Pray, Serve, Give! (August 2021)

PRAY

Join a Prayer Walk on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 11-1pm. (see OSU Campus Ministry Update for more info)
Sign up to pray daily in August! Receive the 30 days of Prayer Guide.
Pray for students to get their visas and for safe travels to Columbus.

Pray for good connections with the students met through hosting the August welcome events.
Pray for leaders for the International Wives Group and Mom’s groups
Pray for wisdom for IFI staff as they plan welcome events
Continue to pray for jobs for internationals who applied to IFI’s Iseed (internship and discipleship program) for this school year.
Pray for more Bible Study group leaders and helpers.

SERVE

Pick a student up from the airport and house them temporarily
Help welcome students by serving at an IFI Welcome event. Details and sign up at:columbus.ifipartners.org/events.
Join the IFI Events Team: Help IFI to run events more efficiently. Contact Leila at: for more info.
Meet weekly online with an international as a Virtual Conversation Partner

GIVE

Help support outreach efforts! Donate to IFI Columbus.
Do your shopping and give to IFI at the same time through Amazon Smile and Kroger Community Rewards programs!

Have a picnic or take a walk in a Columbus park www.columbus.gov/recreationandparks/Park-Listing/
Hike Metro parks: www.metroparks.net/
Invite for smores in your backyard
Local fireworks
Visit the Ohio History Center and village open July 7th: www.ohiohistory.org/visit/ohio-history-center
The Franklin Country Fair- July 19-25: www.fcfair.org/
Go to the Art Museum: www.columbusmuseum.org/ (It is free on Sundays!)
The Zoo and Zoombezi Bay: www.columbuszoo.org/
COSI: www.cosi.org/
Visit historic Ohio sites: www.ohiohistory.org/visit