We welcome Brendan Thomas who will speak this Sunday. Brendan works with Focus, a ministry for International students in the Adelaide Universities. The following is from their website.
“We have groups that both local and international students can connect with. We run weekly Bible talks and small group discussions as well as conferences and social events throughout the year. We’d love you to join any of our activities whether you are a Christian person or just curious about or exploring faith. If you are trying to find out about Jesus or Christianity, get in touch using the details below and we’d love to help you explore in a format that suits you.”
“University is a time to meet other people and think about the deeper questions of life, like “What is the purpose of life?” or “Why is there suffering like the COVID pandemic? Joining a Christian student group is a great way to do that. We have Christian student groups around Australia and we would love to have you join our Christian community at university.”
“Most universities around Australia have specific International Student Ministry groups, called “FOCUS”. FOCUS is for International Students to Make Friends and Meet Jesus. FOCUS is part of the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES). AFES is also a member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). IFES is a movement of students sharing and living out the good news of Jesus Christ. This occurs in local university groups around the world.”
Please pray for Brendan and his team as they help people to make friends with Jesus.
“Anyone who is joined to Christ is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come. All this is done by God, who through Christ changed us from enemies into his friends and gave us the task of making others his friends also. Our message is that God was making all human beings his friends through Christ. God did not keep an account of their sins, and he has given us the message which tells how he makes them his friends.”