{"id":47197,"date":"2025-07-08T10:31:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=47197"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T12:24:40","slug":"seriously","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Seriously?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"Seriously?\" 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=aakw4-1901dba-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=654771&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=ff6d00\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evangelism is religious propaganda.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the view of many students in Moldova. On campus, talk of Jesus isn\u2019t often taken seriously. Veaceslav Tu\u0219inschi, Director for <a href=\"https:\/\/cscmoldova.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSC<\/a>, the IFES national movement, explains:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cStudent life is marked by materialism and individualism<\/em><em>. <\/em><em>Some students may agree to a brief discussion on Christian topics<\/em><em>,<\/em><em> but that\u2019s usually out of politeness, mild curiosity, or a desire to contradict you<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, CSC students in Chi\u0219in\u0103u were deeply encouraged when invitations to their \u201c<em>S<\/em><em>erios<\/em><em>?\u201d <\/em>mission week led to serious interest from peers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-86e69cf8e1aab72a7524a18428dc757e\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-86e69cf8e1aab72a7524a18428dc757e\"><strong>Busy, Shy, but Interested<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christina first met Gabriel at the beginning of the events week. She was on an internship at the hospital with several other medical students. While offering invites to friends, she felt prompted to offer one to Gabriel too. He was shy \u2013 and busy \u2013 and didn\u2019t come all week. But he turned up for the final evening, when 70 students gathered at an Uzbek restaurant for games, live music, a kebab, and a talk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To follow up the week, various groups were planned&nbsp; \u2013 socials, discussion groups, and a seeker\u2019s Bible study. Gabriel chose the Bible study!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veaceslav reports, \u201cHe\u2019s come each week open and interested in learning more about God, grace, salvation, and forgiveness of sins. His questions are sincere and his heart is open to receive.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-aa68bf10061949257ada5d101ceb7dc9\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa68bf10061949257ada5d101ceb7dc9\"><strong>Beyond<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>Curious<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eugenia, a first-year philosophy student, was also committed to inviting friends to <em>S<\/em><em>erios<\/em><em>? <\/em>events. Three coursemates were willing to attend. They too joined the final evening, with one leaving his details to find out more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he couldn\u2019t wait. When the program ended, he hung around chatting with Veaceslav and two others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201c<\/em><em>After we\u2019d left the caf\u00e9, we had a long conversation with him. He was amazed that such evenings were being organised. It was getting late<\/em><em>, <\/em><em>so we started to head for our homes. But he insisted on walking each of us to our trolleybus stops \u2013 it seemed like he was so intrigued that he wasn\u2019t yet ready to part ways<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eugenia also followed up with her coursemates. For Easter weekend, she hosted a picnic in the park so that they could read about Jesus on the cross and she invited them to the Sunday celebration at her church.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-216f17e73fb9b05c2a0e1347d6e93c04\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-eurasia-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-216f17e73fb9b05c2a0e1347d6e93c04\"><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>Praise God for the serious interest generated through the <em>Serios? <\/em>events week in Chi\u0219in\u0103u. One staff worker remarked, \u201cI was shocked how many of the non-Christian students listened so attentively to every word!\u201d.&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 those who heard the gospel for the first time and the 50+ students who gave contact details for follow up \u2013 that their interest will deepen over their summer break. And pray for CSC\u2019s \u201cWelcome to the university, welcome to the community\u201d outreach planned for Chi\u0219in\u0103u and B\u0103l\u021bi in September.&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>Give thanks for CSC Moldova student leaders like Eugenia and Cristina. Please pray for the 16 student leaders from Moldova who are attending the <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/region\/eurasia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IFES Eurasia<\/a> <em>Formacion<\/em> training in Georgia, 20-31 July. Students from a dozen countries will learn and share around the theme of \u201cRooted\u201d \u2013 ask that they will be firmly established in their faith and calling.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":47198,"template":"","area":[457,544],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-47197","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-eurasia","area-moldova"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Seriously? &#183; IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Evangelism is religious propaganda.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is the view of many students in Moldova. 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