{"id":12048,"date":"2020-05-05T05:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T04:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&p=12048"},"modified":"2020-05-28T16:17:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:17:58","slug":"pray-for-students-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/pray-for-students-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust-building with Muslim friends"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cI\u2019m praying for you.\u201d Aaron\u2019s* comment to his Muslim friend Rashid* prompted questions. How do you pray? What kind of prayers? How does it work?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Students Rashid and Aaron met last year. Rashid wants to be friends, and occasionally seems keen to talk about deeper things. And yet, like most people from his country, he is also distrustful and hesitant. Building a friendship of trust in which you can share deeply, requires patience and time \u2013 time spent together.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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With the COVID-19 pandemic, being together is difficult. For many it\u2019s impossible for Christians to physically meet up with their non-Christian friends. Classes are cancelled; students are stuck at home. Communication must happen online, where people can feel more hesitant to talk openly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Another Christian student Ali* recently started up an English Club on his campus. He couldn\u2019t share openly at the club, but it provided a place to build friendships. Now Ali needs to find creative ways to strengthen those new friendships, while the group cannot meet in person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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