Pray for the special Easter PMs in Week 5. Pray for Con Campbell, Richard Gibson and Michael Jensen as they prepare and speak from God’s word. Pray that their talks on ‘People Don’t Rise from the Dead’, ‘The Horror of Jesus’ and ‘Making Sense of Your Own Death’ will engage non-Christians, and humbly petition God in His great grace & mercy to save people to himself. Pray that EUers will be bold in inviting their friends.

Praise God for the great community at euFOCUS and the relationships being built amongst students. Pray that international students will keep coming to investigate Jesus despite being busy with uni work.

Thank God that the AnCon team are on track with planning. Pray that this would continue. Praise Him for an enthusiastic team, and pray for the AnCon launch in week 7—pray that the advertising will engage with both Christians and non-Christians at Sydney Uni, and that EUers will be building friendships with non-Christian friends & invite them to come. Pray for the development and finalisation of the budget.

Praise God for the 90 plus students coming to Equip on Mondays. Thank God for his provision of speakers and staff. Pray they will be faithful to Scripture, and that He will use their words to challenge and transform hearers. Pray for faculty-committees as they prepare for faculty time coming up in Week 9.

In the lead-up to Campus2010 mission in semester 2, praise God for the faithfulness of EUers meeting as prayer quads. Pray that the EU will continue to pray fervently for revival. Pray that EUers will continue to grow friendships with non-Christians & boldly declare their faith as God provides opportunity. Pray that Christ Jesus will provide strength-through-weakness for the Campus2010 team.

Social Work & Education: Praise God for the growth of small groups and pray for small group leaders. Pray that during the Easter mission (with the Arts and Design faculties) the campus will be questioned about the truth of Jesus. Thank God for the hard work of the SWEd committee. 

Science: Pray for weekend away—that God would strengthen and guide those organising it, and that it’s a great time of fellowship and being changed by God’s word. Pray for the debate/forum with SciSoc in week 7. Praise God for a good relationship with SciSoc, and pray that many science students would come and hear the gospel.

 Engineering & IT: Praise God for fantastic assistant and senior small group leaders. Praise God for the service of Engineering & IT students serving the EU on All-Union teams. Ask for God’s strength as they manage commitments across EU, church and study. Thank God for the faithful service of James co-ordinating small groups and the gentle wisdom and clear thinking of Howie Mick. “Yay for partnership” –MW.

MedCross: Pray for that dental students would be able to enjoy fellowship and study God's word together in their new bible study. Pray that Med and Dent students commit to bible study and weekend away, and prioritise growing relationships, especially as things continue to be busy and stressful.

Law: Pray for the weekend away at the end of week 6—especially that busy first and second years will be able to attend. Pray for growing visibility of EU Law among the wider Sydney Uni Law faculty

Design: Thank God for Howie Dan who is ever-excited and passionate about bringing Christ into our faculty and is working incredibly hard.

Pharmacy: Pray for our Equip faculty time—that  people will take the opportunity to equip themselves for the workforce as they hear a Christian pharmacist to speak. Pray for the evangelism activities in weeks 5-7—may they be opportunities to relate and connect with non-Christians. Pray that small groups and prayer quads will continue to be an encouragement.

Arts: Pray the Easter Mission (with SWEd and Design faculties)—that students will hear the gospel and respond. Ask God to provide health, faithfulness and rest among the leaders of teams and small groups. Pray for the preparation for weekend away at end of April. Praise God for His constant love and easy yoke. Continue to pray for those contacted during O-week and week 2.

Pray for QUT Christians students from Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane), travelling to Papua New Guinea from March 31-April 7. Pray for mutual encouragement and faithful service to each other.

Pray for the Christian Union’s Easter evangelistic event at La Trobe University, Bendigo (VIC) on March 31.

Give thanks that the Christian Union at RMIT (VIC) moves closer every year to its goal of having 10% of RMIT students in the group. Pray that we would eventually achieve this goal.

Pray for the Christian Union at Sydney’s Macquarie University. Ask for wisdom and insight for Scott as he speaks from Revelation at public meetings. Praise God for new staffworker Sam and new ministry apprentice Hamish.

Pray for Evangelical Students at Flinders University, Adelaide (SA). Ask God to sustain student leaders and staff as they go about making public meetings, small groups, prayer meetings, mission breakfasts and training events happen each week.

More AFES prayer points can be obtained by emailing vice-president(at)_nussing_sueu.org.au

Pray for the important strategic ministry of GEU, the IFES movement in Guatemala. In a country rated by the UN as one of the most violent in the Americas, still suffering the after-effects of a 46-year civil war, GEU proclaims Christ as Lord to the 2% of Guatemalans with access to tertiary education, many of whom will become national leaders. Pray that those who have recently attended the national student conference will return to their campuses with renewed vision for changing their society with the message of Jesus Christ.

Pray for Christian student groups in London. The city is home to more than 500,000 students, and more international students than any other city in the world. Pray for Christian students as they follow up connections made during the city-wide university mission at the start of the year. Pray that many would hear the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ while they study abroad in London, and that God would use them as missionaries to their own nations.

Pray for a student movement in a dangerous region of Eurasia whose staff leader is returning to his home town to continue studying. Pray they would trust in God’s goodness and persevere in their work for the gospel as they enter this new and challenging phase of their ministry.

Read more IFES prayer points at http://www.ifesworld.org