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Eight students from the IFES movement in Armenia attended the IFES Formaci\u00f3n<\/em> training event for student leaders in Ukraine last week. There should have been nine, but Hayk* couldn\u2019t make it. His father said yes at first, but later changed his mind. <\/em>Like Hayk, many students in Armenia experience opposition from their family and friends when they start getting involved with IFES activities. One student leader explained: <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cAs a Christian at university, everyone considers you strange, old-fashioned, and someone who doesn\u2019t want to enjoy life. It\u2019s hard to share the gospel because if they find out you\u2019re a Christian or if they hear the word \u2018Jesus\u2019 or \u2018church\u2019, they\u2019ll think you\u2019re a member of a sect. For them, the only true church is the national church.\u201d<\/em>  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  • Pray that the eight students who attended Formaci\u00f3n<\/em> would be catalysts for revival on their campuses, living holy lives and boldly sharing the gospel with their friends and family. In a culture where it\u2019s rare to see students take leadership initiative, pray that these Christian students would feel equipped and motivated to help lead their groups.  <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    • Pray that the new building the movement has just bought would be a place where misconceptions and suspicion about following Jesus are broken down, where strong friendships are formed and where many encounter the God of grace.  <\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      • In a country where inter-denominational collaboration is rare, pray for a willingness among local churches to partner with the IFES movement. 

        name changed*<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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        Thanks for praying with us!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":7612,"template":"","area":[538,457],"theme":[1211],"class_list":["post-7611","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-armenia","area-eurasia","theme-leadership-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhen following Jesus leads to suspicion · IFES Prayerline<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eight students from the IFES movement in Armenia attended the IFES Formaci\u00f3n training event for student leaders in Ukraine last week.\" \/>\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\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When following Jesus leads to suspicion · IFES Prayerline\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eight students from the IFES movement in Armenia attended the IFES Formaci\u00f3n training event for student leaders in Ukraine last week.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IFES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-12-13T12:49:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190730_thong-vo-g28MgVK85bQ-unsplash.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\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=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/\",\"name\":\"When following Jesus leads to suspicion · IFES Prayerline\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/es\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190730_thong-vo-g28MgVK85bQ-unsplash.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-07-30T09:15:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-12-13T12:49:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"Eight students from the IFES movement in Armenia attended the IFES Formaci\u00f3n training event for student leaders in Ukraine last week.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190730_thong-vo-g28MgVK85bQ-unsplash.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/190730_thong-vo-g28MgVK85bQ-unsplash.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"190730 PL Armenia\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/when-following-jesus-leads-to-suspicion\/#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\":\"When following Jesus leads to suspicion\"}]},{\"@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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