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The Story So Far... Today's teams landed in... Alicante, Spain Bordeaux, France Edinburgh, Scotland Gdansk, Poland Gothenburg, Sweden Hamburg, Germany Lyon, France Madrid, Spain Marseille, France Munich, Germany Oslo, Norway Alan and Nick have been sharing Jesus on campus today. They also completed some acts of kindness in a cafeteria. God gave them a picture of a fountain at the start of the day which they found the fountain later on. There they...

Are you called to serve this move of God amongst students through Graphic Design? The mission of Fusion is backed by a team of talented creatives who use their skills to build this Kingdom movement amongst students and churches. From app developers to videographers; Fusion draws on a team of specialists ready to respond to needs as required. We have an opening...

I watched a film recently called Woodlawn. Set in the 1970's; it's based on the true story of revival taking place in the midst of the breaking up of racially segregated high schools. It wasn't until the credits that I discovered it was released to promote a series of youth rallies held in the US in 2016. It makes me think of the...

God moved in countless ways through church & students as part of Escape & Pray last month. Here were a a few of things we could count: 1 person (that we know of) invited Jesus into their life   2 lawns were mown in acts of kindness & serving   3 people were physically healed   9 different currencies were used   A photo posted by Jack Weeks (@j_weeksy) on Jun 12, 2016 at...

Today team’s landed in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Geneva, Switzerland. A further 12 teams are part way through their adventures. Our final two teams depart tomorrow! We heard from our first UK Escape and Pray team in Manchester, who were sent from the Netherlands – they visited Kings Church Manchester this morning. We’ve been hearing of the resoundingly warm welcome of churches receiving teams...

Today teams landed in: Bruges, Belgium Caen, France Cologne, Germany Copenhagen, Denmark Frankfurt, Germany Ghent, Brussels Hannover, Germany Krakow, Poland Malaga, Spain Nice, France Nuremberg, Germany Rotterdam, Netherlands Venice, Italy Wow, what a day! 134 students in 36 European cities! By the end of Escape & Pray, 333 students in 100 teams will have covered 75 cities in 25 countries, in prayer! After being hosted by local students, our team in Paris spent time praying for locals...

Today team's landed in: Bordeaux, France  Geneva, Switzerland Malaga, Spain Valencia, Spain Valletta, Malta  #PilgrimNotTourist continues to echo throughout our team's adventures:  In Geneva the team were provided with free tickets to travel from the airport into the city centre. After much praying for & blessing others they were still in need of accommodation at 11pm local time, when a local church leader answered their prayers. In Split, the...

Today teams touched down in: Amsterdam, Netherlands Basel, Switzerland Berlin, Germany Brno, Czech Republic Copenhagen, Denmark Kaunas, Lithuania Paris, France Riga, Latvia Salzberg, Austria Split, Croatia Seven teams depart tomorrow! It’s exciting to see our friends from 247 Prayer Netherlands on campus today. They’ve sent 10 teams to #EscapeAndPray. Today in Berlin their team sparked open & honest conversations about prayer & the church, with non-Christians over coffee & lunch. In Madrid our team...

Two teams departed to Escape & Pray today landing in: Alicante, Spain Ljubljana, Slovenia 14 teams were due to return to the UK today, although three didn't make it due to airline strikes and Gatwick’s collapsing runway! They get an extra night. Being Sunday, lots of teams visited church gatherings today. Communicating the vision of Student Linkup to churches is crucial to this movement...

Today teams have landed in these university cities: Basel, Switzerland Bucharest, Romania Budapest, Hungary Dusseldorf, Germany Genoa, Italy Leiden, Netherlands Madrid, Spain Nantes, France Rotterdam, Netherlands Stavanger, Norway Stuttgart, Germany Toulouse, France Wroclaw, Poland Right now there are 71 students in 27 teams on mission, praying for and blessing Europe. Another two teams depart tomorrow.  Our team in Gdansk have been praying for & giving prophetic words throughout the day have now been offered accommodation...

Lift off! Today teams have landed in 15 cities: Basel, Switzerland Bergen, Norway Bologna, Italy Bremen, Germany Cologne, Germany Copenhagen, Denmark Gdansk, Poland Gothenburg, Sweden Lisbon, Portugal Oslo, Norway Pisa, Italy Rennes, France Sofia, Bulgaria Stockholm, Sweden Utrect, Netherlands Today has seen Mark's team receive loads of free coffee (x4), sausage rolls & to top it off - accommodation from a local student worker. Rachel's team had the opportunity to share the vision of Escape & Pray & receive prayer from a couple they met...

The adventure has started This week, three Escape and Pray teams have returned from Copenhagen, Paris and Amsterdam. Today a team landed in Lyon. And tomorrow 15 teams depart! This is the first of a series of daily posts summarising the day's #EscapeAndPray activity & news. You can follow the adventure in real time via the #EscapeAndPray hashtag here.   This week we've see...

If thousands of starfish were washed up and stranded on a beach, throwing one back into the ocean would seem futile wouldn't it? ...except for the life of that one starfish.  If thousands of people went missing from churches throughout the country you'd think we'd notice right? Except we don't. They slip through the net never to be seen again, missing in...

We’re very excited about the new iPhone & Android mobile apps which are already clearly linking student to church in a much more effective way. Students don’t have to have an iPhone or Android to use Student Linkup, they can also linkup via the website. Student workers don’t need the app to communicate with students – this is all done...

You've got your offer of a place, you've bought your duvet and saucepans, so how else do you prepare for university? School leavers have been busy choosing, revising and working to get their opportunity to go to university. For so many of us, we are incredibly fortunate to have university at reach, a reality, a rite of passage if you like....

I'm so ready for a summer of linking thousands of students to churches as they transition to university. For years, Rich has been in eager anticipation of a platform capable of serving the vision of Global Student Linkup; that wherever a student goes to study in the world - there's a local church ready to welcome them. Two years ago we...

This is what the fusion office are listening to at the moment and we love it. The Fire is the debut solo worship album from Samuel Lane (St Albans Vineyard Church). It is the product of Samuel’s life as a worship leader and songwriter serving and growing in the local church. Samuel also draws deeply from his wealth of experience and...

ITN Productions is launching a new festive competition online and via social media to find the most creative interpretation of the story of the Nativity.  The Nativity Factor will invite people to script, produce and submit their own films about the timeless story of the Nativity. Entries will be judged on creativity, style and story. From traditional storytelling to off-the-wall interpretations,...

Hello and welcome to the new Fusion office in Loughborough!  I’m Matt and I’m taking on a new General Manager role within Fusion. I have just graduated from the University of Derby and am married to Jess. We’re just beginning to church plant into Leicester.  Currently our new office is a bit sparse! I believe it’s significant that this office is...