Praying for Agapé


Student Action in Nottingham
4 February 2012
A group of students in Nottingham are volunteering with a local Christian organisation to help with practical jobs in the community such as gardening allotments, cleaning people's houses and helping set up a food bank for those in need. Their hope is to build friendships and have meaningful conversations e.g. recently they had a great conversation thinking about where morals have come from, the role of religion in that, and the underlying reason for why Christians lead moral lives. Please pray that the group would grow, God would direct their conversations and that ultimately people would be led to Jesus as a result.
Move magazine
3 February 2012
Our Communications team are currently working on the next edition of Agapé’s Move Magazine. Please pray that God would guide and direct them as they think about the design and content of the magazine and how it can best communicate with the people that receive it.
Kingdom values in business
1 February 2012
Agapé Workplace Initiatives helps to run a course at the University of Birmingham’s business school. The course is designed to promote an approach to business which is rooted in Kingdom values. Please pray for the students as they engage with issues of spirituality in business.
Short-term team mid-year
25 January 2012
Please pray for Emily and her team based in Bologna, Italy. This week they will be gathering in Spain with many other short-term teams based in different locations across the world. Pray for God to refresh them, bring into the light any conflict that needs to be resolved and guide them on their next steps for this next semester and His plan for them beyond this year.

International Campus Staff
25 January 2012
Pray for one of our American staff based in the UK, who will be attending part of the International Campus Staff track at a mid-year conference in Spain this week. Pray for quality time with God (that he would speak love and affirmation into her life) and other staff (that she would be able to voice the challenges of living full-time in a foreign culture and receive prayer and support in that).

Staff applications
25 January 2012
At this time of year we encourage final year students who have been heavily involved with Agapé at university to consider taking a year out to work with us on our internship programme—a year of training in evangelism and discipleship. Please pray that God would clearly direct those students considering applying.

Canadians in Glasgow
19 January 2012
Next month sees a group of students involved with Agapé in Canada visit Glasgow for a week on a short term mission project. This is an annual event and is often a highlight of the year both for the Canadians that visit and the Scottish students they work with whilst there. Please pray for the final preparations being made—that God would grant the leaders wisdom so that they can make as big an impact for Christ as possible whilst there.

Student Leaders
16 January 2012
Pray for our Student Leaders in Oxford - that they would continue to be the leaders that God is calling them to be; following Jesus' example as a servant, steward and shepherd. As some of our Student Leaders move on at the end of this term, pray for God to raise up new Student Leaders who love Jesus and love their university.

FamilyLife team
16 January 2012
We have recently been blessed with an increase in the number of volunteers working with our FamilyLife ministry. Praise God for this and ask him to use this ministry to help families build their relationships around God.

Bible Storying
13 January 2012
We are inviting staff and friends across Europe to join in the Bible Storying training we will be running in Newcastle at the end of March. Pray that as people receive that invitation, that God would move people to invest a week in receiving training that can easily be passed on to others and is a helpful tool to bring God's word to those who've never heard it before.

Glasgow Student Life
10 January 2012
Our Student Life team in Glasgow recently doubled in size from three to six staff members. Praise God for this provision and pray that God would use them powerfully to bring many students in Glasgow to Christ.

Start of term
9 January 2012
University students all over the country are starting their Spring term. Please pray for the Agapé Student Life societies as their activities start up again. Pray that God would direct our staff and student leaders, and that many students would be taking significant steps towards Jesus.

Newcastle Student Life
5 January 2012
Please pray for our Newcastle Student Life team as they work to connect with students on gospel issues. Please pray for boldness and that Christian students there would take the initiative in sharing their faith with their friends.

New year
3 January 2012
As we continue into the new year, please pray for Agapé as a whole - that we would serve God wholeheartedly, constantly trusting him and seeking his guidance.

New believers in Oxford
29 December 2011
Give thanks for two new believers in Oxford, Lucy and Julie*. Please pray for God’s protection over them, that they would deepen in their relationship with Jesus, and that they would joyfully tell others about what God has done for them.
*names changed
Rest for our staff
26 December 2011
Please pray for our staff as they take time off over Christmas to spend time with family and friends. Ask God to provide them with a restful time where they can enjoy a break, and rejoice in the gift of God sending Jesus.
International students
26 December 2011
The Christmas period can be lonely for international students as many student areas are very quiet as most British students have gone home. Please pray that they would find love and warmth from local churches and Christians in the area, and that some might discover the true meaning of Christmas for the first time.
School holidays
22 December 2011
As schools are on holiday for Christmas pray for families as they spend time together. Pray that this might be a special time as they get to know one another better and enjoy each other’s company. Pray too that presents and materialism wouldn’t rule this time, but that it would be marked by love, community and hope in Christ.




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