{"id":44510,"date":"2025-01-21T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=44510"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:18:51","slug":"a-vocation-and-a-voice","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"A Vocation and a Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"A Vocation and a Voice\" 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=j8emk-17bf7ed-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=ff6d00&#038;font-color=ffffff&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=3ab278\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What happens when you realise that your passions, talents, faith, and studies are all intertwined, forming an integrated path on which God is leading you? You find your vocation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like Leonie did.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She\u2019s an arts and humanities student at the University of Antwerp and member of <a href=\"https:\/\/ichtus.be\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ichtus<\/a>, the Dutch-speaking IFES movement in Belgium. Over the last two years, she\u2019s followed her calling by spearheading a campaign about sexual harassment, forming an arts collective, and becoming \u201ccampus poet\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-e54aade11d6d6c15cdf9f863f122f832\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-europe-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e54aade11d6d6c15cdf9f863f122f832\"><strong>A Voice<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cFrom wolf whistling and verbal abuse to being followed, I regularly face sexual harassment. All around me, I hear stories from female friends who feel fundamentally unsafe.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, Leonie has twice run a project to raise awareness and call for change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of this, she gathered testimonies, composed poems, and wrote a short reflection. These were linked to QR codes that Ichtus students helped distribute around the neighbourhood. A few weeks later, they offered a sharing event as part of Ichtus\u2019 \u201cCity Week\u201d (a period of focused outreach).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cStories were shared among non-believing and believing students, including Christians from very different church backgrounds. It was an evening that I felt was truly accessible to all.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cLast year, a student who\u2019d been attending a demonstration for Palestine came in. She said that it was such a relief to see such injustices being addressed. We\u2019re still in touch.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leonie is also finding her prophetic voice as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubirubi.be\/en\/culture-and-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Campus Poet<\/a>\u201d:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cEvery month I get to write <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rubirubi.be\/nl\/leonie-moreels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>about campus life<\/em><\/a><em>: from big issues like sustainability and underprivilege<\/em><em>,<\/em><em> to stories of students and neighbourhood residents. I try to approach it all from a place of faith.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-484a638550aa5424738e065c746ead16\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-europe-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-484a638550aa5424738e065c746ead16\"><strong>A Vocation&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Leonie hasn\u2019t always felt this way. In 2022, she attended Formacion, <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/region\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IFES Europe\u2019s<\/a> gathering for student leaders. And it was in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engaging the University<\/a> sessions that she discovered her vocation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cFor me, it was the first time I viewed my field of study as something God had called me to. It was a breath of fresh air. As a Christian arts and humanities student, I used to feel quite isolated \u2013 not quite at home in church nor on my university benches.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBut I saw that this is precisely where my calling lies. As a word artist and poet, I\u2019m able to find a way around the barrier of church language and still spread the gospel.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent months, she\u2019s teamed up with fellow creatives to form an interdisciplinary arts collective called <em>Kruisbestuiving<\/em> \u2013 \u201cCross-pollination\u201d. The name reflects Christ\u2019s cross (\u201ccentral to all we do and create\u201d) and the fruitfulness that flows from cross-connections in the arts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, the collective encompasses music, photography, poetry, and costume design. In coming weeks, they plan to include other disciplines and breathe new life into a disused church building in Mechelen.<em>&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-5af798880badd27acc5f2f8f9dab7654\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-europe-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5af798880badd27acc5f2f8f9dab7654\"><strong>Pray<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\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>Thank God for the way he\u2019s worked in and through Leonie and pray he\u2019ll guide her as she steers <em>Kruisbestuiving<\/em> and approaches graduation. Pray for Christian arts and humanities students like her \u2013 for discernment to see how they can engage with campus life.&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 upcoming \u201cCity Weeks\u201d in Antwerp and Hasselt, and in Leuven, where the group only has about 10 students. Pray for engaging outreach and effective follow up.&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>Ask that the Spirit lead <a href=\"https:\/\/ichtus.be\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ichtus<\/a> as they review their ministry and develop a strategic plan. Pray that a weekend conference in February will encourage and equip students to live for Christ.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":44511,"template":"","area":[553,458],"theme":[9,1631],"class_list":["post-44510","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-belgium","area-europe","theme-engaging-the-university","theme-ggd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Vocation and a Voice &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What happens when you realise that your passions, talents, faith, and studies are all intertwined, forming an integrated path on which God is leading you?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Vocation and a Voice &#183; IFES Prayerline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What happens when you realise that your passions, talents, faith, and studies are all intertwined, forming an integrated path on which God is leading you?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IFES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-14T10:18:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cross-pollination-Collective.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1620\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/\",\"name\":\"A Vocation and a Voice &#183; IFES Prayerline\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/es\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cross-pollination-Collective.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-21T08:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-14T10:18:51+00:00\",\"description\":\"What happens when you realise that your passions, talents, faith, and studies are all intertwined, forming an integrated path on which God is leading you?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cross-pollination-Collective.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cross-pollination-Collective.jpeg\",\"width\":1620,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/a-vocation-and-a-voice\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Prayerline\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"A Vocation and a Voice\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/es\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/es\/\",\"name\":\"IFES\",\"description\":\"A movement of students sharing and living out the good news of Jesus Christ. 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