Encouraging News
As a parent of young adults in college, I often wonder what my offspring are doing at school. I suppose every parent is concerned about "Junior" (or even "Juniorette") when they leave home. Here is some surprising news from the college campus that might make you a bit more optimistic about college age students and their life away from home:
Nonstop Prayer Hits College Campuses in Tents
The Christian Post reports that 24/7 prayer tents are becoming the latest venue for Christian students on college campuses to bring light to those searching. At the University of Arizona, students have led an unbroken prayer chain since last month. "I guess we feel like there's a lot at this campus that really needs to be prayed for," Andy Hall, a freshman involved with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, told the the university's student newspaper. "I feel like the campus is kind of a place of darkness and that the power of God can help. There are a lot of people who are hurting; there are a lot of people who are lost.” InterVarsity is one of nine UA Christian groups engaging in 40 days of 24-hour prayer until Easter. The tent is open to anyone who wants to pray. Students at UCLA recently finished a similar prayer chain with a 12-hour tent pitched on campus. There are 23 groups around the world participating in 24-7 prayers at this time.
It might also interest you to know that great movements of God (revivals) have often started among young people and always start with prayer.
