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But they know that for these three, follow-up is essential. Follow-up is also key for those who heard but have not yet decided to follow Christ \u2013 they still have questions.<\/p>\n<p>Student groups across eight cities in Portugal put on evangelistic events in March and are now following up with the contacts they made. Some student groups are running follow-up Bible study courses (20 are attending one in Coimbra); others are following-up one-to-one with individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us in praying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pray for the three students who professed faith, that they would keep trusting in Jesus and be discipled well.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for all the students who attended mission week events, especially for those who have started coming along to follow-up groups.<\/li>\n<li>Pray for a better training structure for students to engage more effectively in evangelism, not just during mission weeks but as a way of life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for praying with us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3168,"template":"","area":[458,585],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-2185","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-europe","area-portugal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pray for follow-up in Portugal &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It&#039;s truly a wonderful thing when a student turns to Christ. 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