June 7th

I hope that everyone is having a great summer. Sorry that this post did not make it up sooner. I will try to be more consistent as the summer progresses. For those who didn’t make it to CFW it was a great time and we are all excited about the plans that were made for the upcoming semester. I look forward to seeing how God will work through us in the coming school year. Here are some prayer requests to keep in mind.

Pray for Brian as he makes the transition to Wisconsin. The next few weeks are busy and will be a stressful time.

Pray for the plans that have been made for next year. Pray that God would be at work and would be guiding in future plans.

Pray for the incoming freshman. Pray that they would seek out a Christian community at Purdue.

Pray for the graduated seniors as they continue to look for jobs and adjust to life after college.

Pray that everyone would continue to spend time daily in prayer and reading the Bible.

May/Summer Prayer

I was thinking about a prayer calendar for May/Summer and I wanted to get everyone involved. I thought it would be good if could pray for each other as we go to jobs, internships etc. So what I would like is for each of you to let me know your summer plans and any specific ways we can be praying for you. Feel free to email me (jmschwab@purdue.edu) or let me know in person on Friday. Thanks for your help and see you Friday.

Jared

Other Prayer During The Week

In edition to the weekly prayer meetings I am planning on praying for the day's events Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Anyone who would like to join can meet me at 10:30 each day. Tuesday and Wednesday I will be at the engineering fountain and Thursday I will be in the Stewart lobby (by Loeb).

Tomorrow pray for the proxy stations. (They are from 11-3. If you have any time that you can help try to be there. A lot of the staff are in meetings tomorrow so your help is needed.)

Pray for the IV members and staff who will be speaking with students.

Pray that God would be at work through all the conversations that are taking place.

Pray for the evening topic "Science and Christianity Cannot Co-exist" (7:30 Stewart 206)

Pray for the panel of professors who will be speaking.

Prayer For Conversation Cafes

If anyone is interested in joining me I will be in the BCC at 6:30pm to pray for tonight's conversation cafes. If you can't make it take time on your own to pray for the events and the students who are coming. You can also be praying for the staff as they arrive on campus.

Prayer Guides

I hope the fast is going well for everyone. I put together a prayer guide for the prayer walk tonight. I will have copies available if you are coming, but it should be on the website soon if you are not able to come. In addition, Brian sent me an excellent guide on spending an hour in prayer. If you want to make use of that it should be on the website as well. Don't forget the prayer walk at 5 tonight in Stewart and to join us in Cary SW 401 at 6 tomorrow to break the fast.

Prayer Guide
Prayer Walk Guide

Fasting This Weekend

If you have read the weekly email then you should know that we are planning a fast for this weekend. It is in preparation for our big outreach week next week. The fast will start Friday night after Cadre and we will break the fast together with a meal on Sunday night. As part of the fast there will be a prayer walk on Saturday at 5pm. We will meet in the lobby of Stewart, by the mural. The plan is break up into into groups of two or three and walk around campus praying for the outreach. It sounds like it will be cold so dress accordingly. I am working on a prayer sheet for the time. I will make sure that it is posted so that if you cannot make it on Saturday you can still join in prayer. If you have any questions about the fast or next week feel free to contact me.

Jared

Prayer Info Week of 3/13

Prayer Meeting Info:

Acts 4: Peter and John arrested and taken before the Sanhedrin; the believers response to these events

Upset over the recent healing, the Sadducees arrest Peter and John. After a night in jail, Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, delivers a powerful speech. A night in jail would have been an unnerving experience, but Peter maintained his faith and allowed the Holy Spirit to speak through him. It is interesting to note that in verse 13 Peter and John are seen by the rulers as courageous and unschooled men. Peter and John were ordinary men who did extraordinary things through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is working in us today. How does this change our attitude towards having spiritual conversations?

What amazing things can God use us to do?

Look at the response of the believers in verse 29. Note that they prayed for great boldness to speak God’s word. Pray for boldness in sharing the message of Christ.

Other things to pray about:

Pray for Brian and members of the Servant Team as they continue to make preparations for the outreach week.

Pray for continued safety as many people are traveling for spring break.

Pray for Ana and Claire as they are taking part in CUP.

Pray for the seniors that are preparing to graduate. Pray that they would have wisdom as they make decisions about jobs and their lives after college.

Pray for Japan as they work to recover from the earthquake and tsunami.

Pray for relief workers and missionaries in Japan, that they would have opportunities to share God’s love in the midst of the crisis.

Prayer Info Week of 2/27

Information from weekly prayer meetings:

Acts 3: Healing of the crippled beggar by Peter and John; Peter’s speech to the crowd

It would have been easy for Peter and John to give the beggar a few coins and go on about their day. Instead they meet this man’s needs physically and spiritually. God then used this healing to let Peter share about Jesus with the crowd.

Do we seek to meet the deeper needs of those around us or are we just meeting the superficial needs?

How does this change our attitude towards poverty and other world issues that have their roots in deeper issues?

Pray that God would give you the eyes to see deeper into problems and meet the underlying needs of those around you and those around the world.

Other things to pray about this week:

Pray for the Rob Emanuel, the new mayor in Chicago, that he would make good decisions for the city.

Pray for Brandon’s Dad, as he is currently looking for a job.

Pray for Brian this week as he is in Wisconsin helping with an InterVarsity outreach event. Pray also for his family as they are making the trip with him.

Continue to pray for our outreach week at the end of March. Pray that God would be preparing hearts.

Pray for everyone as we complete all the midterms, projects and homework that is due before spring break.

Praise God for the lives he touched through those who were willing to do contact evangelism. Consider going with Brian sometime this semester.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:6-7

Purpose of Prayer Blog

The purpose of this blog is to give you another resource to utilize in your prayer life. I trust that the prayer calendar has been helpful in encouraging you to be in prayer. I felt that it would be good to have a more current list of prayer suggestions. Since I only put the prayer calendar together once a month, it is hard to include many recent events and keep you all up to date on what is being discussed in weekly prayer meetings. I intend to put this sheet together once a week. Along with topics from prayer meetings, I will include any prayer requests from the chapter, as well as, world or local events that need prayer. If you have any prayer requests or have something you would like to be included feel free to e-mail me at jmschwab@purdue.edu. I pray that God will continue to grow us in prayer and unite us as a community of believers.

God Bless,

Jared