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Would Jesus occupy Wall Street?
by IFES | Nov 26th, 2011
The Occupy Wall Street movement is an on-going series of demonstrations that began during September in New York's financial district. Protests have focused on social and economic inequality, greed, and the undue influence of large corporations on the government. The protesters' slogan ‘We are the 99%’ refers to the growing gap in the distribution of wealth in the US, between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population.
It seems that people either love or hate Occupy Wall Street. Some Christians interpret the movement as people taking a stand for justice and the... read more
Awestruck by God's Grace
by IFES | Nov 10th, 2011
Florence! Home to famous cathedrals, museums and artwork, it is said to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world, where tourists outnumber residents for almost half the year.
Florence has also become home for Rebecca Holden, a young woman from England who decided to serve God with IFES InterAction as a team member with GBU Italy. It is not the beauties of Florence that attracted her, but the thousands of university students there who do not know Jesus as their lord and saviour.
Becky wrote to us about the start of term:
Praise God for positivity – a welcome change from Italian... read more
Being Relevant in a Shifting Context
by IFES | Nov 3rd, 2011
A female Muslim journalist speaking on the political aspects of Islam? Not exactly what you would expect at a typical IFES conference! But then, with so much turmoil, violence, and uncertainty, nothing is typical in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
That didn’t stop organisers of the MENA regional conference from gathering 180 participants from Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Yemen, Qatar and Palestine to learn what it means to be living stones in their various contexts.
Their desire to be relevant to the current situation of political turmoil in the region... read more
Connecting, Equipping & Rebuilding in Zimbabwe
by IFES | Oct 28th, 2011
It started at George Whitfield College in South Africa where a young Zimbabwean man, Antony Dandato, was studying. He had a burden to return home to take part in student ministry but FOCUS Zimbabwe, like many other things in the country, was struggling. The principal of the college suggested that Antony visit AFES Australia to learn from them about student ministry. AFES arranged for Antony to work with staffworker Tim Thorburn at the University of Western Australia. During his two-year apprenticeship he noted that AFES has a strong administrative team which supports campus... read more
World Student Day of Prayer 2011
by IFES | Oct 17th, 2011
It’s almost here again! World Student Day is an annual event that brings the Fellowship together to celebrate the work of God in the lives of students, and to pray for one another and for specific situations facing students around the world.
World Student Day will take place this Friday 21 October 2011, starting as the day begins in Tonga, and drawing to a close 48 hours later as the day ends in Samoa.
Many students are already making plans for what they will do on this special day. Some groups in France are planning to hold skype conversations with students studying in other countries... read more
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