iWelcome and Freshers' week
I should really have posted this last week. Never mind...
International students come to Oxford a week earlier than British ones, and so our iWelcome programme is a great opportunity to serve them and present them with the gospel. A team of thirty have, for the last week, been meeting students at the bus station, helping them with anything, getting to know them and inviting them to evening events. I await to hear a bit more about how it has gone, but it has been reported to be going "really well". Please pray that these people will be able to keep in touch with their contacts and maybe start up some evangelistic bible studies with interested people.
Freshers' week starts on Monday. Most of the OICCU's programme runs in colleges as this is where people settle and make friends. It is common for the college group to put on an event such as a free lunch and a talk, and many go round knocking on doors and introducing themselves to people. Please pray that all conversations over the next week would be fruitful, and that Christians would make a real effort to get to know people and make the most of the opportunities this week brings. It is the time when people are most 'open' to new things, and willing to consider the claims of Christ.
Ultimately, we pray that many non-Christians will hear the gospel this week, and that Christians will quickly settle in, find a church, avoid all the temptations to conform to worldliness, but make close friendships.
The OICCU is running a banquet at the end of the week for freshers - please pray that this is well-attended and that everyone has a good evening. Krish Kandiah, a tutor at Wycliffe Hall, is going to be giving a talk, pray that he would be faithful to God's word.
International students come to Oxford a week earlier than British ones, and so our iWelcome programme is a great opportunity to serve them and present them with the gospel. A team of thirty have, for the last week, been meeting students at the bus station, helping them with anything, getting to know them and inviting them to evening events. I await to hear a bit more about how it has gone, but it has been reported to be going "really well". Please pray that these people will be able to keep in touch with their contacts and maybe start up some evangelistic bible studies with interested people.
Freshers' week starts on Monday. Most of the OICCU's programme runs in colleges as this is where people settle and make friends. It is common for the college group to put on an event such as a free lunch and a talk, and many go round knocking on doors and introducing themselves to people. Please pray that all conversations over the next week would be fruitful, and that Christians would make a real effort to get to know people and make the most of the opportunities this week brings. It is the time when people are most 'open' to new things, and willing to consider the claims of Christ.
Ultimately, we pray that many non-Christians will hear the gospel this week, and that Christians will quickly settle in, find a church, avoid all the temptations to conform to worldliness, but make close friendships.
The OICCU is running a banquet at the end of the week for freshers - please pray that this is well-attended and that everyone has a good evening. Krish Kandiah, a tutor at Wycliffe Hall, is going to be giving a talk, pray that he would be faithful to God's word.
posted by Greg Tarr at 5:29 pm
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