Please pray for "J" currently in Dubai. Her family is is need of practical help from the people of God. Pray that hardship they are facing will result in a miracle in their family, and in their salvations.

(3/3) Pray that students will seek God amid intense pressures with their graduate degree programs. And for student’s hearts to respond to Jesus’ transforming love and forgiveness.

(2/3) Pray for more local Christians to befriend students while they’re here. And especially for God to prepare and equip a new generation of ISI leaders for Monterey.

(1/3) For Monterey Ca: Connecting with new students arriving, contacts are lower than usual so far.

(2/2) Yet you remind me that you are fullness—you are provision—beyond understanding. So, we pick up our elder’s robes, and in faith tap the river’s surface—knowing you will make a way as you did for them. (inspired from the story of Elish and Elijah in 2 Kings 2).

Pray for the AZ team as they seek to make many new student contacts in these couple of weeks. May there be many Divine appointments. Pray, too, for a student gospel retreat planned for OCT. May God prepare hearts for salvation.

(1/2) Lord Jesus, we serve alongside our honored elders in the ministry who will soon cross over to you. We beg you to grant us a double portion of their spirits—passionate and faithful to the end. Now I look around me and seemingly there are fewer serving those who came before us. I cannot help but cry and ask you, “Who will take up the mantle?! Where is your next generation of saints for the nations, Father?”

Lift up *O who is studying the Bible with one of our volunteers. She is a student from India who attended a Christian retreat and came back curious. Pray that O will come to know Jesus and have a open heart. Please intercede also for *S from Saudia Arabia who is having amazing spiritual and life conversations with our director (they have even watched some of The Chosen together). Ask God to draw S’s heart to him and clearly make himself known.

Pray that ISI, Kansas City will see more volunteers trained and churches recruited to serve in reaching out to internationals especially for the friendship partner ministry. Ask Jesus to renew current staff and volunteers with the values of his Kingdom and be focused on teaching what Christ taught.

Praise the Spirit for how he has connected two Indian students who are believers with the local church and are serving on the worship team. It is so beautiful to see! We also thank God for all the volunteers who have picked up students/scholars at the airport as they arrive for the fall semester from all around the world. Intercede for the Spirit to give believers winsome words, wisdom, and his heart as they welcome them. May this be only the beginning—not the ending of these friendships.

Please pray for Jesus to bring new staff for the team in Kansas City. Ask the Spirit to be working on hearts and for his favor—especially to soon bring the person he has called to learn from our our current director Carol and become the next leader of the ministry.

Ask the Lord to shower his blessings on the ISI, Kansas City - Home Goods Giveaways. This year we are having two Giveaways with one at Avila and another at KU Medical Center. Please pray for the Lord's provision for a multitude of volunteers, financial support, and new (and gently used) donations. Safety and protection for drivers and all the students/scholars attending and opportunities to show and share the love of Jesus.

Request from Tim Sigman: Please pray for a student I am mentoring from CU Boulder. He leaves on Tuesday for a prayer assignment in a high risk area of the world. He will be there with another student friend. They will be on this assignment for about three weeks. Please pray for their protection, both of them starting battling with health issues yesterday. Praying for quick recovery. I think this is a spiritual attack so praying they will be defended from all attacks in Jesus name!

We praise God He has provided over half of the needed funds for the young lady applying for ISI staff from Iran. Praise God!!

Please pray for a international staff fund-raising initiative God is using me to lead to raise initial seed money to bring on international staff to ISI. This seed money is a must with the change in ISI policy. Our first international staff this initiative is focused on is a young lady from Iran who currently lives and serves in Austin, TX. We are Please contact me at [email protected] if you would like to learn more how you can be involved in this new initiative.