Pray the Way into Urbana 03
A
Monthly Prayer Bulletin for
InterVarsity’s 20th Student Mission
Convention
May 2003
For almost 2000 years now, followers of Jesus have been forming prayer partnerships across cities and continents so that God's grace and blessing can bring hope to the needy and the Good News about His Son to those who don't yet know him.
We invite you to join us in praying for Urbana 03, InterVarsity’s 20th Student Mission Convention. The Urbana team is assembled and preparations are underway for the event which will take place December 27-31, 2003. As we look ahead, we are committing all our plans to God and praying God would use this convention for His glory and His Kingdom.
- Pray for our world—the world that God loves—in these days of war, famine and disease.
- Pray for peace and for peacemakers.
- Ask God to use current world events to purify His church here in North America and around the world.
- Ask the Lord of the Harvest to send workers into his harvest field.
- Pray for Urbana to be used by God in His calling of a whole new generation of students into missions.
- Ask God to fill the convention with the students of His choosing.
- Pray for students throughout the US and Canada who are hearing about Urbana this month. Ask God to guide them in their decision-making about coming to the convention.
- Pray for InterVarsity staff as they make presentations about Urbana on campus and at churches. Pray for their creativity in paving the way for students who want to attend.
- Praise God for the students who have already registered for Urbana 03.
- Pray for their spiritual preparation for the convention.
- Praise God for the effectiveness of the Operations team who on the whole are ahead of schedule in making preparations for the convention.
- Pray for Urbana’s relationship with the University of Illinois- that we might be a blessing to this campus and its staff. Pray especially for Jen Albrecht as she negotiates facility usage throughout campus.
- Praise God for the InterVarsity staff who make up the Urbana worship and theatre teams.
- Pray for Worship Team leader- Krista Dawn Kimsey and Theatre Team Leader- Alison Siewert as they finish out the school year and prepare their teams for Urbana.
- Praise God for his work and creativity in the lives of the platform presenters who will speak at Urbana 03.
- Pray for the speakers’ preparation in these days. Pray for their devotional lives- for the deepening of their intimacy with God as they look toward Urbana 03.
- Praise God for the gift of Scripture to us and for the richness of studying Scripture in small groups.
- Pray for Small Group Manager, Lindsay Olesberg, as she prepares Urbana Bible Studies this spring.
- Pray for the courses which are being prepared for InterVarsity’s National Institute of Staff Education and Training (June 20-July 9, 2003) which will deepen staff workers’ training in Bible Study, Theatre, and Prayer in preparation for Urbana.
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