Sharing Christ's Love with International Students in North Texas
(See feb pictures including stuff from this post) This has been a weird couple of weeks for us. It started last week with me having to be in Phoenix for some important meetings for the National ISI ministry about discipleship and preparing students for returning home as leaders in Christ and it ends with our …
The key word for this week was “graduation.” Several of our stronger students and dear friends graduated from TCU this week. In addition, Timothy graduated by receiving the Arrow of Light, marking the end of his Cub Scout journey and sadly also marking the end of our pack and den and my opportunity to lead …
Just some catching up on stuff that happened this week: Had some positive news when I went in for some medical tests recently. I have a hearthy and strong heart. Praise the Lord. Had a wonderful time with my dear friend from China, Wilson and we had the opportunity to play Tennis. We got to …
Continue reading “Some Odds and Ends as Christmas Comes Along”
(see pictures related to this post) There are so many things to be thankful. We had a great time especially remembering some of those things last week. We have four students over for thanksgiving: two from China, one from Turkey & one from India. Thanksgiving is the one day of the year that I do some of …
It’s been a couple of weeks since our last message. A ton has happened in the mean time. I will jump directly to the praise and prayer reports. I hope this message finds all of you well. The Austin trip to the Vibrant Dance of Faith and Science was challenging in many ways. I think most important …
Continue reading “Vibrant Dancing in Christ, T4T and Thanksgiving is Coming”
Sitting here, thinking about what to put in this prayer update, I realize I could tell you about many events, such as the Big Howdy party that drew more than 500 international students, the annual Stephenville campout, where students got to stay on a real cowboy ranch and get a real Texas experience as well …
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for me, our team and our family. At TCU we had family weekend where parents of freshmen come on out to visit. We had a special tailgate party for the international students who did not have parents come all the way out. The following week, I had …
You should see the e-mails we got from people who participated with the Big Howdy and other welcome events. It is always a blessing to hear such things and God has been very, very good. I really believe that God is moving so quickly of late in our area because of your prayers. The student …
Continue reading “Good News from the Purple Land of Horned Frogs”
The students now feel welcome.At least from what we’ve heard from them. Just finished up most of the welcome activites at the various campuses in the metroplex. These are often crazy times but the fruit is still to come. We will see how God was able to use these important events to kick start the ministry …
On October 31, Lisa, and C-6 joined a bunch of international students to go to Christ Church Assemblies of God to help out with their Fall Festival where they served nearly 7000 trick or treaters and their families. For many of the students from TCU & UTA it was their first experience at such a …
