{"id":55309,"date":"2026-10-06T01:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T00:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=55309"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:22:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:22:58","slug":"world-student-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/world-student-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"World Student Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, thousands will unite across the globe to pray for students and God&#8217;s work among them: <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/world-student-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>World Student Day<\/strong><\/a> is on <strong>Thursday 8 October<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A key part of the event is interceding for those who&#8217;ve shared prayer needs for their campuses. Their requests, presented as <a href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/pray-for-students-around-the-world-26\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prayer Cards<\/a>, offer a crisp, local focus to our times of wide-ranging global prayer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this special edition of Prayerline, we share five cards that illustrate the need to pray for student witness:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-1\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong>Pray for students starting new groups<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55313\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-3.png 576w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-3-300x169-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-2\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\"><strong>Pray for students in difficult circumstances:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55310\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image.png 576w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-300x169-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-3\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\"><strong>Pray for students seizing missional opportunities<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55314\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-4.png 576w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-4-300x169-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pray for students facing ministry challenges<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55311\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-1.png 576w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-1-300x169-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-4\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\"><strong>Pray for students engaging with campus culture<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55312\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777;width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-2.png 576w, https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-2-300x169-1.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And please pray for World Student Day:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-5\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\"><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>Give thanks for the thousands who have already signed up to pray and ask that they may know the Lord\u2019s presence and leading as they pray for student ministry worldwide.\u00a0<\/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 that students and staff across our 163 national movements will be encouraged and strengthened by this act of fellowship. May those who have shared requests see God give tangible answers.\u00a0<\/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 that World Student Day will be an opportunity for a new generation of students and supporters to discover the joy of global fellowship in the gospel.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-separator\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-heading wp-elements-6\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\"><strong>Play your part in World Student Day<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_cee5118089d253ad05d9af8a1b87692a\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/pray-for-students-around-the-world-26\/\" class=\"btn btn--secondary\">\n        <span>\n        SEE ALL PRAYER CARDS        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_5512c5ca2c32daaf674fcde4e69d2bba\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/wsd-takepart\/\" class=\"btn btn--secondary\">\n        <span>\n        SIGN UP TO PRAY        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block block-acf-ifesbutton\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <a id=\"btn-block_4b1914ca8f79269caaec379e5a32ab82\" target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/resource-hub\/\" class=\"btn btn--secondary\">\n        <span>\n        EXPLORE THE RESOURCE HUB        <\/span>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":55984,"template":"","area":[1511],"theme":[],"class_list":["post-55309","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-global"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>World Student Day 2026 &#183; 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