better than reading the Bible with an individual were you are both sat stund by the glorious truth of the gospel! Knowing that both of you have read this passage...
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Houseparty season is upon us, which is a great time for the CU to come together and be united in the gospel and be encouraged in reaching their campus with the Good news. Please Pray for the CU's...
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Steve Hadley (6th Nov)Will Lind
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Give thanks for students at both CUs studying Mark in small groups and main meetings. Pray that they would get to grips with Mark, be grounded in God's word and have confidence to share it with...
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Pray for the Mission Week at RGU CU from Nov 17th to 21st. Lunch Bar Talks, Questionnaire Evangelism and Grill a Christian events are all planned. Pray for courage as they CU point their friends to...
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Will Lind (6th Nov)Brian Weaver
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Please continue to pray for new staff to settle into healthy work patterns, neighbourliness, church home, friendship, and conviction of God's purposes for them in London. Seven new staff is a high...
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It's always a treat when studies connect on a CU house party. That was the case with SOAS as we enjoyed the beauty of the Hampshire countryside and a large house - quite conducive to good chats on...
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Brian Weaver (5th Nov)David Anthony
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Please pray for Solent mission 10-14 Nov and Bournemouth mission 17-21 Nov. Please pray the students would be bold in inviting friends and be enthusiastic about inviting their friends to read the...
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David Anthony (5th Nov)Kenny Robertson
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Truro CU has exploded! We have around 25 students meeting for fellowship and bible study every Tuesday lunchtime – the largest it’s ever been! Pray that they would be excited by Mark’s gospel and...
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Last week Falmouth CU kicked off their evangelistic programme for the term with an evangelistic meal. Over 80 students turned up (at least half of whom aren’t yet Christians) and shared fellowship...
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Kenny Robertson (5th Nov)Matt Oliver
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Praise God for an excellent lunchbar on Queens Campus of Durham University. Pray that those who came would continue ot be challenged and CU memebers would keep being bold in conversations....
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It was great to see first year students arrive at the lunchbar on "Don't all religions lead to God?" with non-Christian friends from various backgrounds. Matt Graham spoke clearly and...
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Matt Oliver (5th Nov)Adam Beattie
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Please pray for Ambleside CU as they begin a "Glad you asked" course in November. The course looks at different questions people might ask each week.
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I was sitting in a cafe on campus feeling a bit lonely as nobody had come to my Bible study. Then a guy randomly came and sat with me. The table littered with gospels, he asked me what I was up...
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Adam Beattie (4th Nov)Alison Williams
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Please pray for FREE4ALL the evangelism course running in Cardiff for Cardiff University and UWIC CUs members. Pray that the students who attend would grow to understand the gospel better and love...
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During "Pray4Free" in October students were encouraged to pray for five friends regularly. As a result one girl in Cardiff decided to start praying regularly for her house mate. Within a...
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Alison Williams (4th Nov)Beko Moll
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Roehampton CU have a speaker for their mission week in November!
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Please pray for Roehampton Mission Week, 24th-28th November. They are a small CU so please pray that the CU is really united in their mission for this week and really excited about their friends...
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Beko Moll (4th Nov)Bethanie Walker
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Praise God for students becoming Christians in the first few weeks of term at OICCU. Please pray that the new Christians would be followed up and discipled well.
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Praise God for a good turn out of Freshers at Luton CU. Please pray that the CU meetings would continue to point people to Jesus and encourage people in the gospel. Pray that students would grow in...
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Bethanie Walker (4th Nov)Jill Gibson
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Please pray for Napier CU in Edinburgh, pray for the Lord to raise up new leaders for both small groups and next years committee.
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Jill Gibson (4th Nov)Lisa Hickman
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Praise God for those who heard about Jesus during Missions week in Winchester. Pray that people would read the FREE gospels that were given out and pray for Winchester CU as they follow up...
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Lisa Hickman (4th Nov)Matthew Tindale
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October has been a busy month for thinking events. Can we be good without God drew a good crowd at Edinburgh Uni and at Heriot Watt Uni they were talking about Halloween. Great to see some first...
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Matthew Tindale (4th Nov)Mike Chalmers
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Team 'the North' (CUs in North Wales) has enjoyed recent opportunities to visit other CUs in Wales. We've been to Swansea and Aberystwyth to be with them for their One Vision meetings, where each...
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Please pray for the Team' the North' (CUs in North Wales) House Party - November 14th-16th. Sammy Davies is speaking. Pray that it would be a fun time, where relationships are strengthened. Pray...
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Mike Chalmers (4th Nov)Natasha Kasprowicz
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Does suffering disprove God? This was the title of a recent lunch bar event at UCL. There were a number of good questions and conversations afterwards. Please pray for students, especially for...
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Banter and Bible in a Big House! UCL's House party is from 14th-16th November. Ben Mandley (Student Worker at All Souls Church, former UCCF staff worker) will speak on Jonah. Pray that it will...
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Natasha Kasprowicz (4th Nov)Rachel Bass
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Pray for planning for February missions - and especially that CU members would be excited now and now seeking to live and speak for Jesus on campus
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Rachel Bass (4th Nov)Russell Knell
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I was helping some college reps in Cambridge think through how things were going at present, and they ended up wanting to replan their meeting for that evening so they could get everyone thinking...
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Please pray for Cambridge college reps as they think through how best to help their college groups to reach their colleges. It can be very easy in the busyness of term to do just do the things that...
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Russell Knell (4th Nov)Steffan Jones
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Please pray for Lampeter as they rebuild as a CU, that their planned evangelistic events leading up to Christmas would be fruitful and encouraging. They are planning to hold a gospel meeting with...
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Steffan Jones (4th Nov)Zac Wyse
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I got to attend an evangelistic course on Salford recently. It was great fun! Two international students were there, one of whom called herself a Christian but wasn't and the other being a...
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University of Manchester C.U. - Please pray that their mission planning picks up quickly. They have a lot to do but a lot of students that are already very busy. Also, pray for the evangelistic...
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Zac Wyse (4th Nov)Jonathan Bennett
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'Freeform' is a group of students who spend time reading Mark’s Gospel, thinking about it, discussing it, being changed by it as the Holy Spirit works in them, and who seek to be inspired by Mark’s...
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Please pray for me as I prepare to speak on the Worcester CU Houseparty (21st-23rd Nov). The topic will be 'evangelism' based on a course called 'Free For All' which has been developed to support...
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Jonathan Bennett (3rd Nov)Jonathan Carter
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It has been great to be involved in helping train Christianity Explored leaders. Groups have been running in colleges with what feels like good numbers attending this year. At least one of the...
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Please pray for the selection of new leaders at UEA CU. This is a key decision, so please pray for wisdom for the leaders. Pray that the committee training I'm doing on this issue will be helpful.
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Jonathan Carter (3rd Nov)Joshua Monteiro
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The Brunel CU is planning a variety of events to reach specific groups. Following a very successful sports quiz, plans are being made for a film night (for film students) and a design event. Please...
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During freshers week, most college groups in Oxford were going round to the freshers rooms, welcoming the freshers and giving them a DVD of testimonies. All the students who gave their testimonies...
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Joshua Monteiro (3rd Nov)Kah Foon Lye
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About 20-30 Christian students have been meeting every Wed at the Hendon campus, Middlesex University, and encouraging each other in their Christian walk and witness. They tend not to get a...
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SOAS CU hasn't had a weekend away for years (it's been a very small CU) but this year, they did, and had over 30 people come. It was a great weekend, studying Mark together with the aim of...
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Kah Foon Lye (3rd Nov)Katie Taylor
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The first Clifton CU meeting was excellent. No chair were put out because in previous years there haven't been many people turning up... but students kept arriving and by the end there was about 30...
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Please pray for Loughborough CU, Nottingham CU and Derby CU as they go away for the weekend. Pray that they would learn a lot and come back even more passionate to proclaim the gospel. Pray for...
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Katie Taylor (3rd Nov)Luci Metcalfe
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Please pray for further "Tab" events held at St James the Less Churh, Pimlico. These are an excellent time every 3 weeks for all the CUs in the University of the Arts London, to come...
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The Leith School of Art hosted an amazing “Interface” event in October. The theme that emerged for me was “Art and Life” or perhaps “Art is Life”. Pete Smith reminded us that Fine Art is...
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Luci Metcalfe (3rd Nov)Odeh Akatu
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give thanks to God for those that have come to the Lord 21 students in the patch that they will abide in Him. pray for wisdom for the execs as they lead the cus pray that cu members will be true...
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after a talk in one of the Cus, a student came to me and said,' i have been in the school for two weeks now with all the different activites going on here and there its all been a great frustration...
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Odeh Akatu (3rd Nov)Rosemary Grier
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The expressions on the faces of the CU leaders was priceless. It was the first of Cakes CU's Bible study meetings in the year, and the flat's lounge was full. I found a space on the floor just...
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Aston CU are planning a focussed week of evangelistic events in February for the first time in recent memory, so please pray for their evangelism secretary Pete as he plans for it at this key time,...
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Rosemary Grier (3rd Nov)Tim Dennis
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Please pray for Sheffield CU as they study Marks' gospel in their hall groups and at CU Extra. Pray that students would have courage to give the FREE gospels to their friends.
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This month it has been a real privilege for me to supervise my Relay workers Jo and Faye. They are hungry to grow and trust Christ more, and to serve him with their whole lives.
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Tim Dennis (3rd Nov)Wes English
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This May not sound like much but I have been encouraged that a few students have found me via the website. These students are from two universities where there is currently no CU. Hopefully...
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Wes English (3rd Nov)Stephen Baraniak
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I am aware that the boys at both the CUs (Bedford and ARU Cambridge) I work with seem to be much further back in their understanding of the gospel and maturity than the girls and some what lacking...
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We had our first big lunch bar at Bedford CU this last week. Roger Carswell came on spoke on the issue of suffering. It was exciting to see the CU begin to grasp that they could put an event like...
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Stephen Baraniak (2nd Nov)Alex Banfield-Hicks
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Exeter CU is a bit like the Michael Caine's Italian Job coach at the end of the film... suspended off the edge of a cliff. It is 'still on the cliff' in the sense that the Exeter Student Guild...
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Exeter CU is a bit like the Michael Caine's Italian Job coach at the end of the film... suspended off the edge of a cliff. It is 'still on the cliff' in the sense that the Exeter Student Guild...
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Alex Banfield-Hicks (1st Nov)Abi Gallagher
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Please do pray for Queen Mary’s houseparty (7-9th November) and Kings College London weekend away (28th – 30th November) that these would be great times of fellowship, building real and relevant...
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University of East London (UEL) Christian Union (CU) have formed a committee for the first time which should enable the work of the CU to really grow. Praise God for the new committee’s commitment...
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Abi Gallagher (31st Oct)Andy Taylor
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TVU CU are sturggling to find a time in the week where students can all meet together. There are many students around but they don't seem to be free on the same day. Please pray for wisdom as they...
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Andy Taylor (31st Oct)Daniel Peterson
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Strathclyde CU have really been rocketing this year. They're having themselves taught in the gospel, are constantly reiterating the vision of being a 'mission team on campus', having themselves...
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Please pray that the study of Mark's Gospel this term will give CU members confidence to ask non-Christian friends to read the Gospel with them. Please also pray CU members will really grow in...
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Daniel Peterson (31st Oct)Gareth Leaney
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A highlight of Reading Freshers' week was the international welcome meal - about 200 international students gathered for the first 'Small World Cafe,' and another 100 had to be turned away. All of...
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Please pray for RUCU's houseparty, on 14th-16th November. Pray that it would be a good chance for the CU to get to know each other. And particularly pray as the FREE project is officially...
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Gareth Leaney (31st Oct)Naomi Dawson
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hearing that students at Winchester have been giving out FREE gospels to their friends, Hannah a CU member came up to me because her friend had just texted her asking what Mark 5 was all about! she...
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Canterbury Christchurch mission is the 17th November, please pray for Josh as he leads this and pray that the whole CU gets invovled, pray that God opens the hearts of students to know and love him
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Naomi Dawson (31st Oct)Sheri Ducker
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There is now a CU specifically for UCS, the new Uni in Ipswich! There is already a core group of about 6 students meeting each Wednesday 4:30-6ish. We are currently working through some Bible...
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Praise God for 3 Christian students who are pioneering a CU at Otley, they have been meeting together each Friday lunch time to plan, and are launching the CU this half term. Please pray for other...
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Sheri Ducker (31st Oct)Claudia Chan
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Praise God that the lunch bars hosted by the Plymouth Uni CU have been well attended. And praise God that Marjons CU is hosting their first lunch bar on 7th November. Please pray that many...
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November is houseparty season. Please pray for the Plymouth Uni CU as they gather together to receive teaching on Daniel. May they live godly and distinctive lives as a result. And please pray for...
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Claudia Chan (30th Oct)Heledd Job
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Pray for FREE4ALL, an evangelism course we'll be running in Swansea Uni over the next 6 weeks, Pray it will help equip and enthuse the students here to be confident in the gospel, to be prayerful...
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As a Welsh team we've been going around the different CUs in Wales this week sharing the vision of what the CU is about and enthusing them to get involved in that. It's been great to see some...
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Heledd Job (30th Oct)Jo McKenzie
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Newcastle CU had a unique opportunity in Freshers with the SU. The SU were keen to offer an alternative Freshers programme (i.e. less focused on drinking etc). They could see the CU had a good...
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Lots of Cus are having a world mission roadshow this month with a paritcular focus in one of their Cu meetings on World mission. Please pray that these events help studnets to understand God's...
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Pray for Go Day 25th October in Durham and Leeds
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It has been great to see lots of creative ideas for Free. Newcastle CU held an art exhibition called 'The Story if the Soul' around the theme of identity and being Free to be who you are. Lots of...
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Jo McKenzie (30th Oct)Clive Parnell
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Please pray for an acoustic event I am playing at in St Andrews on Nov 3rd. Pray for good chats with non-christians after the event and for the chance to build up christians there too. Pray for a...
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It was great to be able to get a new podcast out again. It has been encouraging to not only hear about staff engaging with the podcasts but also students too. The GO day for scottish CU's was a...
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Clive Parnell (29th Oct)David Anthony
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It was awesome to see two-thirds of the Forum tent put up their hands when John Piper asked how many people were seriously considering going overseas to serve God.
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Pray for the flourishing international student work at Southampton CU. They need more experienced people to help read the Bible with so many students keen to hear the Bible's message.
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Naomi Dawson
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29th October Winchester mission with Michael Ots speaking Iain is running it, Dan and Hannah are organising the followup
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students have become Christians during and since freshers in the following cities; Sussex, Eastbourne and Winchester
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Lisa Hickman
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During freshers week Winchester CU had catered for about a maximum of 20 students at their International lunch, only to find the Chapel absolutely packed with about 70 students! They've taken so...
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Please pray for Portsmouth CU as they launch their new vision to the CU, as they work out their term plans, the mission and go away for a weekend together. Pray for many freshers to get the vision...
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Wes English
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Pray that Christians at London South Bank University and the Maritime campus of Greenwich University will be willing to start CUs on those campuses.
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Matthew Tindale
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Pray for the 3 CU students at Edinburgh Uni and at Heriot Watt uni who have already started using the FREE booklets to read and discuss Mark's gospel with their friends.
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After a joint launch night, 20 students at Edinburgh University are now in Alpha courses hosted by the CU and a variety of churches in the city. There's an alpha course for nearly every day of the...
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Claudia Chan
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Praise God that Marjons CU is starting small groups. Please pray for the small groups of both Plymouth Uni and Marjons CUs. And please pray for their leaders - that they will teach the Bible well,...
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Abi Gallagher
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Praise the Lord for fresher weeks! It has been really encouraging to see the amazing opportunities that Fresher weeks provide. At Kings College London it was fantastic to see the prominence the...
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Sheri Ducker
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Was so great to meet with keen students who are really up for getting stuck into CU and evangelism this term in all the CUs I work with - so encouraging!! The best comment was from someone at...
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Please pray especially for students at UCS and Otley College who are setting up CUs. Praise God that there a few students in each place who are keen, please pray that many more get onboard and...
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Steffan Jones
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Please pray for the CU in Carmarthen as they start their EAT (Evangelism and Training) groups. These will be hall based evangelistic Bible studies. It is a very positive and exciting step, which...
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It was exciting to see many churches representatives united by a love for Jesus and the gospel come together in Carmarthen to meet the students, and to pray for the work of the CU. There was a...