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Prayer Night at Church

Day of Prayer opens doors for ministry at Boise State

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By Sadee Crowder and Morgan Brendle

Boise, ID – The National Collegiate Day of Prayer was February 23rd. The leaders of Foundation College Ministry in the Treasure Valley decided this was a perfect occasion to celebrate by doing a campus outreach where we hand out Hot Chocolate and Donuts and pray for students on the campus. The impact was incredible. FCM joined with other campus ministries and church friends who volunteered to help serve the students of Boise State with us. We prayed with a handful of students, listened to numerous prayer requests, and we went through twenty dozen donuts by the end of the morning. It was the perfect day for hot chocolate as it even snowed on us at one point. 

 

Here is a list of some of the requests we heard about:

  • Upcoming Tests and Assignments (several)
  • Stress over an upcoming move
  • Passing of an aging loved one where they were primary caretaker
  • Can’t afford to fail this semester like last time
  • Upcoming Mid-Terms
  • Family moving away from Idaho to California and leaving her behind

The requests were personal, some sharing names. This was the most transparent students have been than anyone at FCM can remember. Overall, over twenty-five students asked for prayer for one thing or another.

The day did not stop there, later that night FCM and the other campus ministries connected to Boise State joined together for a prayer meeting. It was so encouraging seeing everyone get together with the same heart of praying for each other, their campus ministries, and for the students of Boise State. The night consisted of worship then moved into praying for each ministry. A representative from one group would share what God is doing and specific requests for their ministry, then we would spend time praying over what was shared followed by the next ministry representative ending that time by praying for them from the stage before sharing about their ministry with the group. By the end of the night, students and leaders encouraged one another and the ministries were unified with the same goal of reaching their campus with the gospel.  

Falls Creek

Collegiate Week at Falls Creek challenged students and leaders

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by Morgan Brendle

BOISE, ID- Before all the on campus welcome events happen, there is a special week called Collegiate Week at Falls Creek that must make its appearance. This year we shared a cabin with East Central University from Ada, OK. From the first night it was late night talks and games in the cabin. Then in the morning as we gathered for breakfast, we have a cabin devotion time with students from each group leading. To stand back and take the picture while listening to a student share what God has been teaching them lately about knowing and seeing His love and mercy in scripture to remembering he is a God who keeps his promises as seen in the Old and New Testament. Then in the evening hearing them share about the different breakouts and what from the main session stood out as those conversations grew into more than just a recap. Each student walked away with something personal to take through to the fall semester.

It was also great to see Aaron, one of our student leaders, show our students around Falls Creek and share about his summers working on staff. Getting to see camp through his eyes made them excited to jump feet first into each day.

As the semester kicked off earlier this month, we are so excited about what God has in store through our campus ministry.  Please pray for Christian students at Boise State and College of Western Idaho, as well as, college students across Utah and Idaho who will be seeking opportunities to share their faith with their friends and classmates.  

Morgan Brendle leads the team of leaders serving Foundation College Ministry at Boise State University and College of Western Idaho. 

PS- A great way to support College Ministry on Utah and Idaho campuses is to give to the State Mission Offering. Nearly 100% of our entire Collegiate Ministry budget is funded through SMO. These students need your support.