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I walked into the canteen, already rejoicing. This wasn\u2019t my university, but I had managed to walk on to campus without being stopped. I found a place to sit down, opened my prayer notebook and wrote: if You send someone to come and sit with me, I\u2019ll tell them the gospel<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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After one hour, I heard someone ask, \u201cCan I sit with you?\u201d We started chatting. The student wasn\u2019t a believer. I showed her what I\u2019d written in my notebook and explained how she was the answer to my prayer. She opened up about her struggles at home and in her personal life. She joked that she didn\u2019t believe in prayer. But she let me pray for her, there in the canteen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A few days later, my new friend rang me. She wanted to tell me that the situations I\u2019d prayed for had totally changed!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Born a Muslim, die a Muslim<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I started going to the canteen every week. It is pioneering work. I have met eight believing students over a few months! We gather during breaktimes and try to share the gospel with their friends.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Most students are nominal Muslims. If they convert to Christianity they will face opposition from their family. Like I do. I am the only Christian in my family. If you\u2019re born a Muslim, you should die a Muslim<\/em>, they say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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I first heard about Jesus as a first-year student through the IFES movement here. After studying the Bible for a few years, I decided to follow Jesus. During my Master\u2019s degree I became a student leader, and then after that, an intern. Now I am doing a PhD in Biophysics and serve as a staff-worker part-time. Long-term I would love to go to an even less-reached country in Central Asia and do ministry full-time, if God opens the door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Why they need Jesus<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The students I\u2019m meeting in the canteen really need to know Jesus. In this country there is a spirit of depression. Many come from broken families. They feel unloved. Everyone wants to leave the country because of the poor education here and lack of job opportunities. Bribery and corruption are big problems too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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This university has its own unique challenge. It\u2019s an arts university and the students don\u2019t have good relationships with one another. They compare themselves, compete with others and feel jealous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Please pray for us as we look for an office space here, for a male staff worker, and for opportunities to pioneer in other cities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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And pray for revival among the students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Find out more about how IFES is supporting pioneering work around the world.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Give today to support IFES pioneering initiatives on unreached campuses like this one in Central Asia.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":11347,"template":"","area":[457],"theme":[1214],"class_list":["post-11325","conexion","type-conexion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-eurasia","theme-pioneering"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMiracles in the canteen · IFES Conexi\u00f3n Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I walked into the canteen, already rejoicing. This wasn\u2019t my university, but I had managed to walk on to campus without being stopped. 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