{"id":38107,"date":"2024-06-11T15:53:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=38107"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T10:57:32","slug":"profound-journeys","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/profound-journeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Profound Journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"Profound Journeys\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=g6ei4-163bcab-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=60a0c8&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=3267a3\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s quite a journey. Each year, thousands travel from India to study in the Caucasus, mostly at medical universities. But the journey is more than physical: away from family and cultural pressures, the students have a unique moment in life to explore their beliefs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Georgian city of Kutaisi, the local IFES group is seizing this opportunity by introducing international students to Jesus.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-34dce4ce8a1c87eb84deff487c47bd26\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-34dce4ce8a1c87eb84deff487c47bd26\"><strong>Three Journeys of Discovery&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sunil has been attending the group for three months. At the end of his first Bible study, he asked to take the Bible home. He\u2019s been reading it on his own and now comes to the group with searching questions. Recently he asked,<em><strong> \u201cI have too many sins \u2013 how can I be sure that Christ has forgiven me?\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amitha has been coming for over a year. At first, she was negative about Jesus \u2013 she couldn\u2019t accept the idea of Christ as <strong><em>\u201cthe way, the truth and the life\u201d<\/em><\/strong> and argued against his divinity. But, in a recent study, she admitted to feeling a change: <strong><em>\u201cfor the first time I\u2019ve begun to call the Creator my Father.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prutvi was also deeply sceptical about Christianity; each week he questioned the reliability of the Bible. But, two years on, he trusts it more than his traditional religious scriptures and is now faced with a difficult decision: <strong><em>\u201cSometimes I just want to entrust my life to Christ. But I\u2019m afraid of my mother finding out because she believes that Krishna is our family\u2019s protector.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-be8ffbb400fc02f6404c740d4266c9a0\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-be8ffbb400fc02f6404c740d4266c9a0\"><strong>A Journey of Growth<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over time, as the group faithfully shared <strong>Scripture<\/strong> and offered friendship, these three have discovered the promises, claims, and trustworthiness of Jesus<em><strong>. \u201cOur hope is that they will discover him personally and follow him as Saviour and Lord,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> declares Larisa, IFES Georgia staff who pioneered the International Student Ministry (ISM) group.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was two and half years ago that she invited three Indian Christian students to her home so they could read the Bible together. Soon, they were inviting friends, and, within a few weeks, more than 20 students were participating \u2013 with meals, studies in Mark\u2019s Gospel, and board games. It wasn\u2019t long before they needed to find a new venue to accommodate the growing numbers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Christian international students have now been trained up to lead these meetings. Now, each Friday and Saturday, they guide Bible studies in English and Telugu. In September, they hope to launch another group in Tamil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s pray that the many Indian students in the Caucasus will take journeys of faith \u2013 and discover Jesus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-8e65afe8adb96cec0c529419ff6f6d2c\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8e65afe8adb96cec0c529419ff6f6d2c\"><strong>Pray<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Give thanks for the way God has guided and grown ISM ministry in Georgia.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for Sunil, Amitha, and Prutvi \u2013 that they will encounter the living Christ as they grapple with questions of assurance, divinity, and allegiance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for the current student leaders (Hema, Rakshana, Deepak, Smiley, and Irene) \u2013 that they will continue to grow and be led by the Holy Spirit \u2013 and for the discipling of two new leaders (Pranitha and Sharon).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for God\u2019s guidance and provision for the movement in Georgia \u2013 with a new General Secretary, funding challenges, and a tense political situation.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":38109,"template":"","area":[457,541],"theme":[1209],"class_list":["post-38107","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-eurasia","area-georgia","theme-international-student-ministry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Profound Journeys &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s quite a journey. 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