Recently one of the students *M came to Christ just before Christmas time! His brother has also become a believer, and they are already witnessing to their family. Pray that the Lord will revolutionize M's life and help him grow deep roots so that he can be a disciple maker—and for the whole family to come to Christ and be transformed.

For ISI volunteers meeting with returnee G and his wife E on Jan 15: God to prepare their hearts for deep spiritual conversation and to move G and E into The Kingdom, safe travel and protection over their meeting place and time together.

Tim Sigman posted prayer requests for Kyipa international student who attended World Changers Conference with ISI Staff Ron Ingram in Chicago. - 1) Pray for my new semester (Studying Masters in Mental Health Counseling). 2)For God's provision in my finances. 3)For my faith to grow this year to be able to listen to God and walk in obedience. 4)For good health. 5)For my family back in Nepal.

Tim Sigman posted for Roy Yabuki RMP Regional Field Director - 1) Pray for an international staff member who must return to their home country due to visa issues. Pray for a swift resolution and for us to see God glorified through this situation. 2) Pray for several staff members who have undergone surgery or experienced illness in the past few months. 3)Pray for healing and restoration to normalcy. Also, pray for those facing cancer and heart diagnoses. Pray for peace, as God is the great healer. 4)Pray for God’s provision of leaders in key cities with many international students. We need workers for the harvest. Pray for patience during the process and for creativity in finding these workers, as traditional methods may not be effective in these contexts. 5)Praise God for the World Changers conference and all He accomplished during that time. I was deeply moved by the mentoring that took place there. Pray that God brings to completion all the things He revealed at the conference in the years to come. 6) I join Ed in praying for prodigals in staff families. Pray for their protection during this time and that God will bring them to Jesus in His perfect timing and way. Pray that their experiences will make sense in the future and that the love of Jesus will be overwhelming to them. 7)Pray for wisdom in turning spiritual conversations with our new South Asian friends across the country—who are open to discussing these topics—into conversations about Jesus. Pray for these dialogues to move from curiosity to genuine interest and a desire to seek Him alone. 8)I sense a sense of “blah” among our local team members. Pray for a revitalization of each person. Allow each one, me included to see Jesus and bathe in his presence.

Please pray for my friend T, a young believer who is now exploring LDS and Jehovah’s Witness. Pray for protection from deception, and God’s light and preservation!

Please pray for our small team in Reno/Sparks, Nevada. We are working with students from UNR and TMCC. Some of our team has been with ISI for a long time and their lives are transitioning into new areas of ministry. Please pray for God to lead us into what he is calling us to do. And that he is preparing the hearts of our students to hear of Jesus. Please pray for new committed volunteers and a City leader so that we can expand our ministry on our campuses for His glory.

Please pray for all our Indian friends who have explored Jesus, to get jobs and visas to stay (to continue exploring Jesus in the US). Especially, Srija and Vaishu.

Pray for Welcome Dinners & Lunches during this week's New Students' Orientation hosted by the Baptist Student Center, and Lutheran Chapel of Hope on campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Lunch hosted by St. Andrew Lutheran Church at the International Village on campus. Dinner hosted by Centenary Global Methodist 2 blocks from Campus. Also one of my former students who is very Bangladeshi Muslim cooks for new students at the Islamic Center off campus because he was blessed by all these meals when he came here 10 years ago. Pray for connections and long term friendships to begin at these meals. Coats and hats will be given there also.

Please pray for Nathan and Heiko to find a God-given roommate. These two grad students have a worship (of Jesus) centered household. Lord's blessing and will be done!

Please pray for returnee, Espen, in Bergen, Norway, as he seeks the Lord's will for next steps in Ministry, and full recovery from burnout.

Please pray for a food organizer for our ISM dinners, for someone eager and willing to take this job on, at Univ Colorado Boulder.

Please pray for my connection with a middle eastern woman at CU Boulder, who was in a car accident and had a concussion that hasn't healed yet (6 weeks later). She has a long road ahead and if she can't do school, her visa will be affected.

Pray for ISI staff, Kelly, in Malaysia this month visiting her Taoist family and one Christian brother. Pray for her elderly Mother and siblings.

Pray for sister Vicky who is having another bout of the shingles. It has been a rough go of late with physical problems. Pray for fast healing for this most venerated senior member of the team. Pray for God to also provide worker for the harvest in her field.

Pray for brother Lew1s. He will be returning to his home country after years of service with us due to an immigration issue. Pray that God shows his purposes in all of this. Pray for protection and continue peace in the process God is taking him through. He will be sorely missed. Pray for God to give direction about the next step. Pray that he might be able to get a new Visa processed quickly if it is to be.