AUGUST 18-24
NEW STUDENT OUTREACH
Students arrive on campuses throughout the nation this week. Pray for boldness as InterVarsity students share the Gospel and invite their peers to join their witnessing communities on campus. Also pray for open hearts as new students participate in New Student Outreach activities on their campus: cookouts, movie nights, bowling, community dinners, and many other events. Pray for students to engage in Bible studies and pursue relationships with Jesus and other Christians.
JULY 14-20
- 14 - Please pray for new InterVarsity staff members in the New York/New Jersey region as they participate in training today through July 17 and prepare to share the Gospel with students on area campuses.
- 15 - Pray for the 13 students from Pennsylvania State University in University Park to develop their leadership skills after attending Chapter Camp in May.
JUNE 30-JULY 6
- 30 - Pray for the 135-plus new InterVarsity staff attending Orientation for New Staff in Madison, WI, who are receiving critical teaching and training for their different ministry positions across the nation.
- 1 - InterVarsity students from the Great Lakes East region are ministering this month with the Ayore tribe in Bolivia, where girls are often sold into prostitution.
When I started college, I couldn’t have named a single Black gospel singer. I was a classical music major with a narrow range of taste, and thought I already knew everything about what “good music” was.
God’s wrath is troubling. God seems to choose some people … and not others. He gracefully invites and intensely disciplines. The God of the Bible—our Father—is accessible … and terrifying. Ten years ago this month, I became a father.