Faith
World Students Join in Global Prayer Day
Faith Facts
- Nearly 30,000 participants from over 130 countries united in prayer for God’s work on World Student Day.
- Testimonies from countries facing hardship, like South Sudan and Madagascar, highlighted God’s faithfulness and the power of student fellowship.
- New features like Prayer Cards helped Christians worldwide pray together for students in every IFES region.
Believers across continents joined hearts on October 16 to seek God’s immeasurable work in students’ lives and campuses. The event showcased unity in faith, transcending geographic and cultural boundaries for a common purpose.
National movements in Asia, Africa, and beyond gathered to intercede for academic communities, uplifting those who serve Christ in challenging environments.
“It was a deep joy to see students from our national movements supporting each other in prayer and an absolute delight to see supporters and churches standing with them,” said Annette Arulrajah, IFES Associate General Secretary.
Christian students, from isolated corners to troubled regions, found encouragement and strength through a fellowship that pointed to God’s enduring presence and love.
“Students have been sharing their testimonies of how God has been faithful in their campus fellowships and in their own spiritual growth,” said Kanywar, from South Sudan. “Students have joined the event from nine universities. It was so amazing for all!”
One student in Madagascar wrote: “Glory be to God for giving us the resilient heart to pursue preparations for [World Student Day] this year despite the social and political troubles.”
Stories of encouragement, such as a student in Vanuatu realizing her connection to the global family of believers, showed how the body of Christ reaches across every border.
Tools like Prayer Cards empowered groups both large and small to lift up nations by name, praying for spiritual influence on campuses from Israel to India.
A Christian in Israel requested, “Let us pray for the courage to lead the way toward peace and justice in a region burdened by hatred and hostility.”
Reji from India also asked for prayer, “Pray for more student groups and that our students may engage the universities with God’s thoughts on their academic disciplines.”
As these students and ministries move forward, they remain committed to regular intercession, shaping future leaders for Christ with Christian unity and hope.
Let us continue to lift up students worldwide, trusting in God’s power to use faithful hearts for His glory in every nation.
Faith Facts
- Open Doors World Watch List 2026 reveals 388 million Christians endure high, very high, or extreme persecution and discrimination daily.
- Initiative addresses not just violence but daily barriers to jobs, education, and justice, turning believers into second-class citizens in many nations.
- Approved by a narrow margin despite leftist opposition, urging stronger EU, Council of Europe, and UN action against faith-based massacres.
Spain’s Congress Foreign Affairs Committee has approved a conservative Popular Party initiative to fortify protections for persecuted Christians worldwide, echoing biblical calls to defend the faith amid rising global threats.
MP Maribel Sánchez highlighted religious freedom as a core human right, enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, serving as a vital measure of true democracy rooted in God’s design for human dignity.
“These are not isolated incidents”
declared Sánchez, but a
“structural pattern”
fueled by authoritarian regimes and wars eroding God-given freedoms.
PSOE’s socialist spokesperson accused conservatives of Islamophobia.
Vox and even some leftists affirmed the urgent need to safeguard vulnerable Christian minorities from kidnappings, assaults, and jihadist terror, upholding Judeo-Christian values.
“It’s not that everyone is being persecuted all the time, but they live in a context where they are vulnerable and their rights are limited in their daily lives”
notes Open Doors Spain director Ted Blake.
Stand with our persecuted brethren through prayer and advocacy—defend faith, family, and freedom as patriots rooted in Scripture.
Faith Facts
- Pray for restraint from leaders to avert wider war, protecting vulnerable children, pregnant women, elderly, and sick as in Psalm 91.
- Pray against regime hardliners, civil war, or military dictatorship, for just rulers granting freedom, dignity, and faith choice without fear.
- Praise God for Iran’s tested Church, serving with Christ’s love; even post-massacres, seekers turn to Jesus through believers’ compassion.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, architect of decades of repression including Christian persecution and massacres, was killed in US-Israeli strikes.
Despite ongoing chaos, Iranians show unprecedented openness to Christ, with the underground Church growing amid crisis.
“The underground Church in Iran has been tested through persecution, conflict, and economic crisis,” says David Yeghnazar of Elam Ministries.
“And through it all, by God’s grace, the Church has continued to grow. Even after the January massacres, people were turning to Christ as believers reached out with compassion.”
“Regardless of the direction in which things now develop politically, we are in a season of unprecedented openness to the gospel among Iranians.”
Join global Christians in fervent prayer for peace, God-fearing leaders, and bold Gospel witness to light Iran’s darkness as in Isaiah 60:1.
Faith Facts
- Greens push decriminalization of all drugs, including cocaine and date-rape drug GHB, ignoring how chemical self-destruction harms the body made in God’s image, as seen in Seattle’s fentanyl crisis.
- Party backs abortion up to birth and assisted suicide, devaluing vulnerable life contrary to God’s command to protect the sanctity of every human from conception.
- Supports self-ID for gender transitions and puberty blockers for children, undermining God’s design for male and female while expelling members affirming biological reality.
Hannah Spencer’s Green Party by-election win signals a shift toward ideologically driven politics in Britain, drawing disillusioned voters with environmental stewardship that echoes biblical care for creation.
Yet beneath this appeal lies opposition to Christian principles on human dignity, life, and freedom.
Christians must reject such policies and support parties upholding faith, family, and freedom of conscience in Britain’s Parliament.
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