ryabuki, Author at Yabuki Breeze Blog

The “Blessing Man” and the TCU & Collin College Thanksgiving Parties

ryabuki / November 28, 2008

While Lisa and I were focused on the Thanksgiving Party for UTA international students with our church two others of our ministry teams hosted other “new” thanksgiving parties… Here’s what happened… Jeff Anthony, our ISI City Mobilizer and “blessing man”, helped kick off the first thanksgiving dinner for Collin College (formerly Collin County Community College), …

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Video from the UTA ISI/Fielder Thanksgiving Dinner

ryabuki / November 27, 2008

Thanks Giving at a Thanksgiving Celebration for Students

ryabuki / November 23, 2008

One of the blessing of doing ministry is that we get to see God work through His people to share His love with others… today was no exception. Three Small groups (actually small group is a misnomer with several of these over 70) from Fielder Road Baptist Church with the BSM & ISI under the …

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Jumping Around

ryabuki / November 19, 2008

Had a major blow out today at home with the home school thing. It was a situation that required discipline, patience, healing, etc. It was not a pretty sight. I think the hardest thing about home schooling is that one second we have to play the role of teacher: objective, disciplined, hard driving, inspiring, the …

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People in Their 20’s/30’s “Looking to Make a Difference” – Fusion 2008

ryabuki / November 15, 2008

Our ISI DFW team working in cooperation with our national office was involve with the “Fusion/LeadNow” mission conferences catering to 20/30 something people… Jeff and Ron with Emily in ISI Staff in Tyler and Deb, ISI Staff in Seattle attended and had a booth sharing about ISI and what we are about. Here is Deb’s …

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A Spirit of Touching Lives

ryabuki / November 10, 2008

Today I had the honor of sitting at church with some really cool people. Tillie Bergen, the iconic founder of Mission Arlington was there. Mission Arlington has become a model for outreach into a city of lost people who are struggling in life. Tilly shared that through their ministry of giving over 238 churches were …

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A Young Politico in the Making?

ryabuki / November 5, 2008

Tonight a most remarkable thing happened in our house… Let me preface what I write with the following. I am generally not politically expressive… I generally don’t make a big deal about elections, who I will vote for, etc. I do have strong views on politics, economics, policy, etc… In college, I immensely enjoyed following …

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Internationals Volunteer to Serve Thousands of Kids…

ryabuki / November 2, 2008

(See all pictures) Giant Rocket inflatables, climbing walls, loud music, large turkey legs, tons and tons of candy and a climbing… coconut tree… what do all these things have to do with international students? On October 31, TCU team members Bennie & Patti, UTA team leader Ron and Lisa and I with T-8 & C-5 …

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Praise and Prayer

ryabuki / October 31, 2008

We are grateful for everyone who lifts up this ministry before the Lord and contributes their resources so students can be impacted. Recently we have seen the power of prayer in some key areas. Our colleague Ron was able to lead Alex, a newly arrived student from South Korea, to Christ within weeks of his …

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The Faces of ISI

ryabuki / October 31, 2008

One thing we have learned about international student ministry over the years is that it really is a team effort. We have some wonderful volunteers who contribute to our Friday night dinners and Bible studies. RutheAnn Aldridge, for example, is indispensible. She comes to all the planning meetings and prepares the meal for about 30 …

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