{"id":16191,"date":"2021-08-17T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=16191"},"modified":"2021-08-16T11:47:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T10:47:10","slug":"between-two-worlds","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/between-two-worlds\/","title":{"rendered":"Between two worlds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Between two worlds\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=tc6zt-10a8cf6-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;btn-skin=3267a3\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria wanted her career to count for something more. She loved her job in the financial technology&nbsp;division of a major bank in Mexico City. She wanted to use her influence for the gospel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But integrating her faith with work was tough. When her boss discovered she was a practicing Christian, something changed. She was always passed up for promotions. When she tried to start a spiritual discussion, her colleagues immediately lost interest. She wondered if they had labeled her as close-minded because she was serious about her faith.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria wished she could turn to her church for advice. But her Christian friends did not understand. She often dodged questions about when she would get married and why she spent so much time at work. She wished they could see how God could use her career to reach others.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria was caught in the middle. Her faith was not welcome at her work, and yet her church did not understand her career. This is a dilemma for many graduates in challenging careers after university. But when graduates integrate their faith and work, society benefits. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cross-current.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cross-Current<\/a>&nbsp;program from&nbsp;IFES&nbsp;Graduate Impact wants graduates to understand that.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThere is great opportunity because they can speak to both worlds. They know the nuances of Christian faith and they are proficient in their own profession. They have credibility. And if they don\u2019t integrate the two, if they can&#8217;t see the connection, and see it as a good thing, it is a missed opportunity.\u201d &#8211;Adrian Petrice, Europe Coordinator, Graduate Impact&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God is working through Cross-Current. This is a ministry that began in Europe and Eurasia but now&nbsp;there are&nbsp;21&nbsp;proxy groups, some of them&nbsp;outside of these regions. During the pandemic individuals from these areas contacted Graduate Impact leadership. They asked for training to run proxy groups in their region. Now there are&nbsp;over&nbsp;40&nbsp;groups worldwide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these groups, graduates are discovering that God can use their career for his glory. Some&nbsp;work in positions of great political, academic, or economic influence. Some have been involved in drafting their government\u2019s anti-corruption strategy. Some work for NGOs with wide international reach, or&nbsp;they&nbsp;develop&nbsp;technology that will change daily life.&nbsp;As they live out&nbsp;their faith, God\u2019s redemptive power is changing not only their workplaces, but their societies.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pray with us this week for the exciting work happening through Cross-Current.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pray for the new proxy groups in places like Mexico, Africa and Canada.&nbsp;Pray for more leaders to walk graduates through the Cross Current program.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Currently the funding for&nbsp;Cross Current&nbsp;will end in September. Pray for continued finances so that more graduates can be reached.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray for Christian graduates across the world who want to integrate their faith and work. Pray that they will understand the&nbsp;powerful&nbsp;role they have in spreading the gospel.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Pray for graduates who feel like they are virtually living at work during the pandemic. Pray that they would feel a sense of renewal and purpose during this challenging time.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Research from Cross Current was recently featured in&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/evangelicalfocus.com\/europe\/12003\/young-christian-professionals-in-europe-consider-their-values-at-work-counter-cultural-and-risky-for-their-career\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Evangelical Focus.<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;Find out more about the challenges graduates face once they leave university and what Cross Current is doing to help.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":16316,"template":"","area":[],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-16191","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Between two worlds &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Maria wanted her career to count for something more. 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