Sharing Christ's Love with International Students in North Texas
This last Saturday ISI DFW sponsored a training event for international students. Around 20 students, staff and volunteers heard from various member of our staff to learn about God’s plan for the world and His heart and impulse for missions. It was a lot of fun and the students really learned a lot from the …
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(Check out our pictures and videos) There are times when it is difficult to get started on this blog. Sometimes the times make our minds busy. Other times, there isn’t really all that much to say. It’s been more than a week since Lisa, C-6, T-8 & I got back from the ISI Tejas Retreat …
“awesome trip!!!!!” – Student “I just want to thank you for the perfect weekend. We had a lot of fun this weekend and I am sure that none of us will ever forget this trip” – Another Space Weekend Student (see pictures & video) This last weekend was a very special weekend for me. Over …
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Two days, Friday & Saturday, two Christmas parties (more pictures) hosted at two different homes for international students two from different campuses having two totally different experiences. Still… there was one purpose and one common result, the students had a great time, feeling loved and appreciated for a day they will never forget. On Friday, …
Continue reading “A Tale of two Christmas Parties: A Study in Contrast”
(pictures)I spent my afternoon & evening evening on Black Friday with my daughter… Often a tag like that suggests long lines, loss of massive amounts of money, holding on to clothes, unhappy faces, people falling over each other to get stuff. I just got a update from an Indian student on Facebook that said, “had …
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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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 …
Continue reading “People in Their 20’s/30’s “Looking to Make a Difference” – Fusion 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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(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 …
Continue reading “Fall Camping Trip – Learning Cowboy and God Spirit”
