CMF Week of Prayer

17th- 23rd FebruaryBe gracious to me, O Lord,

for to you do I cry all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant,

for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul”

Psalm 86:3,4

“Be gracious to me, O Lord, for to you do I cry all the day. Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul” Psalm 86 v 3+4

CMF Students’ Prayer WeekCMF Students’ Prayer Week1717thth – 23 – 23rdrd Feb 2008 Feb 2008

•Follow on from conference and in response to the challenge of being a witnesses to the ends of the earth

•Medical students across the nation are going to join together and pray for God’s kingdom to be built!

•Opportunity to deepen our commitment to prayer.

• In groups and individually - challenge to give up a set amount of time each day to pray for CMF

•A time to commit all our efforts to God as a national body, that we would impact the world and God’s glory shine forth.

•Prayer slides (reps and website) and handout

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; ensure justice for those who are

perishing. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice” (Prov 31:8-9)

Medical Ethics Day Medical Ethics Day ConferenceConference

•Saturday 3rd May, 10am - 5pm, London

•Increasing need Christian medics to engage with world of medical ethics, our responsibility

•Equip students with skills:Evidence-based dialogueWritingPublic speakingBMAMediaHouse of Lords/Commons

•Flyers

Junior Doctors Committee

• PraisePraise for a well-attended and inspiring Junior Doctors Conference at the end of last year. For enthusiastic new members of the Committee replacing those that are moving on 

• PrayerPrayer for the Junior Doctors' Handbook, currently in the final stages of editing and aiming for publication during the second half of 2008. For plans afoot to build an organised network linking junior doctors' CMF groups nationally

British Medical Association• The BMA offers us a fanatastic opportunity to speak up on the things we

should be speaking up about!Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• So many CMFers attending the introductory meeting about getting more

involved with the work of the BMA at the National Students Conference.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Those who came to the introductory meeting at conference would feel

inspired and not intimidated to speak out in the Lord’s name and that He blesses any applications for positions from Christians

• The BMA Medical Students Conference - that the weekend will be full of good discussions that trigger positive action by the MSC in the coming year, in particular motions submitted on ethical issues. Bless all who attend conference with wise words but especially the CMF guys!

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill

• HFE bill poses a huge threat to the family, life and humanity (see http://www.cmf.org.uk/index/hfe_bill.htm for more details). Three main concerning aspects are:

• Animal-human hybrids• Co-modifying children and creating them fatherless• Liberalising abortion law

• This bill has just passed through the House of Lords without ammendment and is due to enter the House of Commons in February.

Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Number of pro-life organisations working together• The opportunities to speak out about what the Bible says about God’s creation and the value of human life • The possibility that the abortion law could be tightenedPlease Pray ForPlease Pray For• Unity between pro-life organisations and strategic use of limited resources and man-power• The abortion law will not be further liberalised and CMF’s following proposals would be accepted:

• Reduce upper time limits of abortion• End discriminatory abortion of the disabled• Provide balanced evidence-based counselling independently of the abortion service

• Christian doctors and medical students to contact and influence MPs• For Damascus road experiences for those in opposition• MPs to be allowed to vote according to conscience on all areas of this bill (currently they have to vote according

to party politics, but thankfully do have a conscience vote on abortion – this is our greatest opportunity!)

Other ethics stuff!CARE NOT KILLING• Care Not Killing is an alliance with the aim of ensuring existing laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are

not weakened or repealed and to promote more and better palliative care. Although the Joffe Bill (seeking to legalise euthanasia) was defeated last year, it is expected further legislation will start making its way through Parliament soon.

Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• The Joffe Bill being defeated last year• Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Those already involved with CNK and that more would join• The alliance to be effective in stopping progress of any further legislation

SPECIAL STUDY MODULES

SSMs vary depending on location, but mainly focus on Christian ethics, they are run by local Christian doctorsPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• These happening in various medical schools around the countryPlease Pray ForPlease Pray For• Interest for non-Christian students to take these modules and to hear and be transformed by the gospel• More medical schools to run them• Christian doctors running/teaching them

Events coming upPlease pray people would come to these events and God would challenge, stretch and grow all those who come. As well as

practicalities and God’s help and guidance for speakers.• PRIME conference – Leicester, March 8th, London, May 7th

Considering the spiritual aspects of health in the context of whole person medicine• Answering Other Faiths – London, 15th March

Leaning how to engage with people of other faiths and explain the gospel)• Student Leaders Conference – Telford, 4th-6th April

Training weekend for new CMF group leaders• BMA Medical Students Committee – 5th April

Please pray for Christian BMA Reps who attend and motions submitted by CMFers e.g. for refugees not to be refusedhealthcare, proper counselling for women pre and post abortion

• National Graduate Conference – 25th – 27th AprilIssues such as disillusionment, loss of sense of vocation will be considered and a look at the future in relation to our

crucified and risen saviour.• Ethics Day – London, 3rd May

Learning skills relating to speaking out on ethics e.g. evidence-based dialogue, writing letters to MPs, newspapers,public speaking, media

• National Students’ Committee Meeting - 10th MayNSC meet to discuss ways best to resource and support CMF groups around the country

• ICMDA Eurasia conference – Austria, September 7-14th

Students and doctors from across Europe will come together to learn about an unlimited God, who helps us limited human beings, in relation to the complexities of personal and professional conduct.

As well as the above there are various regional conferences, Electives Days, Confident Christianity (evangelism training) and Saline Solution (sharing faith with patients) courses around the country

Scotland

University of EdinburghPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• His goodness in providing support for student work in

Edinburgh (financial, hospitality, etc.)• A year in which we have seen God moving in Edinburgh,

and what we feel is only the start the great things He has to come!

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• CMF Edinburgh would be guided to be God’s tool

amongst medical students in Edinburgh, meeting their specific needs in a caring and loving way.

• Guidance for the future of CMF Edinburgh; what God wants to do in the next year; a new leader; and ultimately to see people saved.

Aberdeen• Thank GodThank God for the great venues we have

and for the generosity of the Barker’s who so often provide meals for us all

• Pray forPray for a greater enthusiasm from members and committee to get involved and out there

• Pray that folk would come along to organised events and that we would be able to get alongside the CU more

• Pray that more first years would get involved

Dundee

• Does Dundee need a 2nd cmf rep? Please pray.

• That CMF would become a more visible and influential presence within the hospital and med school.

• That good relations would be developed with the CU

GlasgowPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Thank God for the encouragement and inspiration that the

5 Glasgow members who were at the conference received - Pray that God will use those 5 to encourage and inspire the rest of the CMF Glasgow members who were unable to attend as we meet together this week.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Pray for our ethics evening this Friday night (15th) which

includes a talk from a representative of SPUC (society for the protection of unborn children) especially that we'd be challenged to speak out about our concerns surrounding the HFE Bill.

• Pray that arrangements for an outreach evening at the university in April (which we are currently planning) will come together quickly and without opposition and that God would use that event to speak to both Christian and non-Christian students.

St AndrewsPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Good regular attendance most weeks an interesting

discussions• Cake sale in med school leading to chats about who we

are etc.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Building links with CU involvement in some shape or form

with the mission fortnight at the end of Feb• Guidance in finding a second rep as Rebecca has

decided to hand over• Social with Dundee this term• Continued prayer for several members who are not yet

committed Christians- and thanks that they keep coming!

Ireland

Trinity College Dublin Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Recently appointed CMF rep – Ruth (4th Med). • The start of weekly meetings after church (only 4-5

people attending)

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Ruth as she leads this new group• A pre-clinical CMF rep (currently none) • More and committed members

University College Dublin

Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• 12 Medical students went to the National Student

Conference (8-10 Feb, 2008)• All of the international medical students committed to

coming and participating in meetings.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• A pre-clinical CMF rep• Reaching out to local Irish medical students. (So far , those

who are involved in CMF are international – Malaysian, Singaporean, Canadian, and South African)

CMF DublinPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• A successful Saline Solution last year• The Dublin CMF Meetings with doctors and medical students from

UCD, RCSI and TCD – the three medical schools in Dublin.• CMF reps in all three schools (this time last year, we only had one

CMF rep in Ireland!)

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Pre-clinical CMF reps (in UCD, Trinity, and RCSI) – (all the current

reps are already in clinicals, or going into clinicals next year)• Vision for the future• Planning and implementation of the “ CMF All-Irish Conference” (7-9

Nov, 2008) open to Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Medical students, doctors and other medics.

NUI Galway, Ireland

Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• The first and (currently) only Galway medical student to sign

up for CMF!

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• A CMF rep for Galway. Currently, there is no CMF rep in

Galway.• The start of a CMF group in Galway

CorkPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Local Christian GP expressing an interest in getting

involved• Encouraging times of fellowship over Sunday lunches

with both Christians and students of other faiths

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Continued growth of the group fuelled by a desire to make

Christ known to classmates• Ways to show our Christian love and concern to

classmates struggling to fit in with the hedonistic culture among medics.

Queens University, Belfast

Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Development of a student committee who are becoming

increasingly enthusiastic about the work of CMF at Queens• The opportunities to have a witness at main Medical school events.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• CMF to become a strong voice for God and a society whose

position is listened to and followed with regards to moral and ethical dilemmas.

• That CMF and Christians will be encouraged to have a key role in the education of Medical Students through Special Study Modules and in the general medical course, teaching the proper approach to ethics, the spiritual needs of man and the creation (not evolution) of the human body.

RCSIPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Fellowship with other Universities in Dublin

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• New committed Christian leaders to be raised up• For Christian Medics to become strong in their faith and walk with

the Lord Jesus and to have the courage to live and speak openly for Him.

London

Barts and The London

• That we would have a greater influence in the university and be willing to share our faith with others more often.

• That we would be able to organise events in the students’ union successfully.

• That many students would come to these events.

RUMS/UCLPlease pray for the followingPlease pray for the following:• Amazing thanks for a host of RUMS Christian

Medics events (inc bouncy castle, open-air carols and evangelism training seminars)

• for a continuation and strengthening of our new bible study sessions focusing on Luke’s Gospel accounts especially relevant for medics

• For our mission term – for people’s hearts and eyes to be opened

• For a new committee and freshers to continue and strengthen the Lord’s work in our medical school with innovation, the Gospel and the Holy Spirit!

St. George’s

• Thank GodThank God for the current CU leaders, and pray for God’s wisdom and Strength as they carry on with leadership

• Pray forPray for Gods guidance as leaders consider which students to hand over to

• Pray thatPray that Christians in George’s would be encouraged as a group and have a presence in the University

Imperial College London

Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Helping us through all the processes of becoming

registered officially with Imperial College Union.• A large number of first timers at the conference.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Imperial CMF to continue growing under God’s

direction with the new committee next year.• Greater awareness of CMF within the medical

school and ask God to use us as an instrument to help the unsaved.

King’s College London• Thank God for the favour He has shown us with King’s

CMF events so far this year• Praise God for the financial and pastoral support of

Christian doctors in our medical school

• Pray for regular CMF meetings on campus• Pray the voice of Christians at King’s will be strong on

and around campus in sharing our faith• Pray for CMF leadership for wisdom in directing the group

South East

Brighton & Sussex Med School

• Praise GodPraise God that we have grown enormously as a presence in the medical school as more Christians have arrived.

• Pray thatPray that the pre-clinicals would continue to grow and that God would give the clinical CMF group a permanent room for meetings in the hospital - good relationships with the Christian Drs and an opportunity to have an outreach event for students and Drs alike.

• Pray that a strong new leadership will emerge in the pre-clinical year.

• PRIME (?)

Cambridge Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God ForCarol service (Dec 2007) - well attended and faithful

gospel talk by one of the local doctorsSaline solution day conference (Jan 08)For many Christian doctors and medical students

locally

Please Pray Please Pray That local Christian doctors and medical students

would become more involved with CMF and for someone to take the lead and head up a doctors’ group for CMF in the Cambridge area

For two new reps for the student groupFor a greater passion for evangelism within the medical

schoolFor all three years of clinical students as they face

exams over the coming months

Oxford Clinical school Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Great encouragement with the 4th years’ explore

course and gospel opportunities.• Growing relationships and good fellowship.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Guidance after the explore course - for steps forward

not to be “lost to follow-up”.• Leaders for next year - God to bring the right people

forward/wisdom in approaching people.• For us as a medical school to be Christ centred and

Gospel driven.

UEA (Norwich)

• Thank GodThank God that new leaders have been found for the coming year.

• Pray thatPray that God might give guidance and wisdom to the new leaders so that CMF may grow and flourish over the next year and beyond.

• Pray thatPray that our problems with room bookings might be sorted.

Southampton•Praise God for the encouragement of fellowship at the ‘junior docs and clinical students’ meetings.•Praise God for enthusiastic new freshers.•Pray for wisdom and guidance for pre-clinical group re: meeting up and new leaders for next year.•Pray for continued support for clinical prayer group and ‘junior docs and students’ meeting.

South West

Cardiff• Thank GodThank God for the support of the CU and

local doctors, and for the enthusiasm of CMF students and non-Christian friends

• Pray forPray for new monthly clinical meeting- for good fellowship and support

• Pray for guidance in choosing new reps and organizing meetings

• For follow up of recent encouraging conversations with non Christian friends

Peninsula• Thank God for Thank God for the provision of new, enthusiastic leaders

for next year and the continuing support of local doctors. • Conference was a real blessing to all who attended.

We pray for: We pray for: • Continuing growth of the groups in all three sites, that a

passion to see medical students saved will drive all our groups to step out in faith.

• For courage and strength when we face opposition and to grow in courage.

• That planning for next years fresher's events will get under way early.

Swansea UniversityPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• The monthly student-doctor meetings that take place and

for the fellowship and encouragement they are to the students

• For the Drs who have taken over the running and hosting of CMF meetings this year

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• That even though we are a small number we would be a

real witness and blessing to our fellow students.• That the CMF in Swansea would continue to grow over

the coming years

BristolPlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Strong pre-clinical prayer meeting and committed

leadersPlease Pray ForPlease Pray For• Pray for encouraging friendships and edifying

meetings

Midlands

Derby Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• An active CMF student group in the medical school• Challenging and well-attended talks on Abortion recently

by Alex Bunn

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• The setting up of a new clinical group;• The pre-clinical group to continue – there is only one

christian in the 1st year but there are others in the med school eg lecturers;

• A medical school secretary to be found.

LeicesterPraise God for:Praise God for:• Encouraging and supportive CMF meetings• An amazing trip to Mozambique by some of the clinical students• the way that Leicester CMF is allowed so much freedom within the

university, pray that this will continue and that other universities will also follow its lead.

Please pray for:Please pray for:• PRIME Conference 8th March - will encourage many non-christians

to challenge their beliefs.• SSM for 2nd years Jan – May• A new leader from the 1st year• The pastoral care scheme to be well used• Pray that the group will continue to grow and prosper. • Pray for a clear vision for Leicester CMF over the coming 12

months and for opportunities to open for us to reach out to people within the Med School and the patients with which we meet.

Nottingham at Derby, Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Events He’s enabled us to put on this academic year.• The encouragement to discipleship that meeting together

as med-students is.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• 2nd years moving onto clinicals – in particular that people

aren’t “lost to follow-up”• The remaining first year and the possibility of setting up a

Staff-Student group.

University of Birmingham

Praise God for…Praise God for…• Enthusiastic and numerous freshers• God working in people’s hearts in the

med schoolPray for…Pray for…• Direction and passion in the clinical

years’ CMF• More opportunities to share Jesus

Warwick•Praise GodPraise God for Carol Service and increase in vision•PrayPray that future reps would have divine organization•Pray that God would use us to bring our med student friends into relationship with Him this year!

North West

Lancaster Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Appointment Med School Secretary. Pray that David will

be able to support and encourage students here.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Formation of a sustainable group. So far there is only 1

Christian medic from Lancaster. The others are placement students from Liverpool.

• Pray for Christians to make themselves known. • That God will raise up leaders who are mature in Christ

and enthusiastic about the CMF vision.

Liverpool Please Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Enthusiasm of CMF students and the good fellowship we

enjoy.• For the year so far, and the helpful meetings and events

we’ve held so far.

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• New leadership for Easter.• Confident Christianity in April.• Boldness in witnessing.• The upcoming CMF meetings and the speakers.

Manchester• Vision: To establish an active and God-focused

group in the medical school and the 4 base hospitals- Preston, MRI, Hope & Wythenshawe.

• To be a Christian voice and presence in these places.

• To establish links with local Christian doctors, and other christian medical professionals (Dentists, Nurses etc.)

• Provide alternatives to the regular medic events (eg. Something other than pub crawls!)

• Actually get the zoo trip organised.

KeelePlease Praise God ForPlease Praise God For• Charlotte the new rep!

Please Pray ForPlease Pray For• Charlotte that she would have energy and time for

her role as CMF rep• Pray for people to come to events organised and

good foundations of the new group there.

North East

Leeds• Praise pointsPraise points::

– Big picture• Increased prayer and awareness in the medical

school

– Small picture • personal contacts during mission week

• Prayer pointsPrayer points::– Big picture

• Big visions for the future with God’s kingdom real in our university

• Strengthening relationships with all our regional doctors

– Small picture• Finding new leaders - with smooth transition

Newcastle Praise forPraise for How our group continues to grow in

number and friendshipThe willingness of Christian doctors to

come and speak at our meetingPrayer forPrayer for A greater vision in reaching out and

sharing the Gospel with other medics. That our group will have a renewed knowledge of the importance of prayer.

Ideas for getting alongside the CU in mission week.

Praise God forPraise God for::

•Continuing good support at Newcastle from established doctors especially those who are directly involved.

Prayer for:Prayer for:

• replacement clinical reps and a NTSC rep.

•That people would see a need for CMF and be involved at the level they can be.

Upcoming events:Upcoming events:

•Sunday the third and each first Sunday of the month open house at Kerry Waterfields house.Confident Christianity at Stockton.

Clinical

Thank God that our numbers have grown dramatically. Last year on conference we had 6 members, this year we’re up to 17!Praise God that last

term, one person became a Christian!

Please pray for friendships to build and prayer partners to meet regularly

Please ask God that CMF would be a light in our medical school

Thank God that we’ve had no open hostility

Praise God forPraise God for::

•the huge attendance at the ethics evening, pray that God will continue to work through what was heard and that we will take any opportunities to further such talk.

•thanks also for support from churches with some members of a church interested and who came to the talk thanks for the kind donations which means deductions for coming to conference 

Prayer for:Prayer for:

• that all Christians will be able to stand up faithfully for God especially as we have ethics lectures coming up in the timetable and that we will be bold in proclaiming his good news and what the Bible says sensitively and with love. 

•that people who are deciding whether or not coming to the conference that God will guide them as to what to do and that those coming will come with open hearts to be challenged and on fire for God 

•just pray that what Mordecai tells Esther in Esther 4:14 "who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" that we will just make the most of living for God at the place he has given to us at medical school in Durham

Tees Pre-Clinical

Tees (Clinical)• Thanks forThanks for the arrival of Ruth Whiteman

to whip us into shape!• Pray forPray for

– wisdom about how to lay a good foundation for the future with such a high turnover of students

– the provision of a clinical rep for next year – people to catch the vision of reaching out to

staff+students in the local hospitals– organisation and good clinical attendance at

the upcoming Confident Christianity course

SheffieldPraise God ForPraise God For• strong clinical group, for the

friendships and support they have• Pray forPray for

– New leaders and people passionate to continue on the work.

Finally…But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit

has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

And

“These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also… saying that there is another king, Jesus.” Acts 17:6+7