{"id":56601,"date":"2026-10-27T05:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T05:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&p=56601"},"modified":"2026-10-25T17:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T17:20:16","slug":"reaching-new-heights-together","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/reaching-new-heights-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching New Heights Together"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cOne of my friends said to me, \u2018Edison, do you want to find out about the CBU?\u2019<\/em>.<\/em> I said<\/em>,<\/em> \u2018What\u2019s that<\/em>?\u2019.<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201c<\/em>So he took me to a meeting where there were five students from different degree programs, all of whom were in love with the Lord. And I came to know the Lord at the CBU.<\/em>\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This is what happens when a national movement has the vision to pioneer new groups. When it mobilises students to reach their campus. When its global family offers practical support. When thousands pray across the world. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This is what happened high in the mountains of Peru. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A High Vision<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The National University of Huancavelica (UNH) is nestled in the Andes, in a relatively remote area that\u2019s economically poor yet culturally rich, where many people speak Quechua alongside Spanish. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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AGEUP<\/a>, the IFES movement in Peru, hadn\u2019t had any outreach there for almost a decade. Then, in 2021, a renewed push for pioneering produced some leads.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Contact was virtual at first, but the plan was clear: find a handful of interested students, share with them the need for campus ministry, support them in outreach, train them as leaders, and help them grow a local CBU (\u201cUniversity Bible Community\u201d). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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With support from the IFES Breaking New Ground<\/a> team and a Thriving Together grant<\/a>, the vision was soon realised \u2013 and students like Edison were drawn into it.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A Great Blessing<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Like Edison, Melisa was brought to the group by a student:  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201c<\/em>I joined the CBU in 2023 through a fellow student from my faculty<\/em>.<\/em> It turned out to be a great blessing in my life. I\u2019m from out of town and I was going through a period of depression and anxiety<\/em>.<\/em> They welcomed me with so much love and took me to a church, and I was able to carry on with my life with Jesus.<\/em>\u201d  <\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Another group member, Isaac, has also been blessed:  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201c<\/em>It\u2019s strengthened me in my degree and studies. The environment that many young people find themselves in can affect their decisions<\/em> <\/em>in life. So<\/em> <\/em>it\u2019s much better to have friends who lead you to God<\/em>,<\/em> who can help you seek him more.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A Beautiful Testimony<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Aida Banyuls from the Breaking New Ground team, reflects: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cTheir story is a beautiful example of how the Lord can help students begin a community in which they grow together, develop gifts, and engage in relevant outreach<\/em>.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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In 2025, CBU UNH<\/a> became an official member group of AGEUP. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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And you too may have played a part in this story. If you used World Student Day Prayer Cards in 2024, you would have prayed for a request from Robin: \u201cpray for the pioneer groups in the universities of Lima, Chimbote, and Huancavelica.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cRobin\u201d is Robin Rodriguez, National Director of AGEUP Peru, who has championed this pioneering work from the beginning. He testifies:  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cWe have been constant witnesses of God’s goodness and are deeply grateful for all those who\u2019ve supported us.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Pray<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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