Praises:
- The 199 students in the Rocky Mountain Region who made first time decisions to follow Jesus, including the 26 in the Arches Area
- Our intern at Utah Tech (DeAngelo) is nearly fully funded!
- We had an incredibly restful summer and are excited to engage with students this school year
- Samantha's health is greatly improved and she is experiencing relief from many of her symptoms
Prayers:
- Please pray for our staff team (Brad, Kenzie, Ken, DeAngelo, Grace, Justin and Samantha) as we interact with many students in the next month and a half, as well as make many invitations (to Bible study, to large groups, to fun hang-outs, and of course invitations to follow Jesus)
- Pray for our family as we all travel to St. George for outreach at Utah Tech during the first week of September
- Pray for our student leaders. In addition to their classes, they work hard to love students on campus and plan and carry out quality small groups, large groups and events.
- Pray for Brad Bertelsen and his student Hannah as they plant a new Bible study small group specifically for UVU students (UVU & BYU small groups have been combined up to now).
- Pray for DeAngelo and Grace Brown as they intern at Utah Tech this semester. We are so excited to have staff who live in St. George at Utah Tech!
- Start praying for fall retreat (Sept. 26th)! We have a BHAG (big hairy audacious goal) of bringing 100 students. Would you pray with us for this BHAG?
- And as always, pray for revival on the UVU, UTU, BYU, USUE, and SUU campuses!
Praises:
- 40% Growth in our area this past school year
- 26 students who chose to follow Jesus
- Growth in our number of leaders and apprentices as we enter into a new school year in the fall
- Specifically: 5 leaders at USU Eastern for the fall! Growth for BYU from 9 to 26 students!
- The amazingly soft hearts of students we encountered this year
Prayers:
- Please pray for Grace, DeAngelo and Connor as they fundraise their intern budgets this summer
- Pray for our SUU staff, Ken and Kenzie, as they travel to Kenya with a group of staff and students on an InterVarsity global program
- While we had 26 students decide to follow Jesus, there are many more (yay!) who are on the cusp of making that decision. Please pray for the Holy Spirit to work in their lives this summer and that they would wisely and eagerly make a choice to follow Him.
- Pray for our family to have a restful time off in May
- Pray for everything we experienced this year to continue into the next school year (soft hearts, willing leaders, etc.)
- Pray for revival!
Praises:
- 9 students from our area chose to get baptized while at chapter camp
- 1 student who had been on the fence about following Jesus chose to commit and follow Him!
- Samantha received some good blood test results and is feeling very improved in her health
- 25 CCU students came to Orem over their spring break and some of them are very interested in interning with InterVarsity
Prayers:
- Please pray for our upcoming area meeting April 27-30th. Pray for our team to be unified, to be aware of the Spirit, to listen to what God is saying to us, and to enjoy one another's company.
- Pray for God to raise up student leaders at Utah Tech; currently only 6 student leaders who lead 3 small groups serve a chapter of around 70 students.
- Pray for the students who have chosen to follow Jesus this year to continue in the faith and to pursue the discipleship offered to them.
- Pray for our 3 new interns as they fundraise this summer! Their names are DeAngelo, Grace, and Connor.
- Pray for us to have a restful and rejuvenating vacation after what has been an incredibly challenging year.
Praises
- 3 new interns for the 25-26 school year at Utah Tech!
- 49 students from our area have signed up for camp!
- Students continue to choose to follow Jesus! Including one last week!
Prayers
- Pray for camp:
- Pray that non-Christian students would feel welcome, encounter Jesus, and choose to follow Him.
- Pray that Christian students would be called into deeper fellowship with God and one another and that they would respond to whatever the LORD is doing in them this week, whether that means repentance, sharing the Gospel, or anything else the Spirit stirs up in them.
- Pray for safe travel for students (who will be driving). Also pray for students and staff to stay healthy while at camp.
- Pray for Justin, Ken, Kenzie and Dee (who are on our staff team) as they teach students during this week of camp. They are all teaching the first half of Mark to students from our area.
- Please pray for our 3 interns as they begin the fundraising process: DeAngelo, Grace and Connor
- Please pray for our staff team as our team changes and grows in the coming year
- Pray for the CCU mission team as they fundraise and prepare to visit Utah in March.
- Continue to pray for Samantha's health as she continues to experience chronic health issues and try different solutions.
Praises
- 3 new interns for the 25-26 school year at Utah Tech!
- Students empowered and sent out at Ambition
- Student leaders and apprentices equipped at SLED retreat
- Samantha's dad cancer free!!!
Prayers
- Please pray for our 3 interns as they begin the fundraising process
- Please pray for our staff team as our team changes and grows in the coming year
- Pray for rest for the Tappans. January has been an incredibly busy month with 2 conferences and a trip to St. George for Justin. We look forward to a slower month in February before chapter camp and the CCU mission team visit.
- Pray for the CCU mission team as they fundraise and prepare to visit Utah in March.
- Pray for students to give compelling invitations to their friends to come study the book of Mark with us on Catalina Island over spring break. Pray for our staff team as they prepare to teach Mark to students.
- Continue to pray for Samantha's health as she continues to experience chronic health issues and try different solutions.
- This has been an especially challenging year of ministry. We have been allotted some time off in May. Please pray for us as we decide how to steward that time well.
