The incoming freshman class just arrived at Stanford on September 19th! Christian students across campus are pulling out all the stops to welcome these freshmen to Stanford and to the various Christian groups on campus. For many of these freshman, they will either get plugged into Christian community during the first few weeks of college, or they won’t at all during their four years here. These weeks are a pivotal time in their lives!
Our students will be praying through the entire freshmen class by name during the first four weeks of this new quarter. Please pray along with us for each Stanford freshman:
- That God would show them his love, protect them, and bring about His good purposes in their lives (Ephesians 2:7).
- That many of them would get involved in Christian community at the very beginning of their four years at Stanford.
- That Christian upperclassmen from the various Christian groups on campus would be bold, effective, and filled with the love of Christ as they reach out to and intentionally befriend these freshmen.
As important as these first few weeks are for these freshman, three times as many undergrads have just returned to Stanford for their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year of school, and they also are at pivotal points in their lives. Most have had great summer experiences, but surely many struggled through summer. Most are excited to return, but many will experience difficulty in the year ahead. Please pray along with us for upperclassmen at Stanford:
- That God would glorify Himself in and through these students whom He has made.
- That God would open their hearts to hear and believe the good news of Jesus, the only Savior and Lord (Acts 16:14).
- That God would manifest his love for these students in unmistakable ways during this coming year.
Thank you for your partnership with us through prayer! God hears, and your prayers make a difference! “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58).
Warmly, in Christ,
Justin Woyak
Ministry Fellow
Christian Union Caritas
2431 Park Blvd
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Please note: if you would like to receive regular updates on how to pray for Christian Union's work, please email prayer@christianunion.org.
