Pray that we can see new students and ones we already have relationships with desire to study the Bible.

Pray that we would see significant spiritual breakthroughs with the Persian students and scholars at KU MED.

Pray for ISI KC a has we make a transition over the next several months to Sandeep Thomas taking on he position of City Director, and Carol focuses primarily on student and scholar relationships.

Pray for ISI KC that we will have more than enough volunteers to help with our Home Goods Giveaway for both the 2 1/2 days of setup and during the Giveaway itself.

1. That I can love God more and have deeper intimacy with Him. 2. That I have committed core families and more Chinese student Christians at Temple University to join my volunteer team. 3. That we will have a fruitful welcome BBQ for new Chinese students in University City of Philadelphia and a new semester with qualitative and quantitive breakthroughs. 4. That I can efficiently balance my full time ministry and my part time theological studies to greatly boost my spirituality and ministries. 5. God's abundant and amazing provision in fund-raising.

1. That I can love God more and have deeper intimacy with Him. 2. That I have committed core families and more Chinese student Christians at Temple University to join my volunteer team. 3. That we will have a fruitful welcome BBQ for new Chinese students in University City of Philadelphia and a new semester with qualitative and quantitive breakthroughs. 4. That I can efficiently balance my full time ministry and my part time theological studies to greatly boost my spirituality and ministries. 5. God's abundant and amazing provision in fund-raising.

Pray that a contagious love for our Life-Giver would grow in me and in each member of my family.

Pray for the Spirit to guide me as I wrestle to outline how to guide students locally and globally in understanding and articulating the Good News in a contagious way. Pray that we can format it to be effective online and via text or audio.

For my friend Rui, from when we ministered at UMD, to come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior. For Christian friends and witness as she transitions for a PhD program at U of Mississippi, where there is no ISI staff (or ISM work that I'm aware of).

Pray for two churches that are key to our mission and are making difficult decisions impacting their futures here as well as mine.

Pray for Anders who is weighing whether the Lord is leading him to cross-cultural missions or church planting. Pray that his thinking would include international students, and that they are drawn to him and to the Lord through him this year.

I am working with a new church that is effective in reaching undergrad students. This month is strategic in adding new students to our core group of grad students, in cultivating potential partners and staff, in finding persons of peace, and in learning new approaches.

Wisdom for whether to have surgery on 8/19/24 to cut the tendon on one of my toes to relieve pain

1. Pray for spiritual breakthroughs among Afghan students. 2. Pray for S and J (Koreans)serious marriage problems.

-Ask God to stir the heart of a woman to restart the International Wives Connection (IWC) in KC and call at least 4-6 other women to serve with her. -Intercede for the Lord to raise up more ministry partners to reach out to students in their 20s, 30s, and 40, as well as more Friendship artners. Ask Jesus to give our coordinator Brad wisdom and insight and for many to open their homes and hearts. -Pray for the Spirit for raise up more committed and passionate followers of Jesus to reach out to international students—especially at Avila. Their campus is having a huge influx of students in August after the expansion of their international program. -Ask Jesus to provide open schedules and plentiful drivers to help with student airport pickups. May Jesus can truly be able to say to ISI volunteers, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” (see Matt 25:35).