NATIONAL MINISTRY
The NCF national office has moved! Pray for Linda, Bonnie, Shelley and Lisa as they adjust to new office space shared with 150 InterVarsity coworkers in Madison, WI.
Thank God for the 1500 nurses and students who are members in the NCF professional network. Pray for God to help them live out their Christian values in nursing.
Please pray for InterVarsity President Alec Hill who was recently diagnosed with myelodysplasia and will start treatment in June. Ask God to give the Board of Trustees wisdom in this leadership transition.
Ask God to provide a national director for NCF Student Ministries who can develop a team of staff to invest in nursing students and equip them for leadership of their groups on campus.
Pray for growing relationships with Christian schools, healthcare mission agencies and other national organizations who want to partner with NCF.
STUDENTS & FACULTY
Pray for new student leaders to develop a vision for their campuses that goes beyond just having a Christian Bible study or prayer time to actively inviting others to deepen their relationship with God.
Thank God for Krista Doan who is applying for NCF staff and developing a team of ministry partners in Orlando, FL. Pray that God will provide partners to support her ministry with students.
Pray for a growing number of InterVarsity staff who are preparing today’s students to be tomorrow’s nurses. See how Christian nurses are world-changers in InterVarsity’s feature article on NCF ministry.
“Thank God for our faithful Faculty Advisors in Georgia and prayer for continued guidance for their role in NCF,” requests NCF staff Skip MacDonald. Pray for Skip to have times of rest over the summer and also good interactions with student leaders in preparation for the next school year.
Pray for recent NCF graduates who are taking the NCLEX exam and starting their first nursing positions. Ask God to encourage them and help them be the light of Christ to their co-workers and patients.
Thank God for new volunteers, Elena and Leah, and ask God to provide students who will step into leadership positions and reach out to those who are searching to know Jesus.
PUBLICATIONS, RESOURCES AND NETWORKING
Praise God that the Journal of Christian Nursing is being recognized professionally. In May, JCN won 3 awards from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) for graphic design. “This is an important competition in publishing and an honor for JCN and LWW, our publishers,” writes Kathy Schoonover Shoffner, JCN editor.
Thank God for NCF web ministry that encourages and supports nurses through Facebook, the NCF blog, articles and resources. Pray for our communications team as they develop the website and social media.
GLOBAL MINISTRY
Pray for nursing students to plan now to attend InterVarsity’s Urbana 15 mission conference Dec. 27-31, 2015 in St. Louis, MO. Thank God for people who are providing scholarship funds for students.
NCF Missions Director Grace Tazelaar is retiring August 31. Join with NCF staff in thanking Grace for her 16 years of ministry with NCF and for the far-reaching influence she has in advancing the role of nurses in global healthcare missions. Ask God to give Grace abundant fulfillment in retirement and in volunteering with NCF!
Quarterly Letter
