{"id":15032,"date":"2021-04-06T10:37:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T09:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=15032"},"modified":"2021-04-06T14:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T13:57:26","slug":"crossing-paths","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/crossing-paths\/","title":{"rendered":"Crossing Paths"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonia was born in Jamaica, where she came to know Christ in her IFES high school student group.&nbsp;She went on to study pharmacy in university and together with her husband (also a pharmacist),&nbsp;pursued her pharmacy career through several professional moves around the CARIFES region.&nbsp;It was one of these moves that brought her family to&nbsp;the island of&nbsp;St. Kitts. Unbeknownst to Tonia, her new residence would&nbsp;lead&nbsp;her back&nbsp;into ministry&nbsp;with IFES.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At about the same time, Desmond Rogers, former Regional Secretary for CARIFES, was preparing&nbsp;for his ministry trip through the region. One of his stops was St. Kitts.&nbsp;By chance, Desmond and Tonia\u2019s paths crossed and they began discussing what it might look like for Tonia to pioneer a new group in St. Kitts.&nbsp;Now, Tonia continues to pioneer the student work in her new home, bringing a deeper purpose to her professional move through supporting and encouraging her&nbsp;younger&nbsp;brothers and sisters in Christ.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonia\u2019s story is reminiscent of Acts 16, where&nbsp;Paul,&nbsp;a&nbsp;\u201cfull-time staff worker\u201d&nbsp;pioneering the ministry in the sub-region of Macedonia, meets&nbsp;Lydia,&nbsp;a professional,&nbsp;and ends up establishing a church in her home.&nbsp;It is an example of a graduate keeping her career open to God\u2019s leading and searching for opportunities to serve him&nbsp;after university.&nbsp;This is what we love to see \u2013 students&nbsp;transformed by the gospel and impacting the university, the church and society for the glory of Christ, long after they graduate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, pray with us for Tonia and the student groups in St. Kitts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Praise God for graduates like Tonia who look for opportunities to pursue ministry in their professional lives.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray that students will grow in their leadership abilities to start new groups in St. Kitts.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray for&nbsp;graduates to recognize the importance of mentoring and being involved with student ministry once they finish university.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":15033,"template":"","area":[454,701],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-15032","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-caribbean","area-saint-kitts-and-nevis"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Crossing Paths &#183; 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