{"id":145,"date":"2019-04-15T10:41:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T10:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=landing&#038;p=145"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:38:37","slug":"world-student-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/world-student-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Student Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-spacer\">\n<div id=\"spacer-block_522de338ea5846a7a961bebe4b729e9b\" class=\"\">\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer--sm\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-c30de0429b2af23afab83b573d6a91cb\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-mena-color has-text-color has-link-color has-lg-font-size wp-elements-c30de0429b2af23afab83b573d6a91cb\"><strong>Do you want to be part of&nbsp;what&nbsp;God is&nbsp;doing&nbsp;among students worldwide?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading alignwide\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignwide\">Then, join thousands around the globe to pray on&nbsp;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-world-student-day-color\"><strong>World Student Day<\/strong>.<\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Each&nbsp;year, tens of thousands across the globe&nbsp;<strong>unite&nbsp;in&nbsp;48 hours&nbsp;of prayer<\/strong>.&nbsp;Students,&nbsp;staff, and supporters&nbsp;intercede&nbsp;for&nbsp;students&nbsp;and campuses&nbsp;and celebrate&nbsp;how&nbsp;God is at work through local IFES ministry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading alignfull\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignfull has-mena-background-color has-background\">This year\u2019s event&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\">Lift Up Your Eyes<\/mark><\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 is&nbsp;on&nbsp;<strong>Thursday 8 October<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-columns alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-cover alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-53139 size-large has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:10% 32%;background-image:url(https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GGD-Banner-50-1024x341.png)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#26214f\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-5178912435e0401b77249b0b693c7283\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-epsa-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-5178912435e0401b77249b0b693c7283\">What can&nbsp;you&nbsp;do right now?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribe<\/strong>&nbsp;to get&nbsp;all the latest World Student Day updates and resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-subscriptionsignup alignwide stay-informed\">\n<section id=\"subscription-signup-block_4add120b013ce28537b602b2b0422cb1\" class=\"stay-informed alignwide subscription-signup subscription--prayerline side-padding--md\">\n    <div class=\"signup__content container--adaptive-md align--center text--center\">\n\n      \n      <script>(function() {\n\twindow.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {\n\t\tlisteners: [],\n\t\tforms: {\n\t\t\ton: function(evt, cb) {\n\t\t\t\twindow.mc4wp.listeners.push(\n\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tevent   : evt,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tcallback: cb\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t}\n})();\n<\/script><!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.13.0 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><form id=\"mc4wp-form-1\" class=\"mc4wp-form mc4wp-form-3199\" method=\"post\" data-id=\"3199\" data-name=\"\" ><div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\"><div class=\"signup__form container--full-width flex flex--wrap flex--center\">\r\n<div class=\"form__input signup__fname\">\r\n\t<label class=\"form__label sr-only\" for=\"signup-fname\">First Name:<\/label>\r\n\t<input id=\"signup-fname\" type=\"text\" name=\"FNAME\" placeholder=\"First Name\" \/>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"form__input signup__lname\">\r\n\t<label class=\"form__label sr-only\" for=\"signup-lname\">Surname:<\/label>\r\n\t<input id=\"signup-lname\" type=\"text\" name=\"LNAME\" placeholder=\"Surname\" \/>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"form__input signup__email\">\r\n\t<label class=\"form__label sr-only\" for=\"signup-email\">Email Address:<\/label>\r\n\t<input id=\"signup-email\" type=\"text\" name=\"EMAIL\" placeholder=\"Email Address\" \/>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<span class=\"btn btn--primary form__submit\">\r\n\t<input type=\"submit\">\r\n\t<span>Subscribe<\/span>\r\n<\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"list\" value=\"prayerline\" \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div><label style=\"display: none !important;\">Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <input type=\"text\" name=\"_mc4wp_honeypot\" value=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_timestamp\" value=\"1783974976\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_id\" value=\"3199\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_mc4wp_form_element_id\" value=\"mc4wp-form-1\" \/><div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div><\/form><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin -->      \n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Sign up<\/strong>&nbsp;to let us know&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;be praying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll&nbsp;be added to the&nbsp;World Student Day<strong>&nbsp;Prayer&nbsp;Map<\/strong>&nbsp;so we can all see where everyone will be praying \u2013 COMING SOON&nbsp;to this page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_36f36ca58949b4b118eb1d3f03a4d586\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/wsd-takepart\/\" class=\"btn btn--mena\">\n        <span>\n        I\u2019D LIKE TO REGISTER&nbsp;        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Share a prayer request<\/strong>&nbsp;for your campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_5e39d0dd00a2e1caf0f09f102c1f05c0\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ifes.typeform.com\/to\/FDUPcTnV?\" class=\"btn btn--tertiary\">\n        <span>\n        I HAVE A REQUEST&nbsp;        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learn&nbsp;more<\/strong>&nbsp;about&nbsp;this year\u2019s theme.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_513f5e1f3130958c87b622240d7363e7\" target=\"\" href=\"#theme\" class=\"btn btn--mena\">\n        <span>\n        TELL ME MORE&nbsp;        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Get a&nbsp;flavour&nbsp;of what&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;like<\/strong>&nbsp;from last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_00afccf9a6afb71c85fed2ef03b9c308\" target=\"\" href=\"#last\" class=\"btn btn--tertiary\">\n        <span>\n        SHOW ME        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading alignwide wp-elements-fb92ffb53894674ebc0c256f2d9c9655\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignwide has-mena-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xl-font-size wp-elements-fb92ffb53894674ebc0c256f2d9c9655\" id=\"theme\"><strong><strong>Lift Up&nbsp;Your Eyes&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-separator is-style-default\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-world-student-day-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-world-student-day-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In a fractured and hostile world, we may feel overwhelmed and fearful. Our upward gaze on God can slip. So,&nbsp;this&nbsp;<strong>World Student Day<\/strong>, will you \u201clift up&nbsp;your eyes\u201d in prayer? Will you refresh your faith in the Maker and&nbsp;Redeemer&nbsp;of our world?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-3ced6a48a9f252a9ad515dab2ebfa453\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-world-student-day-color has-text-color has-link-color has-md-font-size wp-elements-3ced6a48a9f252a9ad515dab2ebfa453\">On&nbsp;<strong>Thursday 8 October<\/strong>, join with tens of thousands to pray for students worldwide.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-media-text\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 51%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll&nbsp;<strong>\u201clift up our eyes\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;to focus on a Sovereign Lord who gives strength to the weary and restores the downhearted (Isaiah 40).&nbsp;We\u2019ll&nbsp;<strong>\u201clift up our eyes and look around\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;to notice how he is already at work among the nations (Isaiah 49, 60).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together,&nbsp;let\u2019s&nbsp;reorient our gaze.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using Gen Z\u2019s requests from campuses around the globe,&nbsp;let\u2019s&nbsp;look around and celebrate what God is doing. And&nbsp;let\u2019s&nbsp;pray for the anxious to behold Christ\u2019s compassion and the spiritually&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;to see his saving power.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph wp-elements-63f1b26918c6d6675026da010299c098\">\n<p class=\"has-mena-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63f1b26918c6d6675026da010299c098 wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Wherever you are,&nbsp;however&nbsp;you feel, on World Student Day,&nbsp;let\u2019s&nbsp;lift up&nbsp;our eyes.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wsd26-style1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53298 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wsd26-style1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wsd26-style1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wsd26-style1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wsd26-style1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wsd26-style1-70x70.png 70w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/wsd26-style1.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-spacer\">\n<div id=\"spacer-block_11d040d97780a3bf21dad4e53ddfca76\" class=\"\">\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer--md\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-cover alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\" id=\"last\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-53059 size-large has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GGD-Banner-48-1024x341.png)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#68b548\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-lg-font-size\"><strong><strong>Highlights from Last Year&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-separator is-style-default\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400;500;600;700;800&amp;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n.prayer-impact{\n    max-width:1200px;\n    margin:60px auto;\n    padding:0 20px;\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    gap:50px;\n    font-family:'Montserrat',sans-serif;\n}\n\n.prayer-impact-image{\n    flex:1;\n}\n\n.prayer-impact-image img{\n    width:100%;\n    display:block;\n    border-radius:16px;\n    box-shadow:0 15px 35px rgba(0,0,0,.12);\n}\n\n.prayer-impact-content{\n    flex:1;\n}\n\n\/* LAST OCTOBER *\/\n.prayer-impact-label{\n    font-size:22px;\n    font-weight:800;\n    text-transform:uppercase;\n    letter-spacing:2px;\n    color:#ffffff !important;\n    margin-bottom:18px;\n    text-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.35);\n}\n\n.country-number{\n    display:inline-block;\n    color:#ffffff !important;\n    font-size:2.2rem;\n    font-weight:800;\n    line-height:1;\n    margin:0 4px;\n}\n\n\/* MAIN TEXT *\/\n.prayer-impact-text{\n    font-size:1.45rem;\n    line-height:1.22;\n    color:#333;\n    font-weight:500;\n}\n\n\/* 28,800 *\/\n.big-number{\n    display:inline-block;\n    color:#005B8F; \/* IFES Ocean *\/\n    font-size:2.2rem;\n    font-weight:800;\n    line-height:1;\n    margin:0 4px;\n}\n\n\/* 134 *\/\n\n\/* Highlighted words *\/\n.highlight{\n    color:#005B8F;\n    font-weight:700;\n}\n\n@media (max-width:900px){\n\n.prayer-impact{\n    flex-direction:column;\n    text-align:center;\n    gap:35px;\n}\n\n.prayer-impact-label{\n    font-size:20px;\n}\n\n.prayer-impact-text{\n    font-size:1.2rem;\n    line-height:1.3;\n}\n\n.big-number,\n.country-number{\n    font-size:1.9rem;\n}\n\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"prayer-impact\">\n\n    <div class=\"prayer-impact-image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"World Student Day\">\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"prayer-impact-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"prayer-impact-label\">\n            LAST OCTOBER\n        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"prayer-impact-text\">\n            More than\n            <span class=\"big-number\">28,800<\/span>\n            people in\n            <span class=\"country-number\">134<\/span>\n            countries and territories prayed for\n            <span class=\"highlight\">students<\/span> and\n            <span class=\"highlight\">campuses<\/span>\n            across the globe.\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Together, we prayed for over&nbsp;<strong>180 requests<\/strong> from every world region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph wp-elements-950323317db7aec1acf64f3935bdfbd2\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-md-font-size wp-elements-950323317db7aec1acf64f3935bdfbd2 wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll&nbsp;be added to the&nbsp;World Student Day<strong>&nbsp;Prayer&nbsp;Map<\/strong>&nbsp;so we can all see where everyone will be praying \u2013 COMING SOON&nbsp;to this page.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_7bf0e04c3302acb36c05a5ba39844c51\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/pray-for-students-around-the-world\/\" class=\"btn btn--secondary\">\n        <span>\n        SEE PRAYER CARDS        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">We&nbsp;united to&nbsp;give thanks for 50 years of prayer days and ask God to do&nbsp;\u201cimmeasurably more\u201d.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"aligncenter\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_68a140adfce847b394e60602f8bccddd\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ifes.world\/devotional\" class=\"btn btn--tertiary\">\n        <span>\n        see DEVOTIONAL        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading alignwide wp-elements-063793ab8c40f8b15240f3ef2962dd90\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center alignwide has-mena-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xl-font-size wp-elements-063793ab8c40f8b15240f3ef2962dd90\" id=\"theme\"><strong><strong>Want to Pray&nbsp;Today?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-separator is-style-default\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-world-student-day-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-world-student-day-background-color has-background is-style-default\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Get ready for&nbsp;8&nbsp;October by praying for students&nbsp;now!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-prayerline\"><section id=\"post-list-latest-post-block_f7b47e30758bc1de8393fabdbb29818f\" class='latest-post-list list--prayerline'>\n            <ul class='post-list items--3 flex flex--wrap flex--center-x no-style'>\n<li class=\"post__item flex flex--column\">\n    <article id=\"post-53343\" class=\"article-thumbnail article--prayerline article--caribbean\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-growing-voice\/\" class=\"post__link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n        <figure class=\"post__image  image--absolute--center image--absolute--mask\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/At-CARIFES-Academy-e1783424876807-1024x533.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/At-CARIFES-Academy-e1783424876807-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/At-CARIFES-Academy-e1783424876807-300x156.jpg 300w, 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<header class=\"post__content flex flex--column flex--end\">\n          <h1 class=\"post__title flex flex--column\">\n                          <span class=\"post__area\">Kosovo:<\/span>\n                         The Good Seed Grows             <i class=\"icon-container icon--praying-hands-solid\">\n                <svg class=\"icon\">\n                    <use xlink:href=\"#praying-hands-solid\"><\/use>\n                <\/svg>\n             <\/i>\n          <\/h1>\n        <\/header>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/article>\n<\/li>\n\n\n<li class=\"post__item flex flex--column\">\n    <article id=\"post-52430\" class=\"article-thumbnail article--prayerline article--eurasia\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/sowing-and-reaping\/\" class=\"post__link\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n        <figure class=\"post__image  image--absolute--center image--absolute--mask\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" 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