Pray for A. from a South Asian country to be met by a Christian friend in Louisville Kentucky. He's been there for 5 months and I haven't been able to make a connection for him.

We praise God that many sources suggest that Iran has the fastest growing church in the world. The Spirit has been opening so many hearts. Intercede for the Lord to soften the hearts of our Persian friends whose hearts have become hardened against religion after encountering such horrors. May they encounter Jesus, who is the Prince of Peace and Almighty God, lamb and lion, and give their hearts to him.

Please be praying for one of our Persian friends who saw her sister *S and niece *S in some of the protest footage in Iran. Intercede for protection for them and all the protestors as they show amazing courage. May the communication blackout be lifted and truth revealed.

Please pray for our Iranian friends who are in great distress over what is happening in their homeland. They feel abandoned by the press because of how the regime's atrocities are being covered so little or with a slanted view. Intercede with them for justice as they long for freedom.

Jesus, teach us ISI volunteers and staff what it means to have our lives crucified with yours. May our existence be filled with your presence beyond our own. Let our guiding light be our faith in you—the one who loved us and gave yourself for us (inspired from Galatians 2:19-20).

Please pray for the sister of one of our staff member's who is recovering from a fall that led to the discovery of multiple brain bleeds requring surgery (further complicated by her multiple forms of dementia). The procedure was successful and we ask for healing prayers for rehab and enough strength to be able to return to her desired assisted living apartment. Pray for stamina and strength for our staff member, her niece, and her nephew as they work as a team to watch over *M.

Praise God for all the successful events he has blessed in 2025 and his tremendous favor with active partnering campuses—may the seeds planted continue to bear fruit and produce fruit in Kansas City. We ask for the Lord’s multiplication and provision over all the volunteers the Spirit has brought to ISI —including young adults from a couple of partner churches.

Lift up all the internationals who have arrived/are arriving in December/January for the new semester across the US. Ask God to prepare their hearts to connect with believers who love Jesus and are eager to share about him. May they sense the care and welcome of his Church even stronger amidst political tensions.

Pray that God would raise up a new Director for ISI, KC so that Carol can move from her current position to a more direct ministry role. We prias God for our new Friendship Partner Coordinator - Tiffanie! Ask for the Lord’s blessings on the relationships that are forming as she has matched students/scholars with volunteers. May the Spirit give her divine wisdom and discernment and encouragement.

I have received a diagnosis of melanoma skin cancer a few days ago. Please pray for healing, and for entrance into a specialized clinic in my area. Thank you.

This weekend, 1/17 to 1/19, Tim is speaking for a Chinese church’s annual retreat. Pray for anointing. Pray for both of us as we interact Cross culturally.

This week we are starting up again at Wilmington U. We have tried multiple times to meet with the overarching boss of student activities. We know that they don’t allow any Christian clubs on campus, and we have been operating a bit under the radar with the blessing of the international student office, but we would love to be able to have opportunities to post things and announce that we are there to meet the needs of the students. We met the woman briefly but, no response to requests to talk

For following USAFA international cadets: (1) Shuban to know Christ as his Savior. (2) For Avery's and Jong-Su's next steps after graduation this May, that they will fully embrace Your calling for them. (3) For ex-cadet Jonathan's Christian witness and his success & safety in flight training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. (4) For ex-cadet Grace's wedding this February and her Christian witness.

Praise God, we have a few young adults from our church interested and joining our bi-weekly student home dinners. Please pray God will continue to grow a thriving partnership with volunteers in our and other local churches to reach the international students in Brooklyn.

We have met several Christian Indian students this semester, but they have not been interested to meet for Christian activities: prayer, Bible study, etc. We would love to go deeper with them and we ask for prayer for them to be willing to meet regularly for intentional mentorship and discipleship.