The topic of suffering is one of those that is always not far from our minds. Whether it is our own suffering and struggles, or the suffering of those around us – even further away in other parts of the world – it’s something that raises the question of how we navigate that, and where do we find hope in the midst of that suffering.
This is something that every worldview or religion needs to try and explain, and Christianity has a lot to say here – but also makes sense of our deep longing to be free from suffering and the injustices we see in the world.
That was the topic of a recent outreach event that Steve spoke at in partnership with the Robert Gordon University Chrisitan Union. Steve spoke at 2 ‘lunch bar’ style events where students get to come for a free lunch and a Bible based talk, followed by a time of discussion together with other students from the Christian Union. We love being able to be able to support these events to get the hope of the Gospel onto campuses around the UK. Steve said that he had several great conversations about the Bible, suffering, and Christianity in general, and that they were keen to learn more, and were really happy to get a copy of the ‘Have You Ever Wondered’ book as a starting point.
Ollie, from RGUCU added: “This event was an outreach event aimed at non-christian students at RGU. Steve’s talk gave a very clear gospel message and as there were fewer people than expected Steve was able to chat to people individually which was a very nice touch! He also spoke at our carol service which was joint with Aberdeen CU and his talk there was really good for the student audience as the points were concise, clear and engaging to students. We were giving away free copies of Uncover Luke and several of these were given out to non-believers, there were also many good conversations about the evidence behind the bible and what Christmas is about off the back of his talk. Many thanks for Steve’s time, we hope to have him again soon!”!
Please do keep praying for the Solas team, but especially for students they interact with who are hearing about Jesus for the first time. Pray too for all our partners in the Christian Unions around the UK. Many Christian students find sharing their faith, and inviting friends to gospel events really difficult – but yet the CU’s are reporting that non-Christian students are more willing than ever to come and find out. Solas speakers are found on campuses all over the UK week-in-week-out, and we’d love your prayer support as we go. The easiest way to do that is to sign up for our monthly bulletin, Insight which always contains a prayer calendar highlighting the places we are working. Join us in praying if you can! Your prayers make a huge difference.
