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This blog is a part 2 of a 3-part series of prayer letters between a student and God. Each blog follows the student throughout her 3 years at university and highlights some of the same prayers and questions you may have.  Dear Dad,  I’m back at uni after 3 months at home. The summer felt long, but you know that. I’m really glad to...

This blog is a part 1 of a 3-part series of prayer letters between a student and God. Each blog follows the student throughout her 3 years at university and highlights some of the same prayers and questions you may have.  Dear Dad,  I’ve been here a couple of months now and I’m starting to feel more at home… slowly. Everyone told me...

An amazing thing has happened. Ben Stokes has given his life to Jesus and decided to forget his cricket and he is going to be a missionary. Having received salvation and fullness of life, he has decided that the most valuable thing he can do is share that with others. Cricket fans all over England who have been wowed and...

Over the last couple of years we’ve launched our Discipleship and DMC Decks. These are both decks of 52 cards, each with a question which helps skip small talk and get straight into deep and fruitful conversation. There are so many ways to use the decks, from talking through the questions in one-to-one discipleship, to incorporating dice and counters to...

The first time I was asked to help lead something in second year at Uni, by being a support leader in my small group, I was as encouraged as I was nervous. I probably didn’t do an amazing job but it was an important moment for me as it was my first experience of leadership. Now that I find myself...

It was a freezing Friday night, and the sound of a shrill whistle cut through the crisp February air with a deafening screech. It was time for football practice to start, and I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.  This story starts about 17 months earlier, when I ventured to Norwich to start university. I was looking forward to...

It is 20 years since I started university. I've lived for longer since starting uni than before it.  In my freshers' week I was excited, nervous and full of anticipation. I was a cocky mixture of brashness and over confidence. I had ginger curtains, massive sideburns and thick black glasses (as you can see!) During my first night’s sleep, I was awakened by the noise...