Light house is Newsletter of Vadodara ICEU. Theme - A call to prayer

1. MISSION : UESI seeks to evangelize post-matric students in India, nurture them as disciples
of the Lord Jesus Christ, that they may serve the church and the society.
VISION : Transformed students impacting the campuses and the nation as disciples of the
Lord Jesus Christ.
JUL-AUG 2020
Theme
A call to Prayer

2. Yes my Friend! Today what I want
to share and say is about "The
Prayer". My friends, many of us
know that what is prayer and
importance of prayer, but are we
really aware of it? Or in other
words are we really practicing in
our day to day life or in our
personal life? My friends, this is a
personal and open Question for our
self and to think once about it.
My dear friends, prayer is power, prayer
is a connection, prayer is a conversation
and prayer is a convenant with the
living God. Can our spiritual life sustain
without prayer? Can we win the battle of
our life without prayer? My friends, the
answer is no! We have to put the
practice of prayer in our personal life
very seriously! Very importantly! Even
we can see in the Bible from the life of
Daniel and Our saviour Jesus Christ that
they had never left praying to God in
any moment. So today what we have to
do is to plug ourselves into Prayer to get
Power to monetize our spiritual life.
Joint ourselves in prayer to revive our
self for the battle field.
What are we praying? To whom we are
praying? What should be our prayers?
How it should be presented in front of
God? All this is important to
understand in prayerful life. Let’s
remember all this point and come near
to God, let’s make a routine of prayer
to come near to God. Let our prayer life
may become discipline in front of God.
It’s time to connect with God, it’s time
to talk with God, it’s time to have
conversation with God. Let us plug-in
permantely with the master so that we
may never be apart or detached with
the connection of God
- Jigal Pal

3. HOW I BECAME DISCIPLE...
Krupa Christi
Hi Krupa,when and how did you have an encounter with the Lord?
When i was in high school, i studied in a Concept school surrounded completely by non-
believers and non-christians. After i completed my 12th in 2018, i was invited in a Gospel
Retreat by one of my local EU friend. Before that, being born in a Christian family, i was much
aware of certain things. But the Gospel Retreat somehow brought me a life changing
experience through John 5:24. I really saw my whole journey, what in actual person i was and
on contrary what the purpose of my life was. I realised how sinful i was and my life, i got a
drastic change and got committed to god through His peaceful salvation.
Describe your personal relation with God.
My personal relation with God is like a father continuously drawing up his child from the pit of
destruction as in Psalms 40:1,2. I could say that the Bible speaks. God in it, provides me wisdom and the ways
of living my life. I talk with Him everywhere I go, His word, prayers, worshiping and adoring Him brought me
so intimate to Him that I hear and feel His voice. He makes my steps secure. He is the king of
my heart and He rules over it.

4. What are your most cherished memories with UESI that has made a deep impact over your life ?
Well, from the day i was engaged with UESI, each day from then was cherishing.The camps, the Bible studies, the fellowship,
every patterns of the ministry lifted me up in God. They provided me a platform to know, interact with God more which is still
intact. Getting myself involved completely into God's will and His word through continuous preaching by His servants, is what
made me a different person known by the identity of God today. UESI completely proved to be a medium between me and God,
ultimately saving my life.
Describe your experience about faithfulness of God.
If I go on describing His faithfulness in my life and how just He is, i will lack words to describe it. Despite i would like to share
that a girl completely driven away by the devil, God held my hand and pushed me out of the dirt. I was so much flawed and I
am, but he brings out the best for me everyday. He was faithful even when I hadn't accepted Him. His forgiveness, His
compassion never failed each single day. He is faithful because His kindness towards me never ceased. He loved me when I
couldn't love myself. He strengthened me, He anchored me and protected me. It is only through His faithfulness that i could
live today.
Any advice for students?
Galatians 2:20 says I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body,
I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. My dear ones, I could feel every single thought of Paul
besides writing this words. Let each one of you, let the person inside you die, crucify yourself with Him and give Him the glory
to live in you. Don't you think He is worth worth worth deserving that! The day we do that, we could togetherly say just like
Paul that "I ENDED MY BATTLE WELL". Let us each end this journey well by knowing Him more through His word everyday. I
suggest all to involve yourself digging the Bible and in Prayers everyday. "You must want what He wants".

5. By God’s grace the Vadodara ICEU was able to conduct a
2-day IBS Workshop in collaboration with Nadiad ICEU.
The workshop was conducted on Google Meet platform.
The sessions were wonderfully taken by Preeti
Khristmukti Didi. In attendance we had almost 10
students from Vadodara, who were encouraged to study
the Bible more meaningfully and deeply. Interactive
games before the session helped the students to be
prepared and creatively understand the steps of IBS. We
are thankful to God for preparing a way for such a
workshop to be conducted specifically for the local
students. It was endearing to see the kind of response
from the participants and it was a blessed time for the
committee to prepare and plan for it. We are grateful to
the prayer secretaries who prepared a wonderful prayer
letter and organized a prayer time and for the student
leaders who took
responsibility for leading the sessions, contacting
students and for providing technical support. It is only
because of God’s grace and guidance that the workshop
was successful. We continue to have a follow-up of the
students and motivate them to take time and meditate
on God’s word. We hope and pray to see the fruits of
this workshop in the personal life of the students and
in their EU’s. May God’s name be glorified.
In Christ!
Let's hear the experience of participants:
Silviya Christian - IBS workshop was so good for me,
I enjoyed it and all the sessions were well organized
and full of good content, I also loved the games Before
the discussion and I also loved the way Preeti aunty
conducted every session!
- PRAISY DAVID (IBS DIRECTOR)

6. COME TO GOD IN THIS CHAOTIC
SITUATION. HE IS THE TRUTH, THE
WAY, THE LIFE.

7. For more info contact - vadodaraiceu@gmail.com
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