Sharing Christ's Love with International Students in North Texas
Every year there are exceptional people who cross our path… people who God brings into our lives and ministry that we really get close to and who you can see God working in and through in a special way. Sometimes, there are whole groups of people who come through who together and there is a …
(Pictures & Videos) This last Friday night was very special in many ways. For many of our students from Spring 2010, this was going to be the last Friday night at our house. It was kind of interesting but in Spring 2010, there were quite a number of students talented in music and so we …
Many of you may remember this but perhaps not. There was a time when there was nothing I loved more than strapping on some roller blades, putting on some pads and going to the local tennis court to play some hockey. I used to love the game… actually I still do. I was reminded of …
Wow its aleady the end of March. The weather is changing in Texas and students are coming up on the stretch run in their academic year. The last few weeks have been tumultuous and exciting but in the end the thing we best saw was God working out his will in all of it. Our …
Continue reading “ISI Nebraska, Six Flags and Spiritual Warfare”
It was a week of unexpected surprises from God. Our water heater stopped working last Friday. The plumber came over on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday to first try to fix our old one but in the end we had to replace it. It was little inconvenient having to take baths by dumping water from a …
Continue reading “Divine Plumber Appointment, Space Miracles and Kamal’s Prayer”
Every year, Our small group at Fielder Road Baptist church works with ISI and the BSM at UTA to host an international student thanksgiving dinner the Saturday before Thanksgiving. This year was no exception. Nearly 100 students feasted on turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, potatoes, etc. It was a cornucopia of things to eat. they …
Continue reading “Thanksgiving Coffeehouse for Internationals and the “Special Turkey””
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 …
The forecast called for heavy rain with a 50-70% probability. Derrah, our team’s point man for the Fall camp out, picked up the phone on Friday to confirm with me that we were still going to go forward with the camping trip we had planned for international students from the area. We both sensed God’s …
Continue reading “God held back the Rain: International Students in The Cowboy Capital”
“I was planning on staying for only a half an hour or so to be with my friends, but the music was so engaging, I decided to stay the whole time.” – Indian Student at the UTA Aradhna Concert Nearly a year ago, as our ISI DFW team was considering how to touch the large …
Continue reading “A Gift to the South Asian Community: Aradhna Concert Series”
Every year we (ISI and many different ministries, churches and organizations) welcome new international students to UTA. The whole month of August is devoted to this activity. This is true at TCU and all our other DFW campuses as well. It is a very special time when we get to meet some new friends. We …
Continue reading “Another BIG Howdy to UTA Students (and TCU too)”
