CUs in Great Britain have begun preparations for their February Uncover missions by launching the Uncover ‘pray for five, give to five and invite five’ campaign. UCCF hope that the national initiative, which involves students praying for five friends, giving those friends a Gospel and inviting them to read it one-to-one, will reach 50,000 students in 2012/13.
Tim Rudge, UCCF Field Director, was the main speaker for Royal Holloway Christian Union’s launch event. He commented: ‘The CU did a fine job. They made it simple, so that students could easily understand the strategy. On each chair the CU had put out a copy of the Gospel, a pray for five prayer card and a copy of the Uncover Seeker Bible Study Guide. They bundled their Gospels in to attractive “gift” packages of five.
Put her name down
The student leading the meeting then interviewed a student — Will Chamberlin — who had led a seeker study last year. Will commented: ‘At a CU meeting at the end of last term we used some UCCF cards where you note down the names of five friends you would like to read Uncover with, and then commit to pray for them regularly. I’d put Becca’s name down that night, and prayed to have an opportunity to talk. And I guess that prayer was answered’. Will continues, ‘Reading Uncover was really fun. At first I was so scared that my Bible knowledge (or lack of) would either be an embarrassment or that I would say something wrong. The questions are designed to guide you through the passage, introducing the Book of Luke and, most importantly, Jesus, and are simple enough to get your head around while providing lots of food for thought. We both found that Uncover provided a good foundation for a more open discussion about things Becca was really getting to grips with. Seeing the gospel being understood for the first time with somebody is an amazing experience. ‘A few weeks after finishing Uncover, at church one Sunday Becca committed her life to Jesus!’
