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Being a Catalyst to Touch More – Fall Training

ryabuki / October 29, 2008

This last weekend, ISI DFW hosted its annual training for international student leaders. As one of our goals is to mobilize student to become leaders when they go home, we have two training days every year toward that end. This year we did something a little different. We invite key volunteers. We shared some of …

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More Family and a Baptism

ryabuki / October 20, 2008

Last weekend was a full and exciting weekend as Lisa’s mom and aunt came and visited us. They were on their way to a weekend vacation together in Branson, Missouri. It was a wonderful time seeing them as we had many deep and insightful discussions about education, family, etc. It was really nice having family …

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A Week of Family… TCU Family Weekend and fixin things

ryabuki / October 10, 2008

The week of October 4-12 was truly a weekend for family around here. Roy’s parents arrived on the 3rd and came to visit us until the 12th. The had not been out here in over two years and so it was a real treat to have them around. The kids had a blast. Playing with …

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Fall Camping Trip – Learning Cowboy and God Spirit

ryabuki / September 29, 2008

(See all pictures) Yee Ha!!! Such was the call as international students from all over the DFW area enjoyed the hospitality of George DeVries at his Ranch together with many others from Grace Fellowship church and Stephenville, TX. They were able to… camp out in tents overnight under the beautiful Texas night sky, watch a …

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A Report Showing God’s Hand

ryabuki / September 10, 2008

One of the real blessings in my role as City Director is to hear the reports from our local team about what God is doing and it gives me a chance to see the big picture of the direction God is taking us. Here is a sample from Ron Bunyard’s report from August. I gave …

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Seminary Students Practicing What They Learn

ryabuki / September 5, 2008

One of the things ISI City directors get to do is visit the local seminaries to share with students about international ministry and ISI. It is actually a lot of fun. I usually get to visit both Dallas Theological Seminary and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I was able to make these visits this week. The …

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Wow what a party!

ryabuki / August 26, 2008

I have taken some time to allow what happened this weekend to sink in. The party went very well and we could really see God’s hands throughout as He made it work. One statement that remains, and it was evident on Saturday, by Gary, the BSM director, is that for many of the students, their …

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Filling Empty Apartments, touching hearts…

ryabuki / August 26, 2008

One of the most difficult things about moving from one country… no continent… to another is that there is only so much you can bring. While many students bring 3 huge suitecases and 2 more carry ons, when you think about it, there isn’t all that much that you can put in them. So, often, …

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A Early Report from UTA’s Big Howdy Month

ryabuki / August 23, 2008

I just wanted to share this report from Ron Bunyard our ISI team leader at UTA from his prayer e-mail. Remember… this is from Friday, BEFORE the Big Howdy Used Item Sale, the Party and the Tour of Arlington. The Big Howdy is off and running.Â Our team was able to pick up more than …

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Last Minute Calls…

ryabuki / August 23, 2008

One of the things that are most difficult but also often most rewarding about what we do is the last minute calls from students for help. These can come any time and any place. Today, I received such a call for a ride to the bank and to go shopping and it was a lot …

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